The striking feature France’s politics today – apart from the unprecedented strength of the far right – is that it is no longer a left-right contest. This election is a three-way duel between left-wingers, pro-Macron centrists, and the hard right. Think of it as a scene from a Tarantino movie …

Thousands of people have been demonstrating against mass tourism in Barcelona. Footage filmed in the Spanish city over the weekend shows diners in popular tourist areas being squirted with water pistols and crowds of protesters chanting “tourists go home”. The mayor of Barcelona recently pledged to eliminate short-term tourist lets …

Twelve passengers and two drivers die in a horrific accident in Rivne region. Source link

Ardin still wishes he had faced trial for the alleged assault against her. “But he won’t. So I have to let it go.” She says some of her doubters don’t take her seriously because they don’t think the details of her experience, or reaction, were dramatic enough. She suggests there’s …

Over the past three months alone, Ukraine has lost nine gigawatts of generating capacity, the national energy company Ukrenergo says, losing all of its thermal power plants to enemy action and seeing all hydroelectric sites damaged by drones or missile strikes. This is enough to power the whole of the …

He said “meaningless” liberal ideas were “spreading like cancer”, and that there were “not enough peace talks” with Russian President Vladimir Putin to end the Russian invasion, according to local and international media reports. Mr Fico, a populist who returned to office last October, is a divisive figure both domestically …

“We are presiding over the birth of a single Mélenchon-Macron party,” Jordan Bardella complained. “And this dishonorable alliance has been formed with the single goal of keeping us from winning.” The Popular Front is made up of Socialists, Greens and Communists, but its biggest party is France Unbowed, led by …

Attorney Meltem Zorba is a volunteer for Safe Streets. She works with families that have been victims of stray-dog attacks, and points to government statistics that show over the past five years, street dogs have contributed to 55 deaths, more than 5,000 injuries, and 3,500 traffic accidents. “We have been …

Power supply is a matter of life and death for Tetiana’s son. He was born with disabilities, and needs electricity-powered equipment to be able to breathe, to eat, and to receive medication. “We are very dependent on electricity. If it wasn’t for this bloody war, life would be difficult, but …

An Italian archbishop and staunch critic of Pope Francis has been excommunicated by the Vatican, its doctrinal office has said. Carlo Maria Vigano was found guilty of schism – meaning he has split from the Catholic Church – after years of fierce disagreement with the pontiff. The 83-year-old ultra-conservative has …

Having won 33.2% of the vote in the first round of the snap election, called out of the blue by President Macron, Mr Bardella’s party is now aiming to win an absolute majority in the 577-seat National Assembly. But his political opponents have agreed to do all they can to …

First came the sharp clack of metal on metal, then the scuffing of shoes on gravel, and finally a chorus of polite applause. On a bright, blustery morning this week, thousands of people gathered in a park in the southern port city of Marseilles, taking their minds off France’s seething …

But a Ukrainian official said the use of longer range strikes into Russia had only been a palliative and was not fundamentally altering the dynamic of the war. “We are driving towards stalemate,” former security service officer Ivan Stupak says, acknowledging that this may lead eventually to the “bitter pill” …

Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni has told members of her Brothers of Italy (FdI) party that she was “angry and saddened” after an investigative outlet published two reports showing members of the party’s youth wing making fascist salutes and using racist and antisemitic language. “There is no room [in FdI] …

Our latest investigation, carried out over more than six months and involving the examination of hundreds of articles across dozens of websites, found that the operation has a new target – American voters. Dozens of bogus stories tracked by the BBC appear aimed at influencing US voters and sowing distrust …

The coalition Mr Schoof will govern includes Geert Wilders’ anti-immigration, far-right PVV as the largest party. The other members of the coalition will be the conservative-liberal VVD, the Farmers’ Citizen Movement and the new-to-government centrist New Social Contract which promised to restore public trust in politics. The VVD and New …

A flight hit by “strong turbulence” has made an emergency landing in Brazil, with 30 people reported injured. The Air Europa Boeing 787-9 Dreamliner was flying from Madrid to Montevideo when the mid-air incident happened, the airline said. Flight UX045 was diverted to the airport of Natal in north-eastern Brazil …

Carlos Alcaraz opened his Wimbledon title defence with a hard-fought victory over Estonian qualifier Mark Lajal. The Spaniard won 7-6 (7-3) 7-5 6-2 to begin proceedings on Centre Court. Alcaraz is attempting to win back-to-back major titles after triumphing at the French Open last month. “Stepping on this court, it …

National Rally’s rivals aim to prevent it from winning an absolute majority in the National Assembly. Source link

Jacques Doillon’s lawyer, Marie Dose, said no legal criteria could justify his being detained for questioning “36 years” after the alleged incident. Under French law, an individual can be held in police custody for up to 48 hours. Earlier this year, Ms Godrèche, 51, filed a complaint against Benoît Jacquot, …