Fed-up Englanders are hanging flags everywhereย โ cheered on by the far right
National flags are appearing on flyovers and lampposts across the country amid a wave of anti-migrant protests. Should mainstream politicians embrace the symbols?
ethnic minorities
Thursday briefing: How โglobal โpreparedness โprevented a โtsunami โtragedy
In todayโs newsletter: Years of preparation and global coordination ensured communities from Japan to Hawaii were not caught off guardGood morning. Yesterday one of the most powerful earthquakes ever recorded hit a sparsely populated region in far east…
Britain canโt defuse its pensions time bomb
The British government vows it “will not duck the urgent need for reform.” Some think it already has.
Corbynโs comeback: A gift for Farage, โa bloody nightmareโ for the Greens
Polling shared with POLITICO shows a new party under Labour’s left-wing former leader could dent the governing party’s vote share โ and take a big bite out of the Greens.
Romanian election: How pro-European candidate Nicusor Dan won a surprise victory
Urban voters, women and ethnic minorities overwhelmingly supported Dan. His conservative rival, George Simion, has announced plans to file a legal challenge to annul the election, citing ‘foreign interference.’
UK finance watchdogs drop DEI drive amid Trump backlash
The PRA and FCA will no longer bring forward proposals to require City of London firms to set diversity targets.
Iran targets Azeri ethnic minority activists to ‘silence dissent,’ Human Rights Watch report reveals
Tehran has issued heavy sentences against the activists without actual evidence, all to suppress civil society and ethnic minorities, according to HRW.
Kosovo’s PM party leads in parliamentary polls, may fall of majority
In Kosovo’s parliamentary elections, Prime Minister Albin Kurti’s ruling party led with the most seats but faced uncertainty in forming a majority. The election highlighted Kurti’s anti-Serbian agenda against the opposition’s economic promises. Withou…
Macron becomes first EU leader to speak with Syriaโs new president
The French president also invited al-Sharaa to travel to Paris.
โOptimism laced with cautionโ: The delicate task of Syriaโs political transition
Syria is stepping into a new reality โ but its political contours have yet to take shape.
Romania sets new election date, but risks same result
Unless he is banned, ultranationalist Cฤlin Georgescu seems very much in the race for a presidential rerun in May.
What a non-handshake tells us about Syriaโs new ruler
Ahmed Hussein al-Sharโaโs hands-off diplomacy is setting off alarm bells โ as it should.
Has Syrian rebel leader al-Golani really shaken off his al Qaeda past?
The leopard claims he has changed his spots, but will he bring stability to the devastated nation?
Romanian pro-EU parties unite to crowd out far-right candidate Georgescu
Social Democrat Prime Minister Marcel Ciolacu threw his support behind reformist Elena Lasconi for president.
Britain asks: Is car insurance racist?
Experts say the system is hit by indirect discrimination โ but solving the problem risks hiking Middle England’s premiums.
Tories pick first Black woman to lead a major UK political party
Kemi Badenoch will aim to get Britain’s battered Tories โ who quietly have a strong record on diverse representation at the top table โ back on their feet.
Migration during adolescence linked to increased psychosis risk, study finds
Risk found to be highest among black and north African people, as experts call for better mental health provisionPeople who migrate in adolescence have an increased risk of psychosis, researchers have found, noting the link is particularly strong among…
EU top court to review Denmarkโs โghetto lawโ for potential breach of anti-discrimination rules
On Monday (30 September), the EU supreme court will hear arguments on whether the Danish law limiting the concentration of ethnic minorities in certain neighbourhoods violates EU anti-discrimination law.ย
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British PM threatens dire consequences as race riots escalate
Far right rioters have targeted mosques and other buildings following the killing of three young girls in Southport last Monday.
Russian region offers finderโs fee to residents who convince friends and family to fight in Ukraine
Tatarstan is offering people over $1,000 if they can talk their nearest and dearest into taking up arms for Moscow.
Police officer questioned over fatal shooting in western France
Man, 19, shot in chest by female officer while attempting to flee police who had forced speeding vehicle to stopFrench police are questioning an officer after the fatal shooting of a 19-year-old man as he fled an attempted control of a vehicle for spee…
MEPsโ lack of racial diversity has caused EU identity crisis, campaigners say
Parliamentโs failure to reflect the blocโs diverse population could worsen with European electionsโPeople ask me to use another doorโ: MEPs on bias, whiteness and rise of the far rightThe European parliamentโs failure to fully reflect the EUโs diverse …
Uyghur group says facing Chinese โrepressionโ in France
A Uyghur organisation said members of the ethnic group in France face “intimidation and harassment” amounting to “repression” by the Chinese state in a legal complaint filed Wednesday (22 May).