Dual lingo: why UK rappers like Central Cee and Dave are embracing the EU

British MCs are increasingly making bilingual tracks with their European peers โ€“ and, they explain, itโ€™s not just to attract new audiencesThe British are notoriously bad at bothering to learn other languages โ€“ and even listening to them. Across Europe,…

New data shows closer links to Republican candidate and porn, dating sites

Trump, who endorsed Robinson, has publicly remained silent about the embattled lieutenant governor.

From dire to iconic: 6 times European leaders tried to make the power hoodie work

Not all world leaders can pull off a hoodie.

What would a Harris administrationย foreign policyย look like? These diplomats want to know.

Theyโ€™re still watching to see how a Harris White House could put its own spin on multilateral partnerships.

Travis Scott arrested in Paris over altercation with security guard

The rapper was arrested for an incident involving a hotel security guard while he is in the city for the OlympicsRapper Travis Scott was arrested at a Paris hotel after an altercation with a security guard, French prosecutors said Friday.The arrest occ…

Snoop Dogg to carry Olympic torch on final stages through Paris

US rapper will conclude torchโ€™s relay through Saint-Denis and Olympic Village to mark start of 33rd GamesSnoop Dogg will carry the Olympic torch through the final stages when it passes through Paris before the opening ceremony on Friday.The US rapper w…

The 23 kookiest MEPs heading to the European Parliamentย 

We made our own group of the most outlandish MEPs coming to the new European Parliament.

Sounds of Brussels. Why the city is a musical hotspot

From the biggest concert halls to your local bar, youโ€™ll never starve for a musical interlude

Adidas chief exec: Kanye West โ€˜didnโ€™t mean what he saidโ€™ with antisemitic comments

Bjรธrn Gulden said West, who praised Adolf Hitler and the Nazis, wasnโ€™t โ€˜a bad person โ€“ it just came across that wayโ€™Bjรธrn Gulden, chief executive of Adidas, has lamented the end of the companyโ€™s lucrative partnership with Kanye West, saying, โ€œI donโ€™t t…

โ€˜Our government sees it as cute but unimportantโ€™: the musicians keeping Franceโ€™s Occitan language alive

Post-revolutionary France tried to stamp it out, but working class communities kept speaking it. Now Occitan powers a vivacious and political music European music sceneItโ€™s May Day in Marseille, and beyond the celebrations โ€“ and the ongoing protests ag…