From civilian violence to industrial control, the arms industry has successfully evaded fit-for-purpose regulation and accountability. Now more than ever, a collaborative response is required to reverse its devastating impact.
Today, we’re seeing the broken windows theory play out on the high seas: lawlessness begetting more lawlessness.
“The current game is maximum chaos,” one industry leader says of the current state of Canada-U.S. relations
Former Brexit negotiator will lead the Foreign Office.
Britain’s symbol of power has an uncomfortable reputation for high levels of criminality.
ECB staff relations hit new low point on the back of favoritism accusations.
Residents of flood-stricken areas in the south of the city are struggling to rid themselves of the sometimes-polluted mud that clogs sewers, generates toxic dust and continues to saturate garages. There are fears of disease outbreaks.
Prosecutors in France’s mass rape trial denounced the “casualness” of defendants who claimed their rape of Gisèle Pelicot was unintentional as they wrapped up their case on Wednesday, requesting lengthy jail terms and calls for a wider societal reckon…
“There should be … a ‘come to Jesus’ moment, where we truly look at one another in the eye,” Bahamas leader Philip Davis told POLITICO.
Demonstrators gathered across France on Saturday to show their support for mass rape victim Gisèle Pelicot whose ongoing trial saw her ex-husband as well as some 50 defendants – aged from 26 to 74 – take the stand. The 72-year-old has been widely prai…
The Israeli prime minister accused Keir Starmer’s government of “sending mixed messages.”
Agriculture Minister Francesco Lollobrigida said the death of a migrant farm work this week was a “tragedy which mustn’t leave us indifferent.”
Downing Street pitches forum on July 18 after PM Sunak rules out spring election.
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The president is flirting with the pro-natalist far right, even as parliament debates whether to enshrine pro-choice lawsFrance needs babies. During a press conference on 16 January, the French president, Emmanuel Macron, pledged to tackle the scourge …
At a portable cabin in Porto, addicts queue up to use heroin and crack cocaine in safety, with medical staff on hand. Can other countries learn anything from Portugal’s liberal drugs policy?Paulo picks up a lighter from the table in front of him, holds…
Sleaze and politics have always coexisted, but the topic has new-found relevance as scandals rock once-dominant centrist parties.
Owners in Bolzano, northern Italy, must pay €65 for test, which police can use to search for dog muck culprits Dog owners in Bolzano must submit their pets for DNA tests as the authorities in the northern Italian province crack down on the scourge of d…
Several thousand people marched in France on Saturday to condemn violence against women on the international day to combat the scourge.
Our modes of transport, our food and our energy must change drastically, according to an expert from the European Environment Agency, as Europe looks to tackle the scourge of air pollution.
Air pollution, a global scourge that kills millions of people a year, is shielding us from the full force of the sun. Getting rid of it will accelerate climate change, according to six leading climate experts.
John Vidal, who has died at the aged of 74, was a fearless advocate for justice for the planet’s most benighted.
The invasive species is now feasting on young clams and mussels, along with fish roe and other aquatic life, endangering the country’s culinary shellfish tradition.
After French capital hosted fashion week and Rugby World Cup there are concerns the problem will spreadParis is burning its luggage and bed linen as it battles a “scourge” of bedbugs, stoking fears of infestation around the world as pest controllers re…
The tiny insects have been spotted on public transport over the past few weeks, but Clément Beaune says no need to worry.
The French government said Tuesday it would host emergency meetings this week to examine surging numbers of reported bedbug cases, which are being increasingly seen as a major potential public health problem.
Invasive creatures swarm public transport in the French capital, raising alarm among residents and public officials.
Emmanuel Macron’s government springs into action as Paris deputy mayor warns ‘no one is immune.’
Disgust spreads across country as travellers post videos apparently showing insects on Paris public transportFrance’s growing bedbug crisis has sparked a political row as Paris city hall said the invasion of bloodsucking insects must be tackled before …
Despite political noise over easing climate targets at home, British monarch tells French lawmakers it’s time for an ‘entente cordiale’ on the planet.
Emmanuel Macron is weighing up who to back as his top candidate in the EU elections. Will Thierry Breton get the nod?
The United Nations general assembly liveblog is now closed, but please see the following stories to stay on top of the day’s news:Zelenskiy accuses Russia of genocide and urges world leaders to attend peace summitWorld inching ever closer to a great fr…
A report published by the Fondation Abbé Pierre and the European federation working with the homeless highlights poor housing conditions in Europe and the threat they pose to the health and safety of those affected, including certain cancers.
