The German Chancellor is looking to serve a fourth term as the country’s leader and while her centre-right Christian Democrat party is riding high in the polls with a sizeable lead, her record as leader is increasingly coming under the microscope from her opponents. Die Linke, who are currently running […]
There are fears the tyrant state could launch a new test on September 9, North Korea’s Day of the Foundation of the Republic, a year after it carried out its fifth detonation. New satellite photos of Punggye-ri nuclear test site in the country’s north east, reveal “minor movement” suggesting the […]
Kimberley Taylor, of Blackburn, Lancashire, decided to join the front line because she believes she can help carve out a better future. The 28-year-old has been fighting on the frontline with the all-female Kurdish militia since October after travelling to the group’s stronghold in Rojava, northeastern Syria, in March last […]
Transgender model Munroe Bergdorf made history earlier this week when it was announced that she would be the face of a L’Oréal UK campaign. But after attention was called to her Facebook post on racism following the events in Charlottesville, Va., the cosmetics corporation decided to let her go. UK […]
BELLEFONTE, Pa. — Fourteen members of a disbanded Penn State fraternity must stand trial in the hazing death of a pledge, but a judge on Friday tossed out the most serious charges, including involuntary manslaughter and aggravated assault. Eight of the former Beta Theta Pi brothers saw those serious charges […]
Atsede Nigussiem is now forced to eat and drink through a straw and faces the likelihood of going blind in both eyes. The 26-year-old was at home when she opened the front door to her estranged husband Haimanot Kahsai, 29. Ms Nigussiem has alleged that he then poured acid all […]
Tropical Storm Lidia strengthened after moving into the southern tip of Mexico’s Baja California peninsula on Thursday. Barrelling through the resorts of Los Cabos, the storm is blowing maximum sustained winds of 65 mph and moving north-northwest, the National Hurricane Centre said. And about 1,400 people have been forced to […]
Around 4pm today, the Toulouse Matabiau station was evacuated after a ‘suspect package’ was discovered near a fast food restaurant. Police rushed to the scene and evacuated all staff and passanegers, placing the station under lockdown as officers investigated the reports. An image taken at the scene shows a police […]
LONDON — All was well. Hundreds of Harry Potter fans descended on King’s Cross train station Friday morning to celebrate the final scene of J.K. Rowling’s multibillion-dollar book and film phenomenon. The ending of “Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows” sees its main characters send their children off to Hogwarts […]
While Texas is still struggling to recover from Harvey, more trouble was brewing Friday out in the Atlantic — and its name is Irma. Packing 115-mph winds and expected to grow stronger in the coming days, Irma was about 2,500 miles from the U.S. coast as of 5 a.m. and […]
He warned that contrary to some media reports he would not be stepping in to help smooth over the troubled Brexit negotiations and, together with Dutch president Mark Rutte urged David Davis to basically cave in to EU demands so the process could “move on to the next stage”. Macron […]
The ex-European Union chief believes Sunday’s crucial televised debate could help him claw his way back into contention. In a newspaper interview the Social Democrats leader said: “I am not in the least bit nervous. “A successful duel can create momentum.” Mr Schulz’s campaign got off to a promising start […]
LONDON — All was well. Hundreds of Harry Potter fans descended on King’s Cross train station Friday morning to celebrate the final scene of J.K. Rowling’s multibillion-dollar book and film phenomenon. The ending of “Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows” sees its main characters send their children off to Hogwarts […]
Emmanuel Macron had been seen as the man to bring France and Germany closer together during a time of instability in the EU due to Brexit. But nearly four months into Mr Macron’s presidency, senior German officials say they are still waiting for ideas from Paris about strengthening the union. […]
VATICAN CITY — Pope Francis says that when he was 42 he had sessions weekly with a psychoanalyst to “clarify some things.” It wasn’t specified what the future pontiff wanted to explore. The revelation came in a dozen conversations Francis had with French sociologist Dominique Wolton, writing a soon-to-be-published book. […]
The Norwegian Police Security Service (PST) revealed concerns have increased in the country following a spate of atrocities across Europe. Attacks on London, Manchester, Barcelona and others, have seen extra precautions put in place. Ahead of the parliamentary election, which will be held on September 11, the leader of PST’s […]
The Chancellor made a whistle stop tour of the north east town of Greifswald, expecting to return to a hero’s welcome. But after meeting well wishers and beginning a speech upon a makeshift stage, the familiar heckles from Alternative for Germany (AfD) supporters began. And taunts came to a head […]
Getty Sebastian Vettel revealed his heartache at not being able to ask idol Michael Schumacher for advice Formula One Driver, Sebastian Vettel, admitted he misses his childhood hero Schumacher terribly since the F1 legend fell into a coma following a tragic ski accident in 2013. Vettel, 30, from Heppenheim, Germany, […]
MOSCOW — Russia’s top diplomat insisted Friday that Moscow wasn’t interested in quarreling amid an escalating series of tit-for-tat diplomatic expulsions — accusing the U.S. of “performing a solo breakdance.” Washington ordered Russia on Thursday to shutter its San Francisco consulate and close offices in Washington and New York. Washington […]
The Turkistan Islamic Party (TIP) recently published the 21st edition of its propaganda rag, Turkestan Al-Islamiyyah or “Islamic Turkestan”. The online magazine, in Arabic, aims to recruit militants and pushes TIP’s terror agenda. Focussing on its activity in China and Afghanistan, the latest issue centres on the perceived oppression of […]