Israel’s Arab citizens brandish new electoral power
Israel’s elections for parliament next week hold the potential not only of a new prime minister emerging, with a move towards centre left, but also of a change in the…
NASA to explore Arctic sea ice after record warm winter
NASA is preparing to launch two missions to explore the Arctic following data that showed 2015 to be the warmest year on record. According to the US space agency, 2016…
Europe’s taxi drivers in traffic stopping protest against mobile phone app Uber
Taxi drivers in cities across Europe brought traffic to a standstill on Wednesday in a go-slow protest against a mobile phone app which they say is damaging their livelihood. In…
Britain’s EU future in the balance as crunch summit continues
No one thought it was going to be easy. But a deal on new membership terms to help keep Britain in the EU is proving more difficult and time-consuming than…
Migrant crisis: Slovenia begins building fence on border with Croatia
Slovenia has started erecting a wire fence along its border with Croatia to help control the flow of refugees and migrants arriving daily. Since mid-October, around 180000 people have entered……
Syrian troops break two-year ISIL siege of northern airbase
Syrian government forces claim to have broken a two-year siege by ISIL militants on an airbase in the north of the country. A military source said the army had fought…
Venezuela: Catholic church denounces Lord’s Prayer to Hugo Chavez
A reworking of the Lord’s Prayer to commemorate the late Venezuelan president Hugo Chavez has been causing controversy. The trouble started on Monday when a Socialist party delegate read the……
France ‘at war’ with Daesh, says PM Manuel Valls
“War” – the word used by both French President François Hollande and his prime minister following the Paris terror attacks. Speaking on French TV on Saturday night, Manuel Valls said…
EU warns Austria over daily migrant quotas
In the latest angry rift in Europe’s migration crisis, new Austrian limits on the numbers of refugees allowed to cross its borders have infuriated the EU. Each day from Friday,…
Terrorist attacks: Why France?
The last 18 months have seen France suffer three deadly attacks that left more than 231 dead and hundreds injured. Jihadist groups claimed responsibility. France is said to be at…