Meloni plans burqa, niqab ban in Italian schools; how it compares to rest of Europe

Meloni plans burqa, niqab ban in Italian schools; how it compares to rest of Europe

Italy moves to ban burqa, niqab in schools, says Meloni (AI-generated image) Italy is preparing to ban the burqa and niqab in schools, Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni announced on Sunday, putting the country back in the spotlight of Europe’s long-running debate over face-covering veils, religious expression and integration.Meloni said her government would soon take a … Read more

DOWN THE RABBIT HOLE: What AfD’s big win in German state election says about ‘far right’ uprising in Europe

DOWN THE RABBIT HOLE: What AfD's big win in German state election says about 'far right' uprising in Europe

Nigel Farage, Geert Wilders, Alice Weidel, Marine Le Pen, Giorgia Meloni, and Viktor Orban Jeffrey Epstein’s good buddy and consent enthusiast Noam Chomsky argued that language was a means of controlling the populace. The powers-that-be decide the terms of this universal vocabulary to shape the debate and decide what’s polite and what’s not. But so … Read more

From drones to assassins: Russia’s hybrid war in Europe could turn deadly, experts warn

From drones to assassins: Russia's hybrid war in Europe could turn deadly, experts warn

Russia probing Nato’s defences with sabotage; experts fear escalation to assassinations A growing series of suspected Russian sabotage operations across Europe is raising fears that Moscow’s campaign of covert pressure could escalate into attempts to kill senior defence officials and other prominent targets, security experts have warned.Germany has emerged as a particular focus of concern … Read more

A bigger Africa & a smaller Europe: What changes in new UN-backed world map

A bigger Africa & a smaller Europe: What changes in new UN-backed world map

164 countries led the Togo-led campaign The United Nations General Assembly (UNGA) on Friday endorsed a new world map that more accurately reflects Africa’s actual size, marking the culmination of a Togo-led campaign backed by the African Union and various advocacy groups.The UNGA adopted a resolution titled “Correct The Map”, with 164 member states voting … Read more

From Australia to Europe, countries move to curb children’s social media access

From Australia to Europe, countries move to curb children's social media access

GDANSK, – Australia in December became the world’s first country to ban social media for children under 16, blocking them from platforms including TikTok, Alphabet’s YouTube and Meta’s Instagram and Facebook. From Australia to Europe, countries move to curb children’s social media access Meta will pay up to $18 billion to resolve claims by U.S. … Read more

Planes, helicopters, crews: How Europe is scrambling to contain a record wildfire season

Planes, helicopters, crews: How Europe is scrambling to contain a record wildfire season

Romanian firefighters work to prevent a wildfire from reigniting as they tackle smoldering ground following a fire in the Deliblato Sands nature reserve in Serbia. (Photo: Reuters) Wildfires are stretching firefighting capacity across Europe, forcing countries to move aircraft, helicopters and crews across borders as several blazes burn at the same time. Serbia is using … Read more

Europe wildfires: 2 dead, 500 evacuated as twin blazes hit Greek island near Athens

Europe wildfires: 2 dead, 500 evacuated as twin blazes hit Greek island near Athens

Two people have died in fires that broke out simultaneously Sunday on the island of Salamis near Athens, the local fire department said. (Photo: @CGTNOfficial) Two wildfires that broke out minutes apart on the Greek island of Salamina on Sunday killed two people and prompted the evacuation of about 500 people by sea, as crews … Read more

Two pairs of North American raccoons were released in Germany’s Kassel, today it is called the ‘raccoon capital of Europe’ with a population of around 30,000 animals and a disturbed public life

Two pairs of North American raccoons were released in Germany's Kassel, today it is called the 'raccoon capital of Europe' with a population of around 30,000 animals and a disturbed public life

Raccoons are loved by some, despised by others. Some feed them nearby their homes and others keep weapons ready at their disposal. But in Germany they hold a reputation that exceeds any. Labelled as “bandits,” due to the distinctive black strip across their eyes, they regularly make headlines for breaking into hospitals, zoos, power plants … Read more

One week of extreme heat in Europe linked to 16,000 excess deaths: Report

One week of extreme heat in Europe linked to 16,000 excess deaths: Report

Temperatures exceeded 100 degrees Fahrenheit across large parts of Spain and Italy in late June Around 16,000 more people than usual died across Europe during a week of extreme heat in late June, according to a report based on European mortality data. The sharp rise in deaths came as temperatures surged across much of the … Read more

Europe swelters under fresh wave of extreme heat

Europe swelters under fresh wave of extreme heat

Millions of people across Europe particularly in France, Italy, Spain and Britain baked through a new wave of extreme temperatures Thursday as the continent’s latest heatwave picked up. Europe swelters under fresh wave of extreme heat More than 135 million people were forecast to face temperatures above 35C, with Britain recording its fifth-hottest day on … Read more