How Houthi rebels are threatening global trade nexus on Red Sea – POLITICO
Press play to listen to this article Voiced by artificial intelligence. The U.S. is mustering an international armada to deter Iranian-backed Houthi militias from Yemen…
Tourist hotspots in Italy, Spain and France set to launch new tourism taxes in 2024
Venice, Edinburgh, Madrid, Barcelona and Paris are five of the locations popular with British holidaymakers which look poised to bring in or raise tourist taxes…
Roberto Mancini refuses to take credit for Man City’s meteoric rise.. and reveals who should take ALL the spoils
THE man who started Manchester City on the glory trail expects that decade to be crowned with the ultimate glory this week. Roberto Mancini will…
‘We barely make ends meet’: In Italy, some women are postponing motherhood | Women
Giada, a 30-year-old writer, lives in central Italy with her boyfriend, a shop assistant also in his thirties. After several unpaid internships, she finally secured…
Migration is derailing leaders from Biden to Macron. Who’s next? – POLITICO
Press play to listen to this article Voiced by artificial intelligence. BRUSSELS — Western leaders are grappling with how to handle two era-defining wars in…
Patti Smith shares health update after Italy hospitalization
High priestess of punk-poetry Patti Smith said she looks forward to fulfilling her “ happy obligations” after a sudden illness left her hospitalized in Bologna,…
Patti Smith in ‘good health’ after hospitalization in Italy
Patti Smith is on the mend after she was hospitalized for a sudden illness in Bologna, Italy. The “Because the Night” singer-songwriter was set to…
Israel’s war on Gaza means Arab normalisation is ‘off the table’: Experts | Israel-Palestine conflict
Doha, Qatar – Experts say the Israeli war on Gaza will force the Middle East to go into a “reset” and will impact the region’s…
Western democracies face crisis of confidence ahead of big votes, poll shows – POLITICO
A majority of voters across seven Western countries, including the United States, France and the United Kingdom, believe their democracy is in worse shape than…
The golden couple at the heart of Europe’s Qatargate scandal – POLITICO
Press play to listen to this article Voiced by artificial intelligence. BRUSSELS — Eva Kaili and Francesco Giorgi had left nothing to chance. The duo…
‘If I die, I die’: The allure of Pakistan’s death-trap route to Europe | Longform
On a warm May evening, Touqeer Pervez packed two pairs of trousers, three shirts, a toothbrush and toothpaste into a small black backpack. The lanky…
Europe’s far right flexes anti-Brussels muscles as it opens EU campaign – POLITICO
FLORENCE, Italy — Europe’s right-wing leaders fired the opening salvo of their promised EU-wide election campaign at a rally of the hardline Identity and Democracy…