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Social media account linked to Pope Leo XIV criticized Vance, Trump over immigration
The account posted criticism of the administration on social media.

Riots rock Brussels as mayor condemns Bruges hooligans

French interior minister under fire for slow response to deadly mosque stabbing

JD Vance had a point on migration, Denmark’s prime minister warns EU leaders

Caribbean leader urges Ursula von der Leyen to push for slavery compensation

Assaults stoke fear among Germany’s migrants

Germany’s Olaf Scholz hits back at racism accusations in election race
Super Bowl: The NFL team Trump loves to hate
The president has left a breadcrumb trail suggesting nothing would make him happier than to see the Eagles get slaughtered in the Super Bowl.
South Africa’s president hits back at Trump and Musk over land law
Cyril Ramaphosa defends measures that allow the state to seize land without compensation, after the U.S. president accused South Africa of treating “certain classes of people VERY BADLY.”
Sorry you hated us: 5 grovelling apologies from UK politicians
Taken over as the leader of a wounded political party? Try some self-flagellation.
Germany’s AfD sparks firestorm by distributing fake deportation tickets to migrants
The incident comes as far-right leaders are embracing increasingly radical proposals to deport migrants en masse ahead of a national election.
Danish PM wants talks with Trump over Greenland
Trump has not yet responded to the overture, according to the Danish premier.
Jean-Marie Le Pen remembered as a fascist, a visionary and several things in between
Responses to the 96-year-old’s death have become something of a political Rorschach test in France.
Jimmy Carter: The last progressive evangelical
The former president embodied a strain of Christianity that emphasized caring for those on the margins — but was eclipsed by the Religious Right.
The heart of British democracy is a crime hotspot
Britain’s symbol of power has an uncomfortable reputation for high levels of criminality.
Why Nigel Farage’s path to power runs through a rainswept seaside town
The Reform leader has aspirations to enter 10 Downing Street as prime minister in a few years hence — but will his globetrotting ways and love of the camera cause disillusion among his new constituents?
Is Le Pen about to blow up France?
France’s far-right leader must decide whether to wreck things or play nice — while keeping the 2027 presidential election firmly in her sights.
Court finds Belgium guilty of ‘crimes against humanity’ for kidnapping children in colonial Congo
Five mixed-race women sued the Belgian state for taking them away from their families in racially motivated abductions.
Amsterdam football violence forces Dutch prime minister to skip COP29
PM Dick Schoof says “major social impact” of last week’s clashes will keep him from climate summit in Azerbaijan.
London Mayor Sadiq Khan blasts ‘racism and hatred’ as Trump triumphs
Khan said many Londoners ‘will be fearful’ about the US election result.
The world waits on America
Tens of millions of voters go to the polls as a vicious campaign between Trump and Harris draws to a close.
Meet the gun-toting Brits who will vote for Donald Trump
A British tea room in the swing state of Georgia plays host to some unlikely political views.
French government split on halting football matches over homophobic chants
“We can no longer tolerate seeing intolerable behaviors every weekend in sports,” Interior Minister Bruno Retailleau said.
EU tech bastion Ireland brings in new rules to crack down on X, TikTok
The country’s long-awaited Online Safety Code sets up binding rules for large online platforms to better protect users, including children.
Team Trump on UK minister who attacked him: Who she?
“Nobody knows who this random person is or cares what comes out of her mouth,” said a Donald Trump spokesperson.
Donald Trump emboldened UK racists, says Labour minister
Home Office Minister Angela Eagle says US Republican fed anti-immigrant sentiment across the west.
Macron’s old guard spooked by new government’s rightward shift
New ministers’ stances on immigration and social issues appear to break with some of their predecessors’ worldview.
Caricaturing Kamala: Top political cartoonists on drawing the Democratic nominee
The caricature of a presidential candidate is much more complex than a likeness.
The truth about Latino voters in US election
A top political strategist explains how the Latino vote is shifting.
Oprah Winfrey takes stage in Chicago to praise Kamala Harris
She defended the so-called childless cat ladies disparaged by JD Vance.