Category: World

  The European Commission and consumer protection authorities have discovered that some online discounts during Black Friday and Cyber Monday sales were misleading, thanks to the latest sweep.  Sweeps are screenings that are coordinated by the Commission and carried out simultaneously by national enforcement authorities. Authorities from 23 EU countries, as well as Iceland and Norway, […]

– Advertisement – One person who is neither surprised, astonished nor speechless when following the policies of Donald Trump and his inner circle is Jason Stanley. He is a philosopher, a theorist of fascism, and has taught at Yale University for many years. “Donald Trump is an autocrat” – for Stanley, this is beyond dispute. […]

Jonas Gratzer/LightRocket via Getty Images “I didn’t come here to get rich. I came because I had no other way to keep my son safe and care for my displaced family”. Anna is a 28-year-old woman from eastern Ukraine. She fled the country in 2023 after Russian troops invaded. Two years later, she agreed to […]

Today, the United States Department of Justice notified California Gov. Gavin Newsom and Maine Gov. Janet Mills of the initiation of federal investigations into California’s and Maine’s practice of housing men in women’s prisons. The Justice Department will investigate whether California engages in a pattern or practice of violating the constitutional rights of female prisoners […]

Despite the volatility, the UN peacekeeping mission, MONUSCO, remains committed to delivering on its mandate, as regional efforts to restore peace continue. Vivian van de Perre, Deputy Special Representative for Protection and Operations with the mission, said that ‘blue helmets’ would continue the full spectrum of their activities in Ituri, supporting the ceasefire as well […]

The Department of Justice announced today that it has secured the denaturalization of two individuals who obtained U.S. citizenship through fraud and sued to revoke the citizenship of a third person that secured naturalization by marriage fraud. “American citizenship is a sacred privilege — not a cheap status that can be obtained dishonestly,” said Attorney […]

First, the United Kingdom commends the leadership and mediation efforts of the United States, Qatar, and the African Union towards delivering a durable peace in eastern DRC.  We call on the parties to fully engage in these mediation processes and to ensure that, critically, progress in negotiations is reflected in improvements in security on the […]

CERNAY-LA-VILLE, France — Foreign ministers from the Group of Seven (G7) nations gathered Thursday at the historic Vaux-de-Cernay Abbey to begin a high-stakes two-day summit centered on stabilizing escalating global conflicts. Chaired by French Foreign Minister Jean-Noël Barrot, the meeting marks a critical juncture for France’s 2026 G7 presidency as it seeks to bridge transatlantic […]

Last winter, as Christmas markets opened across Europe, social media was flooded with alarming videos. Posts claimed that radical Islamists were “invading” Christmas markets.  One clip appeared to show people “disrupting” the opening of the Brussels Christmas market, while a separate photo showed a market surrounded by heavy security. The message was clear: Christian traditions […]

The Justice Department today filed a lawsuit against S & K Towing, Inc., which is based in San Clemente, California, alleging that the company violated the Servicemembers Civil Relief Act (SCRA) by illegally auctioning motor vehicles owned by members of the military. The Department’s lawsuit alleges that, from August 28, 2020, through April 15, 2025, […]