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Facebook uncovers Israeli campaign to disrupt elections worldwide

Published: May 17, 2019, 7:41 am

Facebook has deleted hundreds of accounts, pages and groups run by a private Israeli firm which they maintain published fake news in order to manipulate elections in foreign countries.

The Pope offers eight migrants a ride in his car amid heresy accusations

Published: May 16, 2019, 8:58 am

RomeThis is an episode that will not dampen the criticism of Catholics directed towards their Pope: Eight young migrants from Libya, Nigeria and the Congo were invited by the pontiff to take a tour of St Peter's Square in his famous pope mobile, the armored car used by the bishops of Rome.

Flag scandal in German state of Hesse drags on

Published: May 16, 2019, 8:34 am

FrankfurtThe Attorney General Eva Kühne-Hörmann (CDU) in the German state of Hesse has been trying to claim that the demonstrative hoisting of the state's flags upside down constitute a criminal offense.

AfD not allowed to reveal number of asylum seekers who arrive by air

Published: May 16, 2019, 8:00 am

BerlinIt was previously considered to be a mere rumor and fake news: Asylum seekers who arrive in Germany by air to apply for state protection.

EPP’s Weber vows to block Nordstream 2 if elected

Published: May 16, 2019, 7:20 am

BerlinThe leading candidate of the European People's Party (EPP), Manfred Weber (CSU), has vowed to block the Nord Stream 2 gas pipeline between Germany and Russia if he becomes EU Commission President.

Two German states to ban knives after a spike in stabbings

Published: May 15, 2019, 8:54 am

Two German states want to ban individuals from carrying knives in public places after a spike in the number of violent attacks.

Fighting the ‘patriarchy’ on wheels

Published: May 15, 2019, 8:28 am

HannoverThe German city of Hannover wants to become one of the pioneers of gender equality in public spaces. The city is waging a war against the patriarchy, even in places where it is least expected: on bike paths.

‘French prisons are overcrowded jihadist incubators’

Published: May 15, 2019, 8:09 am

To combat prison overcrowding, the French government plans to create some 7 000 additional places by 2022. The rise in inmates has coincided with a surge in immigration.

EU: A playground for interference

Published: May 15, 2019, 7:06 am

Brussels' functionary elites are nervous about “Russian meddling” in the upcoming EU elections. In the meantime they keep all gates open for US and Israeli interference in European politics.

Salvini urges Vatican, Mediterranean rescuers to follow rules

Published: May 14, 2019, 8:30 am

RomeDeputy Premier and Interior Minister Matteo Salvini criticised the Vatican after the papal authority turned the electricity back on at a Rome building which is illegally occupied.