France
EUROPE
Beyond Brexit: Why Europe Needs the Best of British
Beyond the royal pomp, a quiet truth emerged in Paris: a Europe without Britain's hard power is a Europe living on borrowed time even with Brexit.
BUSINESS
Delayed Gratification, No More: France’s Fintech Boom
French fintech apps promise wealth through smartphones. Are millions swapping traditional saving for risky gambling?
BUSINESS
France Out, Africa In: Senegal, ECOWAS, and Sahel Integration
As French troops pack up their bases in Dakar, could Senegal hold the key to healing West Africa's fractured regional order?
EUROPE
No Love Lost: Tensions in French Homonationalism
From Pride parades to polling booths, France's gay patriots test whether identity transcends ideology in today's fragmented political order.
EUROPE
Big Tech Immoderation: Europe’s Digital Reckoning
As tech giants abandon content moderation, European lawmakers are stepping into the breach to protect children from digital harm and platform 'unwokening'.
Popular
Mladenov Takes Over Gaza Board After Regional Veto
Nickolay Mladenov becomes Gaza peace board head after Arab states blocked Tony Blair, raising questions about whose interests guide Washington's selection.
Abu Dhabi Rebuffs British Universities Over Campus Radicalisation
The world’s wealthiest patrons now view Western campuses as hazards, forcing a costly inversion of the traditional hierarchy that once defined global education.
Bury the Lead: MTV ‘Death’ and the Way We Read Now
As MTV continued broadcasting across the United States and most of Europe on 1 January 2026, millions of social media tributes mourned a channel that had never actually shut down.
La Befana: Italy’s Winter Gift Giver
As Rome's Piazza Navona packed with families yesterday for the 2026 Befana celebrations, one tradition proves that Italy's Christmas season runs on its own clock.
Slovakia Targets Hungarian History Over Land Titles
By criminalising dissent over post-war property seizures, Slovakia is forcing a choice between the preservation of family history and the risk of a jail cell.Â
