Europe News Greenland votes amid Trump controversy over US ambitions Polls opened on Tuesday for Greenlanders to elect their 31 lawmakers who will shape policy on the strategic island in the North Atlantic. 11/03/2025
Europe News What are the main parties in Greenland's upcoming elections? Amid concerns about foreign interference and demands that Greenlanders must control their own destiny, the island’s PM called an early parliamentary election, set for Tuesday. 10/03/2025
Bangladesh Protesters destroy home of Bangladesh's ousted leader Sheikh Hasina The building in the capital of Dhaka was gutted while the country's recently-deposed prime minister gave a fiery social media speech from exile in India. 06/02/2025
Europe News Greenland's PM pushes for independence from Denmark The self-governing Danish territory has been in the spotlight since US President-elect Donald Trump reiterated his wish to buy the island. 03/01/2025
World News Kosovo to open first state-financed ammunition factory Kosovo plans to develop its military industry and transition its security forces into an army by 2028, despite tensions with Serbia and mixed NATO signals. 05/12/2024
Timor-Leste Pope calls for protection of young people during visit to Timor-Leste It is an indirect acknowledgment of the abuse scandal involving Nobel Peace Prize-winning independence hero, Bishop Carlos Ximenes Belo. 10/09/2024
Europe News France lifts state of emergency in New Caledonia to open negotiations French President Emmanuel Macron has lifted the state of emergency in the Pacific territory in order to open a political dialogue after days of unrest which left seven people dead. 27/05/2024
Poland Poland marks 105 years since regaining independence after World War I The Independence Day holiday celebrates the restoration of Poland’s national sovereignty in 1918, at the end of World War I and after 123 years of rule by Prussia, Austria and Russia. 12/11/2023
No Comment Thousands of right wingers protest outside Spain's acting PM's office The protestors are furious that acting Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez wants to grant an amnesty to pro-independence campaigners from Catalonia. 08/11/2023
France Macron offers Corsica autonomy 'without disengagement from the state' In a speech to the Corsican Regional Assembly, Emmanuel Macron proposed a constitutional text to build Corsican autonomy within the French State. 28/09/2023
Europe News Ukraine marks Independence Day with sadness but a determination Ukraine marked on Thursday its second Independence Day since Russia’s illegal invasion with families of fallen soldiers remembering their loved ones and the government vowing to keep up the fight to drive out the Kremlin’s forces. 24/08/2023
No Comment WATCH: Indonesians parade 100-metre flag ahead of Independence Day Indonesians take part in a parade where a 100-meter-long flag was showcased in Bogor, in the West Java province, ahead of the upcoming Independence Day, which falls on Aug 17. 13/08/2023
United Kingdom Life with mum and dad: More UK adults still living with their parents Nearly five million Brits are still living with mum and dad, a statistical agency has found. 10/05/2023
United Kingdom Rishi Sunak says no to new Scotland Independence demand The UK government appears determined to block the new Scottish leadership from holding a new independence referendum. 28/03/2023
Kosovo Kosovo celebrates 15 years of indepedence Kosovo is celebrating 15 years of independence from Serbia but relations with Belgrade are still tense and the official status of the Balkan nation continues to divide the world 17/02/2023
United Kingdom WATCH: Scotland First Minister Nicola Sturgeon's resignation speech After eight years in office, Scottish First Minister Nicola Sturgeon is set to step down as the country's longest serving leader 15/02/2023
Europe News France's ageing nuclear fleet paints bleak picture for now and future France has 56 reactors, the most out of any European country. 15/11/2022
No Comment Protest all over Europe against Russia's six-month invasion of Ukraine Protest all over Europe against Russia's six-month invasion of Ukraine 25/08/2022
France 6 months of the war: refugees on information frontline 6 months away from home: learning to navigate the new reality and how to help Ukraine from afar. Ukrainian refugees tell what keeps them going. 22/08/2022
Culture news “We didn't come to Britain from the outside. We came from the inside." “We didn't come to Britain from the outside. We came from the inside." India and Pakistan's independence is a chance for Britain to reflect on the legacy of colonialism. 18/08/2022