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The beautiful European city where it's still 31C just days from November
With colder weather on the way, many people might be looking for a quick getaway to soak up some winter sun. A beautiful European city is forecast to be over 30C this week. Seville is the capital and largest city of the Spanish community of...

Gary Palmer on ‘No Kings’ protests, government shutdown: A ‘very small minority of radical people’ are running the Democratic Party
U.S. Rep. Gary Palmer (R-Hoover) isn’t optimistic about federal government shutdown anytime soon because of the current state of the Democratic Party. The government shut down continued into it’s fourth week Monday as a majority of Democrats in...
Ghana Music Awards Europe 2025: A classic night of music, culture and celebration in Belgium
The 25th edition of the Ghana Music Awards Europe (GMAEU25) lit up the city of Gent, Belgium on Saturday, September 20, 2025, with a night of glitz, glamour, and unforgettable performances celebrating the best of Ghanaian music at home and abroad....

Mosquitoes discovered in Iceland for first time in recorded history
LONDON: Mosquitoes have been discovered in Iceland for the first time in recorded history. Three specimens were found this month in Kjos, a rural valley area near Hvalfjordur. Insect enthusiast Bjorn Hjaltason first reported the finding in the...
Baloch National Movement stages protest in Germany, accuses Pakistan of genocide and urges global action over atrocities in Balochistan
Hanover [Germany] October 21 (ANI): The Baloch National Movement (BNM) organised a demonstration in Hanover, Germany, to protest against Pakistan's ongoing military actions, drone strikes, and serious human rights violations occurring in...

Stunning 12,000-year-old rock art emerges in Saudi Arabia
In the spring of 2023, at an isolated archaeological site in the Nafud Desert of northern Saudi Arabia, a day laborer named Saleh Idris stood beside a test trench, awaiting the next bucket of sediment to be sieved. But when he glanced up at the...

London is officially one of Time Out’s happiest cities in Europe for 2025
Happiness doesn’t come from just one thing. That’s why Time Out’s annual best cities survey asked 18,500 city dwellers across the world for their thoughts on everything from the quality of their city’s transport and green spaces to the vibrancy of...

Prague Sounds 2025 – Divas, Rappers, Eclectics & More: International & Domestic Artists
Prague Sounds 2025 brings together an eclectic mix of international and domestic artists across jazz, electronica, contemporary classical, and hybrid genres. Running from Nov. 1–19, the festival highlights adventurous performances with a special...

‘History does not repeat itself, but it often rhymes’
ONE of my majors in college was history-political science. Clearly, history teaches us many lessons, and one of the things I’ve learned to do is pay attention to its signs. Our VUCA (volatile, uncertain, complex, ambiguous) situation, in the...

Wemby makes history, Giannis forces trade, LeBron’s farewell – talkSPORT predicts the 2025-26 NBA season
The 2025-26 NBA season is officially here. On Tuesday, 21 October, the reigning world champion Oklahoma City Thunder will celebrate last season's NBA title by raising a championship banner and receiving their rings in a pre-game ceremony. 7 Shai...

All about the Yamaha TMax, the getaway vehicles used by the art thieves
A massive manhunt is underway in Paris after thieves carried out an audacious daylight heist at the Louvre on Sunday (October 19), taking off with eight of the museum’s most priceless treasures in just seven minutes. Also in focus are the likely...

Chinese woman charged over gold theft at Paris Natural History Museum
A Chinese woman has been arrested and charged over the theft of gold from the Natural History Museum in Paris, in one of several recent high-profile break-ins targeting French cultural institutions, a prosecutor said Tuesday. The theft -- by what...

Louvre heist adds to history of high-profile museum breaches, leaves other galleries on edge
Video shows what may be footage of an individual breaking into a case in the world-famous Louvre Museum in Paris, France. Thieves stole several valuable items during the brazen daylight heist. (Credit: BFMTV) NEWYou can now listen to Fox News...
What we know about the EU's attempt to scan private messages
In September and early October 2025, social media posts multiplied criticizing a supposed piece of legislation by the European Union designed to combat child pornography. They claimed the so-called "chat control" draft law would allow powerful...

Our European cruise made teen travel easy. Here's why it worked.
High school graduation is a major milestone. To celebrate our daughter’s, my husband and I planned a trip to Europe with family friends whose son has been a close friend of our daughter since kindergarten. But when the parents began the planning...

'Woke to blame for Louvre robbery': Female museum security chief accused of being a 'diversity hire' comes under fire as politicians say heist has made France 'the laughing stock of the world'
The Louvre's head of security has been accused of being a diversity hire who put France's national treasures at risk, following the shocking heist of Napoleonic jewellery over the weekend. Dominique Buffin, 46, was hired as the Louvre's first...

Not all musician biopics are awful – these are the nine best
It feels like nearly every pop star in history is clamouring for a biopic. Just take a look at those currently in the works: The Beatles (with their four-part Sam Mendes-directed opus); Michael Jackson (pushed back to next year due to legal...
Global health funding hits 15-year low as US and Europe cut aid
Global health funding has plummeted to its lowest point in fifteen years following significant aid reductions by the United States and multiple European governments. According to recent reports, overall international health assistance has declined...

World News | Baloch National Movement Stages Protest in Germany, Accuses Pakistan of Genocide and Urges Global Action over Atrocities in Balochistan
Hanover [Germany] October 21 (ANI): The Baloch National Movement (BNM) organised a demonstration in Hanover, Germany, to protest against Pakistan's ongoing military actions, drone strikes, and serious human rights violations occurring in...

Inside the castle village of Cadiz and the butterfly trail beneath Spain’s southern jungle
DESPITE being relocated to a new town built eight kilometres away by Franco in 1971, a hodge-podge community of stubborn residents still cling on to life in the 13th-century fortress that served as a defensive stronghold during the Christian...