9 of the best cities in Europe to celebrate New Year’s Eve

Across the world, people will be welcoming in the New Year with parties starting on December 31 and running onward into January 1, 2026. From classical concerts in regal palaces to musical theater in cabaret halls, Europe knows how to mark the...

How to spend a long weekend in Porto: Europe’s up-and-coming foodie destination

Compared to other European cities, Porto offers high-quality dining at a fraction of the price. Though small - just 41 km² compared to Lisbon’s 100 km² - you can easily spend four days wandering its hilly streets, soaking up the views, enjoying...

‘He’s not ready to retire yet’: Emily Hamel makes five-star history with record-breaking veteran at Pau Horse Trials

In finishing 14th at Pau Horse Trials, Emily Hamel and Corvett have made history as the only horse-and-rider combination to complete all six of the northern-hemisphere five-stars. Corvett, a grey Holsteiner by Corrido, was 42nd after dressage, and...

The Islamo-left is on the march across Britain

The next time someone asks what we mean when we say ‘Islamo-left’, I’m going to show them footage from yesterday’s protest in Whitechapel in East London. What a morally suicidal schlep that was. What an unholy union of witless leftists and...

Lavreysen makes history with quadruple gold haul at world championships

SANTIAGO :Dutch sprint king Harrie Lavreysen became the first cyclist to win four gold medals at the same UCI Track Cycling World Championships on Sunday as he rounded off a remarkable week of domination by winning the sprint. Lavreysen had...

And they’re off! Clapcich makes history as first American woman to take on Transat Café L’OR

At 1430 local time [1330 UTC], Italian American pro sailor, Francesca Clapcich crossed the startline of the Transat Café L’OR in her 60-foot foiling IMOCA, 11th Hour Racing, becoming only the first American woman, and second Italian woman, to take...

Arrests Made In $100 Million Louvre Heist As Suspect Caught Trying To Flee France

Authorities have arrested multiple suspects in connection with the $100 million jewel heist at the Louvre Museum, Paris prosecutors confirmed Sunday one week after thieves pulled off one of the most audacious robberies in recent French history....

1979 Daytona 500 Fight: The Cale Yarborough and Donnie Allison Infield Brawl That Changed NASCAR Forever

The 1979 Daytona 500 ended with Cale Yarborough and the Allison brothers throwing punches on live television in front of six million viewers trapped inside by a massive snowstorm. Most people credit that fight for putting NASCAR on the map, and...

West normalizes art of stealing Russian and Chinese assets

It’s no secret that most (if not virtually all) Western countries have been acting like robbers and pirates (for centuries, at this point). Stealing, looting, pillaging and destroying entire societies and civilizations seems to be the political...

Adults-only wellness retreat in Italy that features in Vogue’s global spa guide and has Michelin Key is less than three-hour flight from Dublin

The plan was to spend one night in Verona before heading to Lake Garda for a two-night stay at the impressively-designed Cape of Senses, a five-star adults-only wellness retreat with a Michelin Key that has featured in Vogue’s global spa guide...

Int’l Manga Artists’ Exhibition Macau 2025 opens

The “International Manga Artists’ Exhibition Macau 2025” opened on Thursday at the city centre’s Livraria Portuguesa (“Portuguese Bookshop”), bringing together more than 30 comic artists from across the globe to celebrate creativity and cultural...

Von Beckerath: Serbia Needs to Align with Eu’s Foreign and Security Policy

Source: Beta News / Politics | 26.10.25 | access_time 20:51 Andreas von Beckerath (BETAPHOTO/MILAN OBRADOVIC) EU Ambassador to Serbia Andreas von Beckerath said on Oct. 24 that he expected Belgrade to align with the Union’s foreign and security...

A break-in that shook France

The Louvre, a royal palace that became a labyrinthine museum spread over a half-mile of the right bank of the Seine, is much more than a repository of art. It is the embodiment of the tumultuous history of France, the physical expression of a...

Israel reveals Iran’s Guards leader behind attacks on Jewish sites in Europe, Australia

A transnational terror network run by the Iranian Revolutionary Guard Corps Quds Force is behind a string of recent attacks on Jewish sites in Western countries, the Mossad intelligence agency said on Sunday. According to Israel’s spy agency,...

CityLine: An exhibition merging street art with indigenous art

CityLine: An exhibition merging street art with indigenous art The work of artist Marka27 has a home on the Rose Kennedy Greenway TODAY WE EXPLORE THE ART AND THE ARTIST WHOSE WORK CONNECT TO THEMES OF COMMUNITY, IDENTITY AND EMPOWERMENT. AN...

Europe on the brink of a Geopolitical Blackout

Europe has entered a zone of energy fragility that is no longer temporary but structural. Its narrative as a global power is crumbling under a brutal reality: it depends on external decisions to keep its own lights on. Decades of relying on...

HISTORY: Hallowe’en through the years, in Inner Southeast Portland

When October arrives, the days have clearly become shorter, and twilight is quicker upon us. Summer warmth is replaced by cold, windy, and often rainy days, with brown fallen leaves swirling about on the streets, and everyone digging in the...

Five Of The Best European Soccer Teams In History

There have been many great European soccer teams at both club and international levels. The Champions League is the top club football tournament, and the European soccer teams have also won the soccer World Cup many times. Many European soccer...

The Supremes, Marcus Garvey, Tupac Shakur: the cultural figures who inspired our Black History Month panel

Percival Everett showed me the transformative power of literature Lenny Henry Actor, writer and comedian and the author, with Marcus Ryder, of The Big Payback: The Case for Reparations for Slavery and How They Would Work Black culture is a dynamic...

How Starmer’s deregulation agenda betrays Britain’s working class

In a striking reversal of the party’s traditional ethos, Britain’s Labour government under Keir Starmer has embraced a corporate-friendly agenda that many argue undermines the interests of ordinary citizens. The party’s leadership-Starmer,...