The spat between Nigel Farage, the leader of the Reform party, and Rupert Lowe, the MP for Great Yarmouth, burst into the open when Lowe was suspended from the party. The allegation was that he had threatened violence to the party leadership, which he denies. The matter is currently being investigated by the police.
Brinkmanship, a political scramble to keep the lights on in Washington and finger-pointing over who is to the blame – we’ve been here before, right?
The threat of government shutdowns seems to be a regular feature of modern American politics.
The ex-president of the Philippines, Rodrigo Duterte, could soon become the first Asian former head of state to be tried at The Hague.
The populist politician was arrested on Mar. 11, 2025, after the International Criminal Court issued a warrant relating to his “war on drugs.”
Some 6,000-plus people were killed during the crackdown. But despite the controversy surrounding his policies and the end of his presidency in 2022, Duterte remains an influential figure.
The Conversation U.S. turned to Lisandro Claudio, an expert on Philippine politics and history at the University of California, Berkeley, to explain how the arrest could impact domestic politics and whether this could mean the end of Duterte’s sway.
In February 2020, French President Emmanuel Macron said it was time to reflect on the European dimension of French nuclear deterrence. He proposed a strategic dialogue as well as joint nuclear exercises between European partners. Five years later, Germany’s likely next chancellor, Friedrich Merz, responded to this call, advocating an extension of the French nuclear umbrella to Germany – while a US led by President Donald Trump no longer appears to be a reliable partner for protecting Europe.
L’actualité française est marquée par le procès de Nicolas Sarkozy, ancien président de la République, accusé de financement illégal de campagne et de corruption. Deux recherches académiques analysent les bénéfices potentiels dont auraient pu profiter certains grands patrons proches de l'ancien président au moment de son élection en 2007.
As Muslims fast from dawn to dusk during Ramadan, an important aspect of their faith is their role as stewards of God on Earth. One way Muslims do this is through the practice of Zakat, an obligatory kind of charity that’s one of the five pillars of Islam.
À Rio, après des mois de préparation, le carnaval bat actuellement son plein. Derrière l’exubérance et les paillettes, les défilés des écoles de samba portent des messages très politiques.
La coalition gouvernementale post-électorale entre le bloc macroniste et le parti LR est un fait inédit de la Ve République française. Si cette pratique est la norme dans les régimes parlementaires européens, son caractère de « coalition des perdants » et l’absence d’entente programmatique préalable entre les partenaires « forcés » sont des faiblesses structurelles qui s’ajoutent à sa position très minoritaire à l’Assemblée. Le gouvernement Bayrou n’est pas dépourvu de marges de manœuvre mais celles-ci sont très étroites.
Le ramadan débute ce 1er mars et durera trente jours consécutifs. Comment le pratiquent les musulmans de France et quel sens lui donnent-ils ?
English should be the official language of the United States, says a new executive order signed by President Donald Trump on March 1, 2025. The move follows the Trump administration’s termination of the Spanish-language version of the White House website and its Spanish-language account on X, formerly Twitter.
Elon Musk is wielding a chainsaw against US government departments, potentially culling tens of thousands of jobs, as part of a huge plan to shrink the government and slash federal spending.
At face value, the Kremlin has plenty to celebrate after U.S. and Russian officials held high-level bilateral talks on the war in Ukraine for the first time since the full-scale conflict began in 2022.
“Who do I call if I want to speak to Europe?”
The question was famously attributed to former U.S. Secretary of State Henry Kissinger and refers to the historical inability of the political entity of Europe to coordinate on a united front in the global arena.
La dénonciation des violences systémiques de la police peut affecter certains policiers pétris de convictions républicaines. Des solutions existent pour les aider dans ce moment de crise intime, voire professionnelle.
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