Europe does keep welcoming workers, partly because ageing populations and falling birthrates are whittling away at its labour force.

“This also applies to the Church. Indeed, in several countries, the Church is a victim of intelligence agencies that act with malicious intent and repress its freedom,” he said.

“If these people are guilty of crimes, we arrest them. We do not do as France does. We do not let them remain free,” the minister added.

“With record demand … and an impending resident (junior) doctors strike, this unprecedented wave of super flu is leaving the NHS facing a worst-case scenario for this time of year,” said NHS National Medical Director Meghana Pandit.

The army also “struck additional Hezbollah military infrastructure in several areas in southern Lebanon”, it said.

Five people are lined up before Chantal Dagah’s newsstand in Benin’s economic capital Cotonou — a sure sign of trouble.

President Donald Trump on Wednesday launched the “Gold Card” visa, a new immigration pathway that allows foreigners to pay $1 million to expedite their U.S. visa application or have companies pay $2 million to sponsor a foreign worker. Speaking at a White House roundtable, Trump called the initiative “very exciting, for me and for the […]

Israel said on Thursday that Hamas “will be disarmed” as part of the US-sponsored peace plan for Gaza, after a top leader from the Islamist movement suggested a weapons freeze.

US President Donald Trump said he exchanged “pretty strong words” Wednesday with the leaders of France, Britain and Germany on Ukraine, in the latest sign of a growing rift on how to end Russia’s invasion.

“I actually believe it’s seditious, perhaps even treasonous, for The New York Times, and others, to consistently do FAKE reports in order to libel and demean  ‘THE PRESIDENT OF THE UNITED STATES.'”

The administration of US President Donald Trump plans to order visa-exempt foreign tourists to disclose their social media histories from the last five years before entering the country, according to an official notice.

“If this slower pace continues in the remaining months, 2025 will become the year with the lowest level of new aid allocations ever for Ukraine since the outbreak of the full-scale invasion in 2022,” he added.

The review, which was initially intended to focus on possible child deaths, has sparked controversy in recent weeks following the leak of an internal document in late November.

Macron led a “coordination effort” by speaking with key regional leaders, the aide, asking not to be named, told reporters, two days after Sunday’s failed coup bid.

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky met with Pope Leo XIV in Italy on Tuesday as he prepared to send the United States revised proposals to end Russia’s invasion.