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LE PEN RIDES TRUMP, BREXIT WAVE IN ELECTION CAMPAIGN
Marine Le Pen, France's far-right presidential candidate, has formally launched a campaign echoing many of the themes that propelled Donald Trump to the White House... READ MORE›
CENTRIST RISING STAR MACRON URGES UNITY
The Socialist Party recently chose radical leftist Benoit Hamon as its candidate... READ MORE›
PROTESTS ROCK ROMANIA AFTER GOVERNMENT WEAKENS CORRUPTION LAW
More than 250,000 Romanians took to the streets, about half of them in the capital, Bucharest. Thieves, thieves, they shouted, denouncing the government and corruption... READ MORE›
MONTREAL PLANS PUBLIC FUNERAL AT HOCKEY ARENA FOR MOSQUE SHOOTING VICTIMS
A Montreal hockey arena will be transformed into a place of remembrance and mourning for the six men killed in the Quebec City mosque shooting... READ MORE›
STARBUCKS CREATES REFUGEE STORM IN A COFFEE CUP
Starbucks' CEO Howard Schultz said the company plans to hire 10,000 refugees in countries around the globe over the next five years... READ MORE›
FRENCH SOCIALISTS CHOOSE LEFTWING REBEL BENOIT HAMON FOR ELYSEE FIGHT
Hamon's first challenge now is to try to stop the French Socialist party imploding between its warring leftwing and centre-left factions... READ MORE›
AMID FRANCES SHIFT RIGHT CHALLENGER IS PICKED FROM THE LEFT
He also worked for Martine Aubry, now the mayor of Lille and a former Socialist Party leader... READ MORE›
CORBYN COMPARISON SEEN AS PRAISE AND INSULT IN FRENCH SOCIALIST RACE
Benoit Hamon's favourable mention of UK Labour leader after winning first round of primary outrages rival Manuel Valls... READ MORE›
IN FRANCE ONCE POWERFUL SOCIALISTS STAND LITTLE CHANCE OF WINNING ELECTION
The reasons for the surprising demise of the Socialist Party in France are manifold... READ MORE›
EARLY FRENCH PRESIDENTIAL PRIMARY RESULTS SHOW CENTRIST, SOCIALIST WILL CONTEND FOR LEFT-WING NOMINATION
Arnaud Montebourg, another former minister who criticized Valls' economic policies, secured third place in Sunday's voting... READ MORE›
FRENCH VOTERS CHOOSING LEFT-WING PRESIDENTIAL NOMINEE
French left-wing voters are casting ballots in a nationwide presidential primary aimed at producing a candidate strong enough to confront formidable conservative and nationalist rivals... READ MORE›
FOR FRANCEA??S LEFT, A TIME OF CRISIS
A member of France's oldest trade union, Mr. Ducourtioux, 52, was a stalwart Socialist Party voter who once might have been inside, cheering... READ MORE›
DIVIDED FRENCH LEFT SEEKS PRESIDENTIAL CANDIDATE
French leftists will hold a first-round primary on Sunday to narrow the field of possible presidential candidates... READ MORE›
RICARDO LAGOS, EX-CHILE PRESIDENT, RUNS TO LEAD COUNTRY AGAIN
Lagos is well-known in Chile for his central role in the battle to bring democracy to the country in the 1980s... READ MORE›
AUSTRIA TO ASK EU FOR RIGHT TO HIRE LOCALS AHEAD OF OTHER EU WORKERS
He was speaking in Wels, run by the far-right Freedom Party FPOe ... READ MORE›
THERESA MAY SIGNALS THAT BRITAIN WILL LEAVE SINGLE MARKET SO IT CAN TAKE CONTROL OF IMMIGRATION
Theresa May has indicated that Britain will leave the Single Market after Brexit and build a really good, ambitious trade deal with the EU... READ MORE›
LEFTY GROUP TRYING TO BLOCK MNUCHIN'S TREASURY NOMINATION
A left-leaning research group on Wednesday started a media offensive aimed at keeping Steven Mnuchin from being confirmed as Treasury secretary... READ MORE›
IN PICTURES: SECRETS OF FRENCH DIPLOMACY
Frederic de la Mure MAEDI This handsome portfolio contains the ratification by Peru in 1861 of a friendship treaty with France... READ MORE›
SUSPECT IN DEADLY BERLIN ATTACK IS LATEST TUNISIAN JIHADI
Anis Amri, who turns 24 on Thursday, is in grim company with other Tunisians claimed by the Islamic State group... READ MORE›
SUSPECT IN DEADLY BERLIN ATTACK IS LATEST TUNISIAN JIHADI
Anis Amri, who turns 24 on Thursday, is in grim company with other Tunisians claimed by the Islamic State group... READ MORE›
BRITISH LEFT GOES MISSING IN ACTION AMID RISE OF NATIONALISM
Brexit was an is a campaign built on hate and unfounded resentment towards immigration, no question about that... READ MORE›
'I VOTED FOR A SAFE CHOICE'
The Romanian centre-left party the Social Democrats PSD have won the country's parliamentary elections following the departure of its last socialist prime minister due to corruption... READ MORE›
ROMANIA'S LEFT TAKES BIG LEAD IN ELECTION
Saying he hoped there would be no conflict over the results, Mr Dragnea said There should be no doubt who won the elections... READ MORE›
THE SPECTACULAR RISE AND FALL OF HOLLANDE'S SOCIALIST PARTY
The spectacular rise and fall of Hollande's Socialist Party... READ MORE›
OLD GUARD TO RETURN AS GRAFT IRE FAILS TO SWAY ROMANIA VOTE
The Social Democrats, who haven't revealed a candidate for prime minister, are set to take 44 percent of the vote, a Dec. 6-7 IRES survey showed... READ MORE›
SUSPECT CHARGED WITH MANSLAUGHTER IN JOE MCKNIGHT SHOOTING
Ronald Gasser, the 54-year-old suspect who admitted to fatally shooting Joe McKnight, was arrested and booked on Monday night on one count of manslaughter... READ MORE›
LIKE TRUMP EUROPES POPULISTS WIN BIG WITH RURAL VOTERS
Like Trump, Europea??s Populists Win Big With Rural Voters... READ MORE›
FRENCH PREMIER STEPS DOWN AND DECLARES PRESIDENTIAL BID
Mr. Hollande is expected to appoint a new prime minister and shuffle his cabinet in the coming days... READ MORE›
FRENCH PM MANUEL VALLS TO RUN FOR PRESIDENT, FOR 'RECONCILIATION'
His government pushed through an overhaul of the French labour code this year, a change that divided the Socialist Party and set off weeks of protests... READ MORE›
THE NEW POLITICS OF FEAR
Juppe was the moderate in the group, and a significant number of Socialist Party supporters crossed into the other side's contest to help him... READ MORE›
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'ISIS FLAG' PICTURE THAT CLAIMS TO SHOW REFUGEES ATTACKING POLICE GOES VIRAL A?? AND IS A LIE
Isis flag picture that claims to show refugees attacking police goes viral and is a lie... READ MORE›
BREXIT CAN BE STOPPED, INSISTS TONY BLAIR AS HE RULES OUT RETURN TO FRONTLINE POLITICS
Following mounting speculation about a possible comeback, Mr Blair said has no intention of returning to the coalface of British politics... READ MORE›
ANTI-AUSTERITY PARTY WINS GREEK POLL
Angola press greece election anti-austerity syriza leader tsipras vows to end pain 5 hrs ago... READ MORE›
'IT'S WONDERFUL TO BE HOME,' HOMA HOODFAR SAYS AFTER LANDING IN MONTREAL
Homa Hoodfar arrived in Montreal this morning to hugs and cheers after being detained in an Iranian prison since June... READ MORE›
THE PODEMOS REVOLUTION: HOW A SMALL GROUP OF RADICAL ACADEMICS CHANGED EUROPEAN POLITICS | GILES TREMLETT
Demonstrators gather near Madrid's Puerta del Sol for a March for Change organised by Podemos in January... READ MORE›
IT'S LEFT-HANDERS DAY! HERE'S 13 FACTS ABOUT THE WONDERFUL LEFT
So take a moment to pause and appreciate the plight of your left-handed friends living in a right-handed world... READ MORE›
CLINTON'S LOSS IS ONE MORE NAIL IN THE COFFIN OF CENTER-LEFT POLITICS IN THE WEST
In Germany and Britain, once-mighty center-left parties have been badly diminished, locked out of their nations' top jobs for the foreseeable future... READ MORE›
FRANCOIS HOLLANDE WILL NOT SEEK RE-ELECTION AS PRESIDENT OF FRANCE
Francois Hollande, the least popular French president since the second world war, has announced he will not run for a second term in office... READ MORE›
WORLD IN CRISIS OR BACK TO NORMAL SOON? I THINK I KNOW...
Despite all appearances to the contrary, Donald Trump is just a traditional conservative, they say as they prettify venality and sanitise hatred... READ MORE›
WOMEN WHO CONQUERED MACHO WORLD OF PORTUGUESE POLITICS PREPARE FOR POWER
In 2009 Martins and Matias discussed how to promote greater prominence for women inside the Left Bloc... READ MORE›
WITH JEREMY CORBYN ELECTED AS NEW LEADER BRITAINS LABOUR PARTY TAKES A HARD LEFT TURN
Two years ago, Mr. Cameron lost a vote on the issue, and Mr. Corbyn was a staunch opponent... READ MORE›
LEFT-WING PARTY IN MADRID MASS RALLY
Bangkok post buoyed by greek vote spain's podemos calls mass rally 6 hrs ago... READ MORE›
ELECTION 2015: PM WARNS OF 'STARK CHOICE' AS CAMPAIGN BEGINS
David Cameron is to tell voters they face a stark choice between him and Labour's Ed Miliband, as the election campaign officially gets under way... READ MORE›
IN ITALY MATTEO RENZI AIMS TO UPEND THE OLD WORLD ORDER
Although China has become Japan's top trading partner, Tokyo has compelling security-related reasons for siding with the United States... READ MORE›
QUEBEC'S ORDER OF VETERINARIANS BANS PET COSMETIC SURGERY
Veterinarians in Quebec will no longer be able to crop the tails or ears of pets for cosmetic purposes beginning in 2017... READ MORE›
GREEK ELECTION LIVE: SYRIZA ON COURSE FOR 'CLEAR VICTORY' AS NEW DEMOCRACY CONCEDES
Snap elections in Greece look set to return the leftwing Syriza party to power early exit polls indicated on Sunday, reports Helena Smith from Athens... READ MORE›
JEREMY CORBYN IN LABOUR LEADERSHIP CONTEST 'FOR REAL'
Jeremy corbyn in labour leadership contest for real... READ MORE›
LEFTIST JEREMY CORBYN ELECTED LEADER OF BRITAINA??S LABOUR PARTY
Leftist jeremy corbyn elected leader of britain's labour party... READ MORE›
SINGLE DAD'S ST. JOHN'S HOME RANSACKED AS THIEVES EMPTY HOME ... AND STEAL PET DOG
Osmond said he was excited that he would be able to spend Christmas with them... READ MORE›
'AUSTRIANS SEND CLEAR PRO-EUROPEAN SIGNAL' WITH ELECTION OF LEFT-WING PRESIDENT
Left-leaning Alexander Van der Bellen's projected victory in Austria's presidential election is being welcomed across much of the political spectrum in Europe and neighbouring Germany... READ MORE›
UNARMED BLACK 14-YEAR-OLD SHOT 7 TIMES BY POLICE OFFICER IN NEW JERSEY
Justin Michael Carissimo is a US reporter for The Independent and is based in New York City... READ MORE›
EX-SUN EDITOR KELVIN MACKENZIE TELLS LABOUR MP CAT SMITH PEOPLE ARE 'NOT STRUGGLING'. BOOED
BBC Question Time Ex-Sun Editor Kelvin MacKenzie Tells Labour MP Cat Smith People Are 'Not Struggling'. Booed... READ MORE›
GERMAN FAR-LEFT PARTY TAKES STATE PARLIAMENT
Thuringia was part of East Germany until reunification, and many have expressed dismay at the former communists' return to power... READ MORE›
A??HOPE BEGINS TODAYA??: THE INSIDE STORY OF SYRIZAA??S RISE TO POWER
On election night, on the top floor of Syriza's HQ, where Tsipras staff sit, nervousness turns to stunned relief as the results come through... READ MORE›
NORWAYA??S LONG ROAD BACK TO UTA,YA
They are returning to Ut ya to re-establish the Labour party youth wing's annual summer camp on the island... READ MORE›
BENEDICT ANDERSON SCHOLAR WHO SAW NATIONS AS IMAGINED DIES AT 79
Dr. Anderson believed that liberal and Marxist theorists had neglected to appreciate the power of nationalism... READ MORE›
MALAWI: PETER MUTHARIKA RETURNS HOME AFTER US TRIP
But the rumours of the president's ill health continued with his return to Malawi's administrative capital Lilongwe on Sunday... READ MORE›
ARE GREEK ELECTIONS ABOUT TO CALL TIME ON FIVE PUNISHING YEARS OF AUSTERITY?
For Professor Constantine Tsoukalas, Greece's pre-eminent sociologist, there is no question that, come Monday, Europe will have reached a watershed... READ MORE›
AMERICAN AIRLINES PLANE FIRE SPARKS FRANTIC EVACUATION ON CHICAGO RUNWAY
Passenger Sarah Ahmed told WLS-TV the plane had been speeding down the runway when she heard an explosion and saw flames and black smoke... READ MORE›
DESPITE SETBACK MERKEL VOWS TO FOLLOW REFUGEE PLAN
Angela Merkel has led Germany through several crises, Mr. Tauber said... READ MORE›