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Gibraltar is one of the UK’s Overseas Territories and, according to its citizens, it’s happy to be one. Often described to be “more British than Britain”, the identity of its younger generation is rooted in the territory’s relationship with Spain. However, there are now fears that Brexit may change its character.

Trump arraigned at the same courthouse where more than 1,000 of his supporters, fueled by his false claims of election fraud, have been charged with federal crimes related to the riot at the US Capitol on 6 January 2021.

French writer Gilles Perrault, whose “Le Pull-Over Rouge” novel helped spark debate over capital punishment in France, has died, his family said on Thursday. He was 92.

US Secretary of State Antony Blinken has accused Russia of an ‘assault’ on the global food system, saying grain prices have increased by eight per cent since it pulled out of the Black Sea initiative.

With just one year to go before Paris hosts the Olympic Games, one of the city’s airports suffered an unprecedented breakdown Thursday that led to a mountain of luggage piling up and delayed flights.

The pope said that ignoring the clergy sexual abuse scandal for so long marred the Catholic Church and drove people away from it.

Hundreds demonstrated in support of the new regime in Niamey, as Niger’s coup leaders and their supporters remain defiant as a deadline set by neighbouring regional countries to reinstate ousted President Mahomed Bazoum looms.

Pope Francis on Wednesday met with victims of clerical sexual abuse, as he began a five-day visit to Portugal for a major Catholic youth festival.

Pope Francis blasted Portugal’s Catholic Church leaders for the “scandal” of clergy sex abuse Wednesday as he kicked off a trip to the European country, saying their actions had helped drive the faithful away.

Reports of new deals to sell French arms to India and Qatar are just the latest sign that France’s defence industry is gaining pace. The news comes as Russian arms exports decline in the wake of the war in Ukraine, leading to speculation that France could soon take its place as the world’s second-largest weapons exporter after the United States.