Pope Francis is set to visit the French island of Corsica next month to participate in a congress on religiosity in the Mediterranean region and celebrate Mass, the Vatican announced on Saturday. The island has never received a visit from a pope. Francis will meet French President Emmanuel Macron during the one-day trip on December […]

Representatives of dozens of climate vulnerable islands and African nations have stormed out of high-stakes negotiations over a climate funding goal. The more than 200 countries gathered in Baku, Azerbaijan, are trying to agree a new financial settlement to channel money to developing countries to both curb and adapt to climate change. The least de

Eight more people have been charged over an alleged break-in at an Israel-based defence firm’s UK site as part of a pro-Palestinian protest. Elbit Systems UK, near Patchway, Bristol, was allegedly attacked by members of Palestine Action in the early hours of 6 August, the Old Bailey heard previously. The Crown Prosecution Service said it [&he

Former European Commission president Jean-Claude Juncker, who was also prime minister of Luxembourg for almost two decades, has criticized the reintroduction of border checks in Germany and other European Union states. “I would like this to stop,” he told dpa. “Anyone who thinks they can apprehend refugees in droves and other peop

The president of the European Parliament, has expressed concern over a possible success of populists in the upcoming German parliamentary elections and what that would mean for Europe. Roberta Metsola called on Germany’s pro-European parties to stand together on important issues. “What happens in Germany in the next four years has a maj