Malta’s deputy prime minister resigned Friday, and ended his European Commission bid, after he was charged with fraud in a hospital scandal roiling the Mediterranean island nation. In his resignation letter, Chris Fearne denied wrongdoing but said he must put Malta before
Berlin politician Franziska Giffey was violently assaulted at a library event by a man who hit her with a bag containing a hard object. Giffey, a former mayor and federal minister, was taken to the hospital for treatment. Recent attacks on politicians,
The respected veteran Labour politician Frank Field has sadly passed away aged 81 after a protracted battle with terminal cancer. In a statement issued early this morning, Mr Field’s family said: “Frank was director of the Child Poverty Action Group between 1969
Greece names a convicted politician from Albania’s ethnic Greek minority as candidate in EU election
ATHENS, Greece (AP) — Greece’s governing conservative party added a convicted politician from Albania’s ethnic Greek minority to its list of candidates for the upcoming European Parliament election, adding to the already existing tension between the two countries. Fredi Beleris was elected
A French politician has backed the UK turning around small boats in a bid to get a grip on the Channel migrant crisis. Philippe Eymery, a councillor in Dunkirk, said Britain should mirror Australia’s hardline policy. Mr Eymery was commenting on reports
FIRST ON FOX — A top British MP and former home secretary is warning that governments in developed countries need to show the “political will” to limit immigration, both legal and illegal, that voters want “robust action” from their representatives and that
Björn Höcke, a prominent figure in Germany’s far-right Alternative for Germany party, faces a second charge for using a Nazi slogan. Already scheduled for trial, prosecutors aim to add this new charge to the proceedings. Höcke is influential on the party’s hard
A well-known politician in the Bahamas was killed when two gunmen opened fire on a group of people while trying to rob them, police said Thursday. Don Saunders, a former parliamentarian and the deputy chairman of the Free National Movement Party, died
A Tunisian court has issued sentences following the murder of left-wing politician Chokri Belaid. Four people received death sentences, while two were sentenced to life in prison. Belaid, leader of the Popular Front coalition, was assassinated in February 2013, sparking widespread protests
Prosecutors in southern Mexico said Wednesday that a mayoral candidate was killed in the Pacific coast state of Guerrero, one of a half-dozen local politicians murdered so far this year ahead of the June 2 national elections. Tomás Morales was hoping to