Swinney criticises UK move to ban new North Sea drilling

Farage says he’ll meet Le Pen ‘at some point in time’

LONDON — Nigel Farage insisted on Thursday he will meet Marine Le Pen “at some point in time” as the French presidential hopeful keeps the Reform UK leader waiting for a Paris visit. The leader of the British right-wing insurgency had been hoping for a jaunt to France before the end of October — but has been kept waiting for now. Reform had insisted he would meet the president of the far-right National Party before the end of the year — but four of her officials told POLITICO this is...

La fin accélérée du macronisme au Parlement

Germany’s Gen Z protest riots spark debate on integration and bias

Germany’s Gen Z protest riots spark debate on integration and bias November 5, 2026Responses to the violence scenes that followed recent Gen Z demonstrations in Germany have revealed differences in opinion within the federal government over who or what is responsible. While there is general agreement that the perpetrators responsible must be punished, some conservative lawmakers have largely blamed migrant groups — raising questions about whether they are identifying problems or reinforcing...

The Data Center Fight Is Just Beginning

The Data Center Fight Is Just Beginning Voters across America have not only come out against data centers, but also presented a challenge to the AI billionaires behind them. Victorious Democrats must now contend with that outcome while ensuring US AI labs remain competitive on the global stage, Bloomberg Opinion columnist Dave Lee says.