For much of US history, the role of vice president has been to remain in the shadows. The VP was considered a backup to the president, and was expected to do very little. But the position isn’t what it once was...
Clashes in Athens as verdict is announced in five-year trial of Greece’s far-right Golden Dawn
Demonstrators and police clashed outside the Supreme Court in Athens as crowds gathered to protest against the self-described nationalist party Golden Dawn, after 68 defendants were found guilty of crimes including the...
Pence and Harris to square off in ‘most important VP debate in US history’
Given the age of the two White House contenders, and President Donald Trump’s Covid-19 diagnosis, Wednesday’s debate between Vice President Mike Pence and Democratic challenger Kamala Harris is being billed as a...
Greek court rules far-right Golden Dawn leaders ran a crime group
A Greek court on Wednesday declared far-right party Golden Dawn a criminal group, effectively banning a radical organisation that was once the third-largest political force in the country.
French town of Lunel tries to lose its ‘jihadist hub’ label
The small town of Lunel, in southern France, made headlines six years ago for all the wrong reasons. Back in 2014, around 20 people left the French town in order to join the Islamic State group in Syria and Iraq. With...