Is Italy the Model for Europe’s Future?
Over more than a quarter-century, I’ve watched Europe’s politics become more like Italy’s, with all the resulting instability, as the far right came in from the cold.
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Over more than a quarter-century, I’ve watched Europe’s politics become more like Italy’s, with all the resulting instability, as the far right came in from the cold.
Prosecutors and government officials believe Iran or its proxies are behind a series of security breaches and threats in Britain and Europe, unsettling the region.
Bear 122 has survived a train, cars and rival bears. Some fear the biggest threat to his life now is his own fame.
A concert by the singer Gabito Ballesteros was suspended after he sang songs that supposedly glorify cartel culture. The action has renewed a debate over culture and free speech.
China, India, Pakistan, Indonesia and Japan didn’t join the singing contest in Bangkok. That left some of the region’s best-known musical cultures out of the mix.
So far, the contest’s organizers have kept politics offstage. The European edition shows how difficult that can be.
From India to France, the implicit meritocratic bargain that underwrote stable societies by providing advancement to new generations is breaking down.
A wave of assaults in Britain and elsewhere in the spring sowed fear across Europe. Prosecutors shed new light on how Iran took aim at U.S. allies.
It involved a heating pad, animal fat and a bomb scare. The police are still looking for an Italian man facing extradition on 1970s-era terrorism charges.
As retirees live longer, governments need to spend more on pensions. That makes it harder to fund other services, spurring protests like those in France.
Analysts had warned that the vote, originally set for December, faced a legitimacy crisis. South Sudan has not held a national election since gaining independence in 2011.