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The Media Line: ‘Jews’ Blood Is Cheap in Europe’: Shurat HaDin’s Nitsana Darshan-Leitner Warns After Manchester Synagogue Attack
‘Jews’ Blood Is Cheap in Europe’: Shurat HaDin’s Nitsana Darshan-Leitner Warns After Manchester Synagogue Attack The Israeli legal expert argues that European governments, by aligning with Hamas and failing to curb incitement, have left Jewish...

The Media Line: ‘Let’s Stop Zionism’: 2 Million Italians Strike Over Gaza Flotilla Detention
‘Let’s Stop Zionism’: 2 Million Italians Strike Over Gaza Flotilla Detention By The Media Line Staff More than two million people rallied across Italy on Friday in over 100 cities during a one-day general strike protesting Israel’s detention of...

Tinahely red-hot in Baltic Baltinglass to win 11th Senior LGFA title on the trot
Wicklow & District The Dominican College Wicklow held an open evening recently, as the Wicklow town-based school prepares for a new chapter that will see them accept male students for the first time since the school’s formation back in 1870.

European title secondary to Nathaniel Collins as Scot eyes up world title shot
On the line this time for Collins is the full EBU European belt currently adorning the waist of Cristobal Lorente, the Spanish champion who claimed the title last summer and has subsequently defended it twice, the latter via a contentious draw...

October 12 in Mallorca: Spain’s National Day
Spain’s National Day, celebrated on 12 October, is one of the country’s most important holidays. Known locally as Fiesta Nacional de España or Día de la Hispanidad, the day commemorates Christopher Columbus’s arrival in the Americas in 1492. While...

EU Proposes €1.6 Billion for Spain’s Flood Recovery
To help repair the devastation caused by the October 2024 ‘DANA floods’ in Valencia, the European Commission has proposed mobilizing €945 million from the EU Solidarity Fund (EUSF) and reallocating €645 million of Spain’s cohesion policy funds...

Award-winning Northland tattooist Matt Jordan bringing art to life in exhibition
A tattoo can take up to 40 days for award-winning artist Matt Jordan. He’s responsible for some of the most recognisable tattoos in New Zealand, including Millie Elder-Holmes’ famous leg portraits. Carolyne Meng-Yee reports on his upcoming...

In just one year, Prestwich terrorist Jihad Al-Shamie’s High School had 600 suspensions and 10 expulsions
When I saw the location of the Synagogue killings alongside the home address of the terrorist, I knew that Jihad Al-Shamie must have attended one of two schools: either Prestwich High (as it was known until it became Heys School in 2020) or, my...

Artists help break the silence around France's rising scourge of loneliness
Loneliness is a fact of daily life for millions of people in France, with record numbers cut off from friends, family and neighbours. At the Photoclimat Biennale in Paris, organisations working to combat isolation have joined forces with artists...

‘Free Palestine’ Chants Echo In Rome as Protests Continue Across Italy
Home Europe ‘Free Palestine’ Chants Echo In Rome as Protests Continue Across Italy The protest, in bright sunshine, was peaceful, with students, children and the elderly attending. It also featured at least one banner hailing Hamas' October 7...

Central Macedonia Marks European Birdwatching Day with Events on October 5
Photo source: Theodoros Naziridis © N.E.C.C.A Central Macedonia will join the celebrations for European Birdwatching Day on Sunday, October 5, with a series of public events highlighting the importance of protecting migratory birds. The Management...

Chinese espionage in Europe exposed: The Jian Guo case and its alarming implications
Chinese espionage in Europe exposed: The Jian Guo case and its alarming implications The recent conviction of Jian Guo, a naturalized German citizen accused of spying for China for nearly two decades, marks one of the most significant espionage...

U.S. family finds the American dream in Spain
After the financial crash of 2008 wiped out nearly everything they had, one American couple made a bold move: they packed up and left the U.S. in search of a better life. Their journey led them to Spain, where they discovered something they hadn’t...

Lauren Sanchez Couldn’t Wait to Wear White in Italy — Again
As per People, Jeff Bezos and Lauren Sanchez have found their way back to Italy. This marks their first trip to the region after their extravagant wedding in Venice in June this year. The couple attended the Italian Tech week in Turin. Bezos had a...

Simon Cowell's true reason for missing Britain's Got Talent auditions after head injury
21:55, 04 Oct 2025 (Image: Trae Patton/NBC via Getty Images) Simon Cowell was forced to miss the opening two days of Britain's Got Talent auditions this week following a head injury, leading to a temporary shake-up of the judging panel. The...

Mexican artisan retailer opens larger Wyoming store as online sales soar
A woman-owned retailer that connects Mexican artists to U.S. consumers has moved into a new location in Wyoming as the business grows its e-commerce sales. Guelaguetza Designs, which celebrates its 20th year in business this year, has a new space...

Ukraine’s battlefield becomes testing ground in Europe’s new arms ‘gold rush’
The war in Ukraine, now well into its third year, has become more than a bloody geopolitical struggle between Moscow and Kiev. It has also turned into what many analysts describe as a vast testing ground for Western arms manufacturers, a place...

Book Review: These Divided Isles: Britain and Ireland, Past and Future by Philip Stephens
These Divided Isles is published by Faber & Faber Desmond Clifford When the Queen visited Ireland in 2011, the first monarch to do so since Ireland’s separation from Britain nearly a hundred years earlier, she opened her speech at the official...
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Granada Is One of Spain's Hidden Jewels—With Incredible Tapas, Lush Gardens, and Thrilling Flamenco
The rain came early that winter and didn’t stop. Scotland, where I live, is known for its miserable weather, but this was something different. The pavements were peppered with deep puddles, and grassy areas wilted into mud. It felt as though we...
Ayilo joins shea butter in social media body enhancement boom
In some Ghanaian homes, "shile" or "ayilo", the Twi and Ga names respectively for bentonite clay or kaolin, have long been used for skincare and even consumed by some, especially pregnant women who crave its earthy taste.\ Shea butter, on the...