Whose World Cup is it?: As visas tighten, prices soar and teams fall away, the ‘global’ game feels increasingly exclusiveThe upcoming FIFA World Cup faces major hurdles. Many popular teams will not participate. Ticket prices have surged dramatically, making at...
04 Apr, 2026, 11.33 PM IST
Europe seeks to increase deportations as some warn of Trump-like tacticsThe EU is expanding its powers to track, raid, and deport migrants to third countries, adopting tactics similar to the Trump administration...
29 Mar, 2026, 01.36 PM IST
Italy’s justice referendum becomes a high stakes test for conservative Premier Giorgia MeloniRecent polls show the race remains too close to call, with the “No” camp gaining late momentum in a polarized climate where turnout may pro...
23 Mar, 2026, 12.38 AM IST
Swiss government rejects proposal to limit immigrationThe Swiss government on Monday rejected a hard-right proposal to limit immigration to stop the population from hitting 10 million before 20...
17 Mar, 2026, 11.40 AM IST
Spain to expand healthcare access to undocumented migrantsSpain's left-wing government announced Tuesday it will expand free healthcare to undocumented migrants, bucking a European trend toward str...
11 Mar, 2026, 09.58 AM IST
Migration surges in and out of Italy, hitting decade-high levelsItaly faces a significant demographic shift. New data shows increased immigration and emigration. In 2024, foreign arrivals reached a ten-y...
21 Jun, 2025, 12.31 PM IST
Italy's referendum to loosen citizenship rules results in low turnout, marking relief for MeloniA referendum in Italy aimed at easing citizenship requirements for foreigners failed due to insufficient voter turnout, with only about 30%...
10 Jun, 2025, 11.19 AM IST
Italy votes on citizenship reforms that could open doors for immigrantsItalians voted in a referendum on Monday that could ease citizenship requirements for immigrants, potentially granting nearly 1.5 million f...
09 Jun, 2025, 10.07 AM IST
Elon Musk pushes for US–Europe zero-tariff zone amid growing far-right tiesIn a recent video conference, Elon Musk expressed his hopes for a zero-tariff trade zone between the United States and Europe, proposing a ...
06 Apr, 2025, 07.08 AM IST
Musk says he hopes for 'zero tariffs' between US and EuropeElon Musk expressed a desire for a zero-tariff free trade zone between the U.S. and Europe, while also advocating for greater freedom of mo...
05 Apr, 2025, 11.03 PM IST
After Elon Musk-Giorgia Meloni 'bonhomie', tech mogul jumps into Italy on immigration, faces rebukeElon Musk faced a rebuke from Italian President Sergio Mattarella for weighing in on Italy’s immigration debate in a series of posts on X, ...
14 Nov, 2024, 03.36 PM IST
Italy's president sharply rebukes Elon Musk over comments on X about migration court rulingsThe tweets concerned a Rome court's refusal to rule on a formal request to detain seven migrants rescued at sea and transferred to Albania ...
13 Nov, 2024, 06.13 PM IST
The US is struggling to handle an immigration surge – here's how Europe is dealing with its own influxUS border officials encountered more than 1.1 million people illegally crossing the US border from April 2022 through March 2023. Germany a...
19 Jan, 2024, 07.48 PM IST
Europe no more in immigration denialImmigration and asylum are lightning rod issues in rich, developed countries where economic growth has slowed down. The absence of a system...
21 Dec, 2023, 10.56 PM IST
'X will be fine': Elon Musk talks advertising, birth rate in RomeElon Musk claimed Saturday that advertisers were returning to X (formerly Twitter) after an exodus, at a Rome meeting where he also warned ...
16 Dec, 2023, 08.30 PM IST
Pope Francis offers prayers for ‘peace and unity’ in Italy as PM Giorgia Meloni takes overItaly’s first female prime minister Giorgia Meloni assumed power to oversee the country’s most right-wing administration since the Second W...
23 Oct, 2022, 10.53 PM IST
- France to set out new European priorities for immigration
France unveils on Monday sweeping guidelines to control immigration in Europe, as the EU comes under international fire over moves to force...
06 Jul, 2008, 07.21 AM IST