MEPs warn of systemic inequities in EU executive after Michaela Moua left in ‘lower position’ than white peers A group of left-leaning MEPs have warned of “systemic inequities” after it emerged that the EU executive’s lead official in combating racism, who is a black European woman, was excluded from a reshuffle that left her in…

Riad Sattouf’s saga of his parents’ failed bicultural marriage, with its harsh depiction of life in rural Syria, has become a literary sensation.

Anonymous note in Lincoln county told people to write license numbers to find those who may be undocumented Law enforcement officials in Lincoln county, Oregon, have condemned an anonymous letter encouraging residents to track down and report “brown people” in the Pacific coast community, particularly those believed to be undocumented. The letter, titled brown round-up…

Heavy police presence in place as far-right party meets in Saxony to finalise details of campaign platform A convention of the far-right Alternative für Deutschland (AfD) party was met by protests as it launched its campaign in Germany’s elections. AfD is holding a two-day gathering in Riesa – in the eastern state of Saxony, one…

The country’s de facto leader is appointed seven weeks after his faction overthrew Bashar al-Assad.

Woman, 34, in hospital after alleged domestic violence incident in Kingston on Saturday Get our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcast A Queensland man has been charged with attempted murder for allegedly setting fire to a woman in an horrific act of domestic violence in a Brisbane home. After being treated by…

Succession star will play ghost of Adam Smith in James Graham’s ‘operatic’ drama about the 2008 financial crash The Dundee-born actor Brian Cox will return to the Scottish stage for the first time in a decade to play the ghost of the Scottish economist Adam Smith, a role he created for himself, in the first…