Giorgia Meloni has called for a ban on the burka and niqab in public places in Italy. The prime minister ’s ruling Brothers ...

ITALY is set to push a sweeping new law to ban burkas and virginity testing as part of a drive against what Prime Minister ...

Portugal's parliament has approved a bill banning face veils worn for "gender or religious" purposes in public, in a move ...

Coastal towns in France have banned the so-called “burkini." — LONDON -- Germany’s interior minister is one of the latest European politicians to get involved in the debate about the burka, a ...

Burkas and niqabs are set to be banned in most public spaces in Portugal after MPs voted for a proposal to outlaw face veils ...

Meet Pakistan’s first caped crusader, The Burka Avenger — a new superhero who’s promoting girl power in that country. But the new animated character is dressed in a burka, and that’s causing no small ...

Fri, Oct 10, 2025 The ruling party of Italy's prime minister Giorgia Meloni has put forward legislation to ban the burqa and ...

LONDON (Reuters) - The jury in the trial of six men accused of plotting suicide bombings in London on July 21, 2005, were shown footage on Tuesday of what prosecutors said was one of the suspects ...

There was a time when soldiers in war would be summarily executed after "drumhead" trials. These were modest affairs, often occurring on a battlefield with a commander using an overturned battle drum ...

Reform UK leader Nigel Farage and now former chairman Zia Yusuf during a press conference earlier this year - Stefan Rousseau/PA Wire What were Reform playing at this week, apparently allowing their ...

As Afghanistan slides further into extremist rule, Asne Seierstad's "The Bookseller of Kabul" is a poignant walk down memory lane in a different time, one full of promise. Seierstad notices slight ...

Editors’ note: As we approach our fiftieth anniversary, in February 2023, we will, every week, highlight an important story from our past and offer some perspective on it. In the remote and exotic ...