Foreign inmate surge linked to prison overcrowding in Western Europe, Council of Europe report finds

"Prison administrations like Switzerland (72 percent), Greece (54 percent), Austria (53 percent),…

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EU adopts 18th sanctions package against Russia after Slovakia drops opposition

New measures target the shadow fleet, Russian oil revenues, and critical infrastructure…

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Moroccan illegal immigrant sets 17-year-old girlfriend on fire in Gran Canaria attack

The suspected perpetrator had been on the Spanish island for six weeks…

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UK to lower voting age to 16, but could plans to garner ‘socialist fodder’ end up backfiring?

Labour's plan to enfranchise 1.5 million teenagers draws fire from critics who…

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