'What makes Gaudí and Sagrada Familia so universal is precisely it being so local, so Catalan'

François Picard is pleased to welcome Professor Peter Shirlow, Director of the Institute of Irish Studies at the University of Liverpool. Northern Ireland is once again confronting scenes of unrest, violence, and anti-migrant attacks. Shirlow frames the violence within a wider European and global context. He argues that today's far-right mobilisations are no longer isolated local phenomena but are increasingly interconnected through digital networks, transnational misinformation campaigns, and s

Trump cancels planned Iran attacks, saying talks are close to a result as Tehran reviews a proposed US deal.

The funeral of Bernadette Chirac, widow of former president Jacques Chirac, will take place on Friday at the Basilica of Sainte-Clotilde in Paris. Chirac died on June 5 at the age of 93.

The EU adopts a major immigration reform on Friday that allows member states to reduce protections for asylum-seekers. The changes have prompted right groups to warn that humanitarian concerns are taking the back seat to politics in Europe, where public opinion has hardened on migration.