Global coal consumption hit all-time high in 2022, says international agency
Despite all the pledges from the West to curb global carbon emissions, the world is burning coal like never before.
Swedish Prime Minister ‘extremely worried’ about rise of Quran burnings
A growing number of Swedes are requesting permission to burn Qurans, causing consternation among the Swedish police and increasing outrage in the domestic Muslim community…
Brussels ‘hellhole’ video goes viral
A sharp rise in crime around the Brussels-Midi train station has gained public attention in Belgium after a video of a family left stranded there on the night of July 22 went…
Sacked French former minister’s new diplomatic role sparks outrage
The recently dismissed French Minister of Education Pap Ndiaye has landed himself a cushy job in high European circles, sparking outrage among the opposition.
EC pulls funding for Islamist group that claimed women should ‘obey’ their ‘masters’
The European Commission has suspended funding for a Turkish organisation that was part of the Erasmus+ programme over its views on women, Europe and terror.
UK opposition party chief opposes gender self-identification
The UK’s Labour Party leader Sir Keir Starmer has stated that gender self-identification "is not the right way forward".
Austrian police raid homes of suspected far-right activists
Austrian security services carried out eight searches early on the morning of July 26, targeting suspected members of the far-right movement Bundesstaat Preußen, also known…
Car transport ship ablaze in North Sea
A transport ship carrying cars has caught fire in the North Sea off the Dutch coast, leaving one crew member dead and 16 people wounded.
Belgian court finds eight guilty of Brussels terror attacks
Seven years after the devastating Islamic terror attacks in the Belgian capital, a Brussels court on July 25 found six offenders guilty of all charges and two “partly guilty”.
Nobel prize-winning physicist’s IMF speech cancelled due to his questioning of the climate crisis
US Nobel Prize winner Dr John Clauser has had his speech cancelled at a conference organised by the International Monetary Fund (IMF).
Solar panels may be much more carbon-intensive than thought
An investigative report by US-based campaign group Environmental Progress, in collaboration with UK online media outlet The Blind Spot, has caused concerns about the “carbon…
Just Stop Oil activists get taste of their own medicine
The radical activists behind UK-based Just Stop Oil are renowned for their disruptive methods and often draw public criticism.
Cheers! Boffins say beer is good for your health
Portuguese scientists said they have found evidence that moderate consumption of beer may be good for our gut health and that both alcoholic and non-alcoholic beer seem to…
Norway’s Communist party leader resigns after stealing sunglasses
Bjørnar Moxnes, the MP and head of the Norwegian Communist party, has stepped down as its leader after being caught red-handed stealing a pair of sunglasses from a shop.
Berlin mayor wants to enshrine LGBTQI+ in German Constitution
The Governing Mayor of Berlin, Kai Wegner of the centre-right Christian Democratic Union (CDU), has promised to amend the constitution and add “sexual identity” to it.
Miss Italy chief bans transgender women from beauty pageant
The Miss Italy beauty pageant has banned transgender women from competing in the contest.
Scotland has felled more than 16 million trees to make way for wind farms
The Scottish Rural Affairs Secretary Mairi Gougeon, from the Scottish National Party (SNP), has admitted that almost 16 million trees have been felled since the year 2000…
Timmermans to quit Brussels to lead Socialist-Green bloc in Dutch elections
Frans Timmermans is set to leave his post as European Commission vice-president and return to Dutch politics as head a Socialist-Green bloc currently leading in national polls.
Qatargate: investigators search home of Belgian MEP Marie Arena
Belgian police searched six locations linked to Belgian MEP Marie Arena and her family on July 19, almost a year into the Qatargate investigation.
Swedish Embassy in Baghdad stormed and set on fire
Hundreds of Iraqis stormed the Swedish Embassy in Baghdad on July 20, enraged by the Quran burnings that have taken place in the Scandinavian country.
Belgium accused of massive state aid fraud by investigative journalists
The Belgian Government is accused of sending hundreds of millions of Euros in illegal subsidies to the Belgian Post Group (Bpost) by investigative journalists from local news…
Female archaeologists ‘sexually harassed’ while digging in Paris
In the Parisian suburb of Saint-Denis, female archaeologists say they are constantly being harassed at work by passers-by.
UK bank ‘shut Farage’s account over values’
Former Brexit Party leader Nigel Farage said a British bank that abruptly closed his account did so because his views “do not align with our values”.
Should German workers take siestas? Doctors say ‘yes’
The extremely high temperatures in parts of Europe this summer has led a doctors' organisation in Germany to suggest the introduction of a new daily work schedule that includes…
Big Brother is watching poo: French city to use DNA of pooping dogs
Dog owners in the southern French city of Béziers now need to watch their step carefully after the mayor Robert Ménard introduced a mandatory canine-DNA database in a bid…
Germany’s Die Linke party puts NGO boat skipper in top spot for EU elections
Germany's left-leaning Die Linke (“the Left”) party has given the second spot on its European Parliament electoral list to Carlota Rackete, a migrant activist and the…
Belgian rioter and Snapchat star hails his prison treatment, citing ‘free porn’
Most would say prison is supposed to feel like a punishment, but for one Brussels-based criminal, the opposite was true.
EU strikes migration deal with Tunisia
The European Union and Tunisia have signed a memorandum of understanding to limit the number of migrants crossing the Mediterranean, officials from both sides have confirmed.
Paris metro to open ‘safe spaces’ for sexual abuse victims
The Paris public transport authority (RATP) will operate “safe spaces” from September, where victims of sexist abuse or sexual violence can seek refuge.
Hungarian bookstore fined for selling LGBTQI+ novel in youth section
A national bookseller in Hungary was hit with a hefty fine by the government over an LGBTQI+ graphic novel, with authorities saying it violated a law that prohibits the promotion…