Digital Services Act: EU censorship rules to come into force
The European Union's Digital Services Act (DSA), a piece of legislation partly aimed at censoring the internet in the bloc, is about to come into force.
Prigozhin plane crash: West reacts to mysterious death of Wagner leader
Western governments have reacted to the mysterious death on August 23 of Yevgeny Prigozhin, the leader of Russia's infamous Wagner Group mercenaries.
Minister slams own intelligence services for ‘failing to predict’ invasion of Ukraine
A senior German minister has lashed out at his own intelligence services for failing to foresee Russia's invasion of Ukraine.
US Senator accuses American trade commission of helping EU with censorship law
A US Senator has accused the country's Federal Trade Commission (FTC) of working with the European Union to help it impose its online censorship laws.
Brussels to stop prosecuting some crimes amid staff shortages
Brussels is to stop prosecuting certain types of crime amid a crippling shortage of staff within the city's magistrate's office.
Anger towards others is a ‘major driver of climate activism’, study finds
Feelings of anger towards others over climate change seems to be one of the main drivers of climate activism, argues a new study.
Facebook and Instagram announce changes over EU censorship legislation
Meta, the owner of Facebook and Instagram, has announced changes to its social media platforms in response to new European Union censorship laws coming into force.
Minister ‘bribed young people into getting green propaganda tattoos’
Austria's climate minister is alleged to have bribed a number of young people into getting “green” propaganda tattoos, news outlets in the country have claimed.
Norway promotes penguin to rank of Major General
The Norwegian military has promoted a king penguin residing in a UK zoo to the rank of Major General in its military.
Ukraine furious at ex-French president over peace proposals
Ukrainian officials have berated former French president Nicolas Sarkozy over his suggestions on how to end Kyiv’s current conflict with Russia.
German police raid home of pro-Russia activists after donation drive
The home of two pro-Russia activists in Germany was reportedly raided by police on August 21 as part of an investigation into alleged criminal activity.
MEPs lambast Politico news outlet for linking populist parties to ‘fascists’
When is it fine to describe a political party as far-right? Do such descriptions explain anything when the parties in question have the support of up to a quarter of the electorate?
Twitter allegedly ‘shadow-bans’ Belgian party leader ahead of new EU digital law
Elon Musk's Twitter, now X, has been accused of limiting the visibility of a Twitter account, known as "shadow banning", belonging to Tom Van Grieken, the leader of the Flemish…
Zelenskyy in talks with leader of pro-Russia Serbia at Balkans summit
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy has met with his Serbian counterpart Aleksandar Vucic at a European Union-West Balkans summit in Greece.
Around half a million troops dead or injured since Ukraine war began
In total, about 500,000 troops have either been killed or injured since the beginning of Russia's invasion of Ukraine, US officials have claimed.
EC considers digital-ID rules for cats and dogs
The European Commission is considering the implementation of new digital-ID rules for cats and dogs bred commercially.
Crash landing sees Russia’s Moon mission end in failure
Russia's headline-grabbing Moon mission has reportedly ended in failure after the Luna-25 spacecraft crashed into the lunar surface.
Netherlands to give its entire F-16 fleet to Ukraine, Zelenskyy claims
The Netherlands is planning to hand over its entire fleet of F-16s fighter jets to Ukraine to help it fight off Russia, Ukraine President Volodymyr Zelenskyy has claimed in…
EU signed 13 deals with Huawei despite security fears, EC confirms
Huawei has signed more than a dozen separate funding agreements with the European Union despite the Chinese multinational being designated as a security risk, the European…
Clerics allegedly caught using church computers to access porn
High-ranking officials within the Catholic Church are reportedly some of the many employees who have been caught trying to access pornography on their work devices.
‘Neutral’ Ireland caught planning to give Ukrainian troops weapons training
European Union Member State Ireland has been caught planning to give Ukrainian troops weapons training, despite claiming to be a militarily neutral country regarding Kyiv’s…
Democracy! Minister plans to get political rival fired from teaching job
Germany's Antifa-linked interior minister Nancy Faeser has announced plans to have one of her political rivals fired from his position as a teacher.
Wind-farm projects put whales in danger of ‘imminent extinction’, documentary claims
A forthcoming documentary about the construction of wind farms in the North Atlantic claims that such projects are putting a species of whale under threat of "imminent extinction".
US fast-tracks F-16 fighter jets for Ukraine after complaints from Kyiv
The United States has pledged to help fast-track the delivery of advanced F-16 fighter jets for Ukraine after Kyiv complained about delivery delays.
Ban AfD members from holding church positions, Catholic official demands
An official within the German Catholic church has demanded that members of the populist Alternative für Deutschland (AfD) party be banned from holding lay offices.
Russian moon-mission likely the ‘last hurrah’ for its space programme, expert says
Russia's latest moon mission will probably represent the "last hurrah" of the country's illustrious space programme, an expert has told Brussels Signal.
US approves German purchase of Israeli missile-defence system
The United States has given Germany approval to purchase a $3.5 billion missile-defence system from Israel, reports on August 17 confirmed.
Ukraine gives up on getting F-16 fighter jets in 2023
Ukraine has given up on being able to deploy American advanced F-16 fighter jets this year, a spokesman for the country's air force has said.
Latest Belgium asylum figures show ‘border protection is not working’, party claims
Attempts to protect Europe's borders are not working as evidenced by the continued influx of asylum seekers into Belgium, a populist party in the country has claimed.
Irish Times says ‘block web access for teens critical of trans agenda’
The Irish Times, regarded as Ireland's newspaper of record, has suggested that teenagers deemed to not be sufficiently pro-trans may need to have their access to the internet…