Belgian Deputy PM condemns strike on Hezbollah as ‘massive terror attack’
A major assault on Hezbollah has been labelled a "massive terror attack" by Belgian Deputy Prime Minister and Green MP Petra De Sutter.
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Zelensky criticises Polish airport security over detention of Ukrainian boxing champion
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky has publicly criticised Polish airport security forces who detained the Ukrainian world heavyweight boxing champion Oleksandr…
German State TV said actor who turned against AfD during show was ‘ordinary citizen’
An amateur actor who underwent a radical change of heart regarding the hard-right Alternative for Germany party (AfD) during a TV show was described as a "clerk"…
Germany will take 40 years to regain its 2004 capabilities in tanks, 100 years in howitzers
Here is something from one of my Bush-Republican friends, one of those American Republicans who hates Trump but will not desert the party.
Ukraine could be Europe’s moment, if the will is there
Western Europe could quite properly see the Ukraine war as it now stands as a great opportunity.
Macron’s impeachment proceedings pass first step
A proposal to impeach President Emmanuel Macron has passed a key hurdle in the French National Assembly, winning the approval of its executive bureau.
Waging lawfare: Italian prosecutors try to imprison a democratically-elected leader
In 2019 Matteo Salvini, then Italy’s Interior Minister, blocked a boat from the pro-migrant NGO Open Arms charity from docking in Italy.
Von der Leyen stamps authority on new European Commission team
In unveiling her new European Commission team, Ursula von der Leyen has asserted her political authority on Brussels.
Meta bans Russian state media networks over ‘foreign interference’
Meta has announced it will bar Russian state media outlets including RT and Rossiya Segodnya from using its Facebook, Instagram, and WhatsApp services.
Tusk admits to legal shortcuts designed to reform judiciary ‘in order to avoid EU intervention’
Poland's PM Donald Tusk has admitted to taking legal "short cuts" in his battle to reform the country's judiciary.
Zelensky and Sikorski clash in Kyiv over Ukraine’s EU accession
Ukraine's timetable for EU accession talks was unrealistic, Poland's foreign minister Radosław Sikorski told President Volodymyr Zelensky during his visit to…
Distraught Polish mother breaks down in tears during TV interview about jailed priest son
Grażyna Olszewska, mother of jailed Polish priest Father Michał Olszewski, broke down in a television interview over her son's treatment in prison.
Hundreds of thousands sign Macron’s impeachment petition
More than 300,000 thousands people have signed the hard-left La France Insoumise (LFI) petition calling for French President Emmanuel Macron's impeachment, the party…
Germany’s new border controls raise questions
Germany has introduced new controls along its borders with Belgium, Luxembourg, the Netherlands and Denmark.
Spaniards in Venezuela held over alleged ‘plot to murder’ President Maduro
Authorities in Venezuela have detained two Spanish nationals on charges of alleged “terrorism” and attempting to assassinate President Nicolás Maduro.
Europe does not define, defend or duplicate itself: on it goes to doom
The first page of Draghi report on the wretched future of Europe provides an unintentional insight into why the SS EUtanic is heading for the iceberg.
Cyclone Boris rips through Central Europe as flooding engulfs region
Germany, Austria, Poland, the Czech Republic, Croatia, Slovenia, Slovakia, Hungary and Romania all are reeling under the brunt of Cyclone Boris.
UK mulls Italy-style deal for asylum seekers
The UK Government has used the Prime Minister Keir Starmer's current visit to Italy to open the door on a deal similar to Rome's third-country processing agreement…
Italian prosecutor demands six years jail for Deputy PM Salvini over migrant disembarkations
Italy's public prosecutor has demanded a six-year prison term for Italian Deputy Prime Minister and Lega party leader Matteo Salvini for allegedly having prevented…
Ukraine asks UN, ICRC to join humanitarian effort in Russia’s Kursk region
Ukraine said on September 16 that it had asked the United Nations and the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) to join humanitarian efforts in Russia's…
Porn pawn: Belarusian sex worker convicted of espionage in Poland
A Belarusian sex worker in Poland has been found guilty of spying for her home country.
Shutting down UK blast furnaces means outsourcing carbon emissions to China
Consider the misguided environmental policies that the British government is currently pursuing.
Russian pranksters release deepfake footage of conversation with Ukrainian ex-president
Russian pranksters "Vova" and "Lexus" have claimed another victim in the shape of Polish foreign minister Radosław Sikorski after impersonating former Ukrainian…
Breton resigns as Commissioner after EC President von der Leyen pushes for replacement
European Commissioner for France Thierry Breton has announced his shock resignation on social media.
Greece to give homeowners incentives to ditch short-term rentals
The Greek Government has said it would give a three-year tax break to homeowners who converted their short-term rentals to long-term ones.
France’s Court of Audit slams Macron’s SNU over ‘chaotic management and underestimated costs’
The French Court of Audit has published a critical report on the Universal National Service (SNU), President Emmanuel Macron's civic-military programme, highlighting…
MEPs earning big on the side
Numerous newly elected MEPs are earning lots of money on the side, new research has shown.
UK’s Farage tells government to ‘Have a go!’, over bid to ban second jobs for MPs
The UK's Labour Government has been accused by former arch-Brexiteer and now MP Nigel Farage of trying to bully him and a colleague and silence TV and radio outlet…
Blame German politicians and their EU elite friends for open border policies in Europe
There are many reasons why European voters are turning to national conservative politics, but the most important one is mass and illegal immigration.
EU protests at Iranian transfer of long-range missiles to Russia
The European Union has issued a statement protesting against the Iranian transfer of long-range missiles to Vladimir Putin's Russia.