How they do it there: Argentina posts 4.4% growth in 2025 under Milei
Argentina’s economy grew 4.4 per cent in 2025, according to the latest figures released by National Institute of Statistics and Censuses (INDEC).
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Forty per cent of Berlin Police applicants fail German test
An inquiry into the qualifications of police applicants in Berlin has yielded results which politicians have called "shocking".
Young men without purpose mean lethargy or rage across Europe
In 2002 Fox aired one season of a remarkably entertaining science fiction show created by Joss Whedon.
European law professors call for EU probe into Mandelson’s tenure as Commissioner
A coalition of eminent legal scholars has called on European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen to launch an immediate investigation into former European…
The decline of liberty
Never was there more high-minded talk about republican ideals in ancient Rome than in the age of Augustus, the first de facto emperor who definitively buried the…
German Government agrees on repealing controversial ‘green heating’ law
The German Government parties have announced an agreement to scrap a controversial legal obligation to phase out oil and gas heating systems.
Paris elections: Greens face criticism over candidates’ sexual profiling
In France, ahead of the municipal Paris elections in March, the Greens Party reportedly created a file specifying the sexual orientation of the candidates whom David…
Polish opposition calls on US to offer Poland defence loan as alternative to EU proposal
The Polish opposition Conservatives (PiS) have called on the current US Republican administration to propose an attractive loan offer for the country to purchase…
France appoints new president at Louvre after jewellery heist
The president of France's famed Palace of Versailles took over as head of the Louvre following a litany of problems at the world's most-visited museum including…
Dutch Government bows to pressure over controversial tax on unrealised gains
Dutch finance minister Eelco Heinen has announced a dramatic reversal of the recently approved -- and passionately opposed -- Box 3 tax reform.
German budget deficit in 2025 deeper into the red
Germany’s public sector has incurred a record deficit in 2025, according to numbers published by the country’s Federal Statistical Office.
From our man in Sofia: ‘The future of the Right is in this ancient city’
“What’s next?” That’s the question on everyone’s minds across the West.
UK Greens plan ‘housing and income’ for all illegal migrants
The UK Green Party leader Zack Polanski wants illegal migrants to be given free housing and paid an income with no requirement to work.
‘Child porn found in cell’ of notorious Belgian paedophile and killer
Images depicting the sexual abuse of minors were reportedly found in the prison cell of Marc Dutroux, the infamous convicted Belgian paedophile and serial killer.
Will move by Italian MEP Vannacci bolster EU conservatives from the Right?
The former deputy leader of the Italian League party says he will join the Europe of Sovereign Nations (ESN) group in the European Parliament.
The UK: Will it become a hermit country wandering in a delusional fun house?
The blunderbuss British government of Keir Starmer, now wallowing in the upper teens in the polls, struggling to keep a paper-thin lead over the Conservatives, the…
Turkey to introduce mandatory ID verification for social media users
Turkish users of Facebook and X may soon be forced to sign up using their official government ID.
Medvedev threatens nuclear strikes on France and UK if they arm Kyiv with nukes
Dmitry Medvedev, deputy chairman of Russia's Security Council, stated that Russia could launch nuclear strikes on France and the UK if they provide Ukraine with…
Mélenchon wants French media conglomerates to be broken up or seized
Jean Luc Mélenchon, leader of radical left La France Insoumise (LFI), announced today at the party press conference that, if LFI wins the 2027 presidential election,…
Polish Parliament Speaker pledges country’s support for Ukraine’s EU accession bid
The Speaker of Poland's Parliament has promised to support Ukraine on its path to European Union membership.
As the US and Israel prepare for war, the EU sinks into irrelevance
The drums of war are sounding again across the Middle East.
‘Regulate platforms, not children’: Council of Europe criticises ban on social media for teens
Going against several European Union countries' moves to ban social media for teenagers, the Council of Europe criticised a possible blanket ban on social media,…
Despite drop in 2025, Russian oil exports exceed pre-war volumes: report
While Russian oil exports dropped last year, Russia is still exporting higher volumes than before its invasion of Ukraine in 2022, researchers said Tuesday, calling…
Hungary accuses Kyiv of election meddling via Ukraine’s Druzhba pipeline strike
Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orbán has accused Ukraine of deliberately targeting the Druzhba oil pipeline to interfere in Hungary's upcoming April elections
German army cuts minimum term for stint at eastern front amid volunteer shortage rumours
Germany’s Bundeswehr has cut the minimum contract term for soldiers who volunteer to serve with the army’s 45th Armoured Brigade in Lithuania, Brussels Signal…
In Ireland now, Catholics will be insulted for showing their faith
Within a Europe that is abandoning its traditional values as decisively as an iceberg in the Caribbean, no country seems to be changing as irreversibly as Ireland.
German police launch investigation against pensioner for calling Chancellor Merz ‘Pinocchio’ online
The police in Heilbronn in Southwestern Germany have launched an investigation against a pensioner who referred to German Chancellor Friedrich Merz as “Pinocchio”…
High tobacco taxes risk fueling illicit trade and undermining health goals, EESC says
The European Economic and Social Committee (EESC) has cautioned that abrupt or excessive increases in excise duties on tobacco and nicotine products could drive…
Germany’s ruling CDU wants to stop Gaza payments via UNRWA
Germany’s Christian Democratic Union (CDU) has unanimously adopted a resolution at its federal party congress in Stuttgart demanding an end to German and European…
‘Merz is the new Merkel’: German Chancellor sets course leftwards at party convention
The big party convention of Germany’s Christian Democratic Party (CDU) has ended well for Chancellor Friedrich Merz, but may bode ill for the country as a whole.