CPAC announces Italian edition
The American conservative conference says it is coming to Italy for the first time, with Rome reported as the venue.
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West Midlands Police invites non-Muslim officers to fast for Ramadan
Documents released under freedom of information laws show the force being held up as a model of inclusivity for other public bodies.
Austrian taxpayers fund nearly €400,000 study on ‘right-wing extremism in fashion’
The team conducts fieldwork, archive research and online analysis, and collaborates with the Polarization and Extremism Research & Innovation Lab (PERIL) at American…
German neo-Nazi is officially allowed to call himself Adolfa
Formerly known as André B., the man from the Apolda area completed the official name and gender change in 2025.
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Congressional report finds no scientific basis for masks, distancing or lockdowns
The White House based its official page on the origins of Covid-19 on the same 520-page document, and Anthony Fauci invoked the Fifth Amendment more than 100 times…
Paris makes gender assessments mandatory for all public space projects
The motion argues that a growing "masculinist" movement, which it links to a reactionary right-wing politics, is increasingly challenging feminist policies.
White House officially names Wuhan laboratory leak as the origin of Covid-19
The dossier accuses Anthony Fauci, the National Institutes of Health and the World Health Organisation of burying the theory, days before Fauci refused to answer…
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Tusk government defies constitutional tribunal over foreign same-sex marriage registrations
The change applies to full and abridged marriage certificates and other documents issued from the civil-status register.
Greens demand EU heatwave plan as member states battle wildfires
Across Europe, more than 254,000 hectares had already burned by July 22, according to EFFIS, as wildfires also spread across Spain and Italy.
Seville mayor grants mosque permit as Vox freezes its pact with the PP
Planning officials ruled the scheme lawful, leaving José Luis Sanz with no grounds to refuse.
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Berlin queer commissioner counts Islamists among ‘conservative forces’ after Pride attack
Abdul Ballout, a 21-year-old German citizen with Lebanese roots, drove a hired minibus into pedestrians near the closing rally of the parade in the Tiergarten park…
Merz reopens citizenship-stripping debate after Berlin CSD attack
The German Chancellor's proposal comes in response to the fact that the alleged attacker was not a foreign national.
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Sánchez closes his political year with a record fire, climate excuses and no budget
Investigators traced Spain's largest ever wildfire to a spark from machinery used during a regional ban, while Moncloa pressed again for a state agreement on the…
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Berlin attack lands amid a rightward drift in Europe’s gay vote
Polling in France, Germany and Britain pointed to a realignment among gay and bisexual men, though the picture was far from uniform.
Jewish DJ Barbara Butch files incitement complaints against French left-wing party
The move comes after prosecutors in Grenoble opened an investigation into what authorities described as a possible offence of "concerted obstruction of freedoms"…
Merz picks chancellery chief to lead German conservatives after surrogacy row
Thorsten Frei would take over a Bundestag group shaken by Jens Spahn's resignation over a surrogate birth in the United States.
Austria opens police station in Hitler’s birthplace to deter neo-Nazi pilgrims
Interior minister unveils the converted house in Braunau am Inn as Holocaust survivors say the redesign will not stop extremists making the journey.
Turkish governor deposed for wearing ‘undignified’ cyclist outfit
Turkish authorities cited a loss of authority and respect for the office, with critics arguing that the skin-tight.
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Poland’s President Nawrocki vetoes stalking horse for single sex marriage
The government's legislation would have allowed two adults, regardless of their sex, to sign a cohabitation agreement before a notary and register it with a civil…
Euthanasia passes 10,000 deaths a year in the Netherlands
The steep rise reflects changing social attitudes towards death rather than any change to the law, according to a government-commissioned study.
German CDU leader Spahn quits over surrogacy his party opposes
The parliamentary group chief fathered a son through a surrogate in the United States while his own party fought to keep the practice illegal at home.
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German parliamentary leader Spahn faces backlash over surrogate baby
In 2015, writing in the magazine GQ, he said that as a gay man and a Christian he could hardly warm to the idea of a "rented womb".
Switzerland convicted by ECHR over vegan meals in prison
The Strasbourg Court accepted the claim, recognising that dietary choices can fall under the protection of Article 9.
German transgender neo-Nazi moved to men’s prison
The ministry stressed that the decision was taken independently by correctional officials and not by Justice Minister Constanze Geiert.
Rubio seeks to make ‘poisonous’ far-left terrorism a global counterterrorism priority
The renewed focus follows a string of high-profile attacks attributed to left-wing extremists in Europe and the United States.
Finnish MP Päivi Räsänen barred from transiting through Heathrow after ‘hate speech’ conviction
The veteran MP said she was given no explanation for the reversal despite contacting the British Embassy in Helsinki.
EBU and European Athletics issue TV guidelines to curb ‘sexualisation’ of women’s sport
It advises producers and camera operators to prioritise athletic performance while avoiding shots that could be perceived as objectifying female competitors.
France legalises euthanasia after government overrides Senate
Until now French law let doctors sedate the dying but treated the deliberate causing of death as a criminal offence.
One of the few white French players hit with racist abuse after Spain defeat
Lucas Digne, who endured a difficult evening against Spain's teenage winger Lamine Yamal and conceded the penalty that opened the scoring.
Dutch hospitals to perform abortions up to 24 weeks in non-medical cases
Babies born from around 22 to 24 weeks can now survive with modern neonatal care.