Berlin schoolchildren will no longer study Communist East Germany
The City of Berlin is reportedly planning to change the curriculum for schoolchildren in the German capital, removing the study the history of the German Democratic…
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Iran tortures women but Western feminists only reply with ‘context’ and ‘relativism’
The latest events in Iran have once again exposed a familiar and uncomfortable pattern in Western politics. Women are beaten, imprisoned, killed.
More deaths than births in Europe for the first time since 1918
For the first time since the end of the First World War, more people are dying than are being born in Europe.
German parliament push to deny access and pay to ‘extremists’ working for MPs
The leader of Germany's Bundestag, or parliament, is pushing for stricter rules to deny both access and pay to “extremists” who work for German MPs.
Fading, forgotten Europe has been dropped from the world order
Metaphors mislead. What is going on in the world in the first month of the second quarter of the 21st century is unlike anything that has occurred before.
Iranian regime ‘doomed’ says resistance group as hundreds protest in Brussels
Hundreds of Iranians gathered today in Schuman, Brussels, to express solidarity with the widespread protests currently taking place in Iran.
UK’s Metropolitan Police employed child rapists as officers ‘to improve diversity’
The UK's Metropolitan Police is facing fierce criticism after a damning review revealed it allowed highly problematic and serious dangerous criminals to enter its…
Under Trump, America is fulfilling its Roman destiny
At long last, in its 250th year, the American Republic has caught up with its explicitly Roman founding model.
US considers sanctions on German intelligence officials over AfD surveillance
The Trump administration is reportedly considering targeted sanctions against senior officials of Germany’s domestic intelligence service, the Bundesamt für Verfassungsschutz…
Polish Government calls on Brussels to stop TikTok videos calling for ‘Polexit’
Poland’s government has asked the European Union to take measures against the social media platform TikTok after allegedly AI-generated clips appeared on the platform…
‘At last’: Venezuelans abroad celebrate Maduro ouster
Some of the nearly eight million Venezuelans who fled economic collapse and repression under Nicolas Maduro gathered in their thousands in cities worldwide on Saturday…
Caused by fireworks? Amsterdam historic church destroyed in blaze
Residents of Amsterdam are mourning the loss of the historic neo-Gothic Vondelkerk, which was destroyed by fire on New Year’s Eve.
Conservative TV channel claims top spot in French news, despite criticisms
CNews, a conservative television channel owned by right-wing billionaire Vincent Bolloré, has emerged as France’s most-watched news outlet despite criticism and…
President Nawrocki says Poland must be ready to defend its border with Germany
Polish President Karol Nawrocki has said Poland must remain “ready to defend its western border” with Germany, despite both countries being in the EU and NATO.
Greta Thunberg arrested in London during pro-Palestinian protest
Swedish climate activist Greta Thunberg was arrested in London December 23 while demonstrating in support of Palestine Action members who are on hunger strike in…
‘Civilisational erasure’ and ‘transgressive decay’ indeed befalling Europe
German Chancellor Friedrich Merz recently declared that the rules-based alliance of normative values once binding the US and Europe had come to an end, posing unprecedented…
Top Polish lawyer warns EU court seizes power over Constitutional Tribunal
The judgment of the Court of Justice of the European Union (CJEU) of December 18 constitutes one of the most far-reaching examples of a European Union institution…
Epstein saga pulls in Spanish actress Obregón
The saga of the late US paedophile Jeffery Epstein now has a Spanish chapter about the relationship between Epstein and Spanish actress and socialite Ana Obregón.
The elite are selling a lie and the people know it now
It is a supreme irony that the nations we once celebrated as the cradles of liberal democracy—the United Kingdom, the "mother of parliaments"—are now the very…
EU’s top court rules that Polish Constitutional Court is illegitimate
The European Court of Justice (ECJ) has sided with the European Commission and the Polish Government in ruling that Poland's Constitutional Court (TK) does not meet…
The only way out may be revolutionary thinking
Amid all the public discourse about the threat of political extremism – especially of the Right but also of the Left – and the constant fretting about “division”…
Macron says fine on drug use to rise to €500
President Emmanuel Macron announced that the fixed penalty fine for drug use in France will increase from €200 to €500.
Constitutional watchdog warns of ‘hard-right codes’ on German licence plates
Germany’s secret service is concerned about seemingly innocent letters on vehicle licence plates that may convey covert right-wing extremist messages.
General strike hits planes, trains and services in Portugal
Widespread disruption hit Portuguese air travel and trains, hospitals and schools today as the unions called the biggest nationwide strike action for more than a…
Ex-PMs Verhofstadt and Renzi call for regime change in Iran
Former Belgian prime minister Guy Verhofstadt and former Italian prime minister Matteo Renzi said they support regime change in Iran, endorsing the National Council…
Most German welfare recipients ‘not looking for work’, study finds
Most recipients of the German Bürgergeld (citizen’s stipend) are not actively looking for work.
Poland’s Supreme Court rejects EU attempts to regulate judicial system
A joint session of two chambers of the Polish Supreme Court has adopted a resolution that rejects the right of the European Union to regulate Poland’s judicial…
Dutch ‘green transition hurts working class while rich reap subsidies’
In the Netherlands, low-income and vulnerable citizens are disproportionately shouldering the financial and health burdens of climate policies, whilst wealthier…
Macron proposes ‘labelling’ for ‘reliable’ news outlets
French President Emmanuel Macron has floated the idea of creating an official media “label”, claiming it would identify "trustworthy" journalism and help fight…
German firms leave business association after it ends AfD ‘contact ban’
The decision of a major business association to drop its “no contact” policy with right-wing opposition party Alternative for Germany (AfD) is making waves in…