Polish radio station U-turns on AI journalists replacing live presenters
Publicly owned Off Radio Kraków has stopped using AI journalists in place of human presenters after protests from reporters and the State media regulator.
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French RN chief Bardella cries ‘censorship’ as train network SNCF bans his book ads
France's National Rally (RN) president Jordan Bardella has claimed he is the target of “censorship” after adverts for his new book, Ce que je cherche (What I'm…
‘Tax the rich’: French MPs approve billionaire levy
French MPs have approved a leftist-backed amendment to increase tax on billionaires as part of the country’s budget proposal.
An accused cop or soldier, his human rights vanish like a lizard down a crack
Two years ago, Chris Kaba, a black Londoner, professional criminal and violent gang-member was shot dead by a member of the London Metropolitan Police while driving…
Exiled Puigdemont retakes presidency of Spain’s Junts party
Catalan separatist Carles Puigdemont, who is still wanted by the Spanish justice system, has been reinstated as leader of the Together for Catalonia (Junts per…
Notre-Dame entry-fee plan angers Catholic Church
French Minister of Culture Rachida Dati has proposed a €5 entry fee for visitors to the medieval Notre-Dame Cathedral in Paris sparking strong opposition from…
Spanish left-wing big-gun resigns over sexual abuse allegations
Íñigo Errejón, spokesperson for the far left-wing party Sumar in the Spanish Congress, has announced his resignation from that position and his seat, and has…
Norway aims to raise age limit for social media users
The Norwegian Government has said it wants to raise the age limit for social media used by teens in the country through an amendment of its Personal Data Act.
EP awards Sakharov Prize to Venezuelan opposition leaders
The European Parliament has handed its annual Sakharov Prize for Freedom of Thought to Venezuelan opposition leaders Maria Corina Machado and Edmundo Gonzalez for…
Von der Leyen attacks nationalism, embraces ‘Europeanism’, wants ‘new wind of change’
European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen has outlined her vision for the European Union at the inauguration ceremony of the College of Europe campus in…
Labour party-linked UK anti-hate speech NGO ‘tried to kill Musk’s Twitter’
Responding to the news of the scheme, Musk stated: "This is war".
Left-wing MEP Salis: a target of ‘Orbán’s authoritarian regime’ or a ‘common thug’?
Illaria Salis, an Italian left-wing MEP associated with Antifa, has outlined her defence following the announcement of the Hungarian authorities' request to revoke…
Italian left-wing judiciary under fire regarding political criticisms of PM Meloni
A top Italian magistrate has faced criticism after sending an email where he described Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni as "dangerous" due to her political…
Putin it about? Alleged sex-tape recordings of Russian spy with Polish journalists
The Russian spy Pavel Rubtsov, among individuals released as part of the prisoner swap with the US in August, is reported to have recorded several of his "encounters…
Unelected ex-eurocrat speaks: EU regulation of X ‘saves democracy’, Thierry Breton claims
Breton’s criticism of Musk’s handling of X has sparked criticism from many within the sector, who see Musk as a visionary and Breton as an out-of-touch bureaucrat.
Poland’s ruling party attempts to stop opposition-backed Independence Day March
Warsaw mayor Rafał Trzaskowski, an ally of Polish Prime Minister Donald Tusk, has refused permission for a group allied with the Polish Right to hold the annual…
Any more of this human ‘progress’ and we will hit species extinction
A former British soldier, Adam Smith-Connor, was last week convicted of silently praying for the soul of his aborted child outside an abortion clinic in Bournemouth…
Ireland announces EU-wide online speech controls
Unveiled on October 21, the Online Safety Code - a document drawn up by the country's Coimisiún na Meán media regulator - applies across the EU for platforms that…
Nazi-communist-fascist-whatever: this is what establishment panic looks like
Last week, The Atlantic magazine published a piece with a bold headline: “Trump is speaking like Hitler, Stalin, and Mussolini.
Gulen, the powerful cleric accused of orchestrating a Turkish coup, dies
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German security agency pledges allegiance to Antifa, despite its links with violent extremists
One of Germany's state-level security agencies, meant to prevent extremism and espionage, has announced it is in solidarity with Antifa, a far-left political movement.
Environmentalists hate Western civilisation, so they hate the achievements of Jews
During an interview I once called Greta Thunberg the Meghan Markle of environmentalism, meaning that, like the Duchess of Sussex, the Swedish activist’s media…
French feminists cancel event in Brussels amid death threats from trans activists
French journalist and author Dora Moutot and feminist activist Marguerite Stern have had to cancel a scheduled conference at Café Laïque in Brussels following…
US elections: Democrats hoping to gain ground with overseas voting
In the lead-up to the US elections, the Democratic Party has been trying to increase voter turnout by courting citizens living abroad.
Italy approves bill criminalising surrogate motherhood
Italian lawmakers have approved a bill making surrogate motherhood a "universal crime".
European Parliament ‘dropping gender-balance rules to keep hard-right out of power’
The European Parliament is dropping rules on gender balance to prevent the hard-right from holding any position of power, three female MEPs have claimed.
Delicious: Dutch are eating more meat despite government veggie push
The Dutch public has increased their meat consumption despite a government attempt to impose a top-down "protein shift" towards no-meat meals.
Islamic State-aligned terror faction calls for ‘revenge’ violence on German LGBT events
A terror cell aligned with the Islamic State (IS) has called for lone-wolf attacks on LGBT events in Germany, according to local news reports.
PCs and games consoles not covered by EU’s ‘right to repair’ directive
The European Union's Right to Repair legislation does not include the products that consumers repair most often, such as PCs and games consoles, activists said at…
Council of Europe commission report is a punch on the nose for Tusk’s justice minister
The Venice Commission, an advisory body of the Council of Europe, has analysed the legal reforms being proposed by Polish justice minister Adam Bodnar, and has advised…