An empire that cannot speak its name
There is a parlour game popular among European commentators that consists of arguing whether the United States is doomed.
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Rubio meets Pope Leo XIV at Vatican amid US-Holy See tensions
The visit by Washington's top diplomat come after US President Donald Trump's extraordinary criticism of the Pope.
Brussels vows to end EU poverty by 2050 while importing millions of poor immigrants
The European Commission has set out to eliminate poverty in a quarter of a century, even as the same institution promotes the arrival of millions non-EU nationals…
Muslims now make up almost half of all pupils in Vienna’s public schools
The Islamisation of Vienna’s public school system is progressing rapidly.
Belgian health minister calls tobacco industry ‘criminal’ as court derails his anti-smoking policy
Belgian health minister Frank Vandenbroucke has branded the tobacco industry a "criminal" sector with "no future".
Men ‘bad for the planet’, new academic paper declares
A new academic paper has declared that male behaviour is damaging the planet, with elite white Western men singled out as a particular obstacle to action on climate…
Reform UK heads for major gains in British local elections
Led by pro-Brexit campaigner Nigel Farage, Reform UK has surged in opinion polls largely due to its hardline stance on immigration.
Armenian activists accuse EU of “hypocrisy” over biased human rights stance favouring pro-EU allies
“It is hypocritical for the EU to support democracy, human rights, and a dignified life for Ukrainians in their own country, but not for Armenians.
France moves to extend detention of dangerous irregular immigrants
The bill would allow authorities to hold foreigners subject to deportation orders for up to seven months.
‘European Commission’s housing plan will worsen the crisis’, scholars warn
As the European Commission moves to tackle the housing crisis through joint meetings with the European Parliament and European mayors, scholars have warned that…
Leipzig car-ramming suspect had recent psychiatric care, German authorities say
A 63-year-old woman and a 77-year-old man, both German citizens, died at the scene.
Man known to police rams car into Leipzig pedestrians in suspected deliberate attack
A 33-year-old man already known to police has driven a car into a crowd of pedestrians on a busy shopping street in the eastern German city of Leipzig, killing two…
Mass migration fuels Sweden’s gang shootings as 23 innocent bystanders killed in three years
Prime Minister Ulf Kristersson, in a televised address to the nation in 2023, said the violence was the result of "an irresponsible immigration policy and a failed…
Win victory in a democracy: Just give the people what they want and need
Elites worldwide are saying that incoming Hungarian Prime Minister Péter Magyar’s win is a template for how to beat conservative populism worldwide.
Sweden to apply stricter citizenship rules for applicants
It will be more difficult to become a Swedish citizen after the Swedish government approved a new citizenship law.
The anti-fascists are now funding fascists
In recent weeks, I keep coming across new items that need constant double-checking, because they are so absurd that at first glance they appear made up.
Swedish Government drops concept of ‘Islamophobia’
Sweden’s Government has formally abandoned the term “Islamophobia” in its official communications and policy documents, describing the concept as problematic…
Midnight Express 2026: EU indifferent to European tourists in Turkish prison
The shadow of Alan Parker’s Midnight Express has returned to Istanbul.
University of Vienna cancels award for famous mathematician due to his criticism of gender studies and climate change
The University of Vienna in Austria has abruptly cancelled an award ceremony for one of the country’s most prominent authors and mathematicians, Rudolf Taschner.
Berlin SPD wants to set up ‘rental police’ to combat exorbitant rents
The Social Democratic Party (SPD) in the German capital of Berlin has announced plans to set up a special investigative unit to examine thousands of rental contracts…
Anti-whites bar in Berlin received €662,000 subsidies
A Berlin café and "intersectional" co-working space that explicitly bars white people from entry has received more than €662,000 in German taxpayer subsidies…
France’s domestic intelligence agency monitors ‘masculinist threat’, reluctantly
France’s domestic intelligence agency, the Direction Générale de la Sécurité Intérieure (DGSI), is facing internal pushback over government pressure to elevate…
Disbelief as Polish liberal paper prints call for ‘beating and murder’ of opponents
A Polish liberal magazine has published an opinion piece saying journalists and readers of a right-wing papers are only fit for "beating and murder".
Weak, sinking Merz has no intention of following through on any of his promises
German Chancellor Friedrich Merz is a man who knows what to say to grab headlines.
Mohamed tops baby name charts in Andalusia as immigration reshapes the Spanish region
Spain's most populous region is the latest European territory to reach a milestone already recorded in England and Wales, Belgium and parts of Germany and France.
Tech has broken our entire world model, but we are in denial
Geopolitics is in flux, history has “returned”, there is war, political upheaval and technological disruption everywhere: These matters command an overwhelming…
Zemmour’s Reconquête party wins case against Lyon’s migrant NGO funding
The administrative court in Lyon has annulled a municipal subsidy granted to the NGO SOS Méditerranée after a legal challenge by the Reconquête party, led by…
Pro-migrant Italian MEP removed as mayor after migration-related conviction
Italian left-wing MEP Mimmo Lucano, widely known as the “pro-migrant mayor” for his refugee reception policies, has been removed from his role as Mayor of Riace.
France restarts deportations to Algeria after diplomatic freeze
France has quietly resumed the deportation of Algerian nationals in recent weeks, signalling a discreet but significant shift in migration co-operation between Paris…
UK enters historic demographic shift as deaths set to outnumber births from now
The United Kingdom is on the cusp of a profound demographic turning point, with deaths projected to exceed births every year from mid-2026 onwards.