French Imam says commemoration of beheaded teacher Paty pains Muslims
On the fifth anniversary of the brutal beheading of history teacher Samuel Paty by a radical Islamist, Abdelali Mamoun, Imam at the historic Grande Mosquée de Paris,…
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Uproar after Merz says migration ’causes problems’ in German cities
German Chancellor Friedrich Merz has caused huge uproar on the German Left with a casual remark about how migration has negatively affected the country’s cities.
Israeli football fans not welcome in Birmingham over fear of violence
Supporters of Israeli football club Maccabi Tel Aviv have been banned from attending their team's UEFA Europa League match against UK team Aston Villa at Villa Park,…
Norwegian Church says ‘sorry’ to LGBT community for ‘shame’ it caused
The Lutheran Church of Norway has formally apologised to the country’s LGBTQ community for the discrimination and harassment it subjected them to in the past.
Vatican quietly allocates prayer room for Muslims
The Vatican's Apostolic Library has provided a dedicated prayer room for Muslim visitors, causing a heated debate online.
Flotilla activists welcomed home as heroes upon return
Activists from several international flotillas aiming to deliver aid to Gaza have been arriving home after being detained by Israeli forces.
Antifa admits to burning castle of ‘right-wing’ German noblewoman
The left-wing activist group Antifa has claimed responsibility for an arson attack which destroyed an historic German castle.
Sexism row erupts over statue celebrating Polish nurses
A statue of a nurse placed outside of a hospital in Zielona Góra, southwestern Poland, has been slammed by medical professionals for being sexist.
Italian Government wants to ban burqas and niqabs
Italy's ruling Fratelli d'Italia (FdI) party tabled a ban for veils that fully cover the face in public spaces, schools, universities, offices and shops.
Activist ‘stupid’ Thunberg accidentally uses picture of Israeli hostage to show Israeli cruelty
Eco-warrior turned anti-capitalist pro-Palestine agitator Greta Thunberg has made an awkward PR blunder on Instagram.
‘The meaning of woman’ has been eroded in Europe’s gender policies
European institutions are undergoing a “structural transformation” in the way sex and gender are understood in law and governance.
Jew-hatred now marked ‘Made in Great Britain’
October 7, 2023 will, like Kristallnacht, live forever in the Jewish collective memory, not just for the proto-genocide of 1,200 Jews in Israel but also the ensuing…
The rape of Europe: When civilisation surrenders to barbarism
The acquittal of ten suspects in a Vienna sexual abuse case involving a twelve-year-old girl represents far more than a judicial failure.
Eurostar adds skirts for men in new gender neutral uniform collection
Eurostar has introduced a new, gender neutral uniform for its employees, including skirts for men.
‘Trump’s US drags Europe to the Right,’ ECFR study says
The US, under President Donald Trump, is exporting its culture war into Europe, deliberately dragging the continent’s politics to the Right.
‘Your gender reform is illegal’, Brussels tells Slovakia
The European Commission has slammed Slovakia’s latest constitutional amendment, warning that the move to enshrine “traditional” values on gender and sexuality…
Slovak Government approves ‘traditional’ constitutional reform on gender ideology
Slovakia's parliament or National Council has approved an amendment to enshrine "traditional" values on gender and sexuality in the country’s Constitution.
Not all in the same boat: Gaza flotilla leadership turns on itself over ‘woke’ agenda
Internal conflicts have hit the board of directors of the Global Sumud Flotilla (GSF), a multinational convoy of several dozen vessels aiming to breach Israel’s…
Tomb of prominent Belgian Jewish Liberal desecrated
A tribute in remembrance of Jean Gol, a Jewish Liberal statesman in Belgium, was targeted amid a violent protest by pro-Palestinian activists yesterday.
Macrons to offer ‘scientific evidence’ to US court to prove Brigitte born female
French President Emmanuel Macron and his wife Brigitte are preparing to submit photographic and scientific evidence to a US court to confirm that Mrs Macron is biologically…
Trump to label Antifa a ‘terrorist organisation’
US President Donald Trump announced he will classify Antifa as a "major terrorist organisation".
It is rather simple: Will our nations survive or soon dissolve into pulp?
London roared with defiance last weekend, as hundreds of thousands rallied to reclaim England’s spirit. St.
Charlie Kirk shooting suspect charged with his murder
The suspect in the fatal shooting of prominent US right-wing political activist Charlie Kirk has been formally charged with his murder.
German President slams Belgium for ‘anti-Semitism’ after ban over Israeli conductor
A decision by the Flanders Festival Ghent to cancel a concert by the Munich Philharmonic Orchestra over its incoming Israeli conductor, Lahav Shani, has ignited…
Sewer: The NYT was signalling to its audience that Kirk was not really a victim
In civilisational terms, the murder of Charlie Kirk was a random act by a deranged individual whose contemptible motives deserve little analysis and even less mercy.
Trump sends in military to make cities safe — why isn’t Europe doing the same?
Will President Donald Trump send federal forces into crime-ridden Chicago?
Top German football player reprimanded for condemning the suspected murder of Charlie Kirk
Footballer Felix Nmecha, who plays with German top team BVB Dortmund and with the national team, has got into hot water after expressing his sympathy for Charlie…
When cancel culture pulls the trigger: The murder of Charlie Kirk
What is cancel culture? It is murdering a young father who organised debates at universities so that adults could reason, engage in dialogue, and confront ideas.
The knife through Zarutska’s neck, the bullet through Kirk and anti-white racism
A world where one is attacked, even murdered, because of the colour of one’s skin, is something we in the West are supposed to have left behind, right?
Belgian festival cancels German orchestra concert over its Israeli conductor
The organisers of the Flanders Festival in the Belgian town of Ghent have cancelled a concert by the Munich Philharmonic Orchestra – because, they said, it was…