New UK Online Safety Act triggers digital content restrictions
The day after the UK’s Online Safety Act came into force, protests outside hotels housing asylum seekers were effectively erased from public view for youngsters…
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Co-leader of German Green Youth calls for armed struggle against AfD
Armed resistance against a possible right-wing Alternative for Germany (AfD) government might be needed, according to Jette Nietzard, co-leader of the youth wing…
Social media ‘Hitler chic’ means Nazism may lose all meaning
One of the most absurd features of our times is the intentional and unintentional attempts to, for lack of a better term, “make Hitler cool again.
Every metric in British life reeks of necrosis
Jericho did not fall simply because of the trumpets, and Britain is not falling simply because of its utterly contemptible Labour government.
German SPD politician steps down after drawing swastika on ballot beside AfD candidate’s name
The deputy speaker of Baden-Württemberg's parliament announced his resignation from that office after drawing a swastika on a ballot during an anonymous vote.
A record 742,000 pensioners in Germany now depend on welfare
The number of German old-age pensioners relying on social welfare has risen by 32 per cent since 2020, to a record 742,000.
Will Gazans be relocated to Europe?
What I am about to outline is quite disturbing. So much so, in fact, that I sincerely hope to be mistaken in the connections being drawn.
Netflix doc leads to new probe into French rock singer Bertrand Cantat
French prosecutors have reopened an investigation into rock singer Bertrand Cantat, after a Netflix documentary series in March described possible violence before…
German interior minister hits out at decision to drop personal interviews for citizenship
The decision to drop personal interviews in Germany's citizenship application process is wrong, according to the country's interior minister, Alexander Dobrindt.
Is civil war coming to the West?
Is the West on the brink of civil war? A question that would have seemed absurd a decade ago, is becoming ever more prevalent.
Illegal asylum seekers in Germany from Greece hits 8,000 already this year, ministry says
The German interior ministry has said that about 8,000 migrants have moved from Greece to Germany, in violation of the European Union’s Dublin Regulations, between…
Syrians in Europe show support for violence against Druze at home
In Germany and the Netherlands, hundreds of radical Syrian migrants have been showing support for the new regime in Syria and the violence against minorities in…
Dutch council rules country can no longer return single male asylum seekers to Belgium
The Dutch Council of State has ruled that the Netherlands no longer can return single male asylum seekers to Belgium because of “structural failures” in the…
Court rules German comedian’s tweets mocking assassination attempt on Trump ‘unpunishable satire’
The Berlin District Court has ruled that a social media post by comedian Sebastian Hotz about the assassination attempt on US President Donald Trump constituted…
German Chancellor Merz tells Muslim students: Respect our constitutional order
German chancellor Friedrich Merz has used a visit at a university in Hannover (Lower Saxony) to remind Muslim students to respect the Liberal constitutional order…
‘AFP reporters face starvation’ in Gaza, warns journalists association
The Agence France Presse (AFP) association of journalists (SDJ) said reporters posted in Gaza working for the news agency were facing starvation due to food shortages…
East German State requires new citizens to recognise Israel’s right to exist
The east German state of Brandenburg has changed the rules for naturalisation procedures.
Anti-migration protests across Poland as tensions mount over German pushbacks
Tens of thousands of Poles in 80 cities attended marches against “uncontrolled migration” as slammed by the centre-left government led by Prime Minister Donald…
German public broadcaster under fire after protesters disrupt AfD interview
German State TV station ARD was facing criticism in Conservative circles after allowing protesters to drown out an open-air interview with Alice Weidel, leader of…
Dutch judge ‘lenient’ on Ethiopian parents who beat their children ‘due to cultural differences’
A court in the Dutch city of The Hague has given what was regarded as a lenient sentence to Ethiopian parents who severely beat their children - because they had…
Never forget: the truth is the gallant Joe McCarthy was right
Myths survive not because they’re true but because they satisfy a social need.
Germany deports Afghan criminals back home in second flight
After a hiatus of almost a year, Germany has organised a second deportation flight to Afghanistan.
Czech President signs law criminalising Communist propaganda
Czech President Petr Pavel signed a landmark amendment to the Criminal Code, criminalising the promotion of communist ideology, placing it on par with Nazi propaganda.
‘Stratosphere jumper’ Baumgartner dies in paragliding accident
Record-breaking Austrian skydiver Felix Baumgartner has been killed in a paragliding accident in Italy.
Polish minister decries Ukrainian school textbook that ‘blames Poland for Volhynia massacre’
Poland’s education minister Barbara Nowacka protested to her counterpart in Ukraine over passages in a Ukrainian school textbook that blamed Poles for the events…
German university revokes Islamic student union’s status
The university of Kiel in the Northern German State of Schleswig-Holstein said it would revoke the status of the Islamic University Group (IHG) as an official student…
Countries defy the ECHR: Is the end of ‘human rights’ in Europe approaching?
Amidst a heated election campaign in Poland, observers have witnessed a ground-breaking and unprecedented event—an open letter from representatives of nine countries…
AfD candidate blocked from mayoral race in Germany over ‘loyalty to Constitution’ concerns
Uwe Detert, the Alternative for Germany (AfD) candidate for mayor of the German city of Lage, has been barred from running.
Artists boycott Belgian music festival over Franco-Israeli singer’s presence
Just days before Belgium’s Francofolies de Spa music festival kicks off, several artists have pulled out in protest over the inclusion of Franco-Israeli pop star…
As the bodies of dead babies are dug up, innocent nuns are vilified
This week, the largest excavation of a burial site in Irish history began in Tuam, County Galway.