US VP Vance slams EU censorship at Paris AI Summit
US Vice-President JD Vance has used his first foreign trip in office to criticise the European Union’s AI regulations, warning that excessive oversight could hinder…
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Polish opposition reports museum to prosecutors for allegedly ‘selling child porn’
Poland’s main opposition Conservatives (PiS) have reported Warsaw city’s Museum of Modern Art (MSN) to prosecutors for allegedly displaying and selling child…
Israel’s Likud party joins Patriots.eu in European Parliament as observer
The European Parliament right-wing alliance Patriots.eu has announced that Israel’s Likud party has joined its ranks as an observer member.
‘Let’s buy California from Trump’ – Danes push back at Trump’s Greenland dream
A group of Danish citizens has launched an initiative to buy California from the US and transform it into a Danish territory as a response to US President Donald…
Austrian security agents raid home of British activist over alleged Hamas membership
Austrian State security services have raided the Vienna home and studio of Richard Medhurst, a self-described "independent journalist" and pro-Palestinian activist.
USAID in the EU: this is not development assistance, it is ideological warfare
For years, the US Agency for International Development (USAID) has quietly funnelled millions into European Union countries under the pretext of promoting democracy,…
Polish police ‘detain pensioner who criticised pro-Tusk charity chief’
A squad of three policemen, including the deputy chief of city police, have detained a pensioner after raiding her home because of a social media message, it has…
Explosive: US government’s deep involvement in European journalism
The US government, through the United States Agency for International Development (USAID), has been funnelling millions of dollars into student and professional…
Man dies in yet another Brussels shooting in drugs trade hotspot
A man has been shot dead in the Brussels' municipality of Anderlecht.
Macron files complaint over picture depicting him beheaded and bloody
French President Emmanuel Macron has filed a legal complaint in response to a painting depicting him beheaded with his neck dripping blood.
Brussels rocked by outbreak of shootings
A man has been shot in the leg near the Clemenceau metro station in Brussels. His condition was initially described as critical but later as stabilised.
Without USAID, the EU will have to pay for its own propaganda
President Donald Trump’s decision to dismantle the United States Agency for International Development (USAID) has left Democrats reeling and knees quaking in Brussels.
German gays back hard-right AfD, poll suggests
The hard-right Alternative for Germany (AfD) party is the most popular among German users of gay dating app Romeo.com, according to the site's survey.
Sweden’s deadliest attack leaves 11 dead at city school
Eleven people have been killed in a shooting at an adult education centre in the Swedish city of Orebro, police said.
France slumps into housing crisis, report warns
The French Housing Foundation, formerly known as the Abbé Pierre Foundation, has warned that France was "sinking into a housing crisis, with 4 million people who…
NGO wants ‘carcinogenic’ non-sugar sweetener banned
Food NGO Food Watch, food consumer app Yuka and the French foundation League Against Cancer have launched a Europe-wide petition calling for a ban on aspartame,…
Islam critic convicted of hate crimes in Sweden after Quran-burning associate shot dead
Salwan Najem, an Islam-critic whose fellow Quran-burning activist Salwan Momika was shot dead on January 29 in Stockholm, has been convicted of incitement against…
First porn app on iPhone under EU rules angers Apple
Apple has criticised a pornography app newly available on iPhones in the European Union, claiming it was "required by the European Commission to allow it".
Feminism, a triumph of biological illogic over reproductive realities
Those poor, deluded German CDU demonstrators who last week denounced their party – with their winsome SHAME ON YOU placards - for agreeing to AfD demands to cut…
Georgian police arrest government opposition leaders at protest
Georgian police have arrested two government opposition leaders during street protests against the ruling administration.
Can streets be sexist? EU cities push for more inclusive public spaces
The French Socialist-led city of Nantes has announced plans to revamp public spaces in the name of equality as part of the city 2025 budget.
Amazon hits reverse and ramps up ad spending on X
US technology giant Amazon has boosted its advertisement spending on social media giant X.
Meta settles with Trump, pays $25m in account bans case
Facebook owner Meta has agreed to pay €25 million (€24.
How to be great again: Europe’s right-wing must form a cohesive vision
Barely a week goes by where there is not another “Make Europe Great Again” event somewhere on the old continent.
Quran-burning activist Salwan Momika shot dead in Sweden
Salwan Momika, an Iraqi refugee in Sweden who became world-famous after carrying out several Quran burnings, has been shot dead.
Dutch police arrests three over theft of priceless Romanian gold masterpieces
Dutch police have arrested three suspects over the theft of golden archaeological masterpieces from Romania.
EU establishment outrage at ‘Islamophobic’ editorial in news outlet Euractiv
The European Union establishment has reacted angrily over the publication of an "Islamophobic" editorial in legacy "Eurobubble" news outlet Euractiv.
Storm over Polish minister’s ‘Auschwitz built by Polish Nazis’ remark
The opposition in Poland has called on Barbara Nowacka, education minister in the Polish Government led by Prime Minister Donald Tusk, to resign over her remark…
Irish government pours money into Soros-backed sex workers ‘anti-Whorephobia’ group
The Irish Government funds the Sex Workers Alliance Ireland (SWAI), an organisation backed by billionaire George Soros.
Polish PM Tusk’s anti-PiS legal policy sees alleged killer’s conviction overturned
A court of appeal in Poland has overturned a life sentence for an alleged serial killer originally convicted of having murdered three women in order to take control…