Germany’s new tight border controls may be extended until late 2025
Germany’s border controls may be extended until the European Union's new asylum system takes effect at the end of 2025, the Ministry of the Interior Nancy Faeser…
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Rare joint Franco-British foreign ministers peace trip to Middle East
British and French foreign ministers will travel to Israel and the occupied Palestinian territories to call for an urgent ceasefire in Gaza and a de-escalation in…
Azov boss says five more countries should seize back land from Russia
For all of human history, waging war for territory has been the norm. Most, if not all, modern countries had their modern borders defined by war.
Congolese athletes ‘missing’ after Paris Olympics
DRC sports minister Didier Budimbu, who had travelled from the capital Kinshasa to participate in the closing ceremony, was reportedly concerned about the disappearance…
Belgium owes NATO big money, so may lose military techno hubs
Belgium's lack of investment in defence has reportedly left NATO allies questioning the country's commitment to security
Unprepared Greek Government reeling as wildfires sweep country
The Greek government has been left on the ropes as devastating fires sweep Athens and the Attica region, leaving a trail of destruction.
International arrest warrant for Ukrainian on Nord Stream explosions
German investigators have issued an international arrest warrant for a Ukrainian man they suspect of having been involved in the sabotage of the Nord Stream pipeline…
France to keep Olympics heavy police presence on streets
France will maintain various forms of heightened security put in place for the Paris Olympics indefinitely, police authorities have announced.
PM Tusk bypasses Duda, clears Commissioner choice with von der Leyen
Polish Prime Minister Donald Tusk has announced his government’s nominee for Poland's European Commissioner -- without first consulting President Andrzej Duda…
Immigration: civil, patient Britons have had enough, yet politicians will not listen
The recent rioting in Britain, which has been the most peaceable and law-abiding, heavily populated, country in the Western world for centuries, does not indicate…
Italy’s Portofino wars over ‘illegal’ air conditioners
Citizens living in the Italian commune of Portofino have been reportedly warring over the presence of "illegal" air conditioning units.
Greens demand end to German border controls
Despite the claims by the Greens that the border checks were ineffective, authorities said they had detained a large number of illegal immigrants, suspected criminals,…
‘People of other cultures have a different relationship to knives,’ claims German police chief
In reaction to rising knife violence in Germany, Bonn's police chief Frank Hoever has said: "People of other cultures have a different relationship to knives."
EC denies involvement in Breton’s threats against Musk
"The timing and the wording of the letter were neither co-ordinated nor agreed with the EC President [Ursula von der Leyen] nor with the college of the Commission.
Timmermans bemoans impersonal relationship with ‘ruthless’ von der Leyen
Frans Timmermans, the former vice president of the European Commission and architect of the European Union's Green Deal, has opened up about his impersonal relationship…
Moscow steps up attacks after Ukraine incursion into Russian territory
Following Ukraine's recent incursion into Russia's Kursk province, Moscow has stepped up its assaults on key energy targets across Ukraine.
OECD: Italy jumps to first place in G7 for real income growth
Italy has had the strongest growth in real household income per capita of all G7 countries in the first quarter of 2024, the Organisation for Economic Co-operation…
Trump blasts EU after Commissioner demands X censorship
"I know the European Union very well. They take great advantage of the United States in trade. They're not as tough as China but they're bad."
Ukrainians will need a residency permit to work in Lithuania
The Lithuanian Government has announced that starting from September 1 Ukrainians in Lithuania will need a residence permit to work there.
French PM race heats up after end of Olympic ‘truce’
With France at the end of its so-called Olympic truce or "trêve olympique," President Emmanuel Macron will have to get back to trying to choose a prime minister.
Swedish prosecutor drops case against ‘Europapa’ artist
Joost Klein, the Dutch musician who was kicked out of May's Eurovision Song Contest in Sweden amid allegations of inappropriate behaviour, is no longer being investigated…
Kamala Harris: so phoney, so dumb, all hidden by media lies
Last Thursday, Kamala Harris – if current polls are to be believed, the next President of the United States of America and thus the leader of the free world and…
Sweden: ‘Foreign-born people’ overrepresented in ‘benefit fraud’
A new report from the Swedish Social Insurance Agency (SIA) has also shown that foreign-born people account for around 80 per cent of undue social assistance payments…
Ukraine’s Deputy Energy Minister ‘arrested on bribery charges’
Ukraine's Deputy Energy Minister has been arrested on charges of corruption and bribery by the Ukrainian Security Service (SBU) and the anti-corruption bureau (NABU),…
Poland signs billion-dollar Raytheon missile deal
Poland has signed a $1.2 billion deal with American weapons manufacturer Raytheon to make missile components.
South Korea deploys airport sniffer dog in hunt for Paris bedbugs
South Korea has deployed a bedbug sniffer dog at its main Incheon international airport in a bid to reduce the risk of the tiny insects entering the country when…
Poland’s Tusk pursues former government officials over ‘illegal spending’
Polish Prime Minister Donald Tusk has vowed to pursue former government officials for their alleged "illegal spending" while in office.
Russia evacuates another border region amid Kursk counterattack
Russia on August 12 evacuated civilians from parts of a second region next to Ukraine after Kyiv increased military activity near the border just days after its…
Islamist majorities terrorise Hindus and Christians, but the West looks away
With hundreds of Hindus and Christians killed and thousands more attacked and wounded, violence on minorities in Bangladesh finally calls western attention to what…
France to experience ‘worst wheat harvest in 40 years’
Authorities estimate that this year's harvest could be between 10 and 16 per cent lower than in 2023, representing a loss of 10 million tonnes of wheat.