Day: April 30, 2024

Pedro the Persian

Much like ancient Persian kings, PM Sánchez used five days of chaos to tighten his grip on power.

Pedro the Persian

Pedro the Persian

Much like ancient Persian kings, PM Sánchez used five days of chaos to tighten his grip on power.

April 30, 2024
European Union’s Anti-Musk ‘Twitter Alternative’ Closes With Only 18 Active Users

European Union’s Anti-Musk ‘Twitter Alternative’ Closes With Only 18 Active Users

A mere 40 MEPs, Commissioners, and institutional bodies bothered to sign up for Brussels’ bespoke social media platform.

April 30, 2024
Germany: UAE Ambassador Calls Pro-Caliphate Demonstration “Unacceptable”

Germany: UAE Ambassador Calls Pro-Caliphate Demonstration “Unacceptable”

The statement comes seven years after the Gulf state’s foreign minister warned of an impending rise in Islamic radicalism, extremism, and terrorism in Europe.

April 30, 2024
Sleeping with the Enemy: Swedish Police Staff Leaked Deadly Info to Gang Members

Sleeping with the Enemy: Swedish Police Staff Leaked Deadly Info to Gang Members

“It is very serious,” PM Ulf Kristensen said, after 30 officers were found compromised through “strategically selected” sexual relationships, leading to at least four deaths in gang-ridden Sweden.

April 30, 2024
Austria: National Conservative FPÖ Decries ‘Politically Driven’ Investigation

Austria: National Conservative FPÖ Decries ‘Politically Driven’ Investigation

Prosecutors are looking into whether the anti-globalist party misused public funds.

April 30, 2024
Euros & Dollars: Trump’s Federal Reserve Plans, Part I

Euros & Dollars: Trump’s Federal Reserve Plans, Part I

The independence of the Federal Reserve is as essential as the independence of the U.S. Supreme Court.

April 30, 2024
ChatGPT Hit With Privacy Complaint for ‘Hallucinating’

ChatGPT Hit With Privacy Complaint for ‘Hallucinating’

A campaign group says the chatbot provides false information about people that cannot be corrected.

April 30, 2024
Pakistan’s Asylum Clampdown Risks Sending Waves of Refugees to Europe

Pakistan’s Asylum Clampdown Risks Sending Waves of Refugees to Europe

A Taliban-backed insurgency, combined with Islamabad’s deportation threats, could relocate many of an estimated three million Afghan refugees.

April 30, 2024
Poland: Ukrainian Refugees Asking for Protection Against Conscription Have Quadrupled

Poland: Ukrainian Refugees Asking for Protection Against Conscription Have Quadrupled

As Kyiv ups its efforts to make military-age Ukrainian men living abroad fight Russia, the number of applications is expected to climb.

April 30, 2024
UK: Thousands of Migrants Set for Rwanda Deportation Are “Missing”

UK: Thousands of Migrants Set for Rwanda Deportation Are “Missing”

The Home Office is in contact with just 38% of the migrants it hopes to send for processing in the African nation.

April 30, 2024
EU Moves to Further Institutionalize Ideological Blackmail

EU Moves to Further Institutionalize Ideological Blackmail

A German initiative would enshrine rule-of-law conditionality in all EU budget payments—while preventing sovereigntist governments from protecting states punished for non-compliance.

April 30, 2024
Spain Facing Imminent Attack on Judicial Independence

Spain Facing Imminent Attack on Judicial Independence

Spanish PM Sánchez will likely use a corruption investigation against his wife as an excuse to attack the judiciary’s independence.