Day: May 15, 2024

Populist Prime Minister Shot by Assassin

Populist Prime Minister Shot by Assassin

Late Wednesday night, Slovakian deputy PM said Robert Fico was out of surgery and no longer in a life-threatening situation.

May 15, 2024
UK: Tories Won’t Give “Single Thought” to Seriously Reducing Migration

UK: Tories Won’t Give “Single Thought” to Seriously Reducing Migration

Government doesn’t share public’s concerns about mass migration, think tank says.

May 15, 2024
Euros & Dollars: Europe’s Public Finance Crisis

Euros & Dollars: Europe’s Public Finance Crisis

Inflation has given tax revenue an artificial boost over the past couple of years. Price stability is back now, yet government spending keeps growing at unsustainable rates.

May 15, 2024
EU Commission Chief Faces Investigation by German Public Prosecutor

EU Commission Chief Faces Investigation by German Public Prosecutor

Pfizergate casts long shadow over von der Leyen’s re-election bid.

UK: Will the Conservatives Finally Take a Stand on Sex Education?

UK: Will the Conservatives Finally Take a Stand on Sex Education?

Mixed messages about incoming school guidelines suggest this may yet again amount to nothing.

May 15, 2024
International Manhunt Underway After Two Guards Killed in French Prison Transport Break

International Manhunt Underway After Two Guards Killed in French Prison Transport Break

The escaped prisoner, 30-year-old Mohamed Amra, has 13 prior convictions.

May 15, 2024
European Car Makers Hitting the Brakes on Electric Vehicles

European Car Makers Hitting the Brakes on Electric Vehicles

Mercedes-Benz cuts electric vehicle production in half.

May 15, 2024
Green Ministers Hope To Sneak Through Nature Restoration Law Before New Parliament is Seated

Green Ministers Hope To Sneak Through Nature Restoration Law Before New Parliament is Seated

Germany and Ireland lead efforts to rally member states behind contentious legislation.

May 15, 2024
Half of Scots Want Draconian Hate Crime Law Repealed

Half of Scots Want Draconian Hate Crime Law Repealed

Police officers have called the law a “disaster.”

May 15, 2024
Netherlands: Rightist Coalition Government Inching Closer

Netherlands: Rightist Coalition Government Inching Closer

PVV leader Geert Wilders said he couldn’t “see it going wrong at this point.”

Paris Olympic Games: A Snapshot of a Progressive Hell

Paris Olympic Games: A Snapshot of a Progressive Hell

Instead of seizing the opportunity to celebrate French excellence, everything is done to denigrate and sully it.