Month: May 2025

Hamas Now Obstructing Aid Deliveries

The Islamists are actively discouraging Gazans from collecting food parcels from the one organisation allowed through the blockade.

An “Island of Strangers” or an Island Without a Story

An “Island of Strangers” or an Island Without a Story

The problem facing the UK and most Western European nations is not simply mass migration but that these societies lack a story that could bind people together.

May 27, 2025
Swedish Government’s “Weakness” on Migration Is Now on Full Display

Swedish Government’s “Weakness” on Migration Is Now on Full Display

Officials in Stockholm appear to be talking tough just to secure votes—one of the oldest tricks in the book.

May 27, 2025
France Busts Crypto Kidnap Rings in Nationwide Crackdown

France Busts Crypto Kidnap Rings in Nationwide Crackdown

Criminal gangs demanded multi-million-euro ransoms in coordinated attacks against France’s crypto elite.

May 27, 2025
Sovereignty Under Siege: Hungary Faces Mounting Pressure Over Pride Ban

Sovereignty Under Siege: Hungary Faces Mounting Pressure Over Pride Ban

The defense of narrowly interpreted “European values” becomes a tool to constrain the sovereignty of member states choosing alternative legislative paths.

May 27, 2025
UK’s Mixed Signals: Trade Envoy Lands in Israel

UK’s Mixed Signals: Trade Envoy Lands in Israel

The Labour government sends its new representative to Haifa—straight after suspending trade talks.

May 27, 2025
Germany Aligns with Brussels’ Climate Target Before It Is Even Officially Proposed 

Germany Aligns with Brussels’ Climate Target Before It Is Even Officially Proposed 

The CDU-CSU coalition is throwing its weight behind Brussels’ proposed 90% CO2 reduction target by 2040, remaining the Commission’s key ally in pushing for EU-wide adoption.

May 27, 2025
The Orwellian Margaret Atwood

The Orwellian Margaret Atwood

The Handmaid’s Tale author embodies the elite’s manipulation of language to demonize their ideological opponents by lying about what is actually happening.

Six Injured in Migrant Centre Shooting in Bosnia

Six Injured in Migrant Centre Shooting in Bosnia

Blazuj camp, which hosts migrants from Asia and the Middle East, has seen rising tensions and repeated outbreaks of violence.

May 27, 2025
“The Progressive Engine of Ideas Seems to Have Run Out of Steam”

“The Progressive Engine of Ideas Seems to Have Run Out of Steam”

Western progressives are “losing ground” to the populist right, says left-wing think tank.

May 27, 2025
Sánchez, von der Leyen, and the Art of Diplomatic Dodgeball

Sánchez, von der Leyen, and the Art of Diplomatic Dodgeball

Wednesday’s meeting between the two leaders is a high-stakes negotiation where personal agendas, political alliances, and institutional hurdles all intersect.

May 27, 2025
Merz: Conflicts with Hungary and Slovakia “Inevitable”

Merz: Conflicts with Hungary and Slovakia “Inevitable”

The German chancellor threatened the two Central European countries, referencing their alleged ‘proximity’ to Moscow.

May 27, 2025
Israel Loses More Allies in Europe As Fight Against Hamas Continues

Israel Loses More Allies in Europe As Fight Against Hamas Continues

Merz has been told there are “no easy solutions” after he said he “no longer understands” Israel’s objectives in Gaza.

May 27, 2025