German Intelligence Agency Classifies AfD as Threat to Democracy The move comes as AfD tops the polls and the majority of Germans are fed up with the ostracizing of the populist party. Ildikó Bíró May 2, 2025
VOX Pushes EU To Answer for Iberian Power Outage Other major parties have kept surprisingly quiet despite the scale of the crisis. Javier Villamor May 2, 2025
Reform UK Secures Historic By-Election Victory Farage’s party has overturned a huge Labour majority in its former stronghold of Runcorn and Helsby. TEC News May 2, 2025
Somali Swedish Teen Relased, No Longer Suspected of Triple Murder The Swedish police arrested a man in his twenties on suspicion of murder and two others suspected of incitement to murder on Thursday. TEC News / AFP May 2, 2025
Trump Cuts Federal Funding for Biased ‘Public Service’ Media NPR and PBS have fueled partisanship and left-wing propaganda with taxpayer dollars, TEC News May 2, 2025
Germany: Weakening Democracy Through False Consensus If the SPD and CDU can barely muster a majority even when combined, it’s because they’ve lost the ability to genuinely represent majority concerns. Sabine Beppler-Spahl May 2, 2025
China Says It Is Assessing U.S. Proposal to Discuss Tariffs The tone shift may open the door for negotiations between D.C. and Beijing. TEC News May 2, 2025
Chimney Up on Top of Sistine Chapel in Preparation for Conclave The cardinals will vote for the next leader of some 1.4 billion Catholics worldwide. TEC News / AFP May 2, 2025
Starmer: Commanding the Country Without a Compass The direction-less PM wants to give 16-year-olds the vote—but won’t allow them to speak their minds or buy an energy drink. Frank Haviland May 2, 2025
Save the Planet—Just Not in a Tesla: Ideology Trumps Green Concerns Left-wing politicians and activists in Europe are harassing drivers who choose the ‘wrong’ electric vehicle. Christina Holmgren-Larson May 1, 2025
