Day: June 2, 2025

German Minister Says Freedom Is Under Attack—From the Right

German Minister Says Freedom Is Under Attack—From the Right

Culture Minister Wolfram Weimer (CDU) said Enlightenment values are threatened by nationalists, especially in the U.S.

June 2, 2025
EU Prepares Countermeasures Ahead of Tariff Talks With Washington

EU Prepares Countermeasures Ahead of Tariff Talks With Washington

Brussels have warned their counterparts that they are ready to employ tariffs of their own.

June 2, 2025
25 Charged in French Crypto Kidnapping Ring

25 Charged in French Crypto Kidnapping Ring

Several minors were arrested over a string of attempted and successful abductions targeting prominent figures in the cryptocurrency world.

June 2, 2025
Netanyahu Calls on Macron To Confront French Antisemitism

Netanyahu Calls on Macron To Confront French Antisemitism

Weekend vandalism of Jewish sites in Paris is “a direct result” of incitement against Jews in France, the Israeli PM said.

June 2, 2025
Islamists Recruit At-Risk Children From French Emergency Shelters

Islamists Recruit At-Risk Children From French Emergency Shelters

The overwhelmed and poorly trained staff leave the field open to recruiters of all kinds, such as preachers close to the Muslim Brotherhood.

Russia-Ukraine Peace Talks Collapse After ‘Humiliating’ Drone Attack

Russia-Ukraine Peace Talks Collapse After ‘Humiliating’ Drone Attack

‘Operation Spider Web’ was meant to push Moscow toward being more open to a quick resolution, but might have had the opposite effect.

June 2, 2025
Von der Leyen Backs U.S. Russia Sanctions — Even If Europe Pays the Price

Von der Leyen Backs U.S. Russia Sanctions — Even If Europe Pays the Price

The EU has hit Russia with wave after wave of sanctions since 2022—so far with little impact—but Commission President von der Leyen is doubling down with even harsher measures.

June 2, 2025
Poland Just Proved That Populism Is Nowhere Near Dead

Poland Just Proved That Populism Is Nowhere Near Dead

Across Europe, voters are still pushing back against the orthodoxy of our out-of-touch elites.

June 2, 2025
Court Halts Germany’s Border Pushbacks

Court Halts Germany’s Border Pushbacks

A Berlin court has forced the Merz government to reverse its policy of turning away asylum seekers at the German border.

June 2, 2025
Paris Olympics Women’s Boxing Champion Is Indeed Male, Leaked Test Reveals

Paris Olympics Women’s Boxing Champion Is Indeed Male, Leaked Test Reveals

Those advocating for the right of intersex athletes to compete with biological women need to accept the scientific evidence that debunks their narrative of “misinformation” and “discrimination.”

June 2, 2025
Red Alert as Mount Etna Erupts

Red Alert as Mount Etna Erupts

Italy’s most active volcano erupted overnight, shaking homes and sending ash skyward

June 2, 2025
Quran Burner Convicted in UK, Sparking Free Speech Row

Quran Burner Convicted in UK, Sparking Free Speech Row

Campaigners say the £240 fine handed to Hamit Coskun amounts to a return of blasphemy law in all but name.

June 2, 2025