Month: August 2025

The Death of the Night Out

Rising crime and mass migration mean that young people no longer feel safe on Western Europe’s streets.

Migrant Threatened To Kill High Court Judge

The man, believed to have entered the UK illegally before being granted asylum, refused to return his nine-year-old daughter, abducted at gunpoint in Iran.

German State Has “Lost Control”: Police Called to Asylum Shelters Forty Times a Day

German State Has “Lost Control”: Police Called to Asylum Shelters Forty Times a Day

Knife attacks, sexual assault, murder—police officers have a hard time coping with migrant crime.

August 12, 2025
Wikipedia Warns of Privacy Risk After UK Court Loss

Wikipedia Warns of Privacy Risk After UK Court Loss

The case centred on fears Wikipedia could be classed under the UK’s toughest online safety category.

August 12, 2025
Funding Fog: EU Records Cloud Church vs. NGO Grants

Funding Fog: EU Records Cloud Church vs. NGO Grants

EU’s fiscal documents are written to pay a token gesture to openness while in reality serving as declarations of policy intent.

August 12, 2025
Faith, Borders, and Power: Catholic Spain Embraces VOX

Faith, Borders, and Power: Catholic Spain Embraces VOX

Spain’s national Right is winning over religious voters with hardline migration policies—even when it means confronting the country’s Catholic hierarchy.

August 12, 2025
Russia and Belarus Plan to Hold Joint Military Exercises

Russia and Belarus Plan to Hold Joint Military Exercises

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy has previously expressed concerns about the military drills.

August 12, 2025
Starmer Breaks Record for Migrant Arrivals

Starmer Breaks Record for Migrant Arrivals

In barely over a year, Britain’s prime minister has overseen the fastest surge in illegal Channel crossings in modern UK history.

August 12, 2025
End of an Era: Bolivia Poised To Oust Left in Landmark Vote

End of an Era: Bolivia Poised To Oust Left in Landmark Vote

Two decades of socialist rule look set to end as right-wing challengers promise radical economic reforms.

August 12, 2025
Orbán Defies Brussels on Ukraine Peace Talks

Orbán Defies Brussels on Ukraine Peace Talks

Hungary’s prime minister urged a realistic approach ahead of the Alaska summit with Vladimir Putin.

August 12, 2025
Powerless Bloc: Europe Watches as Washington Sets Terms for Ukraine

Powerless Bloc: Europe Watches as Washington Sets Terms for Ukraine

EU leaders reaffirm Ukraine’s sovereignty but play no direct role as Trump prepares to meet Putin.

August 12, 2025
Finland’s Best Students Are Not Getting Help—in the Name of Equality

Finland’s Best Students Are Not Getting Help—in the Name of Equality

The Nordic country was always a strong performer in the PISA tests, but not anymore, since helping the best is now seen as elitism.

August 12, 2025
European Heatwave Sparks Wildfires and Endangers Lives Across the Continent

European Heatwave Sparks Wildfires and Endangers Lives Across the Continent

Firefighters were hard at work in Spain, Italy, and Portugal, while many French stations were reporting record-breaking temperatures.

August 11, 2025
Armenia and Azerbaijan Publish Draft Peace Agreement

Armenia and Azerbaijan Publish Draft Peace Agreement

Yerevan and Baku foreign ministries both launch the official document—yet with no signing date in sight.

August 11, 2025