Month: December 2025

Zelensky: Ukraine ‘Ready for Elections‘

Warnings abound that holding a fair ballot during an active conflict could be impossible while millions of voters are refugees—and with soldiers on the front lines unable to participate safely.

Expulsion of the community of the Grande Chartreuse with military force on April 29, 1903

120 Years of French Secularism

French-style secularism is not an ode to tolerance but a destructive project targeting France’s Catholic identity.

Netanyahu To Meet Trump As Second Phase of Gaza Ceasefire Approaches

Netanyahu To Meet Trump As Second Phase of Gaza Ceasefire Approaches

The next stage of the plan will focus on disarming Hamas and demilitarizing Gaza, the Israeli PM said.

December 7, 2025
19 Injured When Drunk Driver Plows Into Crowd at Guadeloupe Christmas Market

19 Injured When Drunk Driver Plows Into Crowd at Guadeloupe Christmas Market

Inaccurate reports of ten dead led to outrage and rumors on social media on Saturday before authorities set the record straight.

December 7, 2025
The Pope Praises Turkey as a ‘Model of Coexistence’

The Pope Praises Turkey as a ‘Model of Coexistence’

Meanwhile, the Christian population has fallen from roughly 20% in 1915 to less than 0.3% today as a result of violence and state policies aimed at creating a homogenous Sunni Turkish-Muslim nation.

December 7, 2025
Hungary: Scapegoat for Western European Failure

Hungary: Scapegoat for Western European Failure

When ‘liberal democracy’ becomes a suicide pact for one’s nation, you should not be surprised when people living in that nation prefer something different.

December 7, 2025
Transatlantic Tensions Surge After X Fine and Harsh New U.S. Security Strategy

Transatlantic Tensions Surge After X Fine and Harsh New U.S. Security Strategy

While EU officials gave decidedly measured responses, other European voices called the Trump administration “dangerous” and “no longer an ally.”

A Royal Crumble: Protesters Splatter Apple Dessert on Crown Jewels Case

A Royal Crumble: Protesters Splatter Apple Dessert on Crown Jewels Case

Four people were arrested on suspicion of criminal damage after food-throwing protest temporarily shuts part of Tower of London

December 6, 2025
Zelensky Describes U.S.-led Peace Discussions as “Substantive”

Zelensky Describes U.S.-led Peace Discussions as “Substantive”

Details still have to be refined, the Ukrainian president said, and must provide guarantees against a future Russian invasion.

December 6, 2025
UN Condemns Sweden’s ‘Stop-and-Search Zones’ as Racial Discrimination

UN Condemns Sweden’s ‘Stop-and-Search Zones’ as Racial Discrimination

The security zones introduced by the Swedish government in the spring allow police to conduct identity checks and searches without probable cause.

December 6, 2025
Merz Government Continues Funding Left-Wing NGOs

Merz Government Continues Funding Left-Wing NGOs

Millions of euros were allocated to these organisations in the 2025 budget despite CDU’s pre-election promise to overhaul the subsidies.

December 6, 2025
Eurovision Budget Under Pressure After Countries Pull Out Over Israel

Eurovision Budget Under Pressure After Countries Pull Out Over Israel

Without Spanish and Dutch participation—and funding—the event faces a significant drop in revenue.

December 6, 2025
IAEA: Chernobyl Shelter in Need of Immediate Renovation

IAEA: Chernobyl Shelter in Need of Immediate Renovation

The shell covering the nuclear power plant has lost protective capabilities, the agency said.

December 6, 2025
Russian Strikes Hit Rail Hub Near Kyiv

Russian Strikes Hit Rail Hub Near Kyiv

Critical energy and transport infrastructure targeted in intensified attacks, Ukraine says.

December 6, 2025