Day: January 28, 2026

BBC Faces Backlash for Omitting Jews from its Holocaust Coverage

BBC Faces Backlash for Omitting Jews from its Holocaust Coverage

Several BBC broadcasts on International Holocaust Remembrance Day failed to identify the victims as Jewish, prompting criticism from Holocaust educators and officials.

January 28, 2026
Spain Faces European Fury After Legalising 500,000 Migrants

Spain Faces European Fury After Legalising 500,000 Migrants

Critics point to how one country’s migration decision can bind the rest of the EU because of the bloc’s free-movement rules.

January 28, 2026
Cancelled Asylum Pact: Rwanda Sues UK for £100m

Cancelled Asylum Pact: Rwanda Sues UK for £100m

Kigali claims that Britain UK broke a key treaty by withholding payments, revealing financial terms, and not resettling the refugees already in the country.

January 28, 2026
Danish PM Urges Europe to Strengthen Defences Immediately

Danish PM Urges Europe to Strengthen Defences Immediately

Mette Frederiksen warned that Europe remains highly dependent on the U.S. for military protection and called for urgent rearmament to reduce this reliance.

January 28, 2026
Montenegro vs Ukraine: Merit-Based EU Enlargement for Some, Fast-Tracked for Others?

Montenegro vs Ukraine: Merit-Based EU Enlargement for Some, Fast-Tracked for Others?

The small Balkan state has been waiting to be allowed into the European Union for over 15 years, whereas a country currently at war claims it could join in 2027.

January 28, 2026
Mayor Prosecuted for Staging Budapest Pride Parade

Mayor Prosecuted for Staging Budapest Pride Parade

Gergely Karácsony has been fined for organising last June’s Pride march, where more than 200,000 participants defied an official ban.

January 28, 2026
Balkan Truckers Continue Border Blockades Against EU Travel Rules

Balkan Truckers Continue Border Blockades Against EU Travel Rules

Checkpoints across Bosnia, Montenegro, and North Macedonia are blocked, with Serbian crossings also affected.

January 28, 2026
Polish Ex-Minister Hits Back at Hungarian Opposition Leader

Polish Ex-Minister Hits Back at Hungarian Opposition Leader

Rejecting claims of criminal wrongdoing, Poland’s former Minister of Justice called the charges a politically motivated attack by the leftist government in Warsaw.

January 28, 2026
Romania Considers Lowering Age of Criminal Responsibility After Brutal Child Murder

Romania Considers Lowering Age of Criminal Responsibility After Brutal Child Murder

Authorities are reviewing whether children under 14 should face criminal charges following a case in which two 15-year-olds killed a boy and a 13-year-old participated in the crime.

January 28, 2026
“The UN’s position on Iran is shameful and shows how twisted its priorities are”—UN Watch Director <strong>Hillel Neuer</strong>

“The UN’s position on Iran is shameful and shows how twisted its priorities are”—UN Watch Director <strong>Hillel Neuer</strong>

The UN’s special rapporteurs are all appointed by the Human Rights Council, and the people who are chosen are those whose main interest is to condemn the West, colonialism, and capitalism.

January 28, 2026
Robert Fico Denounces Politico Lies About His Meeting with Trump

Robert Fico Denounces Politico Lies About His Meeting with Trump

The Slovak prime minister rejected claims that he found his meeting with the U.S. president “traumatizing,” calling the reporting false and politically motivated.

January 28, 2026
EU Trade Deal With India Opens the Door to More Migration

EU Trade Deal With India Opens the Door to More Migration

Behind the promises of growth and global influence lies a set of commitments that many governments have barely debated—and voters may not expect.

January 28, 2026