Day: January 28, 2026

New Dutch Coalition Says Will Focus On Migration—Conservatives Are Sceptical

New Dutch Coalition Says Will Focus On Migration—Conservatives Are Sceptical

The establishment parties produced the crises dominating Dutch politics. Why should they now be trusted to resolve them?

January 28, 2026
Brussels Drug Cases Have Doubled Since 2020

Brussels Drug Cases Have Doubled Since 2020

In 2025, Brussels’ justice system traced more than 1,000 narcotics-related cases back to Zaventem airport and the port of Antwerp.

January 28, 2026
Selective Justice? AfD MP Put on Trial Over Alleged “Hitler Salute” in Election Poster

Selective Justice? AfD MP Put on Trial Over Alleged “Hitler Salute” in Election Poster

Prosecutors are targeting the right-wing politician for a poster showing parents shielding children with raised arms.

January 28, 2026
U.S. Tells Ukraine Security Guarantees will  Depend on Peace Deal With Russia

U.S. Tells Ukraine Security Guarantees will  Depend on Peace Deal With Russia

Volodymyr Zelensky says a U.S. document on future security arrangements is “100% ready”—with Kyiv now waiting for the formal signing process.

January 28, 2026
German Bishops and the Specter of Schism: How Did It Come to This?

German Bishops and the Specter of Schism: How Did It Come to This?

Elected to heal divisions, Pope Leo XIV may instead be remembered as the pontiff under whom the most serious Catholic schism since the Reformation emerged.

January 28, 2026