Month: January 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
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
Le Pen’s Trial: Will the ‘Good Faith’ of Her Party Be Acknowledged?

Le Pen’s Trial: Will the ‘Good Faith’ of Her Party Be Acknowledged?

The appeal trial once again exposes the absurd expectation that staffers should neatly separate party work from parliamentary duties.

January 27, 2026