Day: February 25, 2026

German Chancellor Friedrich Merz is welcomed by China’s Premier Li Qiang at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing on February 25, 2026.

Merz in China: No Decoupling For Now

Germany depends on the Chinese market more than ever while trying to contain the political and economic impact of that relationship.

Britain Is Already Bowing Down to the EU—But Brussels Wants More

Britain Is Already Bowing Down to the EU—But Brussels Wants More

Officials want the UK back in the bloc but are happy to deepen ties in the meantime.

February 25, 2026
Austria Targets “Right-Wing Extremism”, Ignores Left-Wing and Islamist Violence

Austria Targets “Right-Wing Extremism”, Ignores Left-Wing and Islamist Violence

Data from the Jewish Community of Vienna shows rising left-wing and ‘imported’ antisemitism is increasingly dominant.

February 25, 2026
Berlin: Nearly 40% of Police Applicants Fail Basic German Test

Berlin: Nearly 40% of Police Applicants Fail Basic German Test

Startling new data shows that even university-educated law enforcement officer candidates are struggling to pass basic dictation exams.

February 25, 2026
Funds for Ukraine: Brussels Won’t Take “No” for an Answer

Funds for Ukraine: Brussels Won’t Take “No” for an Answer

EU officials are pretending to take Budapest’s concerns seriously, while quietly preparing to shovel cash to Kyiv regardless.

February 25, 2026
Polygamy in Spain? VOX Challenges International Agreements Recognizing Multiple Wives

Polygamy in Spain? VOX Challenges International Agreements Recognizing Multiple Wives

Social security agreements with Senegal, Morocco, and Tunisia say if deceased workers have more than one widow, the widow’s pension is to be distributed equally between them.

February 25, 2026
Romania To Slash 10% of Public-Sector Jobs 

Romania To Slash 10% of Public-Sector Jobs 

The emergency measure will eliminate roughly 19,000 posts as Bucharest scrambles to rein in the EU’s widest budget gap.

February 25, 2026
FIFA Chief “Reassured” as Cartel Chaos Rocks World Cup Host City

FIFA Chief “Reassured” as Cartel Chaos Rocks World Cup Host City

Cartel gunmen went on a violent rampage in Guadalajara after the army killed drug lord Nemesio “El Mencho” Oseguera.

February 25, 2026
“Golden Age of America”: Trump Celebrates Historic Economic Turnaround

“Golden Age of America”: Trump Celebrates Historic Economic Turnaround

Trump told Congress that the government’s first obligation is to defend American citizens, not illegal migrants—a line that left Democrats seated.

February 25, 2026
Louvre Director Resigns, President of Versailles Palace To Be Appointed New Head

Louvre Director Resigns, President of Versailles Palace To Be Appointed New Head

President Emmanuel Macron accepted the second resignation letter of Laurence des Cars, now former head of the Louvre museum.

February 25, 2026
Cowardice Masquerading as Virtue: Cleveland 1971 and Europe 2026

Cowardice Masquerading as Virtue: Cleveland 1971 and Europe 2026

When something similar was happening in America, people like me behaved like ‘respectable’ Europeans do today: we averted our gaze, shut our mouths, and looked down on white working-class bigotry.

February 25, 2026