Month: March 2026

French Local Elections: The Right’s Losing Machine Is Back Again

French Local Elections: The Right’s Losing Machine Is Back Again

The Left may condemn excesses but stick together when the decisive moment comes and it is a matter of preventing right-wing candidates from winning elections.

March 17, 2026
“No Oil Deliveries, No Money”: Hungary Demands Druzhba Pipeline Reopening

“No Oil Deliveries, No Money”: Hungary Demands Druzhba Pipeline Reopening

Slovakia’s prime minister reminded the EU leadership they cannot favor Ukraine over the energy needs of member states.

March 17, 2026
EU Blames Kremlin “Disinformation” for Farm Policies Backlash

EU Blames Kremlin “Disinformation” for Farm Policies Backlash

The European Commission says Russian-linked disinformation is fuelling opposition from European farmers.

March 17, 2026
Ten Years After the Brussels Attacks: An Open Wound for Europe

Ten Years After the Brussels Attacks: An Open Wound for Europe

The Belgian capital commemorates the 2016 terrorist attack with testimonies from survivors and warnings about the challenges that remain unresolved a decade later.

March 17, 2026
Senior U.S. Official Quits, Blames Iran War on Israeli Pressure

Senior U.S. Official Quits, Blames Iran War on Israeli Pressure

Washington’s National Counterterrorism Center chief resigned in protest over the war in Iran, claiming the conflict serves no U.S. interest.

March 17, 2026
EU Paralysis Laid Bare as Bloc Rejects Russian Energy Despite Crisis Risk

EU Paralysis Laid Bare as Bloc Rejects Russian Energy Despite Crisis Risk

Brussels looks for ways to keep the Strait of Hormuz open without sending ships, while the Commission rules out buying Russian gas and Trump demands that NATO prove its loyalty.

March 17, 2026
Netanyahu: Killing of Iran Security Chief ‘Aimed at Weakening Regime’

Netanyahu: Killing of Iran Security Chief ‘Aimed at Weakening Regime’

The Israeli PM calls the killing of Ali Larijani part of a broader effort to give Iranians a chance to remove their rulers.

March 17, 2026
Reform UK Council To Declare Migration Emergency

Reform UK Council To Declare Migration Emergency

Mounting Channel arrivals are pushing local services and finances to breaking point, prompting Kent councillors to consider unprecedented action.

March 17, 2026
Sánchez’s Communist Turn Is Devouring the Entire Far Left

Sánchez’s Communist Turn Is Devouring the Entire Far Left

The Spanish PM’s shift to the left could foreshadow the path that socialism—or the social-democratic Left—across the West will follow, or is already following.

March 17, 2026
Two Dead in Deadly Meningitis Outbreak Linked to UK Nightclub

Two Dead in Deadly Meningitis Outbreak Linked to UK Nightclub

Health officials scramble to contain a medical emergency 15 cases linked to a venue in Canterbury.

March 17, 2026
Backlash in Germany Exposes Clash Between Firewall and New Brussels Majorities

Backlash in Germany Exposes Clash Between Firewall and New Brussels Majorities

Merz and the SPD clash over Brussels alliances as Germany’s firewall meets a shifting EU majority.

March 17, 2026
Israel Says It Killed Iran Power Broker Larijani in Major Strike

Israel Says It Killed Iran Power Broker Larijani in Major Strike

Tehran’s power structure hit again as Israel escalates campaign with U.S. support

March 17, 2026