Month: April 2026

EU Accuses Meta of Failing to Bar Under-13s from Facebook and Instagram

EU Accuses Meta of Failing to Bar Under-13s from Facebook and Instagram

Brussels regulators claim Meta may be exposing minors to inappropriate content by failing to effectively block users under the age of 13.

April 29, 2026
Court Blocks Lyon Funding for Migrant NGO

Court Blocks Lyon Funding for Migrant NGO

The ruling feeds a wider debate over how local authorities distribute taxpayer money to activist-linked groups.

April 29, 2026
‘Columnist of the Year’: A Hack Who Justified Antisemitic Attacks

‘Columnist of the Year’: A Hack Who Justified Antisemitic Attacks

Jonathan Liew was awarded columnist of the year for the fifth time in eight years—while also receiving bronze in the ‘football journalist of the year’ category—despite angering British Jews with his prejudice.

April 29, 2026
2019 Incident of Teenager Nearly Stoned to Death in Refugee Camp in Greece Revealed

2019 Incident of Teenager Nearly Stoned to Death in Refugee Camp in Greece Revealed

A 15–year-old girl who resisted a forced marriage was attacked by relatives in a case a Greek minister described as one of the most disturbing she encountered.

April 29, 2026
Kazakh Arrested in Berlin as Espionage Suspect

Kazakh Arrested in Berlin as Espionage Suspect

The German Federal Prosecutor’s Office said alleged plotter Sergej K. had been in ongoing contact with Russian intelligence from Germany since at least May last year.

April 29, 2026
EU Pushes ‘Explicit Consent’ Rape Law Despite Spain Fallout

EU Pushes ‘Explicit Consent’ Rape Law Despite Spain Fallout

Spain’s 2022 reform led to reduced sentences and early releases, raising questions as Brussels pushes for a similar model

April 29, 2026
Le Canon Français: Banqueting, the New Face of the Far Right

Le Canon Français: Banqueting, the New Face of the Far Right

Enthusiasts of locally produced foods enjoyed in good company to the tune of 15th-century drinking songs cannot indulge in their pastime without the Left suspecting them of singing the Horst-Wessel-Lied between bites of sauerkraut.

April 29, 2026
EU Chief Warns of Russia’s “Digital Iron Curtain”

EU Chief Warns of Russia’s “Digital Iron Curtain”

Ursula von der Leyen says the Kremlin is restricting internet access to mask the economic fallout of international sanctions.

April 29, 2026
France Pours Additional €36 Billion into Military Expansion

France Pours Additional €36 Billion into Military Expansion

While the French government celebrates a historic doubling of defense spending, conservative lawmakers warn that a scheduled slowdown after 2027 could leave France trailing behind its German partners.

April 29, 2026
Sánchez Ally Faces Trial as Corruption Scandal Shakes Socialist Government

Sánchez Ally Faces Trial as Corruption Scandal Shakes Socialist Government

Prosecutors are pushing for a 24-year jail term for José Luis Ábalos on charges of bribery, embezzlement, influence peddling, and involvement in a criminal organisation.

April 29, 2026
Washington Claims Royal Support for Iran Nuclear Ban

Washington Claims Royal Support for Iran Nuclear Ban

President Trump now claims a historic ‘common ground’ with King Charles III, telling a White House State Dinner that the British sovereign fully supports the U.S. mission to block Iran from ever acquiring a nuclear weapon.

April 29, 2026
Kim Jong Un Hails ‘Heroic’ Suicide Soldiers Who Avoided Capture in Ukraine War

Kim Jong Un Hails ‘Heroic’ Suicide Soldiers Who Avoided Capture in Ukraine War

More than 6,000 North Korean soldiers have been killed fighting alongside Russian forces—some are dying by their own hand.

April 29, 2026