Day: May 15, 2026

Trojan horse: The Shape-Shifting Politics of Péter Magyar

The Tisza leader campaigned as ‘Orbán 2.0,’ but days into office, he launched a Tusk-style parliamentary coup, purging conservatives, shutting down state media, and surrendering to Brussels on migration and foreign policy.

A woman pushes a baby stroller as she walks past electoral posters in Ronda, in Spain's southern Andalusia region, on July 17, 2023 ahead of July 23 general elections.

Andalusian Election Is a Test for Centre-Right and VOX

People’s Party candidate Juanma Moreno is the favourite, but Sunday’s elections will determine whether his “Andalusian way” will maintain an absolute majority or whether he will once again depend on VOX.

France Leaves the Defence of its Online Reputation to Qatari Interests

France Leaves the Defence of its Online Reputation to Qatari Interests

Denouncing Qatar’s interference at the highest levels would be “racist.”

Trojan horse: The Shape-Shifting Politics of Péter Magyar

Trojan horse: The Shape-Shifting Politics of Péter Magyar

The Tisza leader campaigned as ‘Orbán 2.0,’ but days into office, he launched a Tusk-style parliamentary coup, purging conservatives, shutting down state media, and surrendering to Brussels on migration and foreign policy.

Sudeten German Congress Ignites Political Storm in Czech Republic

Sudeten German Congress Ignites Political Storm in Czech Republic

Czech lawmakers have urged organisers to cancel the first-ever Sudeten German congress on Czech soil, reviving bitter disputes over post-war expulsions.

May 15, 2026
UK Backs Declaration To Ease Deportation of Illegal Migrants

UK Backs Declaration To Ease Deportation of Illegal Migrants

The new document states that countries have “the undeniable sovereign right” to determine immigration policy and remove foreign nationals in the public interest.

May 15, 2026
French Cities Rocked by Surge in Drug-Linked Violence

French Cities Rocked by Surge in Drug-Linked Violence

Three teenagers have been killed in drug-related gangland killings within a month.

Andalusian Election Is a Test for Centre-Right and VOX

Andalusian Election Is a Test for Centre-Right and VOX

People’s Party candidate Juanma Moreno is the favourite, but Sunday’s elections will determine whether his “Andalusian way” will maintain an absolute majority or whether he will once again depend on VOX.

May 15, 2026
Berlin: Syrian Stabs Man Who Refused To Give Him a Cigarette

Berlin: Syrian Stabs Man Who Refused To Give Him a Cigarette

The suspect is in police custody after allegedly stabbing a man in the neck and robbing a woman at knifepoint during a violent morning spree in Berlin’s Neukölln district.

May 15, 2026
UK Increases State Benefits for Multiple Wives Despite Ban on Polygamy

UK Increases State Benefits for Multiple Wives Despite Ban on Polygamy

New DWP figures show additional spouses in recognised overseas polygamous households can claim up to £125 a week in legacy benefits.

May 15, 2026
36 Countries Support Creation of Ukraine War Tribunal

36 Countries Support Creation of Ukraine War Tribunal

The planned tribunal would target the “crime of aggression”—an offence that the International Criminal Court currently can’t prosecute.

May 15, 2026
Crimes Against AfD Triple in German State Within a Year

Crimes Against AfD Triple in German State Within a Year

More than 1,000 politically motivated offences targeting the AfD were recorded in Germany’s most populous state last year, according to figures released by the NRW government.

May 15, 2026
Inflation Surge Should Compel ECB Rate Hike

Inflation Surge Should Compel ECB Rate Hike

With the threat of stagflation growing stronger, the ECB is allegedly still reluctant to raise interest rates. This is very troubling, especially with stagflation lurking in the woods.

May 15, 2026
Latvia’s Political Crisis Opens a Crack in Europe’s Eastern Flank

Latvia’s Political Crisis Opens a Crack in Europe’s Eastern Flank

The fall of Evika Siliņa’s government does not alter the strategic line toward Ukraine, but it introduces political uncertainty at a sensitive moment and creates space for patriotic Latvia First.

May 15, 2026