Day: May 16, 2026

Driver Mows Down Pedestrians in Italian City Centre

Driver Mows Down Pedestrians in Italian City Centre

Eight people were injured, four seriously, after a driver mounted the pavement in Modena before being tackled by passers-by.

May 16, 2026
Tommy Robinson Draws Huge London Crowd as Police Report Calm Day

Tommy Robinson Draws Huge London Crowd as Police Report Calm Day

Fears of major unrest failed to materialise as Tommy Robinson’s ‘Unite the Kingdom’ rally drew huge crowds but few serious incidents.

May 16, 2026
Israel Kills Hamas Commander Behind October 7 Attack

Israel Kills Hamas Commander Behind October 7 Attack

Hamas confirmed the death of its armed wing chief after an Israeli airstrike hit a residential area in Gaza City.

May 16, 2026
Russia Unleashes Nearly 300 Drones on Ukraine After Ceasefire Ends

Russia Unleashes Nearly 300 Drones on Ukraine After Ceasefire Ends

Kyiv said air defences intercepted most of the drones, but strikes damaged civilian infrastructure across several regions

May 16, 2026
Pope Leo XIV To Make First Papal State Visit to France Since 2008

Pope Leo XIV To Make First Papal State Visit to France Since 2008

The Vatican confirmed that Pope Leo XIV will visit France and UNESCO headquarters in September, marking the first papal state visit since Benedict XVI.

May 16, 2026
U.S. Charges Iraqi Militia Commander Over Attacks on Jews in West

U.S. Charges Iraqi Militia Commander Over Attacks on Jews in West

Prosecutors allege the Iran-linked Kataeb Hezbollah figure helped coordinate attacks on Jewish and American targets across Europe, Canada, and the United States.

May 16, 2026
Reform’s Radical Agenda: Give the Voters What They Want

Reform’s Radical Agenda: Give the Voters What They Want

Far from celebrating the prospect of getting what they say they want, the ‘refugees welcome’ brigade appear to have had a fit of nimbyism.

May 16, 2026
Trump Announces Killing of ISIS ‘Second-in-Command’ in Africa

Trump Announces Killing of ISIS ‘Second-in-Command’ in Africa

U.S. and Nigerian forces reportedly killed Abu-Bilal al-Minuki during a joint counterterrorism operation.

May 16, 2026
Frozen Russian Assets Spark €200bn Court Battle

Frozen Russian Assets Spark €200bn Court Battle

Euroclear rejected the jurisdiction of Russian courts after Moscow ordered the financial institution to pay damages.

May 16, 2026
London Braces for Robinson Rally and Pro-Palestine Protest

London Braces for Robinson Rally and Pro-Palestine Protest

Police have deployed 4,000 officers, drones, helicopters, and facial recognition technology as tens of thousands of rival demonstrators prepare to march through the British capital.

May 16, 2026
David Starkey’s ‘Magic’

David Starkey’s ‘Magic’

The entire LGBT movement rests on the very ‘magical thinking’ Starkey claims to despise: it denies the body’s evident natural purpose in favour of an invisible inner ‘self’ that may override and mutilate the body to achieve its desires.

May 16, 2026