Day: May 21, 2026

Temporary Furloughs for Convicted Paris Attacker

Sentenced to 30-years for his role in 2015’s deadly terrorist violence, one conspirator is being allowed temporary release from his Belgian prison cell due to “good behaviour.”

Votes and Immigration: How Demographics Might Change French Politics

Votes and Immigration: How Demographics Might Change French Politics

Immigration should no longer be treated only as a topic of debate, but as a driver of political change.

Temporary Furloughs for Convicted Paris Attacker

Temporary Furloughs for Convicted Paris Attacker

Sentenced to 30-years for his role in 2015’s deadly terrorist violence, one conspirator is being allowed temporary release from his Belgian prison cell due to “good behaviour.”

May 21, 2026
Merz Pushes “Associate Member” Plan To Fast-Track Ukraine’s EU Integration

Merz Pushes “Associate Member” Plan To Fast-Track Ukraine’s EU Integration

Under the plan, Ukraine could also appoint a non-voting representative to the European Commission and send delegates to the European Parliament.

May 21, 2026
Syria Blocks Mass Deportations from Germany by Withholding Travel Documents

Syria Blocks Mass Deportations from Germany by Withholding Travel Documents

More than 11,000 Syrian citizens have been ordered to leave Germany, but Damascus is not providing the documents required to carry out deportations.

May 21, 2026
Anything But AfD: CDU Opens Debate on Cooperation With Far Left

Anything But AfD: CDU Opens Debate on Cooperation With Far Left

Senior CDU figures are signalling openness to cooperation with Die Linke in eastern Germany, ignoring the right-wing AfD that keeps surging in the polls.

May 21, 2026
NATO Demands More Ukraine Funds as Kyiv Targets Russian Oil Hubs

NATO Demands More Ukraine Funds as Kyiv Targets Russian Oil Hubs

Swedish PM and NATO Secretary-General issue a stark call for more equitable financial support for Ukraine from partners—just as Kyiv intensifies its drone strikes against critical Russian oil refineries.

May 21, 2026
Iranian-Linked Spy Ring Accused of Plotting Violence Against Jews in Germany

Iranian-Linked Spy Ring Accused of Plotting Violence Against Jews in Germany

Danish and Afghan suspects both face attempted murder charges, while the Danish national is also accused of working for an Iranian intelligence service.

May 21, 2026
Independence Before Identity—Montenegro at Twenty

Independence Before Identity—Montenegro at Twenty

Montenegro outlasted the Ottoman Empire, the forcible erasure of its statehood in 1918, and decades of communist Yugoslavia, but will it be able to outlast the European Union?

May 21, 2026
Dossier: Suspected Terrorists Working in EU Under Diplomatic Cover

Dossier: Suspected Terrorists Working in EU Under Diplomatic Cover

A classified dossier identifies Mohammad Naghizadeh, Iran’s military attaché in Poland, as an active IRGC member.

May 21, 2026
Kallas Admits the EU Has No Middle East Strategy

Kallas Admits the EU Has No Middle East Strategy

The High Representative said the situation is “too uncertain” so “there’s no point” in drafting a strategy.

May 21, 2026
Tusk Government Hunts Ex-Minister Ziobro After He Flees to U.S.

Tusk Government Hunts Ex-Minister Ziobro After He Flees to U.S.

Polish prosecutors are preparing an extradition request for former conservative justice minister Zbigniew Ziobro, who fled to New York on a journalist visa.

May 21, 2026
‘Threatening’ Groups Disrupt Belgian Efforts to Combat Migrant Channel Routes

‘Threatening’ Groups Disrupt Belgian Efforts to Combat Migrant Channel Routes

Officers report increasing aggression during operations on Belgium’s coast, confronting alleged “violent ex-soldiers” from Iraq and Afghanistan supporting human traffickers.

May 21, 2026