Month: May 2026

Quentin Deranque (2003-2026)

A young Catholic man, peaceful and charitable by every account, went out to stand beside women who needed protection. For this, he was beaten to death by an organised mob. In any civilised country, this would be a moment of reckoning.

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
Israel’s Gaza Flotilla Row Becomes a Political Headache for Netanyahu

Israel’s Gaza Flotilla Row Becomes a Political Headache for Netanyahu

What began as another attempt to challenge Israel’s blockade of Gaza has turned into a diplomatic crisis.

May 21, 2026
Brussels Green Leader Resigns Over ‘Inappropriate Relationships’

Brussels Green Leader Resigns Over ‘Inappropriate Relationships’

Bas Eickhout’s departure follows reports that he disclosed to colleagues a relationship with an Austrian fellow MEP.

May 21, 2026
Nigerian Suspect Arrested for Alleged Sexual Assault at Milan Bus Station

Nigerian Suspect Arrested for Alleged Sexual Assault at Milan Bus Station

Investigators allege a Nigerian male used physical aggression and threats against a French woman.

May 21, 2026
NATO Jet Downs Drone Over Estonia

NATO Jet Downs Drone Over Estonia

According to Tallinn, a Romanian F-16 in NATO’s Baltic air deployment fired on a threatening UAV.

May 21, 2026