Month: May 2026

Swiss Voters Split on Population Cap

Around half of Switzerland’s electorate could back a referendum proposal restricting the population to 10 million—with the other half against.

Swiss Voters Split on Population Cap

Swiss Voters Split on Population Cap

Around half of Switzerland’s electorate could back a referendum proposal restricting the population to 10 million—with the other half against.

May 8, 2026
English Channel Migrant Tally Hits 200,000 Milestone

English Channel Migrant Tally Hits 200,000 Milestone

A migrant dinghy carrying 70 people docked in Dover, quietly pushing the total number of Channel crossings into record-shattering territory.

May 8, 2026
EU Makes Anti-Poverty Promise It Can’t Keep

EU Makes Anti-Poverty Promise It Can’t Keep

Here comes another political-posturing project from Brussels.

May 8, 2026
Poland Forced To Register Same-Sex Marriages Despite Ban

Poland Forced To Register Same-Sex Marriages Despite Ban

Judges are ordering civil registries to recognise foreign marriages, setting up a clash between EU law and Poland’s constitution.

May 8, 2026
UAE Air Defenses Engage Iranian Missile Swarm

UAE Air Defenses Engage Iranian Missile Swarm

Air defense systems were activated across the Emirates, intercepting a series of Iranian-launched drones as the Middle East war threatens to reignite.

May 8, 2026
Germany Threatens Fines as Youth Ignore Call-Up Survey

Germany Threatens Fines as Youth Ignore Call-Up Survey

A compulsory survey could lead to military service, but thousands are refusing to engage

May 8, 2026
Guests Challenge Salzburg Hotel’s Burkini Pool Ban

Guests Challenge Salzburg Hotel’s Burkini Pool Ban

An Austrian hotel manager stated that women wearing burkinis were not allowed in the pool due to hygiene concerns linked to the fabric potentially carrying bacteria into the water.

May 8, 2026
Brussels Hands Poland €44bn—And Sidelines Its President

Brussels Hands Poland €44bn—And Sidelines Its President

The EU’s new defence fund is not just about rearmament—it is reshaping who holds power inside member states.

May 8, 2026
Polish President Pushes for Referendum on EU Climate Law

Polish President Pushes for Referendum on EU Climate Law

In a direct challenge to the Brussels environmental agenda, the president of Poland has called for a national referendum to decide the fate of the Green Deal in his nation.

May 8, 2026
Belgian PM Says ‘Belgium Is Not an Antisemitic State’

Belgian PM Says ‘Belgium Is Not an Antisemitic State’

De Wever rejected U.S. criticism and stressed Belgium’s separation of powers, saying the executive power cannot interfere in judicial processes.

May 8, 2026
God or No God in Our Constitution?

God or No God in Our Constitution?

Rather than lifting us out of our current political trench warfare, the dispute over a reference to God in the Saarland constitutional preamble merely illuminates it.

Trump Gives EU July 4 Deadline—Or Faces Tariff Shock

Trump Gives EU July 4 Deadline—Or Faces Tariff Shock

The trade deal is agreed but stuck in the EU’s slow-moving, bureaucratic approval process

May 8, 2026