Month: June 2026

Bardella Hits Record High in New French Poll

Bardella Hits Record High in New French Poll

The survey was conducted in the immediate aftermath of riots, looting, and clashes with police following Paris Saint-Germain’s Champions League victory.

June 4, 2026
Farage Forges Ahead on Political Donations

Farage Forges Ahead on Political Donations

Q1 of 2026 saw the poll-topping British populists rake in more than £9 million towards their election war chest.

June 4, 2026
Crime Rates in Swedish Municipalities Linked to Migration, Study Says

Crime Rates in Swedish Municipalities Linked to Migration, Study Says

Municipalities with higher shares of residents of foreign background face markedly higher levels of reported crime.

June 4, 2026
Israel and Lebanon Close to a Ceasefire?

Israel and Lebanon Close to a Ceasefire?

While Hezbollah’s acceptance of any peace deal has yet to be confirmed, diplomatic success in the Levant could add momentum to a Washington-Tehran settlement.

June 4, 2026
Amnesty International Sparks Fury After Henry Nowak Statement

Amnesty International Sparks Fury After Henry Nowak Statement

The campaign group warned against claims of “two-tier policing,” prompting fresh comparisons with its outspoken response to the death of George Floyd.

June 4, 2026
Kyiv Hails Drone Attack on St. Petersburg Designed to Unsettle Putin

Kyiv Hails Drone Attack on St. Petersburg Designed to Unsettle Putin

As Moscow stages a forum designed to attract overseas investment, Zelensky welcomes UAV penetration of the air defences protecting Russia’s second city.

June 4, 2026
EU Advances Ukraine Membership Bid After Hungary Lifts Veto

EU Advances Ukraine Membership Bid After Hungary Lifts Veto

A deal between Budapest and Kyiv on the rights of ethnic Hungarians in western Ukraine has cleared a key obstacle to the opening of the first negotiating cluster.

June 4, 2026
Germany Fails in UN Security Council Reelection Bid

Germany Fails in UN Security Council Reelection Bid

By missing out on a two-year UN term, the Federal Republic has dealt another blow to the prestige of beleaguered chancellor Friedrich Merz.

June 4, 2026
Immigration Experts: Routes into Europe Changing Faster Than Brussels Can Respond

Immigration Experts: Routes into Europe Changing Faster Than Brussels Can Respond

Analysts from several countries warned that migratory pressure is no longer affecting only frontline countries, and raised concerns about the EU’s ability to control its external borders.

June 4, 2026
Sorry, Charles: Even Dickens Wasn’t Woke Enough

Sorry, Charles: Even Dickens Wasn’t Woke Enough

Rochester’s Guildhall Museum has fallen prey to what C.S. Lewis called “chronological snobbery.”

UPDATED: Fresh Skirmishes in U.S.-Iran Conflict

UPDATED: Fresh Skirmishes in U.S.-Iran Conflict

Multiple strikes launched by both sides with, among other sites, Kuwait International Airport and a Botswanan tanker hit.

June 3, 2026