Month: July 2026

Le Pen Back in the Race: A Daring Bet

Marine Le Pen launches a high-stakes 2027 presidential bid, turning her legal battle into the defining gamble of the campaign.

Metsola Threatens Right-Wing MEPs with Sanctions Over “Send Them Back” Chant

Metsola Threatens Right-Wing MEPs with Sanctions Over “Send Them Back” Chant

Right-wingers’ celebration of passing the Return Regulation “crossed a line,” the EP President said.

July 7, 2026
Belgium: Street Attack Leaves Soccer Ex-Pro in Coma

Belgium: Street Attack Leaves Soccer Ex-Pro in Coma

Migrants are reported to have choked, punched, and brain-injured a Belgian former international midfielder.

July 7, 2026
Damascus Blasts Near Macron’s Hotel Wound 18 During Historic Visit

Damascus Blasts Near Macron’s Hotel Wound 18 During Historic Visit

Two explosions near a Damascus hotel hosting French President Emmanuel Macron wounded 18 people.

July 7, 2026
<em>Citizen Vigilante</em> Secures German Theatrical Release with Regulator’s Clearance 

Citizen Vigilante Secures German Theatrical Release with Regulator’s Clearance 

Germany’s film bureaucracy will let Uwe Boll’s didactic migrant crime thriller be shown, after rescinding an earlier double-ban.

July 7, 2026
Patriots Group Denounces Brussels’ Silence Over Magyar’s Institutional Offensive in Hungary

Patriots Group Denounces Brussels’ Silence Over Magyar’s Institutional Offensive in Hungary

MEP Jorge Buxadé accused the European Parliament of applying the rule of law selectively after years of pressure against Viktor Orbán.

July 7, 2026
Iran’s State Funeral Events Signal Hatred, Defiance—and Uncertainty

Iran’s State Funeral Events Signal Hatred, Defiance—and Uncertainty

The fourth day of mourning for Tehran’s former supreme leader involves calls for revenge on the U.S. and Israel.

July 7, 2026
Germany Didn’t Melt Down—Its State Did

Germany Didn’t Melt Down—Its State Did

The heat wave exposed more than rising temperatures—it revealed decades of neglected infrastructure, political drift, and a government that struggles to perform its most basic functions.

Woman Convicted for Antisemitic Assault Outside Jewish School

Woman Convicted for Antisemitic Assault Outside Jewish School

Recent attack points to rising tide of Jew hate in English capital.

July 6, 2026
Fidesz Calls for Major Protest Against Hungary’s Authoritarian Shift

Fidesz Calls for Major Protest Against Hungary’s Authoritarian Shift

The new government “is crossing every boundary—human, moral, and rule-of-law. Hungarian voters did not give a mandate for this,” ex-PM Viktor Orbán wrote.

July 6, 2026
China Could Face Severe Consequences if It Attempted Military Action Against Taiwan Strait

China Could Face Severe Consequences if It Attempted Military Action Against Taiwan Strait

If Beijing were to disrupt traffic in the strait it would face costs representing a massive burden for its own economy.

July 6, 2026
From Digital Euro to Chat Control: The Risk of Function Creep

From Digital Euro to Chat Control: The Risk of Function Creep

Brussels frames the digital euro, age verification, and Chat Control as separate solutions to real issues, but together they highlight who controls the digital infrastructure shaping everyday life in Europe.

July 6, 2026
Poland’s Opposition Vows To Block Ukraine’s EU Bid

Poland’s Opposition Vows To Block Ukraine’s EU Bid

A growing row over the legacy of the Ukrainian Insurgent Army has even questioned Warsaw’s continued military assistance to Kyiv.

July 6, 2026