Month: July 2026

Hungarian PM Rejects Claims of Trump Snub at NATO Summit

Hungarian PM Rejects Claims of Trump Snub at NATO Summit

It would not be surprising if Donald Trump had deliberately refused to shake Péter Magyar’s hand.

July 10, 2026
UN Body Rallies Against Tehran’s Control of Hormuz Strait

UN Body Rallies Against Tehran’s Control of Hormuz Strait

The International Maritime Organization has “strongly condemned” the creation of the Iran-based Persian Gulf Strait Authority.

July 10, 2026
EU Commission Accuses Meta of Ignoring Addictive Design Risks

EU Commission Accuses Meta of Ignoring Addictive Design Risks

The EU executive says Meta is failing to curb the mental health risks of Facebook and Instagram, as features like autoplay and infinite scroll drive compulsive use.

July 10, 2026
Paris ‘Allies’ Get-Together Set To Include Rutte and Zelensky

Paris ‘Allies’ Get-Together Set To Include Rutte and Zelensky

The next ‘Coalition of the Willing’ meet-up will have new faces, but the same old message.

July 10, 2026
“Panicking” CSU Raises Possibility of AfD Ban in Thuringia

“Panicking” CSU Raises Possibility of AfD Ban in Thuringia

The German centre-right party accuses the AfD of spreading “hatred” as left-wing extremists assault right-wing journalists and threaten politicians.

July 10, 2026
Dutch Town Drops Rainbow Flag, Residents Stage Protest

Dutch Town Drops Rainbow Flag, Residents Stage Protest

Oldebroek’s new city council coalition has ended the town’s rainbow flag display and dropped LGBT policies, triggering a protest that filled the square outside city hall.

July 10, 2026
Austrian NGO Received Millions in State Funding While Fighting Migration Policy

Austrian NGO Received Millions in State Funding While Fighting Migration Policy

Asylkoordination Österreich received millions of euros worth of public funds from several ministries while campaigning against key migration policies.

July 10, 2026
Recruitment Officers Confronted in Ukrainian City as War Fatigue Grows

Recruitment Officers Confronted in Ukrainian City as War Fatigue Grows

The episode that occurred in Lviv does not amount to a nationwide protest, but it exposes the erosion of trust in Ukraine’s mobilisation system.

July 10, 2026
Police Warn Angry Glasgow Crowd

Police Warn Angry Glasgow Crowd

Scottish police have warned residents that hate crime and violent disorder will be dealt with firmly, in response to hundreds gathering outside a property in Castlemilk, with ensuing.vandalism and a heavy police response.

July 10, 2026
Wealthy EU Countries Threaten ‘No-Deal Scenario’ over Astronomical EU Budget

Wealthy EU Countries Threaten ‘No-Deal Scenario’ over Astronomical EU Budget

Net contributors such as Germany or the Netherlands might be ready to simply walk away from budget negotiations if Brussels keeps insisting on the €2 trillion plan.

July 10, 2026
Thousands Protest in Budapest Against Authoritarianism

Thousands Protest in Budapest Against Authoritarianism

A demonstration was called in defence of Hungary’s constitutional order in face of the Magyar government’s blatant rule-of-law violations.

July 10, 2026
Morocco’s World Cup Elimination Sparks Riots in Europe as France Locks Down

Morocco’s World Cup Elimination Sparks Riots in Europe as France Locks Down

Paris deployed 20,000 police officers and gendarmes; in the British capital, riot police had to disperse the crowd.

July 10, 2026