Europeans Turn Proposed Euro Banknotes into a Meme Contest

The European Central Bank unveiled 10 possible designs for future euro notes. Europeans responded with Ursula von der Leyen, tethe…

Europe’s New Extreme-Weather Propaganda Office

A new EU-backed office will produce ready-made climate explanations for floods, storms and heat waves within days. Its reports are…

Germany Lets Russia into Europe’s Nuclear-Fuel Supply Chain

A Russian state-owned company will supply the technology and licences for nuclear fuel made in Germany. Lower Saxony approved the …

Nick Adams Has One Job: Sell America

Donald Trump’s tourism envoy has a clear message for Europe: America is open, its critics are wrong, and the World Cup has proved …

Europe’s Greens May Have Found Their Next Battleground

Greta Thunberg once helped turn climate anxiety into votes for Green parties across Europe. That political momentum has faded. Opp…

Somali Pirates Seize Tanker With Eight Germans Aboard

Suspected Somali pirates have hijacked a Tanzanian-flagged chemical tanker in the Gulf of Aden and taken it to waters off Somalia.…

Why the Murder of Marius Dick Could Change Germany's Deportation Policy

Germany has seen a series of fatal attacks committed by migrants without prompting a major shift in migration policy. The killing …

Chinese Shareholders Put Mercedes at Risk of US Ban

A bipartisan Senate bill targeting foreign influence over connected vehicles could force changes to Mercedes-Benz’s shareholder st…

EU Sends Top Trade Official to Berlin Over US Drug-Price Dispute

Brussels is trying to prevent new US tariffs while preserving Germany’s drug-pricing system. Washington’s complaint is difficult t…

Europe Remembers How to Resign – Well, Sort of

Jens Spahn’s resignation as leader of Germany’s conservative parliamentary group has added Berlin to a growing European pattern. S…

Trump Administration Puts a Price on Europe's Culture War

Up to $3m is now on offer from the US State Department for European groups fighting censorship, lawfare and mass migration. Trump'…

Rubio Targets Far-Left Terror: “A revolt of the worst against the best”

Marco Rubio is building an international front against left-wing extremism. Representatives from more than 60 countries gathered i…

Europe’s Heat Death Hoax

Across Europe, politicians and the media are turning heatwaves into death tolls. Excess mortality is being repackaged as a climate…

Billionaires’ Fight Club: Musk and Altman Turn Apple’s OpenAI Lawsuit into a Brawl

Apple is suing OpenAI before its first AI device has even been unveiled. Elon Musk has seized on the case to attack Sam Altman, wh…

Lindsey Graham's Death Triggers a Wave of Speculation

Lindsey Graham has died, hours after returning from Ukraine. Doctors point to aortic dissection, but Iranian threats, his hard lin…

Germany's Welfare System Has a Migration Problem

A new set of figures from Germany's Federal Employment Agency exposes a stark pattern in long-term unemployment: foreign nationals…

NASA Seeks Mars Crew – But No Sleepwalkers

NASA is looking for four volunteers to spend a year in simulated lunar and Martian habitats. Applicants need astronaut-like qualif…

751 Group Rape Cases Show Germany’s New Normal

Germany recorded 751 group rape cases in 2025. The numbers jumped after Merkel’s border opening and never returned to their pre-20…

Antifa Attacks Reporters After Failed AfD Blockade

Left-wing radicals failed to stop the AfD party congress in Erfurt at the weekend. Reporters from independent conservative media w…

How Cyber Threats Put Cash Back in Sweden’s Wallet

Sweden once moved away from cash because it made shops and banks targets. Now the cashless pioneer is bringing bills and coins bac…

Germany’s Extremism Report Turns Estimates Into Evidence

Germany’s domestic intelligence service classifies 28,000 AfD members as right-wing extremists. Real left-wing attacks on infrastr…

Germany’s Pension Reform Means Longer Working Lives

Germany’s coalition wants to pass a major pension package by the end of 2026. Behind the promise of reform lie a higher pension ag…

Stade Massacre Exposes the Naivety of Germany’s Welfare System

A Turkish father is accused of killing six youth welfare workers after a custody dispute over his baby. The Stade massacre shows h…

Buffett Freezes Gates Foundation Donation over Epstein Fallout

Warren Buffett is holding back his usual midyear donation to the Gates Foundation as new court deadlines, congressional subpoenas …

Two-Tier Access: EU’s New Creator Passes Come with a Loyalty Test

The Council of the European Union wants online creators at EU summits from July. Member states are being told not to nominate anyo…

Europe Was Built for Mild Summers – Not Heat Waves

Scorching weather is disrupting trains, power plants and offices across Europe. The continent needs fewer lectures and more hard a…

Germany’s Schools Are Becoming Disorder Zones – and Here Is Why

A new survey shows teachers struggling with poor behavior, aggression and fear of saying the wrong thing. Behind much of the probl…

America’s Founders Were Heavy Drinkers – So Drug Users Can Keep Their Guns

The US Supreme Court has ruled that illegal drug users cannot automatically be barred from owning guns. The reasoning reaches deep…

Terror in Europe: Hamas Cell Had Claim Video Ready

German prosecutors believe suspected Hamas operatives were preparing an attack around the second anniversary of 7 October. Investi…

How the Word “Remigration” Helps the Right Win the Argument

The word remigration comes from the far-right fringe and remains toxic across the German-speaking world. Yet Europe is now moving …

German Court Allows Buyer to Return Electric Car over Range Shortfall

An electric-car buyer in Germany was entitled to return his vehicle after tests showed that it fell far short of the advertised ra…

Migration Falls but Germany Still Bears the Burden

The UNHCR is reporting the first global decline in forced displacement in a decade. But returns remain difficult, protection often…

Elon Musk Takes Legal Action Against German Public Broadcaster Over “Outrageous Lies”

Elon Musk is challenging ZDF after it linked him to a supposed “hunt on migrants”. The dispute follows earlier controversies over …

Australia’s Social Media Ban Is Failing – Europe Wants One Anyway

Europe is moving toward social media bans for children. Polls show broad support, but Australia’s experience suggests the harder q…

Boys from Poor Families Are Germany’s Education Casualties

A new German study finds that family background still determines educational success, with poorer children and boys falling furthe…

The Missing Perpetrators in EU Violence Data

The EU has amassed extensive data on violence against women, from abuse in childhood to sexual violence in adulthood. Yet despite …

Germany’s Intelligence Service Turns Grief for Murdered Children into Suspicion

A German domestic intelligence report cited a call to remember children killed in migrant attacks as evidence against the AfD. Aft…

Brussels Wants Citizens to Save Power for the AI Age

Brussels plans to make households adjust their electricity use to the availability of wind and solar power while energy-hungry dat…

The Statue Wars Are Back – This Time to Restore Them

Six years after the statue-toppling of 2020, America’s backlash is taking shape. Citizens’ groups are suing, Trump is lending supp…

Europe Rethinks Protection for Ukraine’s Fighting-Age Men

Europe is discussing the deployment of its own soldiers to Ukraine. At the same time, hundreds of thousands of military-age Ukrain…

PSG Won the Champions League, But Paris Has Fallen

PSG won the greatest title in the club’s history. Yet in Paris, it was not the boulevards that celebrated, but the banlieues, as m…

The Climate Apocalypse Is Canceled

The most extreme climate scenario is being pushed out of the center of climate research and policy planning. The forecast that pol…

Eight Years in Jihadist Hands: Where Is Sonja Nientiet?

Years after her abduction in Somalia, Sonja Nientiet is still being held by jihadists. An NGO accuses the German government of not…

Biological Males in Women’s Prisons: US Justice Department Opens Investigation

The US Justice Department is investigating the placement of biologically male transgender inmates in a women’s prison. The inquiry…

Saudi Arabia, LIV Golf and Sport’s Growing Estrangement from Its Fans

Billions, star players and a global stage – yet no audience: LIV Golf’s potential collapse shows how far sport has already drifted…

Trump’s Attack on Merz Reveals New Cracks in the Transatlantic Relationship

Donald Trump’s attack on Friedrich Merz is more than a reaction to Germany’s stance on the Iran war. It reflects a broader shift i…

The Woke Ruling Against Hungary: How the EU Seeks to Impose European Values

The European Court of Justice has condemned Hungary for alleged discrimination. At the same time, Brussels is channeling billions …

Asylum Fraud in Britain: How Fake Sexuality Claims Help Migrants Stay

A BBC investigation reveals how migrants with expired visas use paid advisers to game the asylum system. The scandal highlights a …

What Immigration Really Costs the Welfare State

Two studies from northern Europe are putting the immigration debate to an uncomfortable test. Their conclusion is clear: the fisca…

One in Four People in Germany Has a Migration Background

More than one in four people in Germany now has a migration background. New figures show a transformed country and the growing str…