Uganda to Introduce Sharia Courts, Christians Under Pressure
A bill in Uganda to establish Islamic courts has raised alarm. Critics warn of mounting pressure on Christians, a parallel justice…
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Rene Rabeder
Germany’s Industry Turns to Defense
Collapsing profits, thousands of lost jobs and growing geopolitical pressure are forcing Germany to pivot to armaments as its new …
China Plays With Sanctions Fire Over Iran
China moves to tap sanctioned Iranian oil, risking a direct confrontation with the United States. Behind the scenes, a power strug…
Tim Cook Departs as Apple Faces Its Next Test
With Tim Cook stepping down, Apple closes the era of the consummate manager. His successor, John Ternus, must now deliver what App…
Crime Statistics 2025: 80 Knife Attacks a Day, Migrants Overrepresented
Germany’s latest police crime statistics show an overall decline in offences, but a sharp rise in specific categories, with around…
EU Age App Hacked Within Hours: Brussels Embarrassed
Presented as “ready”, dismantled shortly after: the EU’s age verification app has exposed serious security flaws and raised questi…
Cheap Electricity for Industry – Europe’s Costly Stopgap
Germany, Bulgaria and Slovenia are cutting electricity prices for industry, with Austria pushing for a similar model. The measure,…
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 …
Lufthansa Shuts Down CityLine in Response to Prolonged Strikes
Lufthansa is shutting down its regional subsidiary CityLine amid ongoing strike action. Thousands of employees are affected, as th…
Europe’s Demographic Turning Point: Fewer People, Older Societies, Mounting Pressure
Europe is shrinking and ageing rapidly. By 2100, the European Union is projected to lose 53 million people, while the workforce co…
EU Age-Verification App Ready: Brussels Takes Covid Model Online
Brussels presents the new age-verification app as a child safety measure. In reality, it marks the entry point into a digital cont…
Germany Has Gas but Shies Away From Domestic Production
Germany has large natural gas reserves but produces little of its own. Pressure is mounting within the CDU/CSU to reconsider frack…
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…
Record Rape Numbers in Germany Revive Taboo Migration Debate
Germany has recorded a 70% rise in rapes in recent years. Official statistics show migrants are significantly overrepresented in s…
Rising Violence in German Schools: 1,283 Teachers Attacked Each Year
More than three attacks on teachers per day: New police statistics reveal escalating violence in German schools and raise the ques…
Buying a House in Germany May Soon Require the Right Political Views
Suspicion of “anti-constitutional activities” could soon be enough to block property purchases. The draft focuses primarily on the…
Hapag-Lloyd Loses up to $60 Million per Week Due to Hormuz Blockade
Six Hapag-Lloyd container ships are stranded in the Persian Gulf. Despite a ceasefire, the Strait of Hormuz remains blocked and co…
Europe’s Pipelines in the Crosshairs: A Sabotage Pattern Linked to Kyiv
A foiled attack on a key gas pipeline in Serbia has raised alarm ahead of Hungary’s election, bringing cases such as Nord Stream a…
German men must seek Bundeswehr approval for long stays abroad
Planning to leave Germany for several months? Young men now require Bundeswehr approval. While the government downplays the change…
Doing it the Swiss way: Philip Nitschke and the suicide capsule
Philip Nitschke wants to technologise death – with a suicide capsule, a lethal neck device and artificial intelligence in place of…
UK abolishes ‘non-crime hate’ records
Britain is scrapping controversial systems used to log lawful speech. Yet new rules and a broad action plan suggest that state int…
17 shots fired at a police officer – German court clears Turkish offender of murder
Acquittal after 17 shots at a police officer: a ruling in Germany has sparked outrage and raised questions about the rule of law.
First petrol stations close – fuel crisis intensifies
Fuel is becoming scarce across Europe. Some petrol stations have already run dry, others are rationing, as the conflict in the Mid…
Realpolitik meets jihadism – Syrian President al-Sharaa in Berlin
Germany has received former jihadist Ahmed al-Sharaa as a state guest – in the name of a promised shift in migration policy. Yet f…
Small trade, big impact: Europe’s ties with Iran in the shadow of sanctions
EU–Iran trade has shrunk to a minimum. Yet its significance is greater than ever. Why a seemingly marginal market continues to sha…
Deadlock in Washington – chaos at airports
A budget standoff in Washington over voting rules is disrupting US airports. At stake is a fundamental question: how much control …
After a Gang Rape, Noelia Wants to Die – Court Grants Her Request
A 25-year-old in Spain seeks euthanasia and wins approval from the courts. In Germany, meanwhile, similar crimes are alleged to ha…
Correctiv, fake news and the state: how journalism became a political instrument
An alleged ‘right-wing secret plan’ to ‘deport’ foreigners drove thousands onto the streets and shaped political debate in Germany…
Europe: the paradox of happiness
Finland remains on top, Germany climbs the ranking. Yet behind the figures of the World Happiness Report a deeper trend is taking …
Firewall or majority? Europe’s conservatives caught in Germany’s political conflict
In the European Parliament new majorities are emerging to the right of the centre, yet in Germany this is treated as a breach of t…
China’s quiet strategy in Hormuz
While the West argues over Hormuz and military missions, China’s oil imports from Iran continue. Pipelines, the port of Jask and a…
Index of Economic Freedom: the new map of free markets
The latest Index of Economic Freedom highlights striking differences in economic freedom across the world. While countries such as…
Epstein’s shadow over Frankfurt: the secret plan to take over Deutsche Bank
A secret plan in the Epstein files: associates of the convicted sex offender discussed a possible takeover of Deutsche Bank involv…
Gallup: 77 per cent of German employees work in ‘energy-saving mode’
Only 10 per cent of German employees feel genuinely connected to their employer. In successful economies the figure is significant…
The Fall of an Industrial Giant – What Volkswagen’s Crisis Reveals About Germany’s Economy
For decades, Germany’s industrial sector was regarded as the unshakeable foundation of the European economy. That model is now beg…
Fees, trust, power: Europe’s public broadcasters compared
From ARD to the BBC: public broadcasters cost billions across Europe. Statement takes a closer look at the continent’s largest sys…
‘Wives should obey’ – Gen Z and the return of old gender roles
On International Women’s Day, a global study paints a contradictory picture: while support for equality remains high, traditional …
Forty-Five per cent of Young Muslims Sympathize With Islamism
A new radicalisation study reveals alarming figures: almost every second young Muslim in Germany expresses sympathy for Islamist p…
Bond. Fritz Bond. How Germany plans to overhaul its intelligence service
In Tehran, more than 40 leadership targets were neutralised simultaneously, among them Ayatollah Ali Khamenei. In Berlin, meanwhil…
Trump welcomes his ‘friend’ Merz – chancellor backs line against Tehran
Merz stands demonstratively at Trump’s side in the White House. With a remark about the ‘elimination’ of the Iranian regime, the c…
The Berlinale scandal and the architecture of cultural power
The Berlinale scandal is more than a festival incident. It exposes a publicly financed film system in Germany and across Europe th…
Stuttgart 21: a project for the century – and a farewell to German reliability
The completion of a railway station has been delayed once again. Yet Stuttgart 21 represents far more than a construction project.…
AI scandal at ZDF: Germany’s public broadcasting system and its US narrative laid bare
An AI video in a ZDF news programme was no accident but deliberately inserted. Internal leaks now reveal a fundamental debate with…
A second-class decoration – and what it reveals about Germany’s role in Kyiv
Germany’s Foreign Minister Johann Wadephul receives the Ukrainian Order of Merit – but only in its Second Class. The distinction r…
Merz in China, Trump next – a diplomatic overture before a strategic test
In Beijing, Friedrich Merz advocates deeper economic cooperation while urging fair competition. Shortly afterwards, Donald Trump i…
The Jarecki file: proximity to Epstein and Germany’s unanswered question
New US documents point to a close association between the Heidelberg-based investor Henry Jarecki and Jeffrey Epstein – and raise …
The fear of parenthood: how German media turn children into a problem
Germany’s media cultivate the narrative of the child as a risk: too expensive, too burdensome, too often regretted. Between the co…
Taxing gains before they exist: The Dutch shift that could reshape private investing
From January 2028, the Netherlands will tax not only actual investment income but also unrealised gains. Investors will face a 36 …
The killing of Quentin D. and the uneven treatment of political violence
The death of 23-year-old student Quentin D. exposes an asymmetry in the way political violence is treated in the West – particular…