Hungary’s parliament passes constitutional amendment banning public LGBTQ+ events

The amendment declares that children’s rights to moral, physical and spiritual development supersede any right other than the right to life, including the right to peaceful assembly. Hungary’s parliament has passed an amendment to the constitution that allows the government … Read More

France’s far-right leader Le Pen sentenced to prison and banned from office in embezzlement trial

Le Pen may still appeal the four-year sentence, two years of it suspended, and five-year political ban, which came after she was found guilty of misusing $3 million to pay party staff. Far-right French leader Marine Le Pen was handed … Read More

Macron says he’ll confer with allies on protecting Europe with French nuclear deterrence

PARIS (AP) — French President Emmanuel Macron said Wednesday he will discuss with European allies the possibility of using France’s nuclear deterrent to protect the continent from Russian threats, amid concerns over potential U.S. disengagement. France is the only nuclear power … Read More

NATO to bolster Baltic military presence, after Christmas Day power cable cuts

NATO’s Secretary General Mark Rutte pledged to send drones, frigates and aircraft to the region as he highlighted a concerted campaign of ‘cyber-attacks, assassination attempts and sabotage.’ NATO will increase its military presence and technological innovation in the Baltic Sea … Read More

Austria’s president tasks far-right FPÖ leader Herbert Kickl with forming new government

If successful, it would mark Austria’s first far-right-led government since World War II. Austrian President Alexander Van der Bellen gave the green light to far-right Freedom Party (FPÖ) leader Herbert Kickl to attempt and form the new ruling coalition after … Read More

Poland introduces mandatory firearms training for schoolchildren amid Russia threat

Poland has introduced mandatory Education for Safety lessons for children in schools, which include shooting training and basic first aid. Most countries want their children to be as far away from weapons as possible. Not Poland. Faced with the proximity … Read More

Macron Rolls the Dice… Again: Appoints Centrist Ally François Bayrou as New French Prime Minister

French political veteran François Bayrou, a long time ally of President Macron has been named as the head of the new French government after the last collapsed in record time. French President Emmanuel Macron is unable to dispose of his three-way-split … Read More

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