The German government appears to be in full damage-control mode post-Cologne sex attacks, with the official journal of the state propaganda bureau publishing an editorial claiming Mohammed was a feminist, and that as of yet there has been no evidence
Islamic State earns about $500 million a year from its oil revenues. But according to former CIA director Mike Morrell, US fighter aircraft have been ordered not to bomb their oil wells in case they cause “environmental damage.” Yes. That makes
Prime Minister David Cameron told MPs on Thursday it was time to join air strikes against Islamic State militants in Syria, saying Britain cannot “subcontract its security to other countries”. Cameron, who lost a vote on air strikes against Syrian
The number of asylum applications in the UK has increased by a fifth in the space of a year, according to figures from the Office for National Statistics (ONS). The new data shows that there were 29,024 applications of asylum in the
BERLIN – Germany will this week start deporting asylum seekers from the western Balkans whose applications have been unsuccessful, government sources told Reuters. Chancellor Angela Merkel is under growing pressure from her own conservatives for allowing hundreds of thousands of
France said EU sanctions against Russia could be lifted if Moscow fulfils its pledges to bring peace to Ukraine, hours after Kiev closed its airspace to its neighbour’s airlines and Russia said it would stop delivering gas. Speaking on the
Belgium is battling accusations that it has become a “failed state” whose linguistic and communal divisions contributed to failures that let it become a jihadist base for the Paris attacks. Years of increasing federalism have deepened rifts between the wealthy
STRASBOURG, France (Reuters) – Former French president Nicolas Sarkozy rallied conservatives in eastern France on Wednesday, hoping to fend off a strong challenge by the far-right National Front (FN) in looming regional elections. The FN, boosted by voter concerns about
French President Francois Hollande on Thursday will hold talks with Russian leader Vladimir Putin, as part of his diplomatic marathon to forge a broader coalition against Islamic State jihadists in the wake of the Paris attacks. The French president will
Net migration into the UK has hit a record high of 336,000 in the year up to June 2015, representing a 34 per cent increase in the space of a year, according to figures from the Office for National Statistics
LONDON (Reuters) – Britain’s opposition Labour Party is considering allowing its lawmakers to vote as they wish on whether to approve Prime Minister David Cameron’s plan to extend airstrikes to Syria, its finance spokesman said on Thursday. Britain is already
Europe must work to keep the dream of the passport-free Schengen zone alive, Dutch Foreign Minister Bert Koenders (pictured above) said Wednesday, adding it would be a priority for his country as it takes over the EU presidency. The Netherlands holds
WARSAW (Reuters) – The West may be considering a thaw with Moscow, but Poland’s new conservative government could further strain relations with the country’s former Soviet overlord by reopening an investigation into the death of President Lech Kaczynski in a
Pope Francis said on Thursday in Kenya, a country that has seen a spate of attacks by Islamist militants, that dialogue between religions in Africa was essential to teach young people that violence in God’s name was unjustified. Bridging divisions
It will be hard for officials renegotiating Britain’s EU membership to meet a goal of having a framework ready for discussion at a regional summit next month, a senior EU official involved in the talks said on Wednesday. Prime Minister
TEL AVIV – In the wake of the Russian plane crash and the Paris attacks, Al-Ahram, Egypt’s largest official news organization, attacked the U.K. for “turning into an enemy” and “orchestrating conspiracies” against Egypt.
The town of Ticino in Switzerland approved a referendum to ban burqas, after the Swiss parliament decided a ban would not “violate the country’s federal law.” Women could receive a fine up to £6,500 ($9,828.84) if caught wearing a burqa, which covers their entire body from head to foot.
Pope Francis traveled to Kenya Wednesday in his first-ever visit to the African continent and his first stop on a 3-nation tour that will include Uganda and the Central African Republic.
The controversial French comedian behind the anti-Semitic ‘Quenelle‘ gesture has been handed a two month prison sentence for a comedy routine he performed three years ago. The show, which was presented in the city of Liege has been judged to have contained
A Democratic Unionist Party (DUP) Member of Parliament from Ireland has broken ranks and joined Leave.eu, which campaigns for a British exit from the European Union. His party supports the Conservative government’s efforts to “renegotiate” the terms of Britain’s membership
A group of Santa’s elves were threatened and beaten up by a gang of teenagers at a town’s Christmas lights switch-on. The elves were sworn at, assaulted and even threatened with an air gun by a group of 15 teenagers
The United Nations has condemned national profiling of migrants by Balkan countries, insisting that everyone has the right to claim asylum. Four Balkan countries have now shut their borders to people from nations not at war. More than 1,000 migrants
British Prime Minister David Cameron is set to drop his pledge to block migrants from the European Union (EU) claiming in-work benefits, despite polling exclusive to Breitbart London showing it would be the most popular outcome of his EU renegotiation.
A Labour-run city council is planning to house Syrian migrants only in areas which vote Conservative. The move harks back to Labour policy on immigration during the Blair era, which one insider summed up as “rub[bing] the Right’s nose in
The level of intimidation faced lorry drivers passing through Calais at the hands of migrants is “out of control” and “totally unacceptable”, a spokesman for Britain’s road haulage industry has said. His association has now set up a hotline for drivers
The London university student responsible for the #KillAllWhiteMen hashtag has allegedly sent American blogger and radio personality Pamela Geller a degrading gang-rape e-mail telling her she “deserves to be raped in every hole by hordes of muslims”. Addressed to Ms. Geller and
