BERLIN — German Chancellor Olaf Scholz on Thursday sharply condemned alleged plans by members of far-right groups who supposedly met recently at a mansion outside Berlin to devise a plot to deport millions of immigrants, even those with German citizenship, if the groups take power. The alleged plan, which was published in an article by … Read more
SCHEVENINGEN, NETHERLANDS – NOVEMBER 22: Geert Wilders, Dutch right-wing politician and leader of the Party for Freedom (PVV), reacts to the exit poll and early results that strongly indicate a victory for his party in the Dutch elections on November 22, 2023 in Scheveningen, Netherlands. Dutch voters have gone to the polls today in one … Read more
Geert Wilders was the surprise victor in Wednesday’s Dutch elections, after a late surge that catapulted his anti-EU party to a resounding victory over his mainstream rivals. As people in the Netherlands, and the rest of Europe, adjust to the shock, these are some of the key issues they’ll be considering: Who is Wilders? The … Read more
Police say three people have been arrested in connection with the shooting of a Spanish right-wing politician ByThe Associated Press November 21, 2023, 8:52 AM FILE – Alejo Vidal-Quadras from Spain gestures while talking to the media at the European Parliament in Brussels, Belgium, on Jan. 27, 2009. Police say three people have been arrested … Read more
THE HAGUE, Netherlands — The leader of a far-right Dutch populist party was hit on the head with a beer bottle Monday in an attack that took place two days before the Netherlands holds a general election. Thierry Baudet, leader of Forum for Democracy, was taken to a hospital in the northern city of Groningen … Read more
Rep. Chip Roy (R-Texas) put his own party on blast during a fiery speech on the House floor on Wednesday that included a blunt challenge for his Republican colleagues. “One thing! I want my Republican colleagues to give me one thing ― one! ― that I can go campaign on and say we did,” he … Read more
LONDON — Pro-Palestinian demonstrators marched peacefully through central London on Saturday, even as right-wing counter-protesters clashed with police, after a week of angry debate over whether to permit the event on a day when Britain honored its war dead. The day unfolded in a backdrop of tensions fueled by Home Secretary Suella Braverman who earlier … Read more
Comment on this storyCommentAdd to your saved storiesSave BRUSSELS — As Israeli forces push into the Gaza Strip and the United Nations warns of humanitarian catastrophe for civilians there, some European politicians appear focused on ensuring that those who survive and manage to leave don’t come to Europe. In the weeks since Hamas’s attack on … Read more
Three Finnish men who embraced neo-Nazi ideology have been found guilty of committing crimes with terrorist intent including plotting attacks against migrants, critical infrastructure, and their perceived political opponents ByThe Associated Press October 31, 2023, 11:10 AM HELSINKI — Three Finnish men who embraced neo-Nazi ideology were found guilty Tuesday of committing crimes with terrorist … Read more
Prosecutors say a lawmaker with the far-right Alternative for Germany party who was recently elected to the state legislature in Bavaria has been arrested ByThe Associated Press October 30, 2023, 5:51 AM BERLIN — A lawmaker with the far-right Alternative for Germany party who was recently elected to the state legislature in Bavaria was arrested … Read more