Bulgaria detains over 200 people for vote-buying ahead of elections
This Sunday, April 19, Bulgaria will hold snap parliamentary elections — already the eighth in the past five years. Citizens will elect a new National Assembly, which will then form a government and confirm a Prime Minister. The current acting head of government is Andrey Gyurov, who leads the caretaker…
Austrian government prepares tough law against deepfakes
The Austrian government has announced decisive steps to combat sexualized deepfakes and digital forms of violence. Coalition ministers, including Women’s Minister Eva-Maria Holzleitner (SPÖ) and Justice Minister Anna Sporrer (SPÖ), confirmed that a bill will be drafted and introduced in the near future, establishing criminal liability for the creation and…
British-born man becomes first to lose citizenship in Russia-linked security case
Former British police officer Mark Bullen has become the first person born in the United Kingdom to be stripped of British citizenship on national security grounds due to his ties with Russia. The decision was made by Home Secretary Shabana Mahmood. Bullen, 45, served for more than a decade with…
AfD calls for reviving Nord Stream and resuming Russian gas supplies
The parliamentary group of the right-wing party Alternative for Germany (AfD) in the Bundestag has called for the revival of the Nord Stream pipelines. This is stated in a new position paper adopted at a faction meeting in Cottbus. The document emphasizes: “We will continue to diversify gas and oil…
UK Government rejects US proposal for blockade of the Strait of Hormuz
The UK government has officially stated that it will not participate in the US-proposed naval blockade of the Strait of Hormuz. This decision marks a new point of contention between Prime Minister Keir Starmer and US President Donald Trump amid the escalating conflict over Iran. Earlier, on April 12, President…