The far-right party is polling at up to 43% ahead of a looming election, as voters rank jobs, wages and the economy among their top concerns. In 11 days, voters in Saxony-Anhalt will go to the polls and for the first time, the Alternative for Germany party (AfD) could emerge...
State-backed hackers targeted EU officials on WhatsApp
Foreign governments have been trying to hack the messaging accounts of high-ranking European Union officials, the bloc’s cyber defense unit. The presentation, given to officials from EU national governments in July, lists “account takeover targeting high-ranking officials” as one of the top threats facing the bloc this year. The presentation...
Sweden’s ruling coalition trails in poll, but closes gap on centre-left opposition
The gap between Sweden's ruling right-wing coalition government and the centre-left opposition parties has narrowed since June ahead of an election for parliament next month, a new opinion poll showed on Tuesday. The August 11 to 23 survey, published by daily Dagens Nyheter, showed the right-wing coalition's gap to the...
Polish far-right leader charged with Holocaust denial for calling Auschwitz gas chambers “fake”
Polish far-right leader Grzegorz Braun has been charged with denying Nazi crimes, a criminal offence in Poland that carries a prison sentence of up to three years. The charges relate to statements last year in which Braun, who has a long history of promoting antisemitic conspiracy theories, suggested that the...
Finland signs €14m deal for FPV combat drones
The Finnish Defence Forces (FDF) has signed a 14-million-euro contract for the procurement of unmanned combat drones, as Finland continues to bolster its military capabilities. In a press release issued on Tuesday, the FDF announced that it signed an agreement on 24 August with Finnish technology firm Insta Group to...
Russia threatens to attack British factories
Putin adviser says Moscow will not rule out ‘semi-military action’ against manufacturers producing drones and Storm Shadow componentsя British factories manufacturing drones for Ukraine could face targeting by “unknown sources”, a Kremlin adviser has warned, following the UK’s agreement to share long-range missile blueprints with Ukraine. Andrei Fedorov, a former...
Germany’s spy agency looks to hire gamers as secret agents
Germany’s foreign intelligence service has launched a recruitment drive for gamers as it seeks a new generation of tech-savvy secret agents to “hack back” against Russia. Аgents from the Bundesnachrichtendienst (BND), the German equivalent of Britain’s MI6, will attend the world’s largest video game festival to recruit young spies. BND...
Orbán’s secret EU campaign revealed
Viktor Orbán’s government paid more than HUF 313 million for a campaign placing the Hungarian prime minister’s seven-point criticism of the European Union in newspapers across Europe in 2021. Hungarian taxpayers paid more than HUF 313 million for a government advertising campaign that promoted then-Prime Minister Viktor Orbán’s criticism of...
EFL and Scottish league pushing to stop illegal broadcast of matches in Russia
The English Football League and Scottish Professional Football League have launched investigations and are considering legal action after discovering that television coverage of their matches has been broadcast in Russia this season. Football TV, a Russian subscription and streaming service, has broadcast numerous games from the opening two rounds of the...
UK graduate job vacancies plunge to lowest in a decade
Graduate job vacancies in the UK have sunk to their lowest level since they started being tracked a decade ago, according to a recruiting website. Just 8,383 jobs for people leaving university were advertised in July, Adzuna reported on Monday, down 45% compared with the same point last year and...