TikTok Illegally Sent Europeans' Personal Data To China, EU Regulators Claim
This is the third-largest fine ever imposed under the EU’s General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR). As TikTok’s EU headquarters are in Ireland, the Irish DPC serves as its lead regulator. During the inquiry, TikTok admitted that Chinese surveillance laws—giving authorities broad powers to demand data access—“materially diverge from EU standards.” Despite previously claiming it did not store European or U.S. user data in China, TikTok informed the DPC in April that it had discovered in February that “limited EEA User Data” had, in fact, been stored there. Irish DPC Deputy...
Video does not show Macron hiding bag of cocaine from photographers
Video shows French President Emmanuel Macron removing a bag of cocaine from a table as journalists entered the train cabin where he was meeting with German Chancellor Friedrich Merz and British Prime Minister Keir Starmer.
Enlarged photographs and video footage show the white object Macron removed from the table and stuffed in his pocket was a tissue. This was also confirmed by the French government.
Fact check: Macron, Merz and Starmer targeted by Russian 'cocaine' claims
Viral social media posts are alleging that French President Emmanuel Macron, German Chancellor Friedrich Merz and British Prime Minister Keir Starmer were caught taking cocaine on their trip to Kyiv.
At the centre of the claims is a video showing the three leaders greeting one another on a train from Poland to Ukraine, ahead of a meeting with President Volodymyr Zelenskyy to reaffirm their support for his country.
Wild cocaine conspiracy surrounds European leaders traveling for Ukraine talks as frustrated Macron speaks out: ‘Fake news’
It’s a tissue of lies.
A bizarre conspiracy that European leaders snorted cocaine en route to critical Ukraine talks has been roundly ridiculed by the French president’s office, after it was promoted by Russian trolls as well as American conspiracists such as Alex Jones.
“This fake news is being spread by France’s enemies, both abroad and at home. We must remain vigilant against manipulation,” the Elysee Palace posted on X.
Ukraine: Merz says Putin's peace talks proposal falls short
Friedrich Merz says Russian President Vladimir Putin's proposal for direct peace talks with Kyiv is insufficient. The German chancellor says a ceasefire with Ukraine should come first.
Nawrocki White House Visit Highlights Critical Poland–U.S. Relationship
In the closing stages of last year’s American presidential campaign, both candidates made gestures to the Polish–American community, particularly in the critical state of Pennsylvania. The idea was fanciful, as argued in this Hungarian Conservative piece from the time, but the enormous campaign machines were not inclined to leave any stone unturned.
EU Set To Tariff $113 Billion In U.S. Goods If Trade Talks Break Down
EU Set To Tariff $113 Billion In U.S. Goods If Trade Talks Break Down The European Union is preparing to impose up to €100 billion ($113 billion) in tariffs on US goods if trade talks fail, according to a new report by Bloomberg this morning. The draft list of retaliatory measures will be circulated to member states as early as Wednesday, with a one-month consultation period before finalization. “These import taxes are unjustified and cause economic harm on both sides of the Atlantic,” said EU trade chief Maros Sefcovic. “This...
German conservative leader Friedrich Merz wins vote to become chancellor in second round
German conservative leader Friedrich Merz won the vote to become chancellor in the second round of voting.
The victory comes hours after Merz lost the initial vote, The Associated Press reported. He received 325 votes on the second ballot.
Rubio condemns German intelligence’s decision to classify far-right party AfD as extremist
Secretary of State Marco Rubio condemned a decision Friday by Germany’s domestic intelligence agency to classify the political party Alternative for Germany (AfD) as a right-wing extremist organization, calling the move “tyranny in disguise.”
“What is truly extremist is not the popular AfD—which took second in the recent election—but rather the establishment’s deadly open border immigration policies that the AfD opposes,” Rubio wrote in a post on X in the hours following the decision.
AfD Declared 'Right-Wing Extremist Endeavor' by German Intelligence
Alliance for Germany (AfD) has been declared a "proven right-wing extremist endeavor" and "not compatible" with a free democracy by Germany's domestic intelligence agency, unlocking new surveillance powers to keep tabs on the party.
AfD, which wants to see large-scale deportations, has repeatedly denied that it is an extremist group and says it is representing the views of most Germans on issues like mass immigration, Islam, and traditional Christian values.