News Brief

A close call in Leipzig

The drone incident at Leipzig Airport on Wednesday was a “close call”. The drone that was discovered was carrying explosives and was only a few metres from two Antonov aircraft loaded with ammunition for Ukraine. An alert bus driver averted disaster.

Evacuating families with children from Kramatorsk

Families with children have been ordered to evacuate the eastern city of Kramatorsk. The Russians are advancing. Trump needs his air defences against Iran, and Ukraine does not have enough to defend itself against missiles and drones. Hence the higher civilian casualties.

Norway’s Sylvi Listhaug calls for suspension of Schengen agreement with Spain after migrant chaos

Progress Party (FrP) leader Sylvi Listhaug is taking inspiration from Giorgia Meloni and the Italian government. On Monday, Listhaug said that Norway should suspend the Schengen Agreement with Spain following the migrant chaos.

Foreign citizens constitute almost half of the prison population in Germany

More than half of those imprisoned in several German federal states are not German citizens. This figure does not include people born abroad who hold German citizenship.

Germany: Gang rapes have become commonplace, with two cases every day

It is not many years since gang rapes were shocking isolated incidents. Now there are 751 gang rapes a year in Germany—more than two a day.

17-year-old sentenced to youth punishment for robbery and assault of 14-year-old

The 17-year-old was also convicted of assaulting staff at the child welfare institution where he lives, and of making threats against the police.

Vogue Germany hails hijab entrepreneur as a “German role model”

“It is high time that we had German female role models who look like me and wear the hijab,” says influencer Büsra Sayed.

Moroccan man dies during arrest in Italy

A Moroccan man died during an arrest in Italy, and the Left and the mainstream media have gone into overdrive, trying to manufacture another George Floyd. This is the part of the Left that simply waits for something to happen so it can blow the dog whistle. NTB reports that “several hundred demonstrated”, as though that were evidence in itself. A few hundred activists from the Left are always ready to mobilise.

Sweden: Teenagers forced boy to eat dog faeces in school playground

A boy was abused and humiliated in a school playground in Sweden. Among other things, he was forced to eat dog faeces and bark like a dog.

Ferry service between Britain and Bergen could become a reality again

Newcastle City Council is considering reopening the 140-year-old ferry route between Newcastle and Bergen.