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Bulgaria Wins Eurovision 2026 with DARA
Bulgaria has won the Eurovision Song Contest for the first time, after DARA’s high-energy performance of “Bangaranga” triumphed in Vienna with 516 points. The result turned the 70th edition of...
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Thirty Years, Millions Spent, No Overthrow: The Scientology Story Tagesschau Refused to Tell
Germany’s public broadcaster reported the end of federal surveillance, but preserved the very stigma that decades of intelligence monitoring helped create. On 15 May 2026, Tagesschau reported that Germany’s domestic...
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[Press Release] Paris Human Rights Mobile Exhibit Brings Civic Education to a Busy Public Space
KINGNEWSWIRE // PRESS RELEASE // On Europe Day, volunteers distributed 1,500 educational items on human rights and their history, drawing steady public attention in the French capital. PARIS, France —...
Animals
Madrid Animal-Testing Case Tests EU Resolve
Summary: A criminal trial in Madrid over alleged animal mistreatment at the Vivotecnia testing laboratory has revived a wider European question: how quickly can the EU move from promises on...
News
What to Do If Your Landlord Refuses to Return Your Deposit in Europe
The keys are back. The room is empty. You have cleaned the flat, sent your new address, and waited for the money you need for your next home. Then the...
Europe
Norway’s FoRB Policy Sets a Global Standard
Norway has made freedom of religion or belief a sustained part of its international development and human-rights policy. Its approach is not framed as the promotion of religion, but as...
Europe
SUDANESE VICTIMS FILE SANCTIONS REQUEST TO THE EUROPEAN UNION’S HIGH REPRESENTATIVE
On 10 May 2026, Sudanese victims represented by law firm DEMAIN filed a sanctions request with EU High Representative Kaja Kallas under the EU Global Human Rights Sanctions Regime. The…
Europe
Europe’s Public Health Blind Spot
As the European Parliament prepares to vote on the EU Cardiovascular Health Plan and advances its work on Europe's Beating Cancer Plan, a fundamental question hangs over Brussels: is EU...
News
What to Do If You Lose Your Passport in Europe
You reach for your passport — and it’s gone. Maybe it slipped out of your bag, maybe it was stolen, or maybe you simply left it behind. Whatever the cause,...
Africa
The Muslim Brotherhood in Europe and Sudan: Different MO, same mission
The Muslim Brotherhood, whether being designated as a terrorist organisation by the United States, or facing scrutiny and restrictions in France and Austria, is under the spotlight; concern is mounting...