Author: Press Room
Days before Europe marked the 81st anniversary of Nazi Germany’s defeat in World War II, Berlin unveiled something unprecedented in the history of the modern Federal Republic: Its first-ever military strategy, titled ‘Responsibility for Europe.’ A country that spent decades defining itself through restraint and repentance now openly declares its ambition to build “the strongest conventional army in Europe.”Germany insists that this transformation is merely defensive. The declared threat is Russia, the declared mission deterrence. But history teaches Europeans to pay close attention whenever Berlin starts talking about military necessity, strategic leadership, and continental responsibility.The new doctrine is the ideological…
An illegal migrant has been placed in pre-trial detention over alleged plans to launch a jihadist terror attack against the world-famous Louvre museum and Paris’ Jewish community. A 27-year-old Tunisian migrant faced charges of preparing a terrorist attack before a Paris court on Monday and was placed in pre-trial detention pending further hearings. The “undocumented” migrant is thoguht to have first entered France after travelling to Europe on a migrant smuggler boat in 2022. France’s Le Monde newspaper reports the male was arrested on Thursday 7th. The arrest followed an investigation which, Le Figaro states, was triggered by a traffic stop back…
A retired pastor in Northern Ireland was convicted last week of breaching a “safe access zone” outside a hospital in 2024 while sharing a gospel message. Clive Johnston told Fox News he was “deeply saddened by the verdict” handed down Thursday by District Judge Peter King at Coleraine Magistrates’ Court. “At 78 years old, I never imagined I would leave a courtroom with a criminal conviction for preaching the Christian gospel. But beyond the personal impact, my overriding concern is what this says about the state of fundamental freedoms in our nation,” he added. Following the incident that was caught…
Cybercriminals have been discovered using a zero-day security exploit that Google believes was developed with the assistance of AI, marking a significant milestone in the evolution of cyber threats. Politico reports that Google announced on Monday that its researchers have identified what appears to be the first documented instance of hackers utilizing a zero-day exploit developed through artificial intelligence technology. The discovery was detailed in a report released by the Google Threat Intelligence Group and represents a concerning development in the cybersecurity landscape. Zero-day exploits are among the most dangerous types of security vulnerabilities because they are unknown to security companies…
The secular left has a hard time coming to terms with the fact that America is a Judeo-Christian nation at its core and that we were all created equal by God, said Eric Metaxas, author of the upcoming book Revolution: The Birth of the Greatest Nation in the History of the World, during an appearance on Breitbart News Saturday. Discussing the title of his book and what it means, Metaxas said it is simply “undeniable” that America is a Judeo-Christian nation, despite the musings from secularists. “And that the only thing is, you have to, you have to explain what…
The White House is ramping up its sales pitch for security funding related to President Donald Trump’s ballroom project, but the administration is struggling for now to squash skepticism among Senate Republicans. Secret Service Director Sean Curran met with GOP senators at a closed-door lunch Tuesday and walked through a $1 billion funding request for his agency, providing a handout to GOP senators breaking down the funding. Several lawmakers said afterward they needed more details. “There are still a lot of questions,” Sen. John Kennedy (R-La.) said after the lunch, summing up the feelings of many of his GOP colleagues.…
Aleksandr Novak has cited record low unemployment and rising incomes as signs pointing to renewed growth The Russian economy remains fundamentally strong despite contracting in the first quarter of 2026, Deputy Prime Minister Aleksandr Novak has said, citing low unemployment, rising household incomes and improving business activity as evidence that the slowdown may be temporary. Russia’s GDP shrank by 0.3% year-on-year in the first quarter, marking the country’s first quarterly contraction since early 2023. The slowdown followed years of rapid expansion, with the economy having grown by over 4% in 2023 and 2024 before easing to around 1% last year. Novak told…
Education technology company Instructure has confirmed it paid a ransom to hackers who breached its Canvas learning management system twice in less than two weeks, compromising data from 275 million users. Canvas is used by almost 9,000 schools ranging from grade schools to universities. Inside Higher Ed reports that Instructure announced Monday night that it reached an agreement with the cybercriminal group “ShinyHunters,” which had infiltrated the company’s widely-used Canvas learning management system on two separate occasions this month. The ransom payment, whose exact monetary value was not disclosed, secured the return of compromised personal data and assurances that affected customers…
Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella testified in federal court on Monday that Elon Musk never contacted him with concerns that Microsoft’s investments in OpenAI violated any special terms or commitments. Musk testified that Microsoft’s increasingly lucrative arrangement with OpenAI is what convinced him that Sam Altman was atteping to “steal the charity.” CNBC reports that Microsoft boss Satya Nadella concluded several hours of testimony in the Musk v. Altman trial where he answered questions about Microsoft’s strategic partnership with OpenAI, the companies’ relationship, and his involvement during the chaotic period when Sam Altman was briefly removed as OpenAI’s CEO. Altman is scheduled…
The Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) launched a website on Mother’s Day to offer resources to new and expecting mothers. “This Mother’s Day, the Trump Administration is strengthening its commitment to America’s families by equipping mothers and fathers with the resources and information they need to build healthy, prosperous lives,” HHS Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. said in a statement. “Moms.gov delivers critical tools and support to help parents foster healthy pregnancies, strengthen young families, and create brighter futures for their children. This is how you Make America Healthy Again,” he continued. HHS touted Moms.gov as the “first-of-its-kind…