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Millions in taxpayer cash were directed towards an Islamic organisation with alleged ties to the Muslim Brotherhood by the German government, reports have revealed. According to reports from Berlin’s Federal Audit Office, obtained by paper of record Die Welt, Germany’s Federal Foreign Office (AA) gave Islamic Relief Germany (IRD) nearly 8.5 million euros ($9.9m) between 2013 and 2016 and millions more on top of that. This is despite the group’s parent organisation, Islamic Relief Worldwide, having been classified as a terror group in 2014 by Israel, which accused the group of having funnelled money to Palestinian Hamas terrorists, a charge the supposed charity denies. A…

The country is facing sanctions due to a budget deficit, with PM Rumen Radev accusing his pro-EU predecessors of massaging economic numbers to secure entry Bulgaria is facing EU sanctions due to an excessive budget deficit, just months after joining the eurozone, Prime Minister Rumen Radev has said. He claimed that the crisis was caused by the previous pro-EU government, which massaged economic numbers to narrowly pass the threshold to join the eurozone in the first place.Speaking at a cabinet meeting in Sofia on Friday, Radev, who is widely regarded as an EU skeptic, said that the European Commission would…

(AFP) — US Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth took another swipe at Washington’s NATO and European partners on Saturday, saying those that do not hike defence spending sufficiently “will face a clear shift in how we do business”. NATO members pledged last year to ramp up defence-related spending to five percent of GDP but, despite increased efforts, many states say they may not be able to reach that target. “For too long, polite pleas from our European allies to spend more on their own defence fell on deaf ears,” the Pentagon chief said at a defence summit in Singapore. “They are…

The mayoral race between Los Angeles Mayor Karen Bass (D) and Spencer Pratt has tightened, according to a poll from the California Post. The poll, conducted with McLaughlin & Associates, shows Pratt leading with 30.1 percent support, while Bass has 29.5 percent support as voters prepare for next week’s primary, the outlet reported Friday. “The poll surveyed 400 likely Los Angeles voters between May 26 and May 28 through live phone calls and text-message interviews conducted in English and Spanish,” the article continued. “The sample included voters from every major region of the city and reflected a diverse cross-section of Los…

The UK is attempting a crackdown on boat migrants trying to slip into the country unseen by using leisure yachts and sailing to backwater ports hundreds of miles from the southern beaches where dinghy migrants typically arrive. Britain’s migrant boat crisis is roaring on, with nearly one thousand trafficked dinghy illegals arriving along the south coast in the past week. Such crossings are often conducted in broad daylight and with some level of collusion with authorities, intending for the migrant customers of traffickers to be escorted to Britain by the government and entered into the refugee system. Yet a second…

On Friday’s edition of NBC’s “Meet the Press NOW,” Rep. Adam Smith (D-WA) said Democrats “don’t have as clear an economic plan as we should.” And “We spent a lot of money, and some on the left advocated the theory that deficits and debts don’t matter.” Smith said that the Democratic Party hasn’t fixed its brand, but “I do think we’ve done a really effective job of attacking Trump’s horrific policies. We’ve built a lot of support. We’re well-positioned for 2026 in the congressional elections. We’ve got a lot of good candidates who are driving a message. What I worry about…

Trump allies are trolling former Vice President Mike Pence after his commencement speech at a Florida high school this week. Pence spoke on Thursday night at Kings Academy in West Palm Beach, a source told Breitbart News. In a post on X, Pence said his speech centered on God, integrity, and loving the United States. In statements to Breitbart News on Friday, a senior Trump world source, a former administration official, and a longtime Trump adviser trolled Pence over his commencement address at the high school. “The students at Kings Academy could have had an incredible graduation experience if only…

Billionaire investor Peter Thiel has reportedly moved his family to Buenos Aires, Argentina, in order to get away from high taxes in the United States — and to flee what he suspects will be a nuclear war and runaway AI. Thiel privately met with Argentine President Javier Milei, bought a mansion in one of the most exclusive neighborhoods in the country’s capital, and relocated his family there, according to a report by the New York Times. The PayPal co-founder has since enrolled his kids in a Buenos Aires school, and even bought a plot of land in neighboring Uruguay, a source familiar with the…

Reform UK leader Nigel Farage has been referred for potential prosecution over his public critiques of the British justice system amid the controversial Manchester Airport trial. On Friday, the Crown Prosecution Service (CPS) said that it would not be seeking a third re-trial against Muhammad Amaad, 26, and Mohammed Fahir Amaaz, 21, over the alleged assault of Police Constable Zachary Marsden at Manchester Airport in July 2024, after two juries failed to come to a verdict. Amaaz was previously convicted of assaulting two female officers during the same incident, however. The altercation initially sparked uproar after selectively edited footage was…

Taylor Swift performs onstage during her successful Eras Tour—it helped make her a billionaire. (Photo by Kevin Mazur/TAS24/Getty Images for TAS Rights Management)Getty Images for TAS Rights ManagementIt’s been a love story for nearly three years, and now Taylor Swift and Travis Kelce may be entering their most romantic era yet: asset planning. With Swift reportedly worth $2 billion and Kelce bringing his own Super Bowl-sized fortune to the table, the question is not whether there will be champagne problems—it’s how they will sort out what stays “mine,” what becomes “ours,” and what happens if there’s a break-up.Enter the prenup.…