Lukas Mikelionis

United Kingdom 2 days ago

UK government accused of cracking down on free speech: 'Think before you post'

The U.K. government is under fire for its crackdown on free speech, with recent laws and police actions targeting specific groups, as critics argue that selective enforcement threatens democratic freedoms.

Europe July 21

Populists shut out of European political systems that favor establishment parties

Voters abandoned mainstream center-right parties for populist right candidates in recent elections in the UK and France, but tactical voting by the left and vote-splitting among right-wing parties prevented gains.

United Kingdom June 9

Nigel Farage shakes up UK election, establishment on return to politics: 'British Trump'

UK populist leader Nigel Farage and the Reform UK party surge in polls and may become the leading right-wing political movement in the country as the mainstream Conservative Party faces electoral wipeout.

The European Union June 5

Europe expected to move right in EU elections amid voter anger over illegal immigration, crime, economy

European rightwing populist parties are surging in the European Parliament election polls amid the ongoing migrant crisis, expected to deliver the historic first right-leaning majority.

New York December 21, 2018

Eliot Spitzer sneaked his $5G-a-night Russian escort into his home in suitcase, she claims

A Russian-escort mistress said she was smuggled by Former New York Gov. Eliot Spitzer into his apartment that he shared with his wife by putting her inside a luggage.