EU prosecutors conduct raids in four countries over alleged misappropriation of funds by far right

• The U.S. Supreme Court struck down President Donald Trump's attempt to end birthright citizenship in a ruling issued on Tuesday. • The decision occurred alongside separate rulings that favored bans on transgender athletes participating in women's sports.

• Germany's domestic intelligence agency reports that there are now nearly 60,000 far-right extremists in the country, an increase of over 8,000 from the previous year. • The agency warns that more than a quarter of these identified individuals are believed to be violent, posing a significant threat to public safety.

• EU prosecutors have launched coordinated raids across France, Spain, Italy, and Belgium to investigate alleged embezzlement. • The operation targets far-right political entities suspected of misappropriating funds, though specific figures and names have not yet been disclosed.

• Germany's domestic intelligence service, the BfV, has warned that the country faces escalating threats from both foreign powers and domestic extremists. • The report identifies specific risks from Moscow-recruited saboteurs, Chinese spies, Iran-backed Islamist militants, and violent neo-Nazis.

• The European Union is facing legal action following allegations that it is "dismantling democracy" within one of its member states. • The crisis centers on Armenia, where the Prime Minister failed to secure a majority of votes in a recent election.

• Prosecutors have launched coordinated raids across France, Spain, Italy, and Belgium to investigate the alleged misuse of European Parliament funds. • The probe targets the defunct far-right Identity and Democracy (ID) group, focusing on how public funds were allocated and spent.

• Prime Minister Modi held a phone call with the President of Iran, while student protests over exam paper leaks have escalated into a political issue in Uttar Pradesh. • In the US, a court upheld birthright citizenship, marking a legal setback for Donald Trump's stated positions.

• An investigation by Investigate Europe and Le Monde since 2024 reveals that Court of Justice of the European Union (CJEU) judges have ruled on cases involving sectors or companies in which they held personal interests. • The findings highlight a lack of transparency regarding potential conflicts of interest and the internal mechanisms used to manage judicial ethics.

• The Supreme Court upheld birthright citizenship, ruling that children born in the U.S. to parents who are unlawfully or temporarily present are citizens at birth. • The decision relies on the 14th Amendment’s Citizenship Clause, which guarantees citizenship to all persons born in the United States and subject to its jurisdiction.

• The Supreme Court struck down an executive order issued by President Trump that sought to end birthright citizenship in the United States. • The ruling reaffirms a legal understanding spanning over 100 years that nearly all individuals born on U.S. soil are granted citizenship.

• The Supreme Court concluded a transformative term marked by a mix of rejected Trump-era initiatives and significant, long-sought conservative victories. • In a landmark Monday decision, the Court overturned a 90-year precedent, stripping protections from federal regulators and allowing them to be removed more easily by political leadership.