Russia’s Gazprom Shuts Off Natural Gas Shipments to Austria
VIENNA (AP) — Russia's state-run natural gas company Gazprom suspended supplies to Austria early Saturday after announcing it would stop paying for gas following an arbitration award, according to Vienna-based utility OMV. did. Supplies were officially suspended in the early hours of Saturday after Austrian Chancellor Karl Nehammer held a hasty press conference on Friday […]
REPORT: Multiple People Require Medical Attention After Attending Sadistic Opera In Austria With Explicit Scenes
According to the Daily Mail, multiple people required medical treatment after attending the opera, which featured real blood, explicit homosexual scenes and gruesome, intentionally inflicted wounds. “Sancta” is an adaptation of the early 20th century show “Sancta Susanna” by Austrian choreographer Florentina Holzinger, and premiered at Austria's Stuttgart State Opera in October. It was so […]
Populist Freedom Party of Austria Wins Historic Electoral Victory
On Sunday, the populist Freedom Party emerged as the leading party in Austria's National Council elections for the first time in history, another defeat for Europe's established political parties. The Austrian Freedom Party (FPÖ) won with an estimated 29.2% of the total vote, due to issues such as mass immigration, an EU-wide economic downturn, and […]
Far-right Freedom party finishes first in Austrian election, latest results suggest | Austria
On Sunday, a far-right party won the most votes in Austria's elections for the first time since the Nazi era, with the Freedom Party (FPÖ) riding a tide of public anger over immigration and the cost of living, defeating the centre-right People's Party. (ÖVP). According to near-perfect results, the pro-Kremlin, anti-Islam FPÖ won 29.2% of […]
A far-right party is looking for a historic election win in Austria
Austria's far-right Freedom Party could win a national election for the first time in Austria's vote on Sunday, raising concerns among voters over immigration, inflation, Ukraine and other concerns, following recent hard-right gains across Europe. It will be put to good use. Herbert Kickle, a former interior minister and longtime election strategist who has led […]
Central Europe Flooding Kills 16 in Romania, Poland, Czechia, and Austria
WARSAW, Poland (AP) — Four new deaths were reported Monday in Poland, three in the Czech Republic and one in Romania as unusually heavy rains battered Central Europe and caused deadly flooding in the region. Floods have inundated parts of Austria, the Czech Republic, Poland and Romania, and a low pressure system moving across the […]
Foiled attack on Taylor Swift concert in Austria: What we know
Three Taylor Swift concerts scheduled for this weekend in Vienna have been cancelled after Austrian authorities discovered a terror plot targeting the concert venues. “After government authorities confirmed that a terrorist attack was planned at Ernst Happel Stadium, we are forced to cancel the three scheduled shows for everyone’s safety,” Barracuda Music said in a […]
Third suspect — an 18-year-old Iraqi citizen — arrested in connection with foiled Taylor Swift concert terror plot in Austria
A third suspect, an 18-year-old Iraqi, has been arrested in Austria in connection with the thwarted Taylor Swift concert terror plot. ABC News reported.. Austrian Interior Minister Gerhard Kerner said Friday that the third suspect, who is suspected of being in contact with the main perpetrator, a 19-year-old Austrian, was detained in Vienna on Thursday […]
ISIS Terror Plot at Taylor Swift Austria Concert Thwarted, Two Arrested
An ISIS terror plot at a Taylor Swift concert in Vienna, Austria, was thwarted on Wednesday after authorities arrested two men suspected of plotting a terror attack at a large event including the pop star’s planned concert in the European city. Police said Swift’s upcoming shows at Vienna’s Ernst Happel Stadium on Thursday, Friday and […]
Terror suspect, 19, who pledged allegiance to ISIS arrested over alleged attack plot targeting Taylor Swift shows in Austria
A 19-year-old terrorism suspect who has pledged allegiance to ISIS was arrested in Austria on Wednesday morning in connection with an alleged plot to target a Taylor Swift concert scheduled for this week but cancelled in Vienna. A second suspect in the plot, who had reportedly been radicalised online, was arrested later the same day. […]