Month: November 2022

A Lady Macbeth To Die For Conquers New York

Conductor Keri-Lynn Wilson’s deft, efficient gestures captured the performance with balance between its driving sonic eccentricities and subtler and more contemplative passages.

Climate Goals Remain Elusive as Egypt Summit Wraps Up

Developing countries are pleased with the passing of the ‘Loss and Damage’ fund. Rich(er) countries, with their more developed industries, are to pay for ‘climate damage,’ thereby correcting what their beneficiaries perceive as an injustice.

The Ugly Face of Immigration 

The real question we should be asking in terms of illegal immigration is (Suella Braverman aside) whether incompetence is genuinely sufficient to explain Tory feebleness in the face of this problem?

Interview with Iván Vélez on Hernan Cortes

Both Alexander the Great and Cortés oversaw processes of vast imperial expansion. Even in his lifetime, Cortés’ stature could only really be compared with that of Julius Caesar, Hannibal, or Alexander himself.

UK to Help Protect Ukrainian Skies with £50m Air Defense Package

For weeks now, Russian air assaults have been wreaking havoc on Ukrainian infrastructure. According to Kyiv, these have now destroyed nearly 50% of the country’s energy infrastructure, leaving 10 million Ukrainians without power.

Les Républicains: Tempted to Play to the Right?

Les Républicains are caught in a dangerous trap, between Macronism and the Rassemblement National, which has established itself as the leading parliamentary group on the Right.

Old Reactors Lead to Supply Chain Disruptions for Cancer Diagnosis

Old Reactors Lead to Supply Chain Disruptions for Cancer Diagnosis

The breakdown of a Belgian nuclear reactor producing radionuclides used in cancer diagnosis is creating global supply chain disruptions.

November 20, 2022
Commission Urges for Croatia, Romania, and Bulgaria to Join Schengen Area

Commission Urges for Croatia, Romania, and Bulgaria to Join Schengen Area

In October, the European Parliament adopted a favourable resolution toward Sofia and Bucharest. In November, a vote was taken in favour of Croatia’s accession, with 534 votes in favour and 53 against, mainly from the ECR and ID groups.

November 20, 2022
Frozen Bank Accounts, Again: The Arrival of a New Tyranny

Frozen Bank Accounts, Again: The Arrival of a New Tyranny

We have become, it appears, a people who simply accept arbitrary power as a satisfactory substitute for due process and the rule of law. If that is the case, then the looming tyranny under which we shall soon be toiling is one we entirely deserve.

November 20, 2022
Finnish Solo Sailor in Shipwreck is Rescued

Finnish Solo Sailor in Shipwreck is Rescued

According to the website of Yachting Monthly, Lehtinen escaped the sinking boat by activating an emergency life raft as well as his personal locator beacon.

November 19, 2022
Italy Holds Firm Stance on Immigration

Italy Holds Firm Stance on Immigration

Italy calls for better cooperation between NGO ships, the countries whose flags they fly and the countries where the ‘Search and Rescue’ (SAR) procedure comes into effect.

November 19, 2022
Poll: Only 13% of French Think Migrants Represent an “Opportunity” for the Country

Poll: Only 13% of French Think Migrants Represent an “Opportunity” for the Country

The polling data comes as the arrival of the Ocean Viking, an NGO migrant transport ship, to the port of Toulon has rekindled the heated debate over migration, which like elsewhere in the world, remains highly charged and highly divisive topic.

November 19, 2022
Soros: Funding Catalan Separatism

Soros: Funding Catalan Separatism

University professor Antonio de Castro mapped a network of foreign entities he saw as responsible for promoting Catalan separatism, with factions within the establishment foreign super powers weakening Spain to further their interests.

November 19, 2022
Germany’s Left-Liberal Govt to Fund Migrant Transport NGO Ships

Germany’s Left-Liberal Govt to Fund Migrant Transport NGO Ships

So far this year, 10,000 illegal migrants have been brought to Europe by the fleet of NGO ships currently operating in the Mediterranean.

November 19, 2022
Famous Mondrian Artwork Hung Upside Down for 77 Years Without Anyone Noticing

Famous Mondrian Artwork Hung Upside Down for 77 Years Without Anyone Noticing

A famous artwork of Dutch artist Piet Mondrian has been found to be hanging upside down for 77 years without anyone noticing. Despite the finding, it will continue to remain on display, flipped.

November 19, 2022
Zelensky Addresses G20

Zelensky Addresses G20

Zelensky’s response to negotiation proposals stressed that “one cannot trust Russia’s words”—denouncing Russian aggression as a breach of former treaties—stating there “will be no Minsk 3, which Russia would violate immediately after signing.”

November 19, 2022
“That Europe We Believe In”: Conservative Conference in Bucharest

“That Europe We Believe In”: Conservative Conference in Bucharest

“Our Europe and the way we see the world focuses on freedom—cultural, social, religious—while the Europe of Brussels bureaucrats means only restrictions and totalitarianism.”

November 19, 2022
UN Confirms 4-Month Extension of Black Sea Grain Deal

UN Confirms 4-Month Extension of Black Sea Grain Deal

UN chief Antonio Guterres expressed his deep commitment to remove the “remaining obstacles to the unimpeded exports of Russian food and fertilizers,” as these remain “essential” to avoid a food crisis next year.

November 18, 2022