Month: June 2023

Belgium: Afghan Refugee Under Fire for Pro-Taliban Youtube Videos

An Afghan YouTuber with refugee status in Belgium is facing backlash after putting out videos in support of the radical Islamist Taliban as government officials have called for a review of his refugee status and others have called for his deportation.

EU Aid to Tunisia and Meloni’s Strategy

Ultimately, this serves Italy’s Mattei Plan, which seeks to invest in African energy infrastructure and promote employment, reducing the long-term desirability of Europe-bound migration.

Kosovo Faces Sanctions for Refusing to De-Escalate

Meanwhile, Kosovo’s President Vjosa Osmani traveled to Strasbourg to give a speech in front of the European Parliament, where she said Pristina wants nothing but “good neighborly relations.”

Dutch Intel Alerted CIA to Ukrainian Plan To Blow Up Nord Stream

Forewarned by the Dutch of Ukraine’s intentions in June 2022, Washington in an attempt at dissuasion brought the matter to Kyiv’s attention. An intervention that failed since, in September that year, the pipelines were crippled regardless.

Senior Tory Calls for Abortion Law Revision

A fairly one-sided ‘debate’ has been launched after a woman lied to medical professionals in order to kill her unborn baby, whose gestational age was between seven and eight months.

Living With Rats: A Parisian Ambition?

The aim is to find the right balance between invasion and extermination—a tricky balancing act when dealing with a problem that is poisoning the lives of millions of residents.

German Prosecutor: Antifa’s ‘Hammer Gang’ Leader Needs More Prison Time

German Prosecutor: Antifa’s ‘Hammer Gang’ Leader Needs More Prison Time

Germany’s Federal Prosecutor’s Office has demanded a heavier sentence for the female leader of the ultraviolet Antifa terror group known as the ‘Hammer Gang’ after she and three others were found guilty of multiple violent assaults.

June 11, 2023
Sunak OK with Robots Teaching Children

Sunak OK with Robots Teaching Children

Rishi Sunak said government’s job is to make sure we benefit from technology’s potential to improve our lives.

June 11, 2023
Novák: Hungary Stands by Ukraine’s Territorial Integrity

Novák: Hungary Stands by Ukraine’s Territorial Integrity

“We cannot allow Russia to achieve its military objectives,” the Hungarian President said, while the country was among the first to deliver humanitarian aid to flood victims of the Kakhovka dam explosion.

June 11, 2023
Remembering Black Elk: Biblical Visions of a Lakota Medicine Man

Remembering Black Elk: Biblical Visions of a Lakota Medicine Man

As the canonization process for this native American Catholic medicine man remains open, we take a look at the Biblical patterns in Black Elk’s visions.

Selective Outrage? EU Turns Blind Eye to Romanian Rule of Law Dispute

Selective Outrage? EU Turns Blind Eye to Romanian Rule of Law Dispute

Romania’s pro-EU government changed rules impacting the courts, despite human rights groups warning that the reforms represent a clear threat to judicial independence. The EU Commission failed to act.

June 11, 2023
EU Youth Event on Race Led by NGO Linked to Muslim Brotherhood

EU Youth Event on Race Led by NGO Linked to Muslim Brotherhood

The Spanish NGO denied any links to extremism, but this is not the first time an Islamist group has been featured at the Parliament.

June 11, 2023
Sunak Looking To Lead Conversation on Regulating AI

Sunak Looking To Lead Conversation on Regulating AI

The UK will hold a summit later this year on the need to keep artificial intelligence in check, which the prime minister hopes Joe Biden might attend.

June 11, 2023
Spyware Could End Malta’s Golden Passports

Spyware Could End Malta’s Golden Passports

An EU report shows that Maltese citizenship is part of the global net of the spyware business.

June 11, 2023
Renewing Foundations

Renewing Foundations

Those of us who believe that England was built on Christian foundations must look at the current situation with a ruthless honesty. With faith and hope, yes, but certainly not with optimism.

June 11, 2023
Resurrecting the Balance of Power: Lessons From the Statesmanship of Viktor Orbán

Resurrecting the Balance of Power: Lessons From the Statesmanship of Viktor Orbán

Orbán’s refusal to simply prostrate himself before the foreign policy diktats of the Brussels and Washington elite is inextricable from his understanding of the liberal international order in general.

June 10, 2023
“If the Right cooperates, it will always be strong”: An Interview with <strong>MEP Gerolf Annemans</strong>

“If the Right cooperates, it will always be strong”: An Interview with <strong>MEP Gerolf Annemans</strong>

“In Italy we can clearly see what happens when the Right comes together. And when Right parties compromise with one another and present themselves to the electorate, you see that quite clearly, they gain an absolute majority.”

June 10, 2023
Green Remorse: Germany Cools on EU Boiler Ban

Green Remorse: Germany Cools on EU Boiler Ban

Elements in the ruling German coalition hesitate to back a ban, while consensus in the EU on the Green Transition begins to fall apart.

June 10, 2023