Day: July 4, 2023

Report: Western Companies Made $200B in Russia Last Year

The Ukrainian advocacy group B4Ukraine revealed Western companies’ underlying hypocrisy, with some continuing to make billions even after pledging to leave—while most don’t even intend to—“further enabling Russia’s war of aggression.”

Mercosur Summit to Tackle Imbalances in EU Trade Deal

Mercosur members agree on rejecting the EU’s environmental conditions, but are divided on allowing members to negotiate bilaterally to open up their market, as Uruguay is trying to do.

Schlein Stumbles as Italian Left Faces Wipeout in Tuscany

Despite ample media publicity, Italy’s bungling new left-wing opposition leader Elly Schlein is making matters worse for the centre-left PD as party insiders fear their own Jeremy Corbyn moment and loss of working-class voters to the Right.

A Promising Role Debut Puts Teatro San Carlo’s <em>Die Walküre</em> on the Map

A Promising Role Debut Puts Teatro San Carlo’s <em>Die Walküre</em> on the Map

Tiezzi’s production eschews the interpretive fripperies and psychological baggage common in contemporary Wagner productions in favor of appealing abstractions.

July 4, 2023
Meltdown Fears as Russia Claims False Flag Attack Imminent at Nuclear Plant

Meltdown Fears as Russia Claims False Flag Attack Imminent at Nuclear Plant

Both sides say the other wants to engineer a nuclear disaster at Zaporizhzhia as Ukrainian forces look to recapture the power plant as part of their counteroffensive.

July 4, 2023
Report: Western Companies Made $200B in Russia Last Year

Report: Western Companies Made $200B in Russia Last Year

The Ukrainian advocacy group B4Ukraine revealed Western companies’ underlying hypocrisy, with some continuing to make billions even after pledging to leave—while most don’t even intend to—“further enabling Russia’s war of aggression.”

July 4, 2023
France’s Diplomatic Agenda Again Disrupted by Riots

France’s Diplomatic Agenda Again Disrupted by Riots

Due to the urgency of the national situation, Emmanuel Macron was forced to cancel a long-awaited trip to Berlin. Once more, France’s diplomatic policy is affected by social unrest.

Prosecution Center for Russian War Crimes Launched in The Hague

Prosecution Center for Russian War Crimes Launched in The Hague

Despite the name, the new international body will not be able to prosecute the crime of aggression but is viewed as the first step toward creating another, Nuremberg-like war tribunal to put the entire Kremlin on the stand.

July 4, 2023
Mercosur Summit to Tackle Imbalances in EU Trade Deal

Mercosur Summit to Tackle Imbalances in EU Trade Deal

Mercosur members agree on rejecting the EU’s environmental conditions, but are divided on allowing members to negotiate bilaterally to open up their market, as Uruguay is trying to do.

“Partnership with Russia is condoning its worst crimes”: An Interview with <strong>Natalia Yepifanova</strong>

“Partnership with Russia is condoning its worst crimes”: An Interview with <strong>Natalia Yepifanova</strong>

Ukrainians ask the international community, European countries, and the U.S. to pressure Moscow, because Russia is still not isolated from the civilized world, either politically or economically.

July 4, 2023
Spain EU Presidency: We Need a Deal on Migration by the End of the Year

Spain EU Presidency: We Need a Deal on Migration by the End of the Year

Spain’s EU Council Presidency was officially launched in Madrid, where both PM Sánchez and Commission President von der Leyen said they’d push through the Migration Pact regardless of Central European objections.

July 4, 2023
Rapid Response Quells Spread of French Riots to Belgium

Rapid Response Quells Spread of French Riots to Belgium

Advanced notice was able to nip violence in the bud in Brussels, but the rioting, inspired by events in France, has also spread to Switzerland and French Guiana.

July 4, 2023
Schlein Stumbles as Italian Left Faces Wipeout in Tuscany

Schlein Stumbles as Italian Left Faces Wipeout in Tuscany

Despite ample media publicity, Italy’s bungling new left-wing opposition leader Elly Schlein is making matters worse for the centre-left PD as party insiders fear their own Jeremy Corbyn moment and loss of working-class voters to the Right.

July 4, 2023
Sánchez: Blurred Boundaries Between Party Travel and State Business

Sánchez: Blurred Boundaries Between Party Travel and State Business

Spain’s president appears to be paying for his personal political travel expenses with taxpayer money.

July 4, 2023
“We’re Coming for Your Children:” Activists Against Childhood

“We’re Coming for Your Children:” Activists Against Childhood

In the context of phenomena like “drag queen story time” and public school curricula teaching sexual topics despite parental disapproval, the slogan seems to align with reality.