Month: July 2023

Pursuing the Truth

Christ is the salvation for the shipwrecked. Clinging to Him will keep us afloat in a shipwrecked world. The order He brings gives the martyr the ability to lay down his life, the sorrowful to find hope, and the grieving to find peace that the world can never give.

Russia Terminates Black Sea Grain Deal

On multiple occasions, Russia threatened to quit the initiative because its demands to lift sanctions on Russia’s logistical and financial sectors, which hamstrung its own grain and fertilizer exports, had not been met.

China Set To Benefit As Global South Lobbies Against EU Carbon Tariffs

Despite being lauded in Europe as essential to the green transition, new EU carbon tariffs have evoked considerable anger in the Global South and stirred fears that the tariffs will destroy national steel industries and direct more countries into the arms of China.

Turkish Nationalists Threaten Sweden’s NATO Bid

Erdoğan’s AKP relies on the support of the nationalist MHP for parliamentary majority, but the party is not happy with the president’s agreement with Stockholm, looking to vote against the ratification.

Austria: Increasingly Unpopular PM Claims ÖVP-FPÖ Coalition off the Table

Austria: Increasingly Unpopular PM Claims ÖVP-FPÖ Coalition off the Table

Nehammer’s words come as the FPÖ, led by Herbert Kickl, is by far the most popular party in Austria, nearly double digits ahead of the establishment ÖVP, which has seen its support plummet due to its draconian COVID-19 vaccine policy and support for war sanctions that have had disastrous effects on the economy.

July 15, 2023
Anne Frank’s Friends: Living Memory and the Holocaust

Anne Frank’s Friends: Living Memory and the Holocaust

Our human links to the Holocaust are breaking, one by one, and there are now few left to share memories about the people they knew, loved, and lost.

July 15, 2023
A Bastille Day Love Letter To France

A Bastille Day Love Letter To France

A world without Chartres, without Mont Saint-Michel, without Pernand-Vergelesses, without Monet and Matisse, without the oysters of Brittany, the butter of Normandy, and the quenelles of Lyon, and without autumnal strolls through the Luxembourg Gardens, and a spring gallivant up the Boulevard Saint-Germain would be a world of acute poverty.

July 14, 2023
‘Wagenknecht Party’ & AfD Dominate Polls in Thuringia

‘Wagenknecht Party’ & AfD Dominate Polls in Thuringia

Thuringia’s AfD co-leader Stefan Möller welcomed the development. “When I look at Wagenknecht’s positions, a partnership with her seems the most likely,” he said.

July 14, 2023
Migrant NGO Ship Ocean Viking Seized in Italy

Migrant NGO Ship Ocean Viking Seized in Italy

The Italian authorities cite safety concerns for the “indefinite” detention, but the SOS Méditerranée believes it was a politically motivated move to hinder their operations.

July 14, 2023
Pedal Politics: Bicycle Stunt Draws International Criticism

Pedal Politics: Bicycle Stunt Draws International Criticism

The Spanish environment minister’s 100-meter bike ride won’t save the planet.

July 14, 2023
German Climate Extremists Set SUVs on Fire 

German Climate Extremists Set SUVs on Fire 

German extremists have taken credit for an arson attack on a BMW dealership in Munich in reaction to the German government’s crackdown on climate extremist protests.

July 14, 2023
UK Defence Secretary Slights Ukraine And Asks For Gratitude

UK Defence Secretary Slights Ukraine And Asks For Gratitude

The United Kingdom—and with it its international allies—“are not Amazon,” he declared, judging Ukraine’s constant demands for arms shipments to be somewhat excessive.

July 14, 2023
The ‘H’ Word

The ‘H’ Word

Throughout human history, hate was not viewed as generally abnormal or anti-social. It was just another emotion that, along with anger, despair or love, had a place in human relationships.

July 14, 2023
UK Government Blasted for “Completely Inadequate” Response to China Spy Threat

UK Government Blasted for “Completely Inadequate” Response to China Spy Threat

Former Tory leader Sir Iain Duncan Smith, currently under Beijing’s sanctions, called the report “absolutely damning,” and the UK government’s policy on China a “shambolic mess.”

UK Faces Longest Doctor Strike in the History of the NHS

UK Faces Longest Doctor Strike in the History of the NHS

The UK’s National Health Service (NHS) faces the longest doctor’s strike in its history as junior doctors in England demand a 35% pay rise, arguing that the rise in wages is needed due to inflation.

July 14, 2023
MPs Question Culture of Cover-Up at BBC After Huw Edwards Sex Pic Scandal

MPs Question Culture of Cover-Up at BBC After Huw Edwards Sex Pic Scandal

Edwards was hospitalised on mental health grounds after he was named as paying a teenage drug addict for sexually explicit pics with the scandal sparking a media spat over UK privacy laws and the future of the BBC.

July 14, 2023