Day: August 22, 2023

Ukraine Steps Up Mobilisation Efforts

Reports from last year of enthusiastic men joining the army are now being overshadowed by almost daily reports of men attempting to flee the country.

Putin’s Spaceship Crashes Into the Moon

Putin’s Spaceship Crashes Into the Moon

The lunar mission was plagued by corruption scandals and repeated funding problems.

August 22, 2023
NHS Managers Have “Blood on Their Hands” Over Baby-Killing Nurse

NHS Managers Have “Blood on Their Hands” Over Baby-Killing Nurse

The medical director at Lucy Letby’s workplace failed to respond to a request for a meeting about unexplained baby deaths for three months.

August 22, 2023
UN Security Council Condemns Turkish Cypriot Attack on Peacekeepers

UN Security Council Condemns Turkish Cypriot Attack on Peacekeepers

The press statement warned that assaulting UN personnel is a crime under international law and called for both sides to return to formal negotiations in order to put an end to the 50-year conflict.

August 22, 2023
Greece Offered Patronage of Odesa in Exchange for Backing Ukraine’s EU Bid

Greece Offered Patronage of Odesa in Exchange for Backing Ukraine’s EU Bid

Western leaders were in Athens for informal talks on the geopolitically thorny issue of Western Balkan accession into the EU.

August 22, 2023
Channel Crossings Surge: Sunak Claims No ‘Simple Solution’

Channel Crossings Surge: Sunak Claims No ‘Simple Solution’

While the Tory government has failed to stop migration across the English Channel, other illegal routes have opened up.

August 22, 2023
In Spain, the “Habana Effect” Is Already a Reality

In Spain, the “Habana Effect” Is Already a Reality

New technology, environmental policy, and bigger size are pricing Spaniards out of the market on new cars.

August 22, 2023
Join the (New) Party: Popular MP Shakes Up Dutch Election

Join the (New) Party: Popular MP Shakes Up Dutch Election

Omtzigt’s new party is poised to compete with center-right and populist parties such as the nationalist PVV and populist farmer’s party BBB.

August 22, 2023
Ecuador: Murdered Candidate Exposed ‘Illegal’ Payments to Spanish Left

Ecuador: Murdered Candidate Exposed ‘Illegal’ Payments to Spanish Left

The assassinated journalist-turned-politician had charged Ecuador’s government with handing Spain’s Podemos €2.6M of embezzled funds.

August 22, 2023
Ukraine Steps Up Mobilisation Efforts

Ukraine Steps Up Mobilisation Efforts

Reports from last year of enthusiastic men joining the army are now being overshadowed by almost daily reports of men attempting to flee the country.

August 22, 2023
Australian Gas Strike Could Put EU in Bidding War With China

Australian Gas Strike Could Put EU in Bidding War With China

Despite gas storage being filled to 90% capacity, Europe’s energy supply for winter is far from secure.

August 22, 2023
BRICS Summit: Historic Enlargement To Challenge the G7’s Global Hegemony

BRICS Summit: Historic Enlargement To Challenge the G7’s Global Hegemony

The bloc is facing internal tensions regarding what direction to take once they have the power that puts BRICS on par with the West.

August 22, 2023
Welcome to Ireland, the ‘Woke’ Capital of Europe

Welcome to Ireland, the ‘Woke’ Capital of Europe

When America sneezes, the world catches a cold. Ireland is now paralyzed by an involuntary expulsion of ‘woke’ air that managed to travel 4,000 miles across the Atlantic Ocean.

August 22, 2023