Month: August 2023

Migrants Refuse Barge Housing Blaming Fear of Water

50 migrants were expected to board the Bibby Stockholm barge as part of a new migration plan, but last-minute legal challenges have resulted in just 15 individuals making the journey.

World Youth Day Criticised For Modernism and Irreverence

World Youth Day, Roman Catholicism’s single largest event in the world, attracted 1.5 million people this year but some have criticised the modernistic aspects of the event and slammed perceived irreverence toward the Holy Eucharist.

Women in Lyon: Constant Sexual Harassment on the Street

Women in Lyon: Constant Sexual Harassment on the Street

Many bystanders simply do nothing when they see women being harassed. When someone does intervene, that person is usually another woman. 

August 4, 2023
Asylum Seekers Only: New 128-Apartment Complex To Open in Berlin

Asylum Seekers Only: New 128-Apartment Complex To Open in Berlin

Just when Berliners will be allowed to move in remains unclear since it it depends on how long asylum seekers need the apartments.

August 4, 2023
Trump Pleads Not Guilty

Trump Pleads Not Guilty

Former U.S. President Donald J. Trump has pleaded not guilty regarding his connection to the January 6th riots in 2021, as prosecutors insist his claims of voter fraud helped fuel the violence.

August 4, 2023
Polish Election: PiS Softens Ukraine Stance, Fearing Konfederacja Surge

Polish Election: PiS Softens Ukraine Stance, Fearing Konfederacja Surge

Ahead of an October election, PiS is facing a right-wing insurgency over its diehard support of Ukraine, as party officials authorised their candidates to make critical statements about the Ukrainian government.

August 4, 2023
A Twee Alien and an Unknown God: Wes Anderson’s <em>Asteroid City</em>

A Twee Alien and an Unknown God: Wes Anderson’s <em>Asteroid City</em>

What do we do when we realize that we understand neither ourselves nor our world? Anderson thinks the answer is the same, whether in life, faith, studies, or art.

August 4, 2023
Europe: Stop Falling Behind!

Europe: Stop Falling Behind!

Europe’s economy is falling behind America, and the gap is getting big. The reason is obvious, and so is the solution.

August 3, 2023
Crumbling Firewall: Thuringian FDP Chief Wants To Cooperate With AfD

Crumbling Firewall: Thuringian FDP Chief Wants To Cooperate With AfD

Thuringia’s FDP president’s statements come after CDU chief Friedrich Merz and several leading Thuringian CDU politicians called for cooperation with the AfD at the local and state levels, respectively.

August 3, 2023
Britain Formally Recognizes Yazidi Genocide by IS

Britain Formally Recognizes Yazidi Genocide by IS

After years of waiting, the UK government has finally recognized the acts of genocide against the Yazidi people by the Islamic State terror group in Iraq, citing a German court ruling.

August 3, 2023
Disney Axes Atatürk Series After Armenian Lobbying

Disney Axes Atatürk Series After Armenian Lobbying

Turkish authorities launched an investigation into Disney after the network pulled a dramatisation of the life of Kemal Atatürk following lobbying by the Armenian diaspora.

August 3, 2023
Canada: Meta To Block News Access on Its Platforms

Canada: Meta To Block News Access on Its Platforms

In light of the Canadian government’s legislation forcing social media giant Meta to pay for the news content they distribute, the company has decided to block news content in Canada on its platform.

August 3, 2023
Tunisian Fishermen-Turned-Pirates Arrested for Preying on Boat Migrants

Tunisian Fishermen-Turned-Pirates Arrested for Preying on Boat Migrants

Authorities say that increasingly, crews of Tunisian fishing boats are leaving behind the profession and are dedicating themselves to “the more lucrative activity of pirates,” plundering small iron boats that ferry migrants from Tunisia to Sicily.

August 3, 2023
Anons and Automatons

Anons and Automatons

Witness the rise of the NPC: we take a look at a fresh example of how a terminally-online generation is being fed to the all-monetizing void of the Internet.