Month: August 2025

Greta Thunberg at a demonstration in support of the population of Gaza called by various Albanian social organizations at Skanderbeg square in Tirana on July 23, 2025.

Thunberg Joins Oslo Bank Blockade

Climate and pro-Palestinian activists shut down Norway’s central bank and DNB headquarters in a ten-day campaign against fossil fuels and Israeli investments.

Russia Unleashes Biggest Missile and Drone Barrage in Weeks on Ukraine

Russia Unleashes Biggest Missile and Drone Barrage in Weeks on Ukraine

Overnight strikes killed one and wounded many, with Russia firing nearly 600 drones and missiles across Ukraine.

August 21, 2025
French Communists Condemn Monument to the Victims of Their Own Ideology

French Communists Condemn Monument to the Victims of Their Own Ideology

The Communist Party sees no need for repentance, insisting the only French victims of communism were “Nazis and their collaborators.”

August 21, 2025
Trump Slaps New Penalties on ICC Officials

Trump Slaps New Penalties on ICC Officials

Judges from Canada and France, along with deputy prosecutors from Fiji and Senegal, are barred from entering or doing business in the United States.

August 21, 2025
Poland Says Russian Drone Exploded on its Soil in ‘Provocation’

Poland Says Russian Drone Exploded on its Soil in ‘Provocation’

The unmanned aircraft crossed into Polish airspace overnight and detonated about 100 kilometers from Warsaw; no injuries were reported.

August 21, 2025
Labour’s Bizarre Claim: Reform Would End Fish and Chips

Labour’s Bizarre Claim: Reform Would End Fish and Chips

From fish suppers to Farage shirts, Labour’s scattergun attacks on Reform UK reveal more panic than policy.

August 21, 2025
Germany To Curtail Civil Liberties in Pandemic Power Grab

Germany To Curtail Civil Liberties in Pandemic Power Grab

The Merz government is moving forward with proposed legislation to restrict individual rights, without explanation for why that is needed.

August 21, 2025
Court Rules Keffiyeh Can Be Barred From Holocaust Memorial

Court Rules Keffiyeh Can Be Barred From Holocaust Memorial

Germany’s Buchenwald concentration camp site refused entry to a woman seeking to wear the Palestinian scarf at an anniversary event.

August 21, 2025
Epping Ruling Could Be Beginning of the End for Migrant Hotels

Epping Ruling Could Be Beginning of the End for Migrant Hotels

One barrister said that if one hotel is breaking the law, “every hotel is.”

August 20, 2025
UK Net Zero Drive ‘Will Cost 1,000 Oil and Gas Jobs a Month’

UK Net Zero Drive ‘Will Cost 1,000 Oil and Gas Jobs a Month’

Offshore Energies UK says Labour’s ban on new licences and windfall taxes will wipe out thousands of skilled posts and drive investment abroad.

August 20, 2025
Pope Leo Calls Day of Prayer and Fasting for Peace

Pope Leo Calls Day of Prayer and Fasting for Peace

The Pope emphasizes peace and justice, calling on all faithful to fast and pray for those suffering in war-torn regions.

August 20, 2025
U.S.-led Forces Kill Senior Islamic State Leader in Syria Raid

U.S.-led Forces Kill Senior Islamic State Leader in Syria Raid

Salah Numan, described as one of the group’s most dangerous figures, was killed in a house raid in Idlib.

August 20, 2025
Sweden Relocates Historic Church to Make Way for Iron Mining

Sweden Relocates Historic Church to Make Way for Iron Mining

State-owned mining company LKAB estimates ground instability will require relocating about 6,000 people and 3,000 homes.

August 20, 2025