Category: NEWS

Polish President Calls Election in Shadow of War

Polish President Calls Election in Shadow of War

Polls suggest the ruling PiS will struggle to stitch together a parliamentary majority without the rightist, Ukraine-critical Confederation (Konfederacja).

August 9, 2023
Woman Spy Arrested for Plotting Attack on Zelensky

Woman Spy Arrested for Plotting Attack on Zelensky

In addition to mapping Zelensky’s movements, the woman was attempting to find the location of Ukrainian electronic warfare systems and ammunition warehouses.

August 9, 2023
VOX Spokesman Resigns in Major Party Shakeup

VOX Spokesman Resigns in Major Party Shakeup

Spanish conservative party VOX has lost a major figure and its parliamentary spokesman, Ivan Espinosa de los Monteros, who has resigned from politics following a disappointing turnout in last month’s national election.

August 9, 2023
Finland: Kingmaker Party Ponders Pulling Plug on Scandal-Ridden Coalition

Finland: Kingmaker Party Ponders Pulling Plug on Scandal-Ridden Coalition

Finland’s four-party coalition government is in jeopardy after a media campaign against senior Finns Party over past racist statements led junior members to consider withdrawing support.

August 9, 2023
DeSantis: “Of Course Trump Lost”

DeSantis: “Of Course Trump Lost”

The increase in people voting by mail during the pandemic benefited the Democrats, according to DeSantis, accusing Trump of being partially responsible.

August 9, 2023
Exclusive: Majority of Ukrainians Mistrust NATO and EU

Exclusive: Majority of Ukrainians Mistrust NATO and EU

71% of the respondents said NATO and the EU only follow their own interests and simply use Ukraine for their own purposes. 

August 9, 2023
Catholic Movement Civitas Threatened With Dissolution

Catholic Movement Civitas Threatened With Dissolution

The organisation, led by Alain Escada, would join the list of organisations recently subject to dissolution proceedings.

August 8, 2023
Musk Says Twitter Will Pay Legal Bill of Users Punished for Posting

Musk Says Twitter Will Pay Legal Bill of Users Punished for Posting

Elon Musk’s message has been well-received by many, but the actual compensatory process is as yet unclear.

August 8, 2023
Ex-Intel Chiefs: German Foreign Intelligence Agency on the Verge of Collapse

Ex-Intel Chiefs: German Foreign Intelligence Agency on the Verge of Collapse

Two former heads of Germany’s foreign intelligence wing BND warn that the agency was facing bureaucratic collapse.

August 8, 2023
Ex-Deputy Chairman of CDU/CSU Parliamentary Faction Calls Germany a Dictatorship

Ex-Deputy Chairman of CDU/CSU Parliamentary Faction Calls Germany a Dictatorship

Arnold Vaatz, similarly to his colleague Hans-George Maassen, contends the Union parties have “developed into followers who now ape what the Greens, the left-wing parties, and the media they control think up in terms of such rules.”

August 8, 2023
Migrants Refuse Barge Housing Blaming Fear of Water

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.

August 8, 2023
Azeri Ambassador Won’t Delete Tweet Threatening EU Delegation

Azeri Ambassador Won’t Delete Tweet Threatening EU Delegation

Azeri’s leading diplomat in Brussels stirred the pot by tweeting an image of a sniper rifle at MEPs visiting the Nagorno-Karabakh region.

August 8, 2023