Category: NEWS

Electric Car Sales Stall 

Electric Car Sales Stall 

Car manufacturers are producing electric vehicles faster than buyers want them.

July 15, 2023
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
‘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
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
Polish MEP: New EP Resolution is a “Declaration of War” Against Poland

Polish MEP: New EP Resolution is a “Declaration of War” Against Poland

The socialists have “gone mad in their impotence and powerlessness due to losing elections,” Dominik Tarczyński said, explaining the European Parliament’s latest attempt to “undermine Polish democracy.”

July 14, 2023
Lavrov: Russia Will Regard F-16s as a “Nuclear” Threat

Lavrov: Russia Will Regard F-16s as a “Nuclear” Threat

Since F-16s are capable of carrying nuclear weapons, their deployment in Ukraine could cause “catastrophic consequences” for NATO, the Russian foreign minister warned.

July 13, 2023