Category: NEWS

Farage Slams Coutts Bank in Account Dispute

The bank claims that the decision to close the former UKIP leader’s account had nothing to do with his political views, but Farage believes their 40-page report says otherwise.

Thousands of Irish Farmers Protest Nitrogen Cuts

Comparable in exasperation to recent Dutch protests, Irish farmers gathered to object to the imposition of nitrogen quotas, as the Irish government looks set to commence the mass culling of livestock to meet environmental goals.

European Parliament Rules Out Turkish Accession to EU

Closed-door negotiations between NATO and Ankara have irritated MEPs who rebuffed the likelihood of Turkish EU membership anytime soon in a report from the European Parliament’s foreign affairs committee this week.

Portugal: Top Court Strikes Down Euthanasia Law

Portugal: Top Court Strikes Down Euthanasia Law

This is not the first time that the court has found the euthanasia law too vague.

February 21, 2023
Economic Suicide? Italy Leads Opposition to EU’s 2035 Ban on Fossil Fuel Cars

Economic Suicide? Italy Leads Opposition to EU’s 2035 Ban on Fossil Fuel Cars

Italian Deputy Prime Minister Matteo Salvini brandished the plans as economic suicide and insinuated that EU legislators had been influenced by Chinese lobbyists.

February 21, 2023
Japanese PM Pledges $5.5 Billion Financial Aid for Ukraine

Japanese PM Pledges $5.5 Billion Financial Aid for Ukraine

Two-thirds of Japanese believe in supporting Ukraine, even if that’s economically harmful to them, as PM Kishida vows to ramp up financial aid.

February 21, 2023
China To Present Alternative Peace Plan For Ukraine

China To Present Alternative Peace Plan For Ukraine

China is expected to reveal its peace plan this week. Although officially neutral, there is concern that Beijing is using the conflict to divide the U.S. and Europe.

February 21, 2023
Boris Johnson Intervenes on Brexit, Sparking Rumours of Possible Return

Boris Johnson Intervenes on Brexit, Sparking Rumours of Possible Return

Critics suggest the former prime minister is less interested in resolving Brexit than finding himself back in the halls of power.

February 21, 2023
Thousands Protest ‘15-Minute City’ in Oxford

Thousands Protest ‘15-Minute City’ in Oxford

Protestors oppose the climate-motivated traffic restrictions, calling them an infringement on freedom.

February 21, 2023
AfD and Die Linke Demand Investigation Into Nord Stream Attack

AfD and Die Linke Demand Investigation Into Nord Stream Attack

During the debate, members of AfD and Die Linke called into question the federal government’s silence on the attack, with one of the lawmakers suggesting that the ruling coalition is completely subservient to the United States.

February 21, 2023
Kyiv To Boycott OSCE Over Russian Presence in Vienna

Kyiv To Boycott OSCE Over Russian Presence in Vienna

Twenty members urged Austria to ban Russians from attending the Parliamentary Assembly, even if that decision would violate international law and the country’s own neutrality.

February 21, 2023
Surinamese Authorities Take Measures in Wake of Parliament’s Storming

Surinamese Authorities Take Measures in Wake of Parliament’s Storming

President Santokhi, who warned against the threat posed to his country’s “democratic institutions,” has set up a task force to track down those who stormed parliament.

February 21, 2023
Biden Visits Kyiv for the First Time Since Russia’s War on Ukraine

Biden Visits Kyiv for the First Time Since Russia’s War on Ukraine

The U.S. president announced another half a billion dollars worth of military aid on his historic trip to war-torn Ukraine.

February 20, 2023
“Pan-European” Arms Shipments Drive the EU’s Foreign Affairs Council

“Pan-European” Arms Shipments Drive the EU’s Foreign Affairs Council

One million shells proposed under a joint EU procurement scheme, according to recommendations by Estonian FM Urmas Reinsalu ahead of Monday’s meeting in Brussels.

February 20, 2023
Roald Dahl Publisher Excises Words “Ugly” and “Fat” From Author’s Children’s Books

Roald Dahl Publisher Excises Words “Ugly” and “Fat” From Author’s Children’s Books

An elusive striving for inoffensive ‘inclusivity’ is behind the publisher’s decision to bring hundreds of changes to Dahl’s beloved works.

February 20, 2023