Category: NEWS

Brussels Backs Forced Buyouts of Dutch Farmers

Brussels Backs Forced Buyouts of Dutch Farmers

Dutch journalist Eva Vlaardingerbroek has compared the government’s decision to holding a “knife to the farmers’ throats,” with officials still considering the use of mandatory purchase orders on up to 3,000 farms.

May 2, 2023
Ireland Set To Pass Far-Reaching Hate Speech Laws

Ireland Set To Pass Far-Reaching Hate Speech Laws

Barely covered by Irish media, news about the bill soon reached the likes of Twitter’s Elon Musk and Canadian psychologist Jordan Peterson, who promptly slammed it.

Austrian Authorities Side With Climate Protesters Over Disrupted Citizens

Austrian Authorities Side With Climate Protesters Over Disrupted Citizens

The ongoing dispute raises difficult questions over the tension between the right of individuals to protest and the level of acceptable disruption for those trying to go about their lives.

May 2, 2023
Positive EU Asylum Decisions Up 40%; Germany Takes in Most 

Positive EU Asylum Decisions Up 40%; Germany Takes in Most 

Accounting for 41% of all positive decisions made by EU member states, Germany by far registered the highest number of asylum requests granted in 2022.

May 2, 2023
Unprecedented Archaeological Find From Spain’s Tartessian Culture

Unprecedented Archaeological Find From Spain’s Tartessian Culture

Tartessians are generally thought to have been aniconic, abstaining from making anthropomorphic depictions of gods, but this discovery may challenge that theory.

French Senate Rejects European Regulation On Parenthood

French Senate Rejects European Regulation On Parenthood

If a third of the member states join the French challenge on the grounds of non-compliance with the principle of subsidiarity, the draft will have to be re-examined.

Pope Francis Celebrates Mass in Front of Tens of Thousands in Budapest 

Pope Francis Celebrates Mass in Front of Tens of Thousands in Budapest 

The pontiff prayed for peace to come to Ukraine and “a future of hope, not war; a future full of cradles, not tombs; a world of brothers and sisters, not walls.”

May 2, 2023
UN: Over 33,000 Have Fled Violence in Sudan

UN: Over 33,000 Have Fled Violence in Sudan

In light of the worsening maelstrom as two factions vie for power, western governments have gradually been getting their citizens out.

German Intelligence Gets Legal Right To Surveil Junge Alternative

German Intelligence Gets Legal Right To Surveil Junge Alternative

With the new designation, the BfV now has the authority to use all intelligence tools at its disposal to monitor JA, including the use of confidential informants, electronic wiretapping, and covert observations.

May 1, 2023
Spain’s Housing Law Leaves Soldiers and Working Class Behind

Spain’s Housing Law Leaves Soldiers and Working Class Behind

The Spanish Troop and Sailor Association (ATME) has been critical of Sánchez’s housing measures. Military personnel often have to wait months for housing and are easily evicted if they fall behind on their rent, even in military housing.

May 1, 2023
British Nurses Warned Against Illegal Strike Action

British Nurses Warned Against Illegal Strike Action

48 hours of strike action by British nurses have been thrown into doubt after the High Court ruled it to be illegal.

May 1, 2023
Russia Says It “Welcomes” Efforts To End the War; Launches Missile Strikes Killing 26

Russia Says It “Welcomes” Efforts To End the War; Launches Missile Strikes Killing 26

The Russian missile attacks came just days after Zelensky said that he and Xi had a “long and meaningful” phone call where Xi said he would send a peace envoy to Ukraine and other nations.

April 30, 2023