Category: NEWS

Cardinal Zuppi’s Diplomatic Washington Visit for Peace

His mission is more humanitarian than political since Zuppi intends to communicate and take action on two issues in particular: the exchange of prisoners and the repatriation of Ukrainian children deported to Russia.

Suspended Christian Councillor Files Lawsuit

King Lawal had replied to a tweet thread by Anglican commentator and broadcaster Calvin Robinson, who expressed concern about the sexualized nature of Pride events, at which children are often present.

MEPs Blast Presence of Cuba and Venezuela at CELAC Summit

Anti-communist MEPs fear that the EU is set to normalise relations with Venezuela and Cuba entirely due to the geopolitical need to win over South America, warning that such a move would only strengthen China and Russia’s position in the region.

Russia Strikes Port of Odesa After Grain Deal Exit

While Russia has claimed its pre-dawn strikes were successful and destroyed the desired targets, Ukraine has insisted its air defense systems intercepted all the cruise missiles launched and the vast majority of the kamikaze drones deployed.

Kosovo Unites Serbian National and Conservative Movements

Kosovo Unites Serbian National and Conservative Movements

Demonstrations in Belgrade against Europride and in favour of traditional values showed the strength of patriotic movements and the Church. The new National Rally will hold a large meeting on 20 February in Nis.

February 18, 2023
MEPs Scramble To Declare Free Trips Amid Growing Qatargate Fears

MEPs Scramble To Declare Free Trips Amid Growing Qatargate Fears

Leftists MEPs are more likely to have neglected the rules before, finds Transparency International’s new report.

February 18, 2023
Northern Ireland Protocol Deal Expected As UK ‘Bows Down’ to EU

Northern Ireland Protocol Deal Expected As UK ‘Bows Down’ to EU

A deal between the UK and EU to implement the Northern Ireland Protocol is close at hand.

February 18, 2023
Two More MEPs Embroiled in Qatargate Scandal

Two More MEPs Embroiled in Qatargate Scandal

Maria Arena and Alessandra Moretti have been added to the list of suspects in Qatargate. Both MEPs previously accepted junkets to Qatar.

February 18, 2023
Desecration of Another Kind: Hanover Ballet Chief Suspended for Assault

Desecration of Another Kind: Hanover Ballet Chief Suspended for Assault

The proverbial excrement hit the fan in Hanover, Germany last week, when the Hanover Opera’s award-winning ballet director and chief choreographer, Marco Goecke, objected in a most peculiar way to bad reviews of his work.

February 17, 2023
Abascal: Partido Popular Same As Socialists, Only Ten Years Behind

Abascal: Partido Popular Same As Socialists, Only Ten Years Behind

The VOX chief assailed Spain’s mainstream press, accusing “all of the media, almost without exception, Left and Right” of manipulating narratives and slandering his party in an attempt to destroy it.

February 17, 2023
Top U.S. General: Ukraine War Will End at Negotiating Table

Top U.S. General: Ukraine War Will End at Negotiating Table

General Mark Milley said neither Moscow nor Kyiv looks able to come out of the other side of this war having achieved their military aims.

February 17, 2023
EU Ties Recovery Funds to Public Transparency Database

EU Ties Recovery Funds to Public Transparency Database

The measure may reveal some uncomfortable truths, MEP Eva-Maria Poptcheva hinted after the European Parliament passed the amendment.

February 17, 2023
Munich Security Conference Excludes AfD, Includes CCP

Munich Security Conference Excludes AfD, Includes CCP

According to AfD foreign policy spokesman Petr Bystron, organizers of the conference “are not concerned with dialogue and the exchange of opinions. In times of war, voices of peace are shut out.”

February 17, 2023
Wagner Group Extending Influence in Africa

Wagner Group Extending Influence in Africa

Lavrov’s visits appear to be a diplomatic veneer on the increasing power of Russian mercenaries in Africa.

February 17, 2023
Nothing To Hide? Von der Leyen To Be Questioned Behind Closed Doors

Nothing To Hide? Von der Leyen To Be Questioned Behind Closed Doors

Calls for transparency in the EU institutions are only growing louder in the wake of Qatargate. As such, this new decision for private questioning will damage the credibility of the EU Parliament.

February 16, 2023
European Commission To Sue Poland Over Primacy of EU Law

European Commission To Sue Poland Over Primacy of EU Law

This is part of Brussels’ purposeful “plan to disestablish EU member states,” and create a “centralized state” instead, Polish Justice Minister Zbigniew Ziobro said.

February 16, 2023