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Gabon Military Takes Power in Coup

Following Niger, Gabon is the eighth nation in West and Central Africa to suffer its leader’s ouster by a military junta since 2020.

France Bans Muslim Abaya in Schools

“When you walk into a classroom, you shouldn’t be able to identify the pupils’ religion just by looking at them,” Education Minister Gabriel Attal said.

Good Cop Bad Cop Strategy Does Not Sway Chinese

Good Cop Bad Cop Strategy Does Not Sway Chinese

In Beijing, French President Macron and European Commission President von der Leyen tried in vain to sway Beijing into siding with the collective West over Ukraine.

Three More Countries Join in LGBT Lawsuit Against Hungary

Three More Countries Join in LGBT Lawsuit Against Hungary

Fourteen member states stand with the Commission in accusing Hungary of discrimination, including France and Germany, joining the lawsuit hours before the deadline.

April 7, 2023
Creating the Circular Economy: The Devil Is the Details

Creating the Circular Economy: The Devil Is the Details

The detailed product design requirements of the ESPR are intended to serve as a lever to bend the entire value chain into a circle, though who or what will yield is still being worked out through negotiations in the EU Parliament and the Council.

April 7, 2023
RN Deputy Resigns After Supporting Turkish Mosque

RN Deputy Resigns After Supporting Turkish Mosque

The deputy’s entourage sought to minimize the facts, maintaining that there was no ‘ideological’ dimension to this inauguration.

April 7, 2023
Germany Designates €3B To Unintendedly Slow Internet Access

Germany Designates €3B To Unintendedly Slow Internet Access

While offering €3 billion to the cause of internet access for every household in Germany would seem excellent support, private industry warns that such lavish public funding may be counterproductive.

April 7, 2023
Tatarsky Murder: Anti-Putin Group Claims Responsibility

Tatarsky Murder: Anti-Putin Group Claims Responsibility

As was the case in the murder of Darya Dugina, the alleged group failed to offer anything in the way of concrete evidence that they were in fact behind Tatarsky’s assassination.

April 7, 2023
Primary Suspect in Brussels Bomb Case Denies Knowledge of Plot 

Primary Suspect in Brussels Bomb Case Denies Knowledge of Plot 

The primary suspect in the case, Salah Abdeslam, aged 33, claims he had already been arrested before the planning of the Brussels bombings took place.

April 6, 2023
Macron and Xi Call for Starting Russia-Ukraine Peace Talks

Macron and Xi Call for Starting Russia-Ukraine Peace Talks

The heads of state stressed that Moscow and Kyiv should engage in talks “as soon as possible.”

April 6, 2023
Turkish FM Compares Sweden to Nazi Germany After Court Ruling

Turkish FM Compares Sweden to Nazi Germany After Court Ruling

The Turkish foreign minister’s remarks do not bode well for Sweden’s eventual accession into NATO.

April 6, 2023
Shanghai Bishop Nominated Without Rome’s Agreement

Shanghai Bishop Nominated Without Rome’s Agreement

The Communist government, despite its protestations of good faith, feels absolutely no obligation to respect the pact which was supposed to have restored good relations between the Pope and the Chinese state.

April 6, 2023
“Concern Is Strong” After Berlusconi Spends Night in Intensive Care

“Concern Is Strong” After Berlusconi Spends Night in Intensive Care

The Forza Italia leader has suffered from a series of health problems in recent years, but his brother Paolo insisted “he’ll make it this time too.”

April 6, 2023
Volodymyr Zelensky’s First Visit to Poland

Volodymyr Zelensky’s First Visit to Poland

Poland is currently Ukraine’s third largest military partner, after the U.S. and the UK. Ukrainian victory is of great interest to the Poles, who see their country as directly threatened by Russian aggression.

April 6, 2023