Category: NEWS

Britain Formally Recognizes Yazidi Genocide by IS

After years of waiting, the UK government has finally recognized the acts of genocide against the Yazidi people by the Islamic State terror group in Iraq, citing a German court ruling.

Canada: Meta To Block News Access on Its Platforms

In light of the Canadian government’s legislation forcing social media giant Meta to pay for the news content they distribute, the company has decided to block news content in Canada on its platform.

Meloni and Macron at Loggerheads Over Niger Strategy

While happy to support the Western foreign policy agenda on Ukraine and Taiwan, the Meloni administration’s anti-colonial line regarding Africa is now clashing with French strategic interests over how to respond to the Niger crisis.

Modern Polish Martyrs: Family To Be Beatified

Modern Polish Martyrs: Family To Be Beatified

A married Polish couple, who were killed with their children by the Nazis for hiding a Jewish family, will be declared worthy of veneration by the Catholic Church this year.

March 8, 2023
Murders, Rapes, and Sexual Assaults Increase in Ireland

Murders, Rapes, and Sexual Assaults Increase in Ireland

Peadar Toibín of the Aontú party was one of the few Irish parliamentarians who, in his reaction to the Garda’s unsettling figures, criticized the governing coalition for failing to protect society’s women.

March 8, 2023
EU Struggles To Catch Up With AI

EU Struggles To Catch Up With AI

ChatGPT keeps sending EU lawmakers back to the drawing board, as regulating a technology whose implications cannot be fully grasped yet can be quite tricky.

March 8, 2023
UK Government Promises Again To Stop Illegal Channel Crossings

UK Government Promises Again To Stop Illegal Channel Crossings

Home Secretary Suella Braverman said “enough is enough,” but the Conservative Party’s seriousness on the issue has been brought into question.

March 8, 2023
Spain To Introduce Sweeping Gender Parity Laws

Spain To Introduce Sweeping Gender Parity Laws

Half of the political and economic power must be for women, socialist PM Pedro Sánchez said, but feminists remain skeptical.

March 8, 2023
Armenians in Nagorno-Karabakh Remain Under Siege

Armenians in Nagorno-Karabakh Remain Under Siege

Negotiations in this region are at an impasse, with the Armenian enclave requesting humanitarian assistance and Azerbaijan demanding Armenian integration.

March 8, 2023
International Declaration of Casablanca To Ban Surrogacy

International Declaration of Casablanca To Ban Surrogacy

The approach initiated in Casablanca is new in that it does not call for a simple framework for surrogacy, as is already the case in several countries, but for its pure and simple abolition.

March 7, 2023
Spanish MPs Reminded Abortion Kills

Spanish MPs Reminded Abortion Kills

Derecho a Vivir said in a statement it hoped the images make the deputies “a little more aware of what they are legislating.”

March 7, 2023
Catholic Nuns Compelled To Leave the City of Nantes

Catholic Nuns Compelled To Leave the City of Nantes

Seeing two Catholic nuns leave the field in this way gives witness to the argument, shared by many on the Right, that they’ve been dispossessed by their country.

March 7, 2023
Nuremberg 2.0: Ukraine War Crimes Tribunal Launched

Nuremberg 2.0: Ukraine War Crimes Tribunal Launched

The International Criminal Court has no competence to persecute Russian war crimes in Ukraine. But perhaps the ICPA, launched by the Eurojust’s Joint Investigation Team will do.

March 7, 2023
Nitrogen Debacle Plunges Flemish Government into Crisis

Nitrogen Debacle Plunges Flemish Government into Crisis

Flemish farmers deem themselves unfairly targeted, echoing their Dutch colleagues’ grievances who last year made their own voices heard.

Antifa Attack on AfD Conference Leaves 53 Police Officers Injured

Antifa Attack on AfD Conference Leaves 53 Police Officers Injured

Most of those injured were police who were attacked with pyrotechnics and sprayed with fire extinguishers. The altercations come amid record polling for the AfD.

March 7, 2023