
Six Nights of Riots: The Human and Material Costs
In six nights, the rioters have already caused over €1 billion worth of damage.

In six nights, the rioters have already caused over €1 billion worth of damage.

Both sides say the other wants to engineer a nuclear disaster at Zaporizhzhia as Ukrainian forces look to recapture the power plant as part of their counteroffensive.

The Ukrainian advocacy group B4Ukraine revealed Western companies’ underlying hypocrisy, with some continuing to make billions even after pledging to leave—while most don’t even intend to—“further enabling Russia’s war of aggression.”

Due to the urgency of the national situation, Emmanuel Macron was forced to cancel a long-awaited trip to Berlin. Once more, France’s diplomatic policy is affected by social unrest.

Despite the name, the new international body will not be able to prosecute the crime of aggression but is viewed as the first step toward creating another, Nuremberg-like war tribunal to put the entire Kremlin on the stand.

Spain’s EU Council Presidency was officially launched in Madrid, where both PM Sánchez and Commission President von der Leyen said they’d push through the Migration Pact regardless of Central European objections.

Advanced notice was able to nip violence in the bud in Brussels, but the rioting, inspired by events in France, has also spread to Switzerland and French Guiana.

Despite ample media publicity, Italy’s bungling new left-wing opposition leader Elly Schlein is making matters worse for the centre-left PD as party insiders fear their own Jeremy Corbyn moment and loss of working-class voters to the Right.

Spain’s president appears to be paying for his personal political travel expenses with taxpayer money.

Following the stunt, Sweden’s embassy in Iraq was stormed by a mob of protesters; governments of Jordan, Morocco, Kuwait, and the UAE recalled their ambassadors from Stockholm; and the Organization of the Islamic Conference (ICO) called for Quran burning to be banned globally.
The Aachen police denied any staging, but also any arrest: Greta Thunberg was only subjected to an identity check before being transported by bus out of the danger zone.
The suspect, whose identity remains unknown, faces two charges: membership in a terrorist organization and membership in a criminal organization with the aim of committing war crimes.
Jacinda Ardern’s relative youth and gender, coupled with her ‘progressive’ beliefs, had made her a media darling and feted figure within Western establishment circles.
The socially progressive Scottish government will bring its grievances before Edinburgh’s Court of Session.
The proposed deal to sell Turkey $20 billion worth of F-16 fighter jets is facing strong opposition from Greek politicians as U.S. lawmakers veto the sale.
Thanks to an agreement under negotiation, the Parthenon marbles could be given to Greece for a long-term loan.
Presently, it remains unclear whether Russian President Vladimir Putin is planning a second round of mobilization.
According to UN special envoy Hans Grundberg, a new truce in Yemen may be at hand.
It appears the EU is kicking the “can down the road,” holding off on signing any agreements, hoping the Labour Party will take the reins of government after the next general election.
The president’s critical remarks come as Serbia, which so far has maintained its close economic ties with Russia amid the war in Ukraine, faces increased pressure from the West to impose sanctions.
Kissinger explained that he had previously opposed NATO membership for Ukraine out of fears that it would cause the situation that has now unfolded. But circumstances have changed.
Norway’s apparent rightward political shift mirrors similar trends witnessed across other Nordic states like Sweden and Finland.