Category: NEWS

Iran-Belgium Prisoner Swap

A Belgian man accused of espionage and an Iranian diplomat accused of a bomb plot have been liberated through Oman’s mediation.

Twitter Pulls Out of EU’s Anti-Disinformation Code

While abiding by the Code is voluntary, the same does not apply to the EU’s new content moderation rulebook, the Digital Services Act. Regarding the latter, EU Commissioner Thierry Breton warned: “You can run, but you can’t hide.”

UK: Tories Oversee Record Levels of Net Migration

Various Tory prime ministers, first David Cameron, then Boris Johnson, then Liz Truss, then Rishi Sunak, have promised British voters to drastically reduce immigration, and they have all failed, purposefully or not, to deliver.

Finnish Solo Sailor in Shipwreck is Rescued

Finnish Solo Sailor in Shipwreck is Rescued

According to the website of Yachting Monthly, Lehtinen escaped the sinking boat by activating an emergency life raft as well as his personal locator beacon.

November 19, 2022
Italy Holds Firm Stance on Immigration

Italy Holds Firm Stance on Immigration

Italy calls for better cooperation between NGO ships, the countries whose flags they fly and the countries where the ‘Search and Rescue’ (SAR) procedure comes into effect.

November 19, 2022
Poll: Only 13% of French Think Migrants Represent an “Opportunity” for the Country

Poll: Only 13% of French Think Migrants Represent an “Opportunity” for the Country

The polling data comes as the arrival of the Ocean Viking, an NGO migrant transport ship, to the port of Toulon has rekindled the heated debate over migration, which like elsewhere in the world, remains highly charged and highly divisive topic.

November 19, 2022
Germany’s Left-Liberal Govt to Fund Migrant Transport NGO Ships

Germany’s Left-Liberal Govt to Fund Migrant Transport NGO Ships

So far this year, 10,000 illegal migrants have been brought to Europe by the fleet of NGO ships currently operating in the Mediterranean.

November 19, 2022
Famous Mondrian Artwork Hung Upside Down for 77 Years Without Anyone Noticing

Famous Mondrian Artwork Hung Upside Down for 77 Years Without Anyone Noticing

A famous artwork of Dutch artist Piet Mondrian has been found to be hanging upside down for 77 years without anyone noticing. Despite the finding, it will continue to remain on display, flipped.

November 19, 2022
Zelensky Addresses G20

Zelensky Addresses G20

Zelensky’s response to negotiation proposals stressed that “one cannot trust Russia’s words”—denouncing Russian aggression as a breach of former treaties—stating there “will be no Minsk 3, which Russia would violate immediately after signing.”

November 19, 2022
UN Confirms 4-Month Extension of Black Sea Grain Deal

UN Confirms 4-Month Extension of Black Sea Grain Deal

UN chief Antonio Guterres expressed his deep commitment to remove the “remaining obstacles to the unimpeded exports of Russian food and fertilizers,” as these remain “essential” to avoid a food crisis next year.

November 18, 2022
Champion Conservative is the New Head of the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops

Champion Conservative is the New Head of the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops

Broglio has cherished his service to military personnel, and did not fail to point out that the military “remains the largest single source of vocations to the priesthood in the United States.”

November 18, 2022
Court Rules Berlin Election Needs to Be Repeated

Court Rules Berlin Election Needs to Be Repeated

Fourteen months after the chaotic elections in Berlin, the constitutional court ruled the entire election invalid. New elections must now be held within 90 days.

November 18, 2022
Spanish Drivers Rebel

Spanish Drivers Rebel

The National Platform in Defense of Transport recently voted to call for an indefinite strike, a move supported by 96% of its members.

November 18, 2022
Belgium Refuses Imam Iquioussen’s Extradition To France

Belgium Refuses Imam Iquioussen’s Extradition To France

According to the latest opinion issued by the Court of Appeal of Mons, the facts underlying the European arrest warrant do not constitute an offence under Belgian law, and extradition is therefore not justified.

November 18, 2022
UK, France Sign Deal to Stem Migrant Flow from English Channel

UK, France Sign Deal to Stem Migrant Flow from English Channel

This year alone, more than 40,000 people have crossed the Channel to southern Britain using small boats, up from 28,526 last year—the highest number since these figures began to be collected in 2018.

November 17, 2022