Category: NEWS

Migrants Refuse Barge Housing Blaming Fear of Water

50 migrants were expected to board the Bibby Stockholm barge as part of a new migration plan, but last-minute legal challenges have resulted in just 15 individuals making the journey.

World Youth Day Criticised For Modernism and Irreverence

World Youth Day, Roman Catholicism’s single largest event in the world, attracted 1.5 million people this year but some have criticised the modernistic aspects of the event and slammed perceived irreverence toward the Holy Eucharist.

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
Qatar Scandal Closes In on EU Transport Official

Qatar Scandal Closes In on EU Transport Official

Instead of a third party, Hololei himself was the only official to sign off on accepting junkets to Qatar—while he negotiated a controversial aviation deal with the Qatari government.

March 7, 2023
Anger in Greece Over Rule of Law Committee Visit

Anger in Greece Over Rule of Law Committee Visit

The visit comes in the context of the Pegasus spyware scandal and accusations that the Greek government was spying on opposition figures. The EPP has also joined the boycott against the fact-finding mission.

March 7, 2023
Scholz Meets Biden; Says China Won’t Supply Arms to Russia

Scholz Meets Biden; Says China Won’t Supply Arms to Russia

Although U.S. Secretary of State Anthony Blinken has claimed that Beijing may be considering providing lethal aid to Moscow, European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen says the EU has received “no evidence” from the U.S. that verifies this claim.

March 7, 2023
Estonia: Liberal Reform Party Elected, Right Challenges Vote

Estonia: Liberal Reform Party Elected, Right Challenges Vote

The incumbent Prime Minister Kaja Kallas led the polls, but her leadership is far from secure, since poor energy policies and allegations of election fraud undermine her victory.

March 7, 2023
VOX Proposes Ecology Alarmist For Prime Minister

VOX Proposes Ecology Alarmist For Prime Minister

VOX registered a vote of no confidence in Spain with an unusual candidate to replace the current prime minister

March 6, 2023