Category: NEWS

Schlein Stumbles as Italian Left Faces Wipeout in Tuscany

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.

Sweden Faces New Diplomatic Headache Following Latest Quran Burning Stunt

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.

Bosnian Serbs Defy Dayton Agreement, Call for Referendum

“There can be no sovereignty if you’re a colony,” Republika Srpska President Milorad Dodik said, calling Bosnia’s western supervision illegitimate and announcing a possible referendum on the region’s future, which could rip the country apart.

Swedish NATO Accession at an Impasse

Swedish NATO Accession at an Impasse

Swedish Prime Minister Ulf Kristersson says Turkey wants things that Sweden cannot and will not give.

January 12, 2023
Spanish Centre-Right Committed to Ambiguity Regarding VOX

Spanish Centre-Right Committed to Ambiguity Regarding VOX

PP’s leader, Alberto Núñez Feijóo, stated that if he can avoid a coalition with VOX, he will do so, but that this does not depend on him, but on the election results.

January 12, 2023
German Police To Clear Protesters To Expand Lignite Mine

German Police To Clear Protesters To Expand Lignite Mine

The 200 activists currently occupying the village of Lützerath are not expected to leave calmly.

January 12, 2023
Moroccan Illegal Immigrant Rapes 60-Year-Old Woman Days After Entering Country

Moroccan Illegal Immigrant Rapes 60-Year-Old Woman Days After Entering Country

Sources close to the case have described the assault as unceremoniously brutal.

January 11, 2023
Finland: National-Conservative Party Polling Ahead of PM’s Left-Liberal Party

Finland: National-Conservative Party Polling Ahead of PM’s Left-Liberal Party

The right-wing sovereigntist Finns Party (PS) is the now the second most popular party, a few points behind the center-Right National Coalition Party.

January 11, 2023
Swedish King Criticizes Succession Law

Swedish King Criticizes Succession Law

Prince Carl Philip was born in 1979 as Crown Prince of Sweden but lost that title a year later due to the changed law.

January 11, 2023
Up to 5,000 Soldiers to be Deployed To Secure Upcoming WEF Meeting in Davos

Up to 5,000 Soldiers to be Deployed To Secure Upcoming WEF Meeting in Davos

Multiple protests against the WEF summit have been planned.

January 11, 2023
Suspected Drug-Related Shooting Claims 11-Year-Old Girl’s Life

Suspected Drug-Related Shooting Claims 11-Year-Old Girl’s Life

The victim is the niece of one of the biggest cocaine smugglers Belgium has ever produced, according to authorities.

January 11, 2023
Germany Refuses To Pay War Reparations to Poland

Germany Refuses To Pay War Reparations to Poland

The German refusal is not surprising to the Poles. Yet, the Polish deputy foreign minister criticised the fact that the German response came without leaving room for discussion or negotiation.

January 11, 2023
Cardinal George Pell Dies After Complications From Surgery

Cardinal George Pell Dies After Complications From Surgery

An outspoken traditionalist, the Australian cardinal was known to ruffle the feathers of secularists and the Catholic Church’s progressive wing in equal measure.

January 11, 2023
More Than 1,000 Protesters Arrested in Brazil

More Than 1,000 Protesters Arrested in Brazil

Protests have been going on for weeks throughout the country in the wake of the October 30 election in which Lula was declared the winner.

January 10, 2023
ECR-EPP Axis in the Making as Key 2024 European Elections Near

ECR-EPP Axis in the Making as Key 2024 European Elections Near

“The new majority may be formed by the People’s Party, Conservative and Reformists, and Identity and Democracy. The rapprochement between the ECR and the EPP and the Meloni-Weber talks should be seen as a step taken toward this end,” Francesco Giubilei, a special Italian ministerial advisor, said.

January 10, 2023