Category: NEWS

Parliament Calls for Ending EU Funds to Islamism

European taxpayers have been financing the Muslim Brotherhood’s activities for years. Now, with the Parliament and Council on the same page, the Commission will not be able to ignore the calls to end this for too long.

Assisted Suicide Comes to Portugal 

Instead of changing the text, the Socialist Party majority went straight to a second vote and garnered the needed supermajority to override the veto.

Royalist Parade Honouring Joan of Arc Banned by Paris Police

The ban follows instructions given directly by Interior Minister Gérald Darmanin, who on Tuesday, May 9th, expressly requested that any demonstration originating from “the ultra-Right or the extreme Right be banned.”

Italy Expected To Exit China’s Belt and Road Initiative

Relations between China and Italy soured almost as soon as the ink dried on the original 2019 agreement, with officials saying Italy’s exit from the initiative was essential for maintaining good relations with America.

Macron Threatened by Wagner Group

Benjamin Haddad, a member of the National Assembly representing Macron’s Renaissance Party, said the Wagner Group are “not just mercenaries, there is a will to kill civilians for political gain, to destabilize institutions.”

VOX Viva 22 Rally in Madrid

VOX Viva 22 Rally in Madrid

The event included Prime Minister of Poland, Mateusz Morawiecki, as well as video messages from Viktor Orbán, Giorgia Meloni, and Donald Trump.

October 11, 2022
Physics Nobel Prize Awarded to Three Pioneers of Quantum Mechanics

Physics Nobel Prize Awarded to Three Pioneers of Quantum Mechanics

Three researchers who dedicated their life’s work to quantum mechanics, specifically the ‘entangled states’ of particles, have been awarded the Nobel Prize in Physics 2022 for turning an experimental field into a science with practical applications.

October 11, 2022
Nobel Prize Rewards Monetary Expansion

Nobel Prize Rewards Monetary Expansion

The Nobel Foundation explains that the three laureates have developed theoretical foundations for how governments can regulate financial markets and address financial crises.

October 11, 2022
Russia Avenges Crimea Bridge Attack with Missiles Blasts Across Ukraine

Russia Avenges Crimea Bridge Attack with Missiles Blasts Across Ukraine

Russia’s retaliation marks a new phase in the now almost eight-month-long war in Ukraine. The Kremlin, it would appear, has expanded its list of valid military targets.

October 11, 2022
Energy Crisis: EU Leaders Bicker About Cap on Gas Price as Summit Wraps Up

Energy Crisis: EU Leaders Bicker About Cap on Gas Price as Summit Wraps Up

Energy analysts warn of the dangers that market intervention tools, such as price caps, present. For the EU, it is “unchartered territory.”

October 10, 2022
Judiciary Storm of Corruption in Emmanuel Macron’s Entourage

Judiciary Storm of Corruption in Emmanuel Macron’s Entourage

The French president considers these cases a challenge to his political authority, and he has no intention of yielding. For the moment, there is no official reaction to either affair by the Élysée.

October 10, 2022
Blast-Hit Crimea Bridge Reopens as Russian Divers Assess Damage

Blast-Hit Crimea Bridge Reopens as Russian Divers Assess Damage

In the aftermath, it is doubtful whether Moscow will experience much impediment to its war’s prosecution. However, to Ukraine it is both a symbolic and political victory, as it helps to raise confidence in its western backers.

October 10, 2022
New Missiles Launched by North Korea; U.S. and South Korea Respond

New Missiles Launched by North Korea; U.S. and South Korea Respond

The North Korean army launched an intermediate-range ballistic missile, which flew over Japan. South Korea and the United States responded on the same day with precision strike drills and several missiles launched into the sea.

October 9, 2022
Estonia Leads Home Price Inflation

Estonia Leads Home Price Inflation

Estonian home prices rose more than 20% year-to-year for the third quarter in a row.

October 9, 2022
Zelensky Calls for Preemptive Nuclear Strikes Against Russia

Zelensky Calls for Preemptive Nuclear Strikes Against Russia

Ukrainian President Zelensky was recorded calling upon NATO to consider “preemptive strikes” against Russia, rather than “waiting for the nuclear strikes first” and then retaliating.

October 9, 2022
EU Summons 44 Leaders to Prague for New Initiative

EU Summons 44 Leaders to Prague for New Initiative

Whether this new ‘European Political Community’ will indeed become a ‘United Nations in Europe,’ so dubbed by Lithuanian President Gitanas Nausėda, remains to be seen. As of now, it bears all the hallmarks of just the latest talk shop.

October 9, 2022
OPEC+ Announces Cutting Oil Production by 2 Million Barrels a Day

OPEC+ Announces Cutting Oil Production by 2 Million Barrels a Day

In a move that left the White House “disappointed,” OPEC+ announced a cut of its oil production by 2 million barrels a day, which amounts to 2% of global oil production. The political and economical fallout may have far-reaching consequences.

October 9, 2022