Category: NEWS

Parisians Vote To Ban E-Scooters

Parisians Vote To Ban E-Scooters

The results are unanimous, regardless of the political stripe of the arrondissement, Right or Left: scooters have been voted out.

April 5, 2023
EU Clarifies Insect Labelling Rules

EU Clarifies Insect Labelling Rules

The issue of bug eating has become an attack point for European populists, while advocates extoll the benefits of insect consumption to the European Green Deal.

April 5, 2023
Indicted, Defiant Trump Rallies the Republican Party: A Report from Palm Beach

Indicted, Defiant Trump Rallies the Republican Party: A Report from Palm Beach

“The only crime I have committed,” declared former U.S. President Donald J. Trump on Tuesday, “is to fearlessly defend our nation from those who seek to destroy it.”

April 5, 2023
French Journalists Expelled From Burkina Faso

French Journalists Expelled From Burkina Faso

Shortly before the expulsion of the journalists, the government denounced a cooperation and assistance agreement signed with France in 1961.

April 5, 2023
PM Orbán Urges Trump to “Keep On Fighting” 

PM Orbán Urges Trump to “Keep On Fighting” 

During the run-up to the 2016 presidential election, Orbán was the first European leader to publicly endorse Trump’s presidential candidacy.

April 4, 2023
EPP HQ Raided Over Digital Bribery Allegations

EPP HQ Raided Over Digital Bribery Allegations

The raid relates to a corruption case against top EPP official Mario Voigt, with allegations that the CDU politician awarded a contract to design an EPP campaign app on the basis of bribery.

April 4, 2023
Conservatives in Rome Seek Revival of the Italian Imaginary

Conservatives in Rome Seek Revival of the Italian Imaginary

An event later this week will look to “promote and develop ideas” significant for Italian culture.

April 4, 2023
Sweden: Five Islamist Suspects Arrested in Anti-Terror Raids

Sweden: Five Islamist Suspects Arrested in Anti-Terror Raids

Deputy director of counterterrorism Susanna Trehörning said that security forces cannot wait for terror acts to be in progress before acting to thwart them.

April 4, 2023
Japan Splits With U.S Sanctions on Russian Oil Purchases

Japan Splits With U.S Sanctions on Russian Oil Purchases

Japan has struggled to wean itself off Russian energy imports and made the decision with the prior approval of the United States.

April 4, 2023
Russia Calls Nuclear Threat “Propaganda”—West Still Unsure

Russia Calls Nuclear Threat “Propaganda”—West Still Unsure

Reports suggest that fears over the use of nuclear weaponry, having “crescendoed” late last year, have since “abated.”

April 4, 2023
Jailed Wall Street Journal Reporter Appeals Arrest

Jailed Wall Street Journal Reporter Appeals Arrest

If convicted of espionage by a Russian court, Gershkovich could face a prison sentence of up to 20 years.

Italian Only! Foreign Language Prohibited in Official Communication

Italian Only! Foreign Language Prohibited in Official Communication

“From the perspective of national preservation and identity defense, the preservation of the Italian language becomes more of a priority than ever,” the text of the proposed bill reads.

April 4, 2023