Category: NEWS

EU Calls for More Social Media Fact Checking

Commission VP Věra Jourová urged that AI-generated information be labeled as such, and that restrictions be put on AI technology from being used to generate disinformation.

UN Treaty To Reduce Plastic Pollution

Some NGOs argued the talks focus excessively on recycling plastic rather than rolling back its manufacture in the first place.

AfD Tied With SPD in Germany

AfD MP Petr Bystron said the poll results are “fully in line with the pan-European trend, populist parties are on the rise everywhere.”

Donald Trump Announces Run for the Presidency

Donald Trump Announces Run for the Presidency

He referred to the dangers of the ‘deep state’ and the political complicity of intelligence and law enforcement that led to the search of his home in Mar-a-Lago.

November 16, 2022
NATO Allies Deliberate After Missile Hits Polish Territory, Killing Two

NATO Allies Deliberate After Missile Hits Polish Territory, Killing Two

Ukrainian and Polish authorities claim a Russian-made missile struck a Polish town; Russia’s defense ministry has denied the claim and considers such reports to be “a deliberate provocation aimed at escalating the situation.”

November 16, 2022
Xi, Biden in Candid Talks at G20

Xi, Biden in Candid Talks at G20

Unsurprisingly, Taiwan was the most tense subject of conversation.

November 16, 2022
VOX to March in Barcelona

VOX to March in Barcelona

“We must respond by taking to the street so that this government of treason and ruin falls,” said VOX party leader Abascal.

November 16, 2022
Uneasy with China, Germany Eyes Other Trade Partners

Uneasy with China, Germany Eyes Other Trade Partners

Economy Minister Robert Habeck noted that China remains Germany’s second-largest export partner and largest source for imports—a fact which would do much to dissuade the nation from doing an all-out U-turn.

November 16, 2022
Slovenia Elects Left-Liberal Female President 

Slovenia Elects Left-Liberal Female President 

Nataša Pirc Musar defeated conservative MP and former foreign minister Anže Logar, garnering some 54% of the national vote to his 46%

November 15, 2022
Bomb in Istanbul Claims Six Lives; 46 Suspects Detained

Bomb in Istanbul Claims Six Lives; 46 Suspects Detained

Calling the attack “cowardly,” Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan vowed that “the culprits will be unmasked” and “punished as they deserve.”

November 14, 2022
Netherlands: Right-Wing Populists 1st and 3rd Largest Parties, Poll Reveals 

Netherlands: Right-Wing Populists 1st and 3rd Largest Parties, Poll Reveals 

Meanwhile, the Netherlands’ liberal-globalist parties that make up the governing coalition have witnessed their seat estimates drop from 79 to 43.

November 14, 2022
Belgium: One Police Officer Dead After Stabbing by Suspected Islamist

Belgium: One Police Officer Dead After Stabbing by Suspected Islamist

The incident, along with its ripple effects, lays bare a double-failing of the Belgian system: its inadequacy to deal with potentially dangerous individuals and a demoralised law enforcement on the verge of rebellion.

November 13, 2022
No Extension in Sight for Black Sea Grain Deal

No Extension in Sight for Black Sea Grain Deal

A key consideration—and main reason for the hold-up—is Russia’s demand that restrictions on its exports of agricultural products be lifted; in the pursuit of that goal, Russia is using its participation as a bargaining chip.

November 13, 2022
Austrian City of Graz Facing Bankruptcy Under Communist Rule

Austrian City of Graz Facing Bankruptcy Under Communist Rule

Graz’s audit office director warns that the city council may be disempowered, leaving leadership in the hands of a government commissary. New elections may be pending for 2023.

November 13, 2022
Survey: 63% of Italians Support PM Meloni’s Migration Policy

Survey: 63% of Italians Support PM Meloni’s Migration Policy

NGO ships, referred to by some as “migrant taxis,” have brought 10,000 foreign nationals, most of whom originated in North Africa, to European soil this year, with the vast majority landing in Italy.

November 13, 2022