Category: NEWS

EU Aid to Tunisia and Meloni’s Strategy

Ultimately, this serves Italy’s Mattei Plan, which seeks to invest in African energy infrastructure and promote employment, reducing the long-term desirability of Europe-bound migration.

Belgium: Afghan Refugee Under Fire for Pro-Taliban Youtube Videos

An Afghan YouTuber with refugee status in Belgium is facing backlash after putting out videos in support of the radical Islamist Taliban as government officials have called for a review of his refugee status and others have called for his deportation.

Kosovo Faces Sanctions for Refusing to De-Escalate

Meanwhile, Kosovo’s President Vjosa Osmani traveled to Strasbourg to give a speech in front of the European Parliament, where she said Pristina wants nothing but “good neighborly relations.”

Dutch Intel Alerted CIA to Ukrainian Plan To Blow Up Nord Stream

Forewarned by the Dutch of Ukraine’s intentions in June 2022, Washington in an attempt at dissuasion brought the matter to Kyiv’s attention. An intervention that failed since, in September that year, the pipelines were crippled regardless.

Senior Tory Calls for Abortion Law Revision

A fairly one-sided ‘debate’ has been launched after a woman lied to medical professionals in order to kill her unborn baby, whose gestational age was between seven and eight months.

Living With Rats: A Parisian Ambition?

The aim is to find the right balance between invasion and extermination—a tricky balancing act when dealing with a problem that is poisoning the lives of millions of residents.

MEPs Grill Poland Over Anti-Russian Influence Law

The Polish opposition attempts to take power by getting the EU involved, MEP Balázs Hidvéghi remarked, adding that Poland “is able to follow its path without constant lessons from the West.”

Kazakhstan’s Reform Set To Continue As Incumbent Secures Re-Election

Kazakhstan’s Reform Set To Continue As Incumbent Secures Re-Election

Armed with a strong mandate for executing his democratically progressive vision, Tokayev’s mineral and fossil fuel-rich Kazakhstan is sure to attract foreign investors—particularly from the West, which has taken a liking to this “new Kazakhstan.”

November 23, 2022
Salvini’s Lega Wants to Offer Couples €20,000 for Church Wedding

Salvini’s Lega Wants to Offer Couples €20,000 for Church Wedding

Between 2019 and 2020—amid the COVID-19 pandemic—the number of marriages celebrated with a religious rite dropped by 67.9%, while the number of civil marriages dropped by 28.9%.

November 23, 2022
Legal Migration Once More Encouraged by European Authorities

Legal Migration Once More Encouraged by European Authorities

Demography is normally a matter handled through the domestic policy of member states, but the European Union intends to influence national policies in this area.

November 23, 2022
France: Migrant With Deportation Order Convicted of Sexually Assaulting Two Teenage Boys 

France: Migrant With Deportation Order Convicted of Sexually Assaulting Two Teenage Boys 

The incident shines a bright light—for the umpteenth time—on the French government’s inability execute deportation orders, and the consequences that it has.

November 23, 2022
Sperm Count Has Declined 62% Worldwide In Less Than a Half Century, Study Finds

Sperm Count Has Declined 62% Worldwide In Less Than a Half Century, Study Finds

The meta-analysis extracted data from 10,000 scientific journals and focused on 223 peer-reviewed studies based on sperm samples from more than 57,000 men across 53 countries.

November 23, 2022
Politico: Poland is Europe’s “Coming Military Superpower”

Politico: Poland is Europe’s “Coming Military Superpower”

With a target of 300,000 troops by 2035, Poland is set to have far larger than Italy, France, and Germany—the countries in the EU with the three largest militaries.

November 22, 2022
G20 Promotes Vaccine Passports, While Macron Demands “Single Global Order”

G20 Promotes Vaccine Passports, While Macron Demands “Single Global Order”

Within a matter of days, some of the worst fears of ‘conspiracy theorists’ have proven true. While the G20’s final statement called for the introduction of digital vaccine passports for travel, French President Macron demanded a “single global order.”

November 22, 2022
Struggling Disney Fires CEO

Struggling Disney Fires CEO

Chapek vowed to donate $5 million of the company’s money to a campaign that promotes gender transition for children.

November 22, 2022
Turkey’s AK Party Deputy Chairman: US Wants To Draw Out Ukraine War for Own Benefit 

Turkey’s AK Party Deputy Chairman: US Wants To Draw Out Ukraine War for Own Benefit 

Erdogan has positioned Turkey as a neutral actor player in the Russo-Ukraine war—as pro-Ukrainian without being expressly anti-Russian. In doing so, Turkey has also placed itself as a potential peace broker in the conflict.

November 22, 2022
Shelling Observed Near Nuclear Plant of Zaporizhzhya

Shelling Observed Near Nuclear Plant of Zaporizhzhya

The International Atomic Energy Agency strongly condemned the bombings, but without holding anyone responsible.

November 22, 2022
Climate Goals Remain Elusive as Egypt Summit Wraps Up

Climate Goals Remain Elusive as Egypt Summit Wraps Up

Developing countries are pleased with the passing of the ‘Loss and Damage’ fund. Rich(er) countries, with their more developed industries, are to pay for ‘climate damage,’ thereby correcting what their beneficiaries perceive as an injustice.

November 21, 2022
Frontex: Western Balkan Route Most Active Since Peak of 2015 Migrant Crisis

Frontex: Western Balkan Route Most Active Since Peak of 2015 Migrant Crisis

Hungary, due to its location on the Schengen Area’s southeastern flank, has had to bear the brunt of the increased migratory pressure.

November 21, 2022