Category: NEWS

Consumer Advocacy Groups Sue ‘Greenwashing’ European Airlines

“Technological solutions to decarbonise aviation won’t become a massive-scale reality any time soon, so depicting flying as a sustainable mode of transport is pure greenwashing,” the deputy director general of umbrella group BUEC said.

Former Tavistock Staff Go Private To Keep Transitioning Children

The new clinic will likely “employ the ideological ‘gender affirmative’ approach that led to diagnostic overshadowing at the Tavistock and put vulnerable children at risk,” the director of Transgender Trend told The European Conservative.

EU Sanctions Target China for the First Time

The sanctions were lighter than expected, largely on account of Chinese diplomatic efforts to assure the EU that it would prevent Western hardware from leaking to Russia.

Iran Claims Protest Death Toll of Around 200

Iran Claims Protest Death Toll of Around 200

International bodies estimate the number of dead in ongoing protests exceeds 400.

December 8, 2022
U.S. Unveils Sixth-Generation Aircraft

U.S. Unveils Sixth-Generation Aircraft

The U.S. military contractor Northrop Grumman has unveiled the first new American bomber aircraft in 30 years: the B-21 Raider.

December 7, 2022
2016 Brussels Terrorist Bombings: Day One of Belgium’s Largest Trial Concludes

2016 Brussels Terrorist Bombings: Day One of Belgium’s Largest Trial Concludes

In the wake of two separate bombings by jihadi terrorists, 32 people of various nationalities lost their lives, while several hundred were wounded.

December 7, 2022
EU Vote on €18 Billion Ukraine Package Delayed; Hungary Supports Bilateral Aid

EU Vote on €18 Billion Ukraine Package Delayed; Hungary Supports Bilateral Aid

“We are not in favor of [the aid package] because we do not want the European Union to become a community of indebted states instead of a community of cooperating member states,” PM Orbán previously said.

December 7, 2022
Orbán & Macron: Europe Suffers Far More War Costs Than U.S.; EU Must Re-Evaluate Sanctions

Orbán & Macron: Europe Suffers Far More War Costs Than U.S.; EU Must Re-Evaluate Sanctions

Emmanuel Macron and German Vice-Chancellor Robert Habeck have both criticized Washington for profiteering from the energy crisis precipitated by the Russo-Ukraine war.

December 7, 2022
Tunisian Election Amid Trade Union Mobilization

Tunisian Election Amid Trade Union Mobilization

It remains to be seen whether the UGTT trade union commands enough support, or whether the President’s reforms are ultimately favored by the Tunisian population. 

December 7, 2022
France: Complaint Filed Against Facility Where Two Elderly Patients Were Raped

France: Complaint Filed Against Facility Where Two Elderly Patients Were Raped

The news comes days after a Jordanian migrant with three deportation orders was arrested for allegedly raping a woman in the emergency room at a Parisian hospital.

December 6, 2022
Roadmap Proposed to Bolster Ammunition-Starved German Army

Roadmap Proposed to Bolster Ammunition-Starved German Army

Various media reports say that for some weapon systems, Germany may only have enough ammunition for a few hours of combat should war break out.

December 6, 2022
France: Sexual Violence Outside the Family Up 24%

France: Sexual Violence Outside the Family Up 24%

The study notes that women were considerably more likely to be victims of sexual violence in large urban centers like Paris.

December 6, 2022
Swiss May Ban Non-Essential EV Travel

Swiss May Ban Non-Essential EV Travel

Swiss energy saving measures may limit the use of electric vehicles and ban Christmas lights. 

December 6, 2022
Spain Braces for Football Match Against Morocco

Spain Braces for Football Match Against Morocco

Spanish police are taking preemptive measures to deal with potential disturbances in the wake of the Spanish-Morocco football world cup match.

December 6, 2022
Russia Will Not Go Along With Oil Price Cap, Kremlin Confirms

Russia Will Not Go Along With Oil Price Cap, Kremlin Confirms

Spokesman Dmitry Peskov said that Moscow had prepared for this price cap—a controversial, and according to some experts, ineffectual mechanism that would ‘force’ Russia to sell its oil for less than current market value. 

December 5, 2022