Category: NEWS

Speculation Abounds After Prigozhin Aborts Mutiny 

Observers trying to make sense of the ordeal don’t know if the mutiny was a product of an emotional outburst or internal power struggle; a well-planned attempt to overthrow Putin; or an elaborate ploy for Russia to gain leverage over Kyiv.

Meta Blocks Canadian Users’ News Access

The social media conglomerate’s move is a response to Ottawa’s Online News Act, which compels Meta to pay news outlets for posting their journalism on Facebook and Instagram.

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
President Macron in State Visit to the United States

President Macron in State Visit to the United States

Emmanuel Macron clearly tried to put on the costume of the defender of European interests against an American egoism always quick to impose itself in times of crisis.

December 5, 2022
EU Threatens Ban If Musk’s Twitter Shirks Moderation Rules

EU Threatens Ban If Musk’s Twitter Shirks Moderation Rules

In light of Musk’s adherence to free speech absolutism and the EU’s worsening allergy to open debate on a variety of topics, the road to peaceful co-existence could be bumpy.

December 5, 2022
Without Confederalism, No N-VA in Belgian Government, Party Chairman Says

Without Confederalism, No N-VA in Belgian Government, Party Chairman Says

Given that Bart De Wever will not allow Flanders to impoverish itself over the continued propping up of Wallonia, he sees confederalism as the sole option; through this, more authority—and responsibility—will flow to the separate regions.

December 5, 2022
Iran Rejects UN Mission

Iran Rejects UN Mission

Nasser Kanani, the Foreign Ministry spokesman asserted that there would be “no form of cooperation with this political committee which has been framed as a fact-finding committee.”

December 4, 2022
Poll: Rightist Vlaams Belang Wins Approval of Over One-Quarter of Flemish People

Poll: Rightist Vlaams Belang Wins Approval of Over One-Quarter of Flemish People

Vlaams Belang Chairman Tom Van Grieken’s name came up third in the list of those politicians by whom the Flemish feel best represented.

December 4, 2022
European Commission Recommends Freezing Funds for Hungary

European Commission Recommends Freezing Funds for Hungary

Despite its negative opinion on the payment of aid to Hungary, the European Commission alone does not have the power to decide on such a sanction.

December 4, 2022
Hungary Says It Will Veto EU-Ukraine 18 Billion Euro Aid Package

Hungary Says It Will Veto EU-Ukraine 18 Billion Euro Aid Package

“We are not in favor of this because we do not want the European Union to become a community of indebted states instead of a community of cooperating member states,” Prime Minister Orbán said.

December 4, 2022
Woman With Down Syndrome to Appeal Case Against UK Abortion Law

Woman With Down Syndrome to Appeal Case Against UK Abortion Law

Crowter’s case is the first challenge to the UK abortion law as discriminatory towards those with disabilities. 

December 4, 2022