Category: NEWS

Explosion In the Centre of Paris: Concerns About Gas Network

Despite the dramatic and impressive nature of these explosions, resulting in human casualties and major risks to Parisian housing, the renovation of the gas network does not appear to be a priority for the Paris City Council.

Brussels Announces Plan to Curtail Illegal Migration in Mediterranean 

Brussels Announces Plan to Curtail Illegal Migration in Mediterranean 

The plan likely comes in response to the massive uptick of illegal migration witnessed along the Central Mediterranean this year.

November 24, 2022
FDP Deputy Leader Says Germany’s Migration Policy is “From the Madhouse”

FDP Deputy Leader Says Germany’s Migration Policy is “From the Madhouse”

The FDP deputy leader trashed his coalition partners’ positions on illegal immigration, energy policy, and their plans to hand out massive sums of money to citizens.

November 24, 2022
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