Category: NEWS

Saudi Crown Prince No Longer Interested in “Pleasing” the U.S.

The apparent deterioration in US-Saudi relations comes amid a recent worldwide trend toward de-dollarization with key, ascendent geopolitical actors, including but not limited to China, Russia, India, and Brazil all taking steps to reduce their use of the U.S. dollar.

Poll: Le Pen Defeats Macron if Election Held Today

The political winds have changed. In the wake of President Macron raising the retirement age from 62 to 64, his already dismal approval ratings and popularity have sunk even lower, as two recent surveys reveal.

EPP Acrimony Boils Over After Brussels Raid

The raid has affected the EPP’s tense office politics amid a larger pushback against plans to take the group to the Right ahead of the 2024 elections.

Catalonia Bans Spyware

‘Spyware,’ created by military experts, has been key in bringing drug lords and mafia leaders to justice but has also been used by governments to spy on its opposition, both civic and political.

Dutch China Critic Intimidated by Unknown Actors

The Dutch Foreign Ministry expressed concern over Marije Vlaskamp and her interviewee, Chinese dissident Wang Jingyu, having faced “such far-reaching intimidation.”

“They have enriched Russia and punished the French”: Le Pen on Sanctions

“They have enriched Russia and punished the French”: Le Pen on Sanctions

Le Pen highlighted the absurdity of Europeans purchasing oil and gas from India, which itself purchased them from Russia.

July 13, 2022
French Government Wants to Expel “Any Foreigner” Convicted of Serious Crime

French Government Wants to Expel “Any Foreigner” Convicted of Serious Crime

“We want to allow the expulsion of any foreigner found guilty of a serious act … regardless of their condition of presence on the national territory,” Minister Darmanin said.

July 13, 2022
Canada Returns Gas Turbine to Russia

Canada Returns Gas Turbine to Russia

Canada’s return of a repaired gas turbine to Russia has left Germans relieved that the gas flow through Nord Stream 1 may soon resume. But Ukrainian officials are disappointed about the circumvention of sanctions.

July 13, 2022
Brussels Fears Weapons Trafficking from Ukraine

Brussels Fears Weapons Trafficking from Ukraine

There are concerns that the Ukrainian situation will become like that of former Yugoslavia, with weapons being trafficked to be distributed in the EU.

July 13, 2022
Euro Weakens vs. Ruble

Euro Weakens vs. Ruble

In the first quarter of this year, the euro area ran a combined trade and financial deficit vs. Russia of €-26 billion. Only the deficit vs. China was bigger, at €-38.8 billion.

July 13, 2022
Russia Eyeing Alaska?

Russia Eyeing Alaska?

Billboards claiming “Alaska is ours!” have been spotted in the Siberian city of Krasnoyarsk. While part of a marketing campaign of a company called ‘Alaska,’ some Duma members are openly considering reclaiming Alaska for Russia.

July 13, 2022
The Rules of the Race to Replace Boris

The Rules of the Race to Replace Boris

The 1922 Committee, responsible for drafting the rules, has revealed that 20 nominations from fellow Tory MPs is enough for a candidate to progress to the next round.

July 12, 2022
The UberFiles: Macron Once Again Embroiled in Scandal

The UberFiles: Macron Once Again Embroiled in Scandal

Emmanuel Macron is not the only head of state involved. The investigation comes from the International Consortium of Investigative Journalists (ICIJ). Based on a leak of 124,000 internal Uber documents, it reveals a wide-ranging strategy.

July 12, 2022
U.S. Ends Tax Treaty with Hungary

U.S. Ends Tax Treaty with Hungary

Hungary is the last holdout among the 27 members of the European Union, thus blocking Brussels from implementing the tax-cartel minimum rate.

July 12, 2022
Germany: Left-Liberal Government Set to ‘Regularize’ 130,000 Rejected Asylum Seekers 

Germany: Left-Liberal Government Set to ‘Regularize’ 130,000 Rejected Asylum Seekers 

Reem Alabali-Radovan, the federal commissioner for migration, refugees, and integration, says the policy will help transform Germany into a “modern immigration country.”

July 12, 2022
Pope Criticized Over Hong Kong

Pope Criticized Over Hong Kong

Pope Francis, in his attempt at perfecting the art of the deal, might soon learn that endless compromise with Beijing will guarantee Catholicism’s demise. 

Rassemblement National Candidate Brutally Attacked by Far-Left Extremists 

Rassemblement National Candidate Brutally Attacked by Far-Left Extremists 

The rising tide of political violence directed at anti-globalist politicians across Europe should come as no surprise in light of the way in which they’re consistently maligned by the liberal mainstream press.

July 12, 2022