Category: NEWS

Arson Suspected in Finnish Church Fire

The fire started during the church service and was reported to the churchgoers by the pastor. An evacuation ensued but was complicated by ropes used to tie the doors shut.

Government-Run On-Line Extremism

Evidence suggests certain governments have operated fake far-right social media accounts, raising the prominence of ‘extremism’ in the public consciousness in ways that can justify limiting freedom of speech.

Irish Teacher Released From Prison

Claiming that both his suspension by his employer and his imprisonment are unlawful, Enoch Burke states he will not leave prison until vindicated “by some higher court.”

Germany Returns Benin Bronzes to Nigeria

Critics of the repatriation argue that the Bronzes were bought legitimately by German collectors in the 19th century and that Nigeria was never a German colony.

Germany Calls for EU Control of Twitter

Green Minister Sven Giegold said he wants the EU to intervene to regulate Musk’s “arbitrary” and “abrupt” decisions.

Austria’s Stark and Deepening Divide: Anti-COVID Protests in Vienna

Austria’s Stark and Deepening Divide: Anti-COVID Protests in Vienna

About 44,000 Austrians gathered at the capital’s Heldenplatz once more last Saturday to protest their government’s measures to combat the ongoing COVID pandemic.

December 17, 2021
Silvio Berlusconi Tempted to Run for President

Silvio Berlusconi Tempted to Run for President

Silvio Berlusconi likes to recall that he once made a promise to his mother that one day he would become President of the Italian Republic.

December 16, 2021
Cardinal Müller: Soros, Gates, and Schwab Using Pandemic to Gain “Total Control”

Cardinal Müller: Soros, Gates, and Schwab Using Pandemic to Gain “Total Control”

Cardinal Müller, former bishop of Regensburg, has condemned globalist financial elites, calling them individuals who view the worldwide COVID-19 pandemic as a window of opportunity to “implement their agenda.”

December 16, 2021
French President Macron in Orbán’s Budapest, Strikes Conciliatory Tone

French President Macron in Orbán’s Budapest, Strikes Conciliatory Tone

While he has a history of denouncing certain policies of the Hungarian government, Emmanuel Macron last week said he regarded Prime Minister Viktor Orbán as a political opponent but also as a European partner.

December 16, 2021
Bulgaria: EU Court Rules Country Must Issue Identity Papers to Same-Sex Couple’s Child

Bulgaria: EU Court Rules Country Must Issue Identity Papers to Same-Sex Couple’s Child

The Court of Justice declared that member countries are “free to decide whether or not to allow marriage and parenthood for persons of the same sex under their national law.” But the Court ruled that Bulgaria had to recognize the child’s Spanish birth certificate and issue an ID.

December 16, 2021
Ireland to Grant Amnesty to Thousands of Illegal Immigrants

Ireland to Grant Amnesty to Thousands of Illegal Immigrants

The amnesty scheme will grant thousands of illegal migrants official residence, give them access to the Ireland’s labor market, and provide them with a pathway to citizenship.

December 15, 2021
AfD Lawmaker Attacked by Left-Wing Extremists

AfD Lawmaker Attacked by Left-Wing Extremists

Nikolaus Kramer, the AfD group leader for Mecklenburg-Vorpommern, condemned the attack on Michael Meister saying: “How did we reach a place in this country where MPs are attacked on the street because of their party membership?”

December 15, 2021
New German Chancellor Visits to Poland With Mixed Success

New German Chancellor Visits to Poland With Mixed Success

Scholz met with Polish Prime Minister Mateusz Morawiecki in an attempt to establish better relations between the two nations that have been increasingly at odds over issues ranging from energy policy to rule of law. 

December 15, 2021
VOX’s Abascal Meets Bolsonaro to Promote Transatlantic Alliance

VOX’s Abascal Meets Bolsonaro to Promote Transatlantic Alliance

Santiago Abascal, the leader of Spain’s national-conservative party VOX, met with Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro last week to establish a transatlantic front against the growing threat of communism and left-liberalism on the European and South American continents. During the visit, Abascal delivered a speech at the Deep Brazil Conference and met with President Bolsonaro along […]

December 15, 2021
U.S. Wins Appeal to Extradite Julian Assange

U.S. Wins Appeal to Extradite Julian Assange

On Friday, the Australian-born whistleblower was informed that the United States government won an appeal over his extradition in London’s High Court. Charged on 18 counts, Assange oversaw the publication of classified information, altogether constituting the largest leak in U.S. history. Mainly composed of U.S. military records and diplomatic cables, his accuser claims the leaks had endangered lives.

December 14, 2021
France: Catholic Procession Honoring Virgin Mary Attacked by Islamists

France: Catholic Procession Honoring Virgin Mary Attacked by Islamists

A group of Catholics were attacked and subjected to vicious, anti-Christian verbal abuse in a Parisian suburb last Wednesday during a torchlit procession that had been organized to celebrate the Virgin Mary’s Immaculate Conception. The Marian procession, which took place in Nanterre and saw a group of thirty Catholics walk from the chapel of Saint-Joseph-des-Fontenelles […]

December 14, 2021
President Biden: “Democracy Needs Champions”

President Biden: “Democracy Needs Champions”

More of a mission statement by each world leader than an actual in-depth discussion of the topic, some of the core themes at the summit addressed the strengthening of their own democracies, safeguarding rights and freedoms, and promoting egalitarianism wherever possible. Threats posed by ‘authoritarianism,’ ‘populism,’ and ‘fake news’ were common throughout. 

December 14, 2021