Army Base to Be Renamed for Native American War Hero, Replacing Confederate
In the first of nine scheduled redesignations, Fort Pickett in Virginia will become Fort Barfoot in honor of Col. Van Barfoot, a Medal of Honor recipient. Send any friend a…
March 2023
Trump, Turning Up Heat, Raises Specter of Violence if He Is Charged
In an overnight post, the former president escalated his attacks on the Manhattan district attorney, Alvin Bragg, and warned of “potential death and destruction” if he is indicted. Send any…
EU’s new critical raw materials act is a recipe for conflict
Mineral-mining in Democratic Republic of Congo — an estimated 15-30 percent of the DRC�
Spain wants EU-Latin America united ‘forever’
Establishing a framework for political, trade and financial relations that will leave the EU and Latin America “united forever” will be among Spain’s top priorities as it takes over the…
Portugal to send €75,000 to help collect Ukraine war crimes evidence
Portugal will financially contribute to support the collection of evidence of war crimes in Ukraine and may also send experts from its main criminal investigation force, the Judicial Police (PJ),…
King Charles postpones French state visit due to protests, unrest
King Charles has postponed his state visit to France amid ongoing unrest and protests after President Emmanuel Macron pushed a controversial pension reform through the French parliament without a vote.…
Slovaks believe Ukrainian refugees are making the country worse
Resentment towards Ukrainian refugees in Slovakia is the highest in the EU as 44% of Slovaks believe Ukrainians are making the country a worse place, the new Eurobarometer shows. “Slovakia…
Czech coal regions risk losing EU money
Czechia risks not being able to use about €1.7 billion from the EU’s Just Transition Fund to help its regions move away from coal and transition to a green economy…
Romania’s Iohannis wants Commission to revisit EU aid for ‘abandoned farmers’
The European Commission must review the amount of aid it intends to send Romanian farmers for the ‘huge sacrifices’ they made to facilitate the export of cheap Ukrainian grain into…
From Rockets to Ball Bearings, Pentagon Struggles to Feed War Machine
The flow of arms to Ukraine has exposed a worrisome lack of production capacity in the United States that has its roots in the end of the Cold War. Send…