EU Commission presses ahead with foreign lobbying bill amid growing concerns
The European Commission is pressing ahead with plans for a new law modelled on the US Foreign Agents Act in a bid to tackle Russian and Chinese influence amid warnings…
September 29, 2023
Belgian Green MPs table abortion reform proposal
A bill to reform Belgium’s abortion laws, particularly by extending the legal period for abortion and decriminalising it, was tabled by two Ecolo-Green (EELV) MPs on Thursday. Séverine de Laveleye…
Dianne Feinstein, Oldest Sitting Senator and a Fixture of California Politics, Dies at 90
She achieved remarkable political breakthroughs as a woman, becoming San Francisco’s first female mayor and the first woman elected to the Senate from California. Share full article Dianne Feinstein was…
Here’s the latest on the looming shutdown.
The speaker had vacillated for days over whether to bring up a measure to avert a shutdown because it lacks the Republican votes to pass. On Friday, he plans to…
Netherlands tops EU importers list for third country products linked to deforestation
The Netherlands is the EU’s largest importer of products with a high risk of deforestation from third countries, including soy, palm oil and cocoa, the country’s statistics agency CBS reported…
Lithuania ready to receive migrants from Italy
Lithuania is ready to take in migrants who have entered Italy illegally if the European Union’s solidarity mechanism is activated, Prime Minister Ingrida Šimonytė said on Thursday. In June, the…
Sweden’s former PM open to using military to tackle gang violence
Magdalena Andersson, Sweden’s former prime minister and leader of the opposition Social Democrats, is open to using the military to combat gang violence, she said on Thursday, as the number…
How Gen. Charles Brown Became Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff
The four-star Air Force fighter pilot will take over from Gen. Mark A. Milley as the chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff. Share full article Gen. Charles Brown is…
Punish Belarus too for aiding Putin’s Ukraine war
Belarus dictator Alexander Lukashenko has done everything to aid Vladimir Putin, bar send his own troops into Ukraine. Why should his oligarchs and banking systems be let off the hook?…
Musk guts X’s election integrity teams ahead of major votes
X-owner Elon Musk said that he had gutted the platform’s team dedicated to preserving election integrity as key votes in many countries are approaching. “