C.I.A. Issued Warnings of Potential Gaza Flare-up Before Hamas Attack
Reports issued days before the Hamas attack did not foresee such a deadly strike, but did say rocket attacks were possible. Share full article A funeral on Tuesday of one…
October 13, 2023
Dutch parliament divided over Palestine aid review
The Dutch parliament is struggling to agree on a response to the ongoing Israel-Hamas war, with several parties refusing to sign a motion calling for a thorough review of future…
Teacher fatally stabbed by suspected Islamist in northern France
A knifeman fatally stabbed one teacher and wounded another in an attack at a school in the northern France city of Arras on Friday (13 October) and the investigation was…
The Brief – Socialists defy Machiavellian temptation
Proponents of Machiavellian thought often regard politics as a struggle for power in which values and morality take a backseat and are only evoked when they serve the ultimate goal.…
Jordan to Seek Speakership as Republican Infighting Rages
The hard-right Republican from Ohio was pressing to win the nomination as his party remained in chaos after the ousting of the speaker and the abrupt withdrawal of his chosen…
Austria’s longest-serving EU conservative to leave Brussels behind
European Parliament Vice-President Othmar Karas has announced his intention to retire from EU politics after 25 years in service, citing his party’s rightward drift and Austria’s lack of constructive engagement…
German left party facing existential crisis ahead of EU election
German left-wing party Die Linke (GUE/NGL) is on the verge of a split, with the charismatic former group leader Sahra Wagenknecht threatening to run with her own party in the…
Valletta’s UNESCO World Heritage Site status at risk following government inaction
Malta’s capital city, Valletta, is at risk of losing its status as a UNESCO World Heritage Site due to the government and particularly the Culture Ministry’s inaction on implementing recommendations…
Did Hamas time attack to torpedo Israel-Saudi deal?
Israeli PM Benjamin Netanyahu with the US secretary of state Anthony Blinker in Jerusalem on Thursday – Israel and Saudia Arabia were about to sign a US-brokered normalisation deal (Photo:…
Czechia behind push to delay combustion engine phase out
On Thursday, the European Parliament’s Environment Committee (ENVI) adopted the Czech rapporteur’s watered-down version of the Commission’s Euro 7 proposal, giving industry more time to prepare for the phase-out of…