Liz Truss, the frontrunner in the race to replace Boris Johnson as UK Prime Minister, is poised to trigger Article 16, suspending the Northern Ireland protocol, as one of her government’s first acts. The move would set the tone for…
German Chancellor Olaf Scholz, who is steering his pacifist SPD party through precedent-breaking arms shipments for Ukraine after Russia’s invasion, has been called on to engage in a diplomatic offensive by lawmakers. As a consequence of the “Zeitenwende” Scholz observed,…
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At least 12 journalists have been killed so far in the six-month conflict (Photo: Screengrab/Committee to Protect Journalists) “Sometimes, information is more important for human survival than even food”. This is how Ukrainian journalist Mstyslav Chernov reflected on his and…
Despite the Eurosceptic rhetoric of the radical left-wing La France insoumise (LFI) party and its leader Jean-Luc Mélenchon, a new survey shows that LFI supporters largely favour the EU. The survey, published by French think tank Fondation Jean-Jaurès, seeks to…
Hungary’s State Audit Office has issued a report about the risks of the country’s education system being “too feminine”, warning it could hurt the development of boys and create demographic problems. The report was issued last month but had not…
The Infowars fabulist has been funneling millions out of his empire while claiming bankruptcy, the Sandy Hook families suing him say. Send any friend a story As a subscriber, you have 10 gift articles to give each month. Anyone can…
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Democrats ran away from being called “liberal” in the 1990s. Now, a new breed of intellectuals wants them to ditch the word “progressive,” too. Send any friend a story As a subscriber, you have 10 gift articles to give each…
Amnesty International provoked outrage earlier this month with a controversial and misguided press release that accused the Ukrainian armed forces of endangering civilians. The fallout is ongoing. The head of Amnesty’s Ukraine branch, Oksana Pokalchuk, has resigned. Several colleagues have followed…