NATO’s failure to seriously examine its own role in what it euphemistically calls “uncertain times” should therefore be more alarming to Americans and Europeans than its one-sided criticisms of Russia and China, whose contributions to ...
Many countries are now experiencing the second surge in cases that medical experts warned would occur if public safety measures and restrictions were lifted too soon. Only roughly 4 percent of the world’s population lives ...
Citizen Truth’s William Bacha spoke to Italian and Spanish citizens about their personal experiences during the coronavirus pandemic. When I walked into the grocery store this morning the front of the store was filled with ...
World leaders continue to fiddle as the world burns. The world is burning. Record or near-record temperatures, combined with drought in many areas, are contributing to yet another record-setting summer for wildfires. California has been ...
“In the context of NATO, the United States [has deployed] around 150 nuclear weapons in Europe, in particular B61 free-bombs, which can be [delivered] by both US and Allied planes.” (By Brian Cloughley, Strategic Culture ...
“The ball is in Europe’s court. Are Paris, London and Berlin going to again waste a chance under the influence of (U.S. President Donald) Trump, or use the remaining opportunity to fulfill their promises and ...
“The risks are such that it is necessary for all stakeholders to pause, and consider the possible consequences of their actions.” Europe did not want Trump and the United States to walk out of the ...
“This is the first time that the E.U. has done something so public and so aggressive. I imagine it was also coordinated in some manner with the U.S. given that NATO member forces have been ...
“Heat waves will become more intense, they will become more drawn out, they will become more extreme, they will start earlier, and they will finish later.” Monthly and all-time temperature records have been breaking across ...
Mette Frederiksen, the leader of the Social Democrats is likely to form a minority government, seeking support from various parties on an issue basis. The Social Democrats supported welfare measures but have taken an anti-immigration ...
After a week of tumult over U.K. Prime Minister Theresa May’s latest Brexit proposal, May announced her resignation. British Prime Minister, Theresa May, announced her resignation on Friday in an emotional statement, saying she had ...
The U.K. Brexit crisis took a new turn as two announcements in two days shook up the U.K. Parliament. The leader of Britain’s conservative House of Commons and a supporter of Britain’s Brexit referendum of ...
The largest donor in the openDemocracy investigation on dark money groups is the Billy Graham Evangelistic Association. A recent report from openDemocracy shows U.S.-based religious rights groups have spent at least $50 million on ‘dark ...
Unless the incumbent Turkish political party AKP overturns the recent election results, the opposition is now in command of cities that make up 65% of Turkey’s GDP. Turkey’s local elections on March 31, 2019, resulted ...
As a cargo ship sinks off the coast of France, worries of an oil spill loom. (Reuters) French authorities battled on Thursday to contain an oil slick after the Italian Grande America ship capsized in ...
New statements by Viktor Orban seem to have threatened his political party’s security within the European Parliament. Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban is facing backlash from the E.U. after launching a tax-payer funded elections-related media ...
Will patients in the UK have access to necessary medications if no deal can be reached in Brexit? While businesses across the entire UK are bracing for impact, perhaps none are bracing more than pharmaceutical ...
Steve Bannon, Trump’s former campaign manager, is taking his politics to Europe but Europe doesn’t seem ready to welcome him with open arms. Donald Trump’s ousted campaign manager, Steve Bannon, has been touring Europe for ...
A series of reforms passed in Hungary is being called the “slave” labor law and sparking thousands to protest. Thousands of people gathered for five consecutive days of protest in Budapest last week to protest ...
How does one explain Vox’s rise in popularity? As is the case in many instances when far-right groups rise to power, the answer lies amid economic turmoil. In the recent regional parliamentary elections for the ...
As refugee numbers swell in Europe and the “Balkan route” explodes, unsanitary and overcrowded camps are forcing migrants into clashes with police. Refugees at the Croatian border clashed with police in the last week of ...
“If they are deployed in Europe, we will naturally have to respond in kind.” (Radio Free Europe) Russian President Vladimir Putin has said that, if the United States deploys intermediate-range missiles in Europe, Moscow will ...
Greece announced it has completed the three-year eurozone bailout program designated to help the country to overcome its debt crisis. For the first time in eight years, Greece is now free to borrow at market ...
For the last five years, there has been an upsurge in the rate of illegal immigration into Europe by Africans. The immigrants have continued to endure the dangerous journey through the Sahara desert and risk ...
In a reversal of recent policy, Italy has announced it will allow migrant rescue ships to dock at its ports, at least for the next five weeks. After a discussion between Italian Foreign Minister Enzo ...
Wildfires devastated multiple seaside suburbs of Athens on Monday, causing at least 81 casualties and leaving many others missing or hospitalized. After casting a heavy smoke over the Greek capital, the fires spread quickly through ...
On Monday, British Foreign Secretary Boris Johnson resigned from the cabinet of Prime Minister Theresa May. He was the third minister to quit his job within 24 hours. On Sunday, Minister of Brexit Affairs David ...
Italy’s interior minister is Europe’s answer to President Donald Trump with an even more hardline stance on immigration than his American counterpart. Interior Minister Matteo Salvini, who took the position in June, said that he ...
Current judicial reform in Poland is sparking protests and causing an uproar throughout Poland. It has caused judges to say they have lost faith in the judicial system, with many saying the judicial changes are ...
German Chancellor Angela Merkel has surrendered to pressure from her party alliances and accepted a more restrictive immigration policy at the nation’s borders. This follows a week of tense internal negotiations with the German conservative ...
Last month, the U.S President Donald Trump sent sharply worded letters to member countries of NATO, demanding the increase in their defense spending. As the New York Times reported, Trump also threatened to “adjust” the ...
Last Friday, 14 members of the European Union (EU) said they had reached an agreement with Germany over the return of asylum seekers. The countries included are Portugal, Sweden, Hungary, Poland, the Czech Republic, Finland, ...
In a national vote on Sunday, Switzerland rejected a proposal to radically change the way banks lend money and would have given the Swiss National Bank (S.N.B.) a monopoly power over creating money through bank loans. More ...
A search-and-rescue ship carrying 629 people was stuck for two days off-shore from Italy, where a new right-wing government leader has refused to allow the migrant rescue operation to take port. Matteo Salvini, newly elected ...
On Friday, The United Nations (U.N.) General Assembly elected Germany, Belgium, Indonesia, the Dominican Republic, and South Africa as new U.N.S.C. non-permanent members for a two year term starting from Jan.1, 2019. Indonesia gained 144 ...
Bulgarian rose petals are being produced faster than the nation’s rose oil industry can sell then, causing a dramatic drop in price that has impacted farmers during the 2018 harvest. Flower farmers who sell products ...
On Friday, Giuseppe Conte was sworn in as Italy’s new prime minister, marking his first significant political foray as the leader of the country ’s first populist government. His inauguration ended a three-month political deadlock ...
The highly anticipated General Data Protection Law (GDPR) took effect on Friday. This new privacy law, developed by the European Union (EU), aims to protect internet users’ privacy in hopes that the data breach scandal ...
Three Spanish firefighters returned to Greek courts this week, where they were acquitted from charges of human trafficking and smuggling across international borders. The three men, founding members of the Spanish Professional Emergency Aid Association ...
Illegal border crossings into Turkey are increasing in a phenomenon known as ‘reverse flight’. In 2015 Angela Merkel, Germany’s Chancellor, declared “Yes, we can!” in reaction to the massive number of refugees, mainly from Syria, ...
Two unrelated demonstrations clashed on Sunday night when a group of far-right Greek militants charged a police barrier and attacked a group of asylum-seeking migrants in Mytilene, capital city of Lesvos island. Unprovoked, these attackers ...
The German government has pledged to accept more than 10,000 refugees from the Middle East and North Africa. The country’s acceptance of refugees is a commitment to resettling those considered particularly vulnerable. The European Union ...
The United States just announced support for a Kosovo army, a suggestion not well received by Serbia or its Russian ally. A recent visit to the Balkans by Assistant Secretary of State for European and ...
Two major Turkish media outlets are bought by a pro-government group and Turkey President Erdogan detains hundreds of journalists all while other European countries face similar threats to press freedom. Freedom of the press faces ...
As the Muslim population in Europe grows, how well are immigrants adapting to their new land and how strong is the anti-Muslim sentiment across Europe? Two new reports came out recently that documented anti-Muslim crimes ...
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