Articles
Friday, 19 January 2018 10:09
Who are the presidents of the European Union?
The three institutions of the EU are Parliament (EP), Council (EC), and Commission. The EP president, Antonio Tajani, presides over the debates and activities of parliament, along with fourteen vice-presidents, and represents parliament internationally. Donald Tusk…
Friday, 19 January 2018 10:06
‘Integrity pacts’ in the EU
In 2016 one in three Europeans thought their governments and political leaders were mostly or entirely corrupt. When the survey was published, work began on a project with civil society and individuals in governments across the…
Friday, 19 January 2018 10:04
France: anti-Semitism
A 15-year-old girl from a Jewish school had her face slashed in an anti-Semitic attack, just days after two kosher shops were torched. The shops had been painted with swastikas in December. Many believe France is…
Friday, 19 January 2018 10:02
Nigeria: urgent call to prayer (1)
A respected Lagos church leader reports that worshippers in their church in Rivers State were gruesomely murdered by heartless cultists. 15+ people, including women and children, were cut down in a hail of bullets. The following…
Friday, 19 January 2018 09:59
Nigeria: urgent call to prayer (2)
The Christian Association of Nigeria has urged the government to declare the Miyetti Allah Cattle Breeders Association (MACBAN) a terrorist organisation. Stating they should be prosecuted for genocide against the Christian minorities, Rev Dr Musa Asake…
Friday, 19 January 2018 09:56
Syria/US/Turkey: fragile relationships
The USA is working with the Kurdish-led Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF) to create a border force, potentially 30,000 fighters, along the Turkey/Iraq borders and along the Syrian side of the Euphrates. Since 2014 it has led…