Europe
Thursday, 13 January 2022 20:14
Lithuania: concerns over rebuilding 'Soviet Union 2.0'
Lithuania’s foreign minister Gabriel Landsbergis has warned that reducing NATO troop numbers in the region could worsen the security situation. Prompted by fears of a Russian invasion sparked by 100,000 troops near the Ukrainian border, he…
Thursday, 06 January 2022 21:08
Russia: crackdown on ‘dissidents’
Russia declared Nadezhda Tolokonnikova (a member of the Pussy Riot band) and prominent satirist Viktor Shenderovich ‘foreign agents’ as authorities press ahead with a crackdown on dissent. The justice ministry also added to its list of…
Thursday, 06 January 2022 21:05
Bosnia: Serb leader stirs talk of war
Bosnia has three presidents. Each one represents a particular ethnic group, and the fragile multiethnic government faces its greatest crisis since the Balkan wars. Serb nationalist leader Milorad Dodik is threatening to tear Bosnia apart by…
Wednesday, 22 December 2021 21:18
Germany: cross-dressing EU ambassador
The EU's LGBTQ+ goodwill ambassador cross-dressed as a bearded Virgin Mary for a same-sex rendition of the Holy Family draped in the colors of the transgender flag. Riccardo Simonetti appeared on the cover of a queer…
Wednesday, 22 December 2021 21:14
Europe: Omicron is spreading at lightning speed
Omicron will become the dominant Covid variant in France by January. Germany, the Republic of Ireland, the Netherlands, and France have announced additional restrictions to stem the tide. Germany's health minister said they must prepare for…
Wednesday, 15 December 2021 21:02
France threatens UK with lawsuit over fishing dispute
France and Britain have clashed repeatedly over migrants crossing the Channel, post-Brexit trade arrangements, the sale of submarines to Australia, and fishing territories. The fishing dispute has come to a head as France threatened the UK…