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May 17, 2024 at 11:16 450

The Putin-friendly, populist Prime Minister Robert Fico in Slovakia

On May 15, 2024, in the small city of Handlova, the Slovak Prime Minister Robert Fico (*1964) was shot four times by the 71-year-old Juraj Chintula. According to local media reports, the suspect is a part time writer, poet and former security agent at a supermarket, therefore legally in possession of a weapon. He had managed to fire five bullets from short range of which four hit the...

Apr 09, 2024 at 07:27 Secretary of the Treasury Janet Yellen to China: no material for Russia’s war effort of face U...

On April 8, 2024 in Beijing, U.S. Secretary of the Treasury Janet Yellen had a clear message for the PRC leadership and Chinese...

Apr 08, 2024 at 09:02 The Russia-friendly Peter Pellegrini elected president in Slovakia

The first setback for Europe in Slovakia came in October 2023 with the election of the Russia-friendly, left-wing populist Robert...

Apr 01, 2024 at 17:46 Local elections defeat for Erdogan, the CHP with Istanbul mayor Imamoglu is the big winner

The 2024 local elections in Turkey were a disaster for President Erdogan and his corrupt, anti-democratic, conservative and...

Mar 25, 2019 at 23:15 1002

The House of Commons takes control over Brexit

The government was defeated by 329 votes to 302 on a cross-party amendment. MPs are now trying find a majority for a Brexit...

Mar 21, 2019 at 21:38 1232

Common sense should tell Theresa May to revoke Article 50

Common sense should tell Theresa May to make the best, reasonable choice: revoke Article 50. In December 2018, the European Court...

Mar 21, 2019 at 18:37 1113

Remain is in the best interest of the British

What does a UK politician have to focus on first? To act in the best interest of the country’s citizens. Currently, Remain...

Mar 17, 2019 at 20:17 1352

Gantz claims that Netanyahu took a $4.5 million bribe from thyssenkrupp

[Update added on March 18, 2019 at 02:54 Ukrainian time: Sunday in Haifa, Benny Gantz indeed called for a state commission of...

Mar 14, 2019 at 20:24 1004

Brexit delay votes under way. 10 amendements to the motion to be voted on.

Added at 18:24 Berlin time: Independent Group MP Sarah Wollaston’s amendment, which called for an extension of Article 50...

Mar 13, 2019 at 23:21 999

No-deal aka hard Brexit is not off the table

Despite two House of Commons votes today, a no-deal aka hard Brexit is not off the table. The House of Commons first passed a no...

Mar 13, 2019 at 03:29 938

Corbyn is demanding a general election but not a second referendum

After Prime Mister Theresa May’s Deal was voted down once again by parliament on March 12, the leader of the opposition,...

Mar 12, 2019 at 20:10 991

May’s Brexit deal has no chance to pass

[Update at 21:38 Ukrainian time: May’s Deal has been rejected once again, this time with 391 to 242 votes]. Theresa...

Mar 12, 2019 at 01:57 1653

Israel’s Minister of Culture Miri Regev

Israel’s Minister of Culture and Sport Miri Regev (*1965) has been described as a cultural warrior, Trump in high heels,...

Mar 11, 2019 at 20:39 1526

Netanyahu has moved Israel to the far-right

The Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has moved Israel to the far-right. Another proof of this fact: his feud with the...

Mar 04, 2019 at 15:14 1235

Nicola Zingaretti will move the Italian Democratic Party to the left

One could read many heartwarming stories about the rebirth of the Italian Democratic Party (PD) thanks to the participation of...

Mar 04, 2019 at 12:15 1017

Bouteflika’s official candidacy will spark more protests

On Sunday, March 3, 2019 the ailing Algerian President Bouteflika officially deposed his candidacy for a fifth term. The Algerian...

Mar 02, 2019 at 23:05 1054

The revolt in Algeria has no leader

On February 10, 2019 a press release signed by the Algerian President Abdelaziz Bouteflika announced that he would run for a fifth consecutive term. Many Algerians were upset. On February...

Mar 01, 2019 at 00:00 1179

Directory of non-governmental organizations worldwide

Non-governmental organizations NGOs, ORGs worldwide / Denkfabriken, weltweit / fondations, laboratoires d’idées du monde...

Feb 25, 2019 at 19:37 754

Labour ready for a second referendum

Finally, the official leader of the UK parliamentary opposition, Labour leader Jeremy Corbyn, has come to his senses. According to a BBC news article, later today, February 25, 2019 he will...

Feb 23, 2019 at 14:48 982

Young People and the Future of News

Over almost a decade, Lynn Schofield Clark and Regina Marchi have tried to find answers to the growing dissatisfaction of young people in the United States with traditional news media,...