Europe
Reuters: Russian Bank Could Return to SWIFT Banking System
Russia’s major agricultural lender might obtain access to the SWIFT international banking system as early as this month, according to a UN letter...
Russian Oil Shipments Increase Despite Sanctions, Production Cuts
In the week leading up to August 27, Russian crude shipments increased by an average of 880,000 barrels per day (bpd) — totaling...
Read moreDutch Elections: Support for Farmers’ Party Falls as Political Mainstream Reasserts Itself
With the Netherlands heading to the polls on November 22 to elect a new parliament, the tide seems to be shifting against the...
Read moreTürkiye Suggests Trade With Russia in National Currencies
During a meeting with Russian President Vladimir Putin in Sochi on September 4, Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan highlighted the importance of using...
Read moreMeloni to Enforce Decree Against Illegal Migration; Belgium Faces Chaos From Asylum Seekers
The Cutro decree drastically raises the punishment for human trafficking and removes many legal incentives enticing migrants. ...
Read moreEU Ready for 10 New Members; Serbia Considers Joining BRICS
On August 31, after a gathering of EU foreign ministers in Toledo, Spain, European Commission Vice-President Josep Borrell declared that the European Union...
Read moreUkraine Launches Drone Strikes Into Russian Territory
This latest event is an indicator of the degree to which the war is spilling over into Russia, despite early assurances from the...
Read moreBelgian Boy Forced to Kiss Muslims’ Feet is Metaphor for the Death of the West
The scene was terrible, so much so that were the victim and victimizers reversed, the incident would’ve been front-page news. Instead, it was...
Read moreZelensky Aide Rejects Peace Talks With Russia, Slams Pope for Touting “Russian Propaganda”
On August 30, Mykhailo Mykhailovych Podolyak, top aide to Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky, ruled out the possibility of peace talks with Russia as...
Read moreRussians Fed Up With LGBT Ideology, New Polling Suggests
The Left would have us believe that the societal descent toward normalized sexual deviance is inevitable — part of the unavoidable “progress” toward...
Read moreEU Summit to Discuss Ukrainian Membership, Zelensky Aide Claims West Lets Kyiv Attack Crimea
On August 28, European Council President Charles Michel declared that the European Union (EU) plans to start talks regarding the membership of Ukraine...
Read morePoland Challenges European Union on Draconian Climate Regulations
Poland has asked the European Union’s highest court — the European Court of Justice — to cancel three of the bloc’s most extreme...
Read moreDozens Arrested for Arson in Connection With Greek Wildfires
While wildfires are not uncommon in Greece, the 2023 fire season has been unusually destructive, with more than 20 deaths reported and hundreds...
Read moreEurosceptic Slovak Party Wants Referendum on NATO
Recently, Milan Uhrík, the leader of the eurosceptic party Republika, announced that his party wants to hold a referendum on leaving NATO in...
Read moreWagner Chief Prigozhin Killed in Plane Crash, Fueling Assassination Rumors
Russian authorities have authenticated reports that a private jet with Wagner Group founder Yevgeny Prigozhin mentioned as a passenger crashed between Moscow and...
Read more