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Police speed into Brussels protest with trucks, blast demonstrators with water cannon (VIDEOS)

Posted on May 2, 2021May 2, 2021By Editor

Police in Brussels wasted no time in dispersing protesters and illegal partiers from a park, rushing in at breakneck speed in tanker trucks and dousing the demonstrators in water. … Read More >Police speed into Brussels protest with trucks, blast demonstrators with water cannon (VIDEOS)

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Protesters clash with police, set up GUILLOTINE with effigy of PM in Turin, Italy amid May Day protest (VIDEO)

Posted on May 2, 2021May 2, 2021By Editor

Riot police clashed with protesters in Turin to prevent them from reaching Town Hall. Official Labor Day celebrations with Covid-19 restrictions were taking place indoors, while hundreds took to the streets. … Read More >Protesters clash with police, set up GUILLOTINE with effigy of PM in Turin, Italy amid May Day protest (VIDEO)

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Streets set on fire as police and May Day protesters battle in Berlin (VIDEOS)

Posted on May 2, 2021May 2, 2021By Editor

Dozens of separate protests took place in Berlin, drawing demonstrators from across the political spectrum. Police had their hands full, as some of these groups started fires and smashed cars. … Read More >Streets set on fire as police and May Day protesters battle in Berlin (VIDEOS)

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More than half of French people support generals’ warning that France is ‘DISINTEGRATING,’ hurtling toward civil war, poll shows

Posted on May 1, 2021May 1, 2021By Editor

A warning by retired generals that France is “disintegrating” and risks civil war as Islamists detach swathes of the nation is far from a fringe view. In fact, a new poll shows 58% of French people support the “call to honor.” … Read More >More than half of French people support generals’ warning that France is ‘DISINTEGRATING,’ hurtling toward civil war, poll shows

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The EU Parliament’s Anti-Russian Resolution Is Dangerous

Posted on May 1, 2021May 1, 2021By Editor

Russia is a major world power, and if the EU can attempt to bully it in such a dangerous way, then there’s nothing stopping the bloc from doing the same to comparatively weaker countries. … Read More >The EU Parliament’s Anti-Russian Resolution Is Dangerous

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EU Parliament mulls block on Nord Stream 2 gas pipeline & banning Russia from SWIFT system, despite leaders’ calls for dialogue

Posted on April 29, 2021April 29, 2021By Editor

A group of EU lawmakers have drafted a resolution that would impose new sanctions on Russia and scupper a Moscow-backed Baltic Sea pipeline, ignoring recent calls from the bloc’s top politicians for more constructive relations. … Read More >EU Parliament mulls block on Nord Stream 2 gas pipeline & banning Russia from SWIFT system, despite leaders’ calls for dialogue

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EU sues AstraZeneca for under-delivering on Covid-19 vaccine contract

Posted on April 29, 2021April 29, 2021By Editor

The EU has commenced legal action against the Anglo-Swedish pharmaceutical company AstraZeneca, for under-delivering on vital Covid-19 shots, the European commissioner for health said in a tweet. … Read More >EU sues AstraZeneca for under-delivering on Covid-19 vaccine contract

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Italy eases Covid restrictions, as parliament weighs EU recovery package amid worst recession since World War II

Posted on April 28, 2021April 28, 2021By Editor

Three-quarters of Italy have begun to ease Covid measures as the nation starts to emerge from months of lockdown after regional governments and residents protested continued restrictions amid a deepening recession in the country. … Read More >Italy eases Covid restrictions, as parliament weighs EU recovery package amid worst recession since World War II

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Spanish minister receives package with bloodied knife ahead of election after fellow politicians get death threats and bullets

Posted on April 28, 2021April 28, 2021By Editor

Someone sent a package with a knife to a Spanish minister, the government has confirmed. The incident came after several politicians received letters with death threats ahead of a regional election. … Read More >Spanish minister receives package with bloodied knife ahead of election after fellow politicians get death threats and bullets

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‘Black Axe’ bust: Italian police arrest 30 suspected members of Nigerian mafia gang

Posted on April 28, 2021April 28, 2021By Editor

Dozens of people suspected to be members of a Nigerian mafia group, including the gang’s alleged leader, have been detained in Italy after a series of raids around the country, police have said. … Read More >‘Black Axe’ bust: Italian police arrest 30 suspected members of Nigerian mafia gang