Month: July 2021

Categories Shows

Cuba’s trials

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Cuba has experienced demonstrations both for and against the Havana government. Many in the US loudly say “something must be done.” What that something is is not entirely clear. The fact is the US has done many things against Cuba for decades, chief among them its long-standing trade embargo. Maybe Washington should stop trying to help the Cuban people for a change. … Read More >Cuba’s trials

Categories Middle East

Crisis deepens in Lebanon as PM-designate steps down after failing to form a government for 8 months

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The Lebanese prime minister-designate has said he is stepping down from the post after failing for several months to put together a government from the country’s many opposing factions amid a worsening economic crisis. … Read More >Crisis deepens in Lebanon as PM-designate steps down after failing to form a government for 8 months

Categories EU

EU branded ‘hypocrites’ and slammed for promoting ‘racist’ hiring practices, after court says hijab can be banned at work

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A decision by the EU’s top court, which says that companies can ban their employees from wearing headscarves under certain conditions, has been condemned by many who claim the move is racist and hypocritical. … Read More >EU branded ‘hypocrites’ and slammed for promoting ‘racist’ hiring practices, after court says hijab can be banned at work

Categories Asia & Pacific

‘Terrorism cannot be ruled out’: Pakistan bus blast investigators find traces of explosives as China vows to help inquiry

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A Pakistani minister has said that authorities involved in investigating a bus blast on Wednesday which killed 13 people, including nine Chinese workers, have detected traces of explosive material. … Read More >‘Terrorism cannot be ruled out’: Pakistan bus blast investigators find traces of explosives as China vows to help inquiry

Categories Shows

Germany under Merkel: One big US military base (Full show)

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President Biden hosted German Chancellor Angela Merkel at the White House on Thursday. After leading Germany nearly 16 years, she is expected to step down in October, making this her last official state visit to the US. Rick Sanchez takes us through her relationship with four successive US presidents. … Read More >Germany under Merkel: One big US military base (Full show)

Categories Op-ed

The EU-Hungary row over an anti-LGBTQ law is a clash of cultures that underpins why European integration will never work

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Hungary’s controversial law banning the promotion of homosexuality to minors is none of the EU’s business, and Brussels’ attempts to interfere in its internal affairs with a sense of moral superiority is akin to neo-colonialism. … Read More >The EU-Hungary row over an anti-LGBTQ law is a clash of cultures that underpins why European integration will never work

Categories EU

Tying coronavirus recovery funds for Hungary to its contentious law against LGBT propaganda ‘will ruin EU’ – Budapest

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EU money intended to help member states recover from the Covid pandemic should not make Hungary a hostage by being withheld over Budapest’s controversial LGBT law that was slammed by Brussels, a top official in Hungary has said. … Read More >Tying coronavirus recovery funds for Hungary to its contentious law against LGBT propaganda ‘will ruin EU’ – Budapest

Categories World

Australian PM shifts blame for country’s slow vaccine roll-out on expert medical body’s ‘cautious approach’ & ‘constrained advice’

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Australian Prime Minister Scott Morrison has blamed the “cautious approach” to vaccination adopted by its expert health advisory panel for creating “public confusion,” which has resulted in the country’s sluggish vaccine roll-out. … Read More >Australian PM shifts blame for country’s slow vaccine roll-out on expert medical body’s ‘cautious approach’ & ‘constrained advice’

Categories EU

Berlin police investigating sedition raid homes of 5 officers suspected of disseminating racist, right-wing views

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Berlin police have carried out searches targeting five of its officers suspected of airing far-right anti-government views, as part of an investigation into possible acts of sedition committed by the allegedly extremist cops. … Read More >Berlin police investigating sedition raid homes of 5 officers suspected of disseminating racist, right-wing views