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EU

New EU budget dismissed as ‘Soros Plan’ by Hungarian govt spokesperson

Posted on November 11, 2020November 11, 2020By Editor

Hungary’s government spokesperson Zoltan Kovacs has accused the EU of “blackmail” and of “executing the Soros Plan” after the European Parliament reached agreement on the bloc’s 2021-2027 budget and €1.8-trillion recovery package. … Read More >New EU budget dismissed as ‘Soros Plan’ by Hungarian govt spokesperson

EU

Paris prosecutor’s office advances criminal investigation into alleged mismanagement of Covid-19 in France

Posted on November 11, 2020November 11, 2020By Editor

Four judicial inquiries have begun into the handling of the Covid-19 pandemic in France, with criminal charges under consideration including “voluntary abstention from fighting a disaster” and “endangering the life of others.” … Read More >Paris prosecutor’s office advances criminal investigation into alleged mismanagement of Covid-19 in France

UAE relaxes Islamic laws to allow alcohol consumption, sex outside marriage & criminalizes ‘honor killings’ – state media

Posted on November 8, 2020November 8, 2020By Editor

The UAE has moved to revise its Islamic personal laws, loosening restrictions on alcohol and cohabitation of unmarried couples as well as scrapping lenient penalties for “honor killings,” the state media said. … Read More >UAE relaxes Islamic laws to allow alcohol consumption, sex outside marriage & criminalizes ‘honor killings’ – state media

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Police arrest suspect in shooting of Greek Orthodox priest in Lyon, France

Posted on November 8, 2020November 8, 2020By Editor

French police have detained a man believed to have shot a Greek Orthodox priest last week in Lyon. French media say he confessed to carrying out the attack. … Read More >Police arrest suspect in shooting of Greek Orthodox priest in Lyon, France

Russia

Scorching savior: Russian activist faces a month in jail after fiery crucifixion stunt outside Moscow’s FSB headquarters

Posted on November 7, 2020November 7, 2020By Editor

A half-naked protester has been arrested after setting off smoke devices and tying himself to a cross as part of a dramatic stunt outside the Moscow headquarters of the Russian state security service (FSB) on Thursday night. … Read More >Scorching savior: Russian activist faces a month in jail after fiery crucifixion stunt outside Moscow’s FSB headquarters

USA

‘Time to fact-check the fact-checkers’: Candace Owens vows to SUE Facebook’s partners over censorship

Posted on November 6, 2020November 6, 2020By Editor

Conservative activist Candace Owens has announced plans to sue Facebook’s third-party fact-checkers, accusing them of censorship and vowing to expose the relationship between the social media giant and fact-checker “activists.” … Read More >‘Time to fact-check the fact-checkers’: Candace Owens vows to SUE Facebook’s partners over censorship

World

Melbourne man with links to Chinese groups becomes first suspect charged under Australia’s new foreign interference law

Posted on November 6, 2020November 6, 2020By Editor

Australia has charged the first person under its new foreign interference law. The suspect, connected with China-linked organizations, stands accused of working for foreign intelligence and could face up to 10 years in jail. … Read More >Melbourne man with links to Chinese groups becomes first suspect charged under Australia’s new foreign interference law

USA

Trump campaign suing to stop Michigan & Pennsylvania vote count, while Biden predicts big win in key Rust Belt states

Posted on November 5, 2020November 5, 2020By Editor

Donald Trump has filed a suit to cease Michigan and Pennsylvania officials from counting votes, saying they want “access” to ballots to ensure there is no fraud, an accusation the president has already made about various states. … Read More >Trump campaign suing to stop Michigan & Pennsylvania vote count, while Biden predicts big win in key Rust Belt states

World

‘Conspiracy of old elites and oligarchs’: Ukraine’s Zelensky accuses Constitutional Court of protecting country’s ‘untouchables’

Posted on November 3, 2020November 3, 2020By Editor

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky has taken aim at the country’s establishment, calling Constitutional Court decisions against anti-corruption legislation a “conspiracy of old elites” to help the nation’s “untouchable caste.” … Read More >‘Conspiracy of old elites and oligarchs’: Ukraine’s Zelensky accuses Constitutional Court of protecting country’s ‘untouchables’

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Ukraine’s Zelensky accused of mounting ‘coup’ in seeking to dissolve Constitutional Court that struck down corruption law

Posted on October 31, 2020October 31, 2020By Editor

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky has submitted a bill to break up the country’s Constitutional Court, after its judges controversially canceled an anti-corruption law punishing public servants for lying about their income. … Read More >Ukraine’s Zelensky accused of mounting ‘coup’ in seeking to dissolve Constitutional Court that struck down corruption law