Phew! ‘Nothing is Scandinavian’ ad republished as airline SAS is told its critics are actually Putin’s trolls & ‘useful idiots’

Nothing shows that your values are granite-strong quite like pulling a much-criticized commercial and then reinstating it to a chorus of media voices proclaiming that the negative feedback is just a Russian psy-op. … Read More >Phew! ‘Nothing is Scandinavian’ ad republished as airline SAS is told its critics are actually Putin’s trolls & ‘useful idiots’

Suspected terrorists & war criminals that Sweden cannot deport given job permits & passports, warns migration chief

Sweden’s top migration official has warned the country is a ‘safe haven for war criminals and potential terrorists,’ as it gives passports and benefits to suspected dangerous criminals, shielded from deportation by legislation. … Read More >Suspected terrorists & war criminals that Sweden cannot deport given job permits & passports, warns migration chief

Student-teacher strikes across France are met with even more heavy-handed policing (VIDEOS)

Already beleaguered by pension reform protests and the Yellow Vest movement, France is now grappling with yet more protests, this time by students and teachers fighting new reforms to the country’s baccalaureate high school exams. … Read More >Student-teacher strikes across France are met with even more heavy-handed policing (VIDEOS)

Merkel’s would-be successor Kramp-Karrenbauer steps down as CDU head amid coalition mayhem

Annegret Kramp-Karrenbauer, Germany’s Defense Minister and Angela Merkel’s protégé, is resigning as leader of the Chancellor’s CDU party and will not seek to compete for the country’s top job in the next election. … Read More >Merkel’s would-be successor Kramp-Karrenbauer steps down as CDU head amid coalition mayhem

‘Military Schengen’: NATO’s Russia fearmongering aims to attract neutral EU countries into the fold — Russian FM

NATO fans fears of the “resurgent” Russia and drags neutral countries into its orbit, but the fact is that Moscow’s military potential is only half the size of the bloc’s forces in Europe, Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov said. … Read More >‘Military Schengen’: NATO’s Russia fearmongering aims to attract neutral EU countries into the fold — Russian FM