Recently, in the UK members of the Conservative party have been suspended due to islamophobic comments on social media. Apparently references have been made on twitter to tearing down mosques and getting rid of them within the UK. Overall, I believe that these comments are childish and disrespectful. The people who said these negative things do deserve the suspension they… Read more »
A man has been mauled to death by a lion caged at his family home in the eastern Czech Republic. Michal Prasek owned the nine-year-old big cat and another lioness for breeding, reportedly drawing concern from local residents. Mr Prasek’s father found his body in the lion’s cage and told local media it had been locked from the inside. The… Read more »
Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban reacted to French President Emmanuel Macron’s op-ed on European reform by calling for a “serious European debate” over what he considers the bloc’s top issue: immigration. In an op-edpublished for Tuesday’s newspapers throughout the bloc, Macronadvised voters in the May 23-26 European Union parliament elections to reject nationalist parties that “offer nothing,” laying down the battle lines for the vote. In… Read more »
Dutch foreign minister announces latest tit-for-tat move, citing Tehran’s expulsion of two Dutch diplomats last month. The Netherlands has recalled its ambassador to Iranfor talks following Tehran’s decision to expel two of its diplomats amid a dispute over an alleged plot to assassinate political opponents of the Islamic Republic on Dutch soil. In a letter to the Dutch parliament on Monday, Foreign Minister Stef Blok… Read more »
Racist and Islamophobic comments on social media prompt suspension of Conservative members pending an investigation. Fourteen members of Britain’s Conservative Party are suspended after racist and anti-Islamic statements were posted on social media, UKnewspapers reported. A list of comments made by those claiming to be Conservative Party members were compiled in a Twitter feed, included one that for Muslims to be “turfed out… Read more »
There are rumors of a newly ignited arms race between the United States and Russia. It is possible that the United States will place new missiles in Europe. These plans are threatening Russia and Putin stated that Russia will follow suit with similar actions if missiles are placed on the European continent. The Intermediate-Range Nuclear Forces treaty of 1987 will… Read more »
The ugly anti-Semitic invective levied Saturday against French philosopher Alain Finkielkraut by yellow vest-clad demonstrators in Paris left a new stain on a movement that has already seen its popular support undercut by outbreaks of violence.ADVERTISING Hurled in anger and caught on a video that went viral, the insults included “Dirty Zionist” and “France is ours”, quickly eliciting a wave of condemnationfrom… Read more »
Shamima Begum, a teenager who left London when she was aged 15 to join Islamic State in Syria, has had her British citizenship revoked, according to a letter sent to her family published by ITV News on Tuesday.ADVERTISING Begum, who gave birth to a son at the weekend, was discovered in a refugee camp in Syria by a London Times journalist earlier… Read more »
Israeli foreign minister’s comment on alleged collaboration of Poles with Nazis threatens national ties, Warsaw says. Poland is still awaiting an apology from Israel over its acting foreign minister’s comments on the alleged anti-Semitism of the Poles. The argument led Warsaw to pull out of a key Jerusalem summit, according to Polish Deputy Foreign Minister Szymon Szynkowski. Israeli authorities must “reject this declaration … and… Read more »
Moscow will retaliate in kind if US deploys new missiles in Europe, Russian president says as he addresses the nation. Russia’s President Vladimir Putin warned the United States against deploying new missiles in Europe, threatening to retaliate in kind by targeting Western capitals with his own new weaponry. Delivering a state of the nation address, Putin said the US abandoned a key arms control pact… Read more »