That’s according to General Secretary Jens Stoltenberg, who was speaking remotely at a meeting of Berlin’s Friedrich-Ebert-Stiftung, at an event marking the 50th Anniversary of the former German chancellor Willy Brandt being awarded the Nobel Peace Prize. He called on Moscow to find a political solution to issues between itself …
Read More »Zelensky’s Purge? Ukraine’s latest internal battles show how hopes of the 2014 Maidan are fading in sharp turn to totalitarianism
His decision to lead the charge to dismiss the speaker of the country’s parliament on Thursday is clear evidence of this. Zelensky’s “Servant of the People” Party pushed out Dmitry Razumkov in a move that the top MP branded as illegal over disagreements about the country’s new law targeting oligarchs …
Read More »CDU leader Armin Laschet hopes for coalition, says SPD has no mandate to lead country after narrow victory in German election
During a press conference in which he declared that the CDU/CSU alliance was willing to form a ‘Jamaica’ coalition with the Greens and the Free Democratic Party – which took 14.8% and 11.5% respectively – Laschet claimed that the SPD could not “derive a government mandate from this election result,” …
Read More »Matriarchy hopes dashed: Women will NOT take up majority of seats in Icelandic parliament after vote recount
Multiple media reported on Sunday that Iceland’s parliamentary elections propelled more women into the country’s legislature than men in a first for Europe. Reports that cited local electoral officials put the number of would-be female lawmakers at 33, while men were set to grab 30 seats. Icelandic public broadcaster RUV …
Read More »Jodie Whittaker’s torrid term in the TARDIS proves that, if Doctor Who hopes to have one, the future isn’t female
If you thought that Dr. Fauci was the most hated Doctor in the world, you would be mistaken. That title belongs to Jodie Whittaker and her portrayal of the thirteenth incarnation of Doctor Who. To Whovians around the globe, when an actor announces they are stepping down from the iconic …
Read More »J.K. Rowling doubles down in trans toilet use debate as troll hopes she receives pipe bomb in the mail
In a series of tweets on Monday, Rowling hit back at her haters and doubled down on earlier comments about the rights of transgender individuals to use women’s toilets and changing rooms. In an ironically worded tweet, she said that her views about allowing transgender people to use women’s facilities …
Read More »‘Would plunge into greater disappointment’: Kim Yo-jong warns US not to get hopes up for return to dialogue with North Korea
Last week, after Kim Jong-un said North Korea must be prepared for “dialogue and confrontation,” White House National Security Advisor Jake Sullivan called the comments an “interesting signal” and added that the Biden administration “will wait to see whether they are followed up with any kind of more direct communication …
Read More »Putin hopes Geneva summit with Biden will help improve strategic stability & lead to resumed Russian-American personal contacts
In comments broadcast by national television on Sunday, Putin said the military superpowers needed “to create actual working mechanisms for cooperation on subjects that are of mutual interest to us.” These included “strategic stability, regional conflicts, [and] global concerns about the environment,” he said. The two presidents are set to have …
Read More »After 4 election defeats, the British left can’t pin its hopes on some utopian ‘automated luxury communist’ future
The British Labour Party, having lost four elections in 11 years, appears to be in a period of deep self-reflection and, in my opinion, it’s long overdue. It needs to reassess its priorities, and what and who it stands for; in short, why it exists. Its problems are set out …
Read More »Biden hopes Chauvin jury will reach ‘RIGHT VERDICT’ after calling George Floyd’s family
Speaking with reporters on Tuesday, Biden said he had phoned Floyd’s family the day before, waiting until the jury was sequestered to begin deliberations in the case. “They’re a good family and they’re calling for peace and tranquility no matter what that verdict is,” Biden said. “I’m praying the verdict …
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