Archbishop Carlo Maria Viganò has spoken out from an undisclosed location in response to attempts to discredit his 11-page testimony implicating Pope Francis and several senior prelates in coving up Archbishop Theodore McCarrick’s abuse of seminarians and priests. In an interview this week with Aldo Maria Valli, an Italian journalist who helped Viganò plan the […]
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Pope Francis Facing Calls to Resign…
The Catholic Church is reeling after a grand jury report in Pennsylvania found that possibly more than 1,000 children in six dioceses had been sexually abused by about 300 priests or higher ranking officials. On top of that, the report said that bishops and other top church officials had tried to contain the public outcry […]
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Corbyn’s Labour is Being Made to Fail – by Design…
The Labour party, relentlessly battered by an organized campaign of smears of its leader, Jeremy Corbyn – first for being anti-semitic, and now for honoring Palestinian terrorists – is reportedly about to adopt the four additional working “examples” of anti-semitism drafted by the International Holocaust Remembrance Alliance (IHRA). Labour initially rejected these examples – stoking […]
Credit Suisse Freezes $5B of Russian Money Due to U.S. Sanctions…
One of Switzerland’s largest banks, Credit Suisse, has frozen roughly 5 billion Swiss francs ($5 billion) of money linked to Russia to avoid falling foul of U.S. sanctions, according to its accounts, further increasing pressure on Moscow. The move by Credit Suisse, which owned aircraft surrendered by Russian tycoon Oleg Deripaska and had lent money […]
Brussels, City of Spies…
Forget Vienna and Berlin. There’s another big nest of spies in Europe: Brussels. Suspicions among EU officials that the U.K. spied on them to obtain sensitive Brexit plans made headlines in Britain last week. But for many in the Brussels bubble, spying on both friends and foes is simply business as usual. For some foreign […]
Belgium: New Round of Brexit Talks Begin in Brussels…
British Brexit Secretary Dominic Raab is visiting Brussels Aug. 21-22 for Brexit talks with the European Union’s chief Brexit negotiator, Michel Barnier, the Financial Times reported Aug. 21. The European Union and the United Kingdom are expected to discuss the latest British proposal for the terms of a future relationship with the European Union. A […]
Saudi Arabia Halts Aramco Public Listing, Disbanding Advisers…
Saudi Arabia’s part flotation of its national oil company Aramco has been halted, sources told Reuters news agency, killing what would have been the largest stock listing in history. The reversal of a cornerstone of Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman’s economic reform policy spells uncertainty for the rest of his programme, dubbed “Vision 2030”. Saudi […]
Israel Approves More Than 1,000 Settlement Homes in West Bank…
Israeli authorities on Wednesday approved plans for more than 1,000 settlement homes in the occupied West Bank, the Peace Now NGO said, the latest in a raft of approvals since US President Donald Trump took office. The plans for 1,004 homes approved by a defence ministry committee are at various stages in the process. They […]
Canada Criticizes Saudi Arabia Again Over Jailed Activists…
The Canadian foreign ministry has once again criticised Saudi Arabia for its crackdown on rights activists, after reports emerged this week of a female human rights defender facing possible execution in the kingdom. Diplomatic relations between two countries were ruptured earlier this month after the foreign ministry urged Saudi Arabia in a tweet to “immediately […]
Russia Says Over 63,000 Troops Have Fought in Syria…
Russia has sent over 63,000 troops to Syria over the course of its involvement in the conflict, the Russian defence ministry said Wednesday. A total of 63,012 Russian personnel have “received combat experience” in the war-torn country, the ministry said in a video about Russia’s campaign to support the Syrian regime dating back to September […]
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Russian Military Braces for Massive War Games in the East…
Russia’s military forces in the country’s east were put on high alert Monday ahead of massive war games that also involve China and Mongolia, the largest show of power in nearly 40 years, the Russian defense minister said. Defense Minister Sergei Shoigu said the five days of military drills will pave the way for the […]
‘We showed no care for the little ones’: Pope’s Letter Vows to End Sex Abuse, Coverups…
Pope Francis, facing simultaneous clergy sexual abuse crises in several countries, has written an unprecedented letter to the world’s Catholics, asking them to help uproot “this culture of death” and vowing there would be no more coverups. In a highly personal letter addressed to “the people of God,” Church language for all members, the Pope […]
From Laboratory in Far West, China’s Surveillance State Spreads Quietly…
Filip Liu, a 31-year-old software developer from Beijing, was traveling in the far western Chinese region of Xinjiang when he was pulled to one side by police as he got off a bus. The officers took Liu’s iPhone, hooked it up to a handheld device that looked like a laptop and told him they were […]
European Catholic Bishops Meet to Plan Pro-Immigration Media Offensive…
European Catholic Bishops and delegates responsible for the Pastoral Care of Migrants arrived in Stockholm on Friday to discuss how best to combat negative media on mass immigration. The title of the three-day summit, “A movement of humanity: the flow of migrants and news. Dialogue and communication for a culture of encounter,” highlights the media-based […]
U.S. Targets Chinese, Russian Companies Over Illegal Shipments to North Korea…
The United States on Aug. 15 announced new sanctions on Chinese and Russian firms for facilitating illicit shipments on behalf of North Korea, adding to the already existing U.N. and U.S. sanctions. The U.S. Treasury Department said they imposed the designations against one individual and three companies—China-based Sun Moon Star International Logistics Trading Co., Ltd.; […]
Driver ‘intentionally mowing down at least 15 cyclists at 50mph’ Before Smashing Into Security Barriers. Investigated as a Terrorist Attack…..
This is the horrifying moment a suspected terrorist used a Ford Fiesta as a weapon to hit at least 15 cyclists and pedestrians at up to 50mph before narrowly missing two police officers as it ploughed into barriers outside the Houses of Parliament today. The Westminster terror suspect, a black man in his late twenties […]
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Italian Bridge Collapses in Genoa, Several Dead and Injured…
At least 11 people — including a child — were reportedly killed when a raised highway in Genoa crumbled during a sudden and violent storm, sending several vehicles plunging to the ground as rescuers desperately searched for survivors. Italian news agency ANSA, citing the Interior Ministry, said at least five people were injured in the […]
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Sweden Is Burning: Migrant Gangs Unleash Coordinated Fire-Bomb Rampage Across Multiple Cities…
Many Swedes were horrified in early 2017 when U.S. President Donald Trump linked immigration to rising crime in Sweden, but an increasing number now agree with him. Amid soaring crime rates, gang violence, complaints about education, and pregnant mothers even being turned away from maternity wards due to a lack of capacity, resentment in Sweden […]
Turkish State Media Exposes the American Empire & Its Media…
Amid growing diplomatic tensions between the U.S. and Turkey, Turkish TV station ‘A Haber’ on Saturday presented a detailed segment on ‘The American Empire and its Media’, based on an infographic tweeted out earlier this year by WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange and showing the surprisingly close interrelations between U.S. mainstream media and key foreign policy […]
OoohhhLaLa: Heat Wave Put Flamingos in the Mood for 1st Time in 15 Years…
A British conservation charity says record-breaking temperatures have encouraged a rare flock of Andean flamingos to lay eggs for the first time since 2003. The Wildfowl & Wetlands Trust says six of the exotic birds laid nine eggs, all of which were infertile. The charity’s reserve in Gloucestershire in southwest England then gave the Andean […]
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