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Lebanon facing new uncertainty as the presidency is vacated

Published: October 31, 2022, 11:12 am

The presidency of Lebanon’s Michel Aoun is coming to a close and politicians are anticipating a possible power vacuum if a decision cannot be made soon to fill the office.

US sanctions Chinese chip industry

Published: October 31, 2022, 6:22 am

WashingtonWith new US sanctions against China, which came into force on October 12, the Biden administration delivered a serious blow against the Asian giant. Any cooperation with Chinese chip and memory manufacturers and in particular the export of semiconductors to China is now prohibited.

More and more Austrians want out of the EU

Published: October 31, 2022, 6:10 am

ViennaSince Corona and the beginning of the Ukraine war, the number of Austrians who are skeptical about the EU and are in favor of leaving the Union has increased significantly. It is becoming more and more apparent that the Eurocrats in Brussels are not helping to solve the current problems, but are exacerbating them or even causing them in the first place.

Eurocrat pensions go through the roof

Published: October 30, 2022, 7:23 am

BrusselsThe pension entitlements of EU officials in old age now add up to 122,5 billion euros. This is six billion euros more than at the end of 2020.

Musk fires top 3 leftist Twitter chiefs

Published: October 30, 2022, 7:12 am

It was an event which shook the social media world on Thursday. Elon Musk has now – after a protracted back-and-forth – taken over the short news service Twitter, the world's second largest social network after Facebook.

Meloni announces radical change in asylum policy

Published: October 29, 2022, 6:44 am

RomeIn her first speech as head of government in front of parliament, the new Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni announced a radical change in her country's asylum policy.

Ukraine bans last opposition party

Published: October 29, 2022, 6:03 am

KievThe Ukrainian High Court has finally banned all 12 political opposition parties. Curiously, the banned parties were all accused of having acted in accordance with the Minsk Agreements (2015), recognized by the United Nations Security Council (Resolution 2202).

The rising danger of Putin’s go-slow limited war

Published: October 28, 2022, 8:25 am

Consider the conflict that seems to be shaping up. The Russian offensive is on hold as the Kremlin went to war without sufficient soldiers and no reserves. This passed the initiative to Ukraine fortified with Western weapons.

German education: ‘There has never been a decline like this’

Published: October 28, 2022, 6:29 am

MunichCompared to the overall current picture, the German education disaster looks comparatively harmless. But it is fatal for Germany's future as an industrial nation.

Playing a dangerous game: Permission granted to launch attacks on Russia

Published: October 28, 2022, 6:22 am

The West officially claims that it is not a party to the war in Ukraine. However, in view of the immense arms deliveries and entire training programs with which Western states are supporting the Ukrainian armed forces, this is extremely questionable.