In Short

RomeFormer Italian Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi has sharply criticized Ukrainian President Zelensky. Zelensky is responsible for the war and the "devastation" in Ukraine. That's why he judges "this gentleman very, very negatively".

GroningenThe sub district court has ruled that the University of Groningen (RUG) may dismiss lecturer Tjeerd Andringa. An external investigation had been launched into the lecturer, alleging that he had used too many "one-sided alternative sources".

ParisA money launderer and two dealers linked to crack trafficking in Paris were arrested earlier this week. A stash of notes was found in a washing machine of an African shop.

DamascusWhile Turkey is the focus of earthquake reporting, the war-torn country Syria finds itself in a terrible situation. Western sanctions stand in the way of aid to quake victims.

WashingtonThe famed American journalist Seymour Hersh cited sources close to the covert operation in which the US and NATO conspired to blow up a Russian gas pipeline. In fact, the US had planned the bombing of the Nord Stream pipelines well in advance of Russia’s incursion into Ukraine.

WarsawApparently it's no longer just about tanks and fighter jets for Ukraine: According to Polish General Waldemar Skrzyptzak (67), the government in Kiev is said to have nuclear weapons once again. Other experts believe that even if they do not have such a weapon now, they'll have one soon.

BerlinAxel Steier, co-founder, chairman and spokesman of the refugee aid organization Mission Lifeline, a prominent player in the immigration process, has once again expressed his views on the goals of his work. This is not about solidarity or assistance, but about the deliberate and sustained replacement of whites in Germany.

Little RockAlthough a Democrat is currently calling the shots in the White House, resistance to gender madness and other "woke" oddities is growing in the US. In Arkansas, Republican Representative Mary Bentley introduced a bill that would require transgender students in public schools to use bathrooms, locker rooms, or showers that strictly match their biological sex.

StrasbourgIn a current plenary debate on migration, the Hungarian Fidesz MEP Kinga Gál confronted the EU Commission after Commission President von der Leyen had once again spoken out in favor of a European redistribution mechanism for migrants.

BerlinSteak and sausages will soon have to make way for tofu and soy. A European supermarket chain wants to focus more on vegan instead of animal products in the future.