How does one man consistently get it right in Earth’s most unpredictable political stage play? Meet Allan J. Lichtman, a historian with a seemingly magical Midas touch who has been…
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The image of Sheikh Hasina, the once revered ‘queen’ of Bangladesh, fleeing to neighbouring India is one that would have been unimaginable just a few weeks ago. Yet here we…
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Islamic State does not like Taylor Swift. Austrian police arrests plotters
Washington/Vienna/Berlin (10/8 – 45.45) After a tip-off by U.S. intelligence officials and only a few hours left Austrian police made swift arrests. The plot seems too bizarre not to be…
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Russia’s Central Bank Raises Rates to 18% Amid Inflation Woes
by Zack Ballby Zack BallRussia’s Central Bank on Friday raised its key interest rate from 16% to 18%, a widely anticipated move as the country struggles to fight inflation amid surging spending on the war in…
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Tech company pulls Olympics advertising after opening ceremony display many deem to be anti-Christian
by Thomas Burkeby Thomas BurkeMississippi-based C Spire pulled its advertising after being ‘shocked by the mockery of the Last Supper’ during the 2024 Olympic Opening Ceremony The 2024 Olympic Ceremony opened up the games in Paris,…
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Hungary’s nationalist leader warns of EU’s demise and backs Trump in anti-Western speech
by Koby Johnby Koby JohnHungary’s nationalist Prime Minister Viktor Orbán said on Saturday that the European Union was sliding toward oblivion in a rambling anti-Western speech in which he warned of a new, Asia-oriented…
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Vienna-Based Russian Operatives Accused of Paying for Pilot Kuzminov’s Murder
by Koby Johnby Koby JohnThe Wall Street Journal, citing sources within Western intelligence agencies, has reported that Russian state officials based in Vienna paid assassins for the murder of Russian pilot Maxim Kuzminov. According to the…
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One must not take Trump at his word, says Juncker
by Travis Foxby Travis FoxBudapest (5/7 – 11.11) Former European Commission chief Jean-Claude Juncker defended U.S. President Joe Biden after his disastrous debate performance last week and warned of his rival Donald Trump’s “incomplete…
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Europe’s New “Iron Lady” Estonia’s Kaja Kallas
by Cody Doyleby Cody DoyleEurope’s new “Iron Lady”, Estonia’s Kaja Kallas, is one of the strongest voices for an uncompromising stand against belligerent Russia. Brussels (30 June – 28). Having grown up under the Soviet…
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Trump adviser Steve Bannon political persecution to avoid prison
by Elis Carterby Elis CarterNew York. 23/6. With the clock ticking on when he must report to prison, former Donald Trump adviser Steve Bannon on Friday threw in an emergency motion to the Supreme Court to hold off his sentence.…