Some EU members have criticised the US Inflation Reduction Act (IRA), raising fears of a trade war. There are concerns that tax breaks may lure away EU businesses and disadvantage European companies. Under the IRA, consumers will get incentives to purchase new and second-hand electric cars, to warm their homes with heat pumps and even […]
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European nations shifting right as economies fail
A handful of European nations are shifting to the political right as economic woes throttle the continent. “All eyes are on Rome right now,” an EU official recently told Reuters. Italy is just hours from what is expected to be a historic election on Sunday as voters head to the polls to elect a new […]
Experts blame green energy for Europe’s full-scale energy crisis
Green energy policies in Europe designed to rapidly shift the continent away from fossil fuel dependence have contributed to soaring power prices in the region. The European benchmark index measuring future electricity prices increased to a record $993 per megawatt hour (MWh) on Monday, days after prices in France and Germany surged 25%, according to […]
Wildfires rage as record heatwave moves across Europe
Fires continue to run wild in countries across Europe, where a heatwave has intensified drought conditions. Though temperatures have cooled in France and the UK, firefighters are still tackling blazes in Greece, Spain and Italy. The fires in France’s badly-hit south-west have started to be brought under control. And as the heatwave moves north-east, low […]
Joe Biden’s Approval Rating Plummets Internationally
Confidence in Joe Biden has declined sharply around the world since his first year in office, even as global views of the United States continue to improve following record lows under Donald Trump, a recent survey has found. Among more than a dozen publics in North America, Europe, the Middle East and the Asia-Pacific, median […]
Biden ramps up US military across Europe
President Joe Biden is ramping up U.S. military deployments across Europe in the coming months, the White House announced Wednesday. According to a White House fact sheet, Biden has ordered additional bases, soldiers or assets to be set up in Poland, Romania, the U.K. and the Baltics. Poland will receive a permanent headquarters for the […]
Is Europe’s new COVID surge coming to America next?
While many Americans have decided the pandemic is “over” as it pertains to their own lives — a full 37 percent, according to the latest Yahoo News/YouGov poll — those who’ve been paying close attention to the latest COVID-19 developments overseas are now asking themselves two troublesome questions. What the heck is happening in […]
Catholic Theologians Accuse Pope Of Heresy
VATICAN CITY (AP) — Several dozen tradition-minded Roman Catholic theologians, priests and academics have formally accused Pope Francis of spreading heresy with his 2016 opening to divorced and civilly remarried Catholics. In a 25-page letter delivered to Francis last month and provided Saturday to The Associated Press, the 62 signatories issued a “filial correction” to […]
Putin Says Russian Election Hacking Is Possible
Vladimir Putin has given his broadest hint yet that Russia may have played a role in the hacking of western elections but emphatically denied that his government was involved. Speaking at the St Petersburg economic forum, the Russian president acknowledged that it was “theoretically possible” that “patriotic” Moscow hackers might have interfered in foreign polls. […]
Another Trump Associate Named As Person Of Interest In Russia Investigation
Nigel Farage is a “person of interest” in the US counter-intelligence investigation that is looking into possible collusion between the Kremlin and Donald Trump’s presidential campaign, the Guardian has been told. Sources with knowledge of the investigation said the former Ukip leader had raised the interest of FBI investigators because of his relationships with individuals […]
Flynn Will Now Turn Over Some Documents In The Russia Investigation
Former national security adviser will turn over business and personal documents for the Senate intelligence committee’s investigation into election meddling After initially refusing, former national security adviser Michael Flynn will provide documents to the Senate intelligence committee as part of its investigation into Russia’s meddling in the 2016 election and its links to Donald Trump’s […]
Trump Admits To Sharing Information With Russia
Donald Trump has admitted that he shared information on terrorism with Russia, asserting he has an “absolute right” to do so. The US president was responding to reports in the Washington Post and elsewhere alleging that he had revealed “highly classified” details about a threat from Isis during a meeting last week with the Russian […]