France: terror plot near Notre Dame
09 Sep 2016
On Saturday an abandoned car with no registration plates containing six gas cylinders and a book with Arabic writing was found near Notre Dame Cathedral, sparking an investigation into a possible new Paris terror plot. Police…
France: refugees update
02 Sep 2016
Migrants in Calais seeking asylum in the UK should be allowed to lodge their claim in France, the president of the region has told the BBC. Xavier Bertrand said people living in the camp known as…
The lawless EU?
02 Sep 2016
Europe's Competition Directorate dispatches corporate raids across Europe without a search warrant, and operates outside normal democratic judicial control. It is judge, jury, and executioner, imposing fines large enough to constitute criminal sanctions, but without the…
Italy: earthquake leaves towns in ruins
26 Aug 2016
Residents in mountain communities 85 miles east of Rome woke up on Wednesday to scenes of devastation after a strong shallow earthquake rocked them at 3:30am. At the time of writing, the death toll has reached…
Germany: IS’s terrorist strategy
26 Aug 2016
A German intercessor reports that Islamic State strategy documents have been discovered and statements from key witnesses in Germany have revealed that IS wants to provoke a religious war. The motives of refugees must be regarded…
Turkey-EU clash just a matter of time?
19 Aug 2016
President Erdogan is issuing warnings that Turkey will stop taking refugees back from the EU if it fails to waive visa restrictions for Turks. The two sides are on a collision course with emergency rule declared…