Barack Obama is talking blather when he says that climate change is the greatest challenge of our age according to Dr. Patrick Moore, co-founder of Greenpeace and now proud climate sceptic. The U.S. President would be better advised to stick to topics
Villagers in a tiny, rural area of Lower Saxony in Germany, are demanding answers after it transpired that their village with a population of just a few hundred will be forced to accept one thousand migrants due to Angela Merkel’s decision to throw
There’s good news and bad news for women in the upcoming Saudi Arabia municipal elections. The good news is that for the first time in the kingdom’s history, women will be able to vote, register as candidates and run for office.
A budget fight is edging Sweden closer to fresh national elections. This follows the breakdown of a deal with opposition parties that enabled the centre-left coalition led by Prime Minister Stefan Löfven (pictured) to rule as a minority government. A grassroots rebellion at
Australia’s Muslim leaders are pressuring new Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull to cancel the visa of Geert Wilders ahead of his arrival to help launch the new political party Australian Liberty Alliance. They say the government should not allow the Dutch politician entry as it would be like
Denmark is slowly retreating from some of its most ambitious, self-regarding climate initiatives. In an unforeseen attack of common sense, the government is readying to end its generous tax breaks for citizens who buy low-carbon vehicles because of the expense imposed on
The Dutch Party for Freedom founder Geert Wilders is to attend the launch of Australian Liberty Alliance (ALA), a political party modelled on his own. The decision to grant the Dutch MP a visa to Australia was cleared by the immigration
Same horse, different rider. The election of new leaders for UK and Scottish Labour has had no impact on the standing of the party in Scotland, where it remains 35 percentage points behind the SNP, according to the latest research from pollster
This is geopolitical chaos theory in practice. Every day the European Union (EU) changes direction on how it will cope with hundreds of thousands of migrants crossing the Mediterranean and heading for a new life in Europe. Border fences go
One by one German Chancellor Angela’s Merkel’s political allies are questioning her touch. Ever since she announced to a startled world in mid-September that Germany would take anywhere up to 800,000 refugees from war-torn Syria and Iraq, Merkel seemed to rise above
Money talks in all languages. Just ask the European Union (EU). It has offered Turkey a plan under which it would resettle more refugees in an effort to help stem the Europe-bound migrant flow across the Mediterranean. All it involves is
Like iron filings to a magnet, controversy gravitates effortlessly to Marine Le Pen. The outspoken leader of France’s National Front (FN) is currently awaiting trial on charges of inciting hatred after she compared Muslims praying in streets to a Nazi occupation.
The European Union (EU) has been warned to expect millions more migrants from Syria. EU Council President Donald Tusk says that “according to Turkish estimates, another three million potential refugees” could come just from Aleppo – Syria’s largest city – and surrounding
Communal workplace kitchens may soon face a ban on pork products like sausage rolls and ham sandwiches over fears that they are “offensive” to certain faiths. New guidelines proposed by CoExist House, a U.S. and UK-based interfaith group, urge employers to
The teenage terrorist who executed a NSW Police Force employee in Sydney was lauded as a “hero of the Islamic people” on a social media page, which was quickly removed at the request of police. Fifteen-year-old Farhad Khalil Mohammad Jabar, who was born in Iran and
Britain’s biggest insurer is examining plans to move its headquarters offshore to escape increasingly onerous new European Union (EU) regulations. The radical departure could see the £36bn insurer sell its British operations, or spin them out into a separate listed company. City sources
A teen gunman who shot and killed a NSW Police Service employee in western Sydney on Friday acted after he heard a lecture by the extremist group Hizb ut-Tahrir, a local news network has reported. However, the group has downplayed the claim as “speculation”. Seven News said Farhad
The migrant invasion now convulsing Europe is forcing Nordic nations to turn on each other as they struggle to stem a human tide that shows no sign of slowing. Norwegian Prime Minister Erna Solberg said in Copenhagen on Saturday said
Talk about laugh. Margrethe Vestager is the European Union (EU) competition commissioner and one of its most powerful bureaucrats, currently pursuing Google for abusing its internet search dominance and Apple over an Irish tax deal. Both these giants of commerce are US-based and it
Hamburg has become the first German city to pass a law allowing the state to seize empty commercial properties for reuse as emergency migrant accommodation. The move comes as more violence is reported in refugee centres across the country. Called the “Law
Canada has issued new travel advice for its citizens heading to Germany. It notes the increased numbers of refugees entering the country and cautions against travel in areas that could be prone to violent demonstrations. The notice was issued by the Government of
Three Libyan soldiers convicted of sex attacks in the UK are claiming asylum and seeking the right to stay now their custodial sentences have finished. Khaled El Azibi, Naji El Maarfi and Mohammed Abdalsalam carried out the assaults while stationed
Islamic State (IS) terrorists have claimed responsibility for the execution of an Italian citizen on a street in Dhaka, the Bangladesh capital. According to an intelligence group monitoring jihadi threats, Cesare Tavella, 50, was shot three times by assailants on a
Over-hasty policy makes for poor diplomatic outcomes. Germany is being forced to re-learn that fundamental maxim as it struggles to cope with a migrant invasion sparked by Chancellor Angela Merkel’s surprise announcement last month that the country would welcome any and all refugees from
A former Methodist church in Cambridge, which stands on a site used for Christian worship for 140 years, has been bought by the Cambridge Islamic College (CIC) for £1.3million. The sale of Sturton Street Methodist Church follows 12 months of campaigning by local
