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Raffaella Carrà: The Unexpected Icon of Chilean Communists
Jeannette Jara’s campaign adopts the Italian singer’s image to rally left-wing voters in Chile In a striking blend of European pop culture and Chilean politics, the late Italian singer Raffaella Carrà has emerged as an unlikely emblem for the Communist…
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Giorgetti Proposes National Collection Agency to Shore Up Municipal Finances
Italian Finance Minister pushes for centralized body as local governments grapple with budget shortfalls Rome – Italy’s Finance Minister Giancarlo Giorgetti has unveiled plans to establish a national agency dedicated to the recovery of outstanding taxes and delinquent fees, including…
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Osborne Accuses Labour of Crypto Paralysis
Former Chancellor George Osborne lambasts UK’s slow crypto strategy in FT op-ed, targets Reeves and Bailey London – In a scathing opinion piece for the Financial Times published yesterday, George Osborne, the former Conservative chancellor and current member of the…
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Tariff Turmoil: Chinese Firms Reassess Offshore Investments Amid US Restrictions
New tariffs imposed by Washington prompt Chinese manufacturers to rethink Southeast Asian operations, challenging the region’s role as a safe haven from US-China trade tensions. SHANGHAI, August, 2025 — A new wave of US tariffs aimed at curbing transshipment practices…
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Crime Rates Plummet, But Public Fear Persists
UK and US See Historic Lows in Violent Crime Amid Rising Anxiety Over Safety Despite headline-grabbing events like Tuesday’s shooting in New York, 2025 is on track to record the lowest violent crime rates in decades across both the United…
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Fed Signals Steady Rates in September Despite Dissent
Historic Split Emerges as Central Bank Pushes Back on Political Pressure from Trump The U.S. Federal Reserve has signaled it could hold interest rates steady in September, resisting political pressure from former President Donald Trump and exposing a rare rift…
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EU Competition Chief Warns Against Sacrificing Rules for ‘European Champions’
Olivier Guersent urges Brussels to resist political pressure and uphold market principles as he steps down As the European Union grapples with intensifying global competition, the bloc’s outgoing Director-General for Competition, Olivier Guersent, has issued a stark warning: the EU…
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Palestine and the Global Shift: Meloni Growing Increasingly Isolated
Germany Joins France, UK, Portugal and Canada in Recognizing Palestine Amid Gaza Bloodshed Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni is finding herself increasingly out of step with a shifting geopolitical consensus as major Western powers pivot toward recognizing Palestinian statehood. Following…
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How the EU Succumbed to Trump’s Tariff Steamroller
Relief at avoiding trade war is tinged with regret at not taking a firmer stand from the start Just two days ago, on July 27, 2025, in a seaside retreat in Ayrshire, Scotland, U.S. President Donald Trump and European Commission…
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Czechia Moves to Criminalize Promotion of Communism from 2026
New Law Aims to Shield Democracy by Banning Glorification of Totalitarian Ideologies Beginning January 1, 2026, Czechia will join a growing number of European democracies in outlawing the public promotion of communism. The landmark legislation, approved by Parliament on July…
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