Queen Elizabeth II was the last vestige of Britain's greatness

With the monarch gone, all the flaws of the modern UK and its leaders are thrown into stark relief Queen Elizabeth was more than just the Queen of England and the head of state of my own country of birth, Canada. She was a true stateswoman who incarnated qualities that are rapidly vanishing from the…

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Western sanctions on Russian oil not working – Bloomberg

The price limit imposed by the G7 and EU on Russian seaborne oil sales is being ignored, Bloomberg reported on Friday, citing calculations based on budget data from Moscow. According to the Russian Finance Ministry, gross revenues from the three main tax sources of oil money nearly doubled between April and October, reaching more than…

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A European country has banned an opposition party that was surging in the polls. Why aren't you hearing more about it?

The decision could lead to a political crisis in Moldova, where the current government hopes to one day join the EU On June 19, a political party was banned in Moldova for the first time since the country’s independence in 1991. Following a trial that provoked a broad public outcry, the Constitutional Court of Moldova…

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