This post was originally published on here French President Emmanuel Macron has been forced to roll back his landmark pension reforms—his most notable achievement in office—to try and get a stable government. France has some of the most generous pension provision in the developed world. Whereas in most countries retirement age is 66 to 67,…
Eighty years of The United States and Britain in Prophecy
This post was originally published on here Last week, Sébastien Lecornu went down in the history books as France’s shortest-lived prime minister. On Friday, President Emmanuel Macron named his replacement: Sébastien Lecornu. It seems an appropriate choice for the country that gave the world surrealism. Lecornu has until the end of today to set a…
This post was originally published on hereChinese Coast Guard and maritime militia vessels bullied Philippine boats near Pag-asa Island in the South China Sea yesterday, with one intentionally ramming a Philippine boat. Pag-asa lies well within the Philippines’ exclusive economic zone as defined by international law, based on the United Nations Convention on the Law…
This post was originally published on here Hamas has released all 20 of the remaining living Israeli hostages it has held in captivity for the past two years. The anguish of uncertainty gripping the nation since these people were stolen during the October 7 attack is finally past. Tel Aviv’s Hostage Square was packed with…
This post was originally published on here Nato’s annual nuclear deterrence exercises, “Steadfast Noon,” commenced today in the Netherlands with around 2,000 military personnel and 71 aircraft from 14 nations. Though the training is routine, rising global tensions mean that the worst-case scenario the pilots are practicing for may soon become reality. The exercise includes…
This post was originally published on hereA federal grand jury in Virginia indicted New York Attorney General Letitia James yesterday on charges of bank fraud and making false statements to a financial institution. Allegedly she misrepresented a three-bedroom home she purchased as her secondary residence to secure favorable mortgage terms while actually using it as…