UPDATE: Italian President refuses PM resignation
UPDATE: Italian President Sergio Mattarella has refused PM Mario Draghi’s resignation, saying the the PM must return to Parliament next week to attempt to salvage his fragmented government.
New Zealand expected to reintroduce COVID restrictions
New Zealand is expected to announce a whole host of new COVID restrictions tomorrow, much to the vexation of Kiwis who were just getting back to normal.
Right and left populist parties shut down France’s vaccine passport
In a rare moment of bipartisan political solidarity, France’s populist right-wing party and populist left-wing party banded together in the National Assembly to defeat a Covid-19 vaccine passport introduced by President Emmanuel Macron’s government.
WHO recommends masks again, preps world for global lockdown in Fall
The WHO is preparing the world for the next season of lockdowns, refusing to admit the emergency is over and recommending governments reimplement mask mandates.
Why is Sri Lanka on the brink of collapse?
Sri Lanka has been rocked by weeks of protests targeting the political establishment as the country roars towards a dire economic crisis.
China goes full Canada: Chinese storm bank over frozen accounts
Security has violently dispersed Chinese protesters after they attempted to storm a bank that froze their accounts in April.
Could Justin Trudeau share the same fate as Boris Johnson?
Now that UK Prime Minister Boris Johnson has resigned, many are asking if Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau will share the same fate.
European farmers rise up
What started with the Dutch has spread to Germany, Poland, and now Italy as farmers collectively rise up to protest their governments’ destructive climate policies that threaten livelihoods and the global food supply.
Dutch officer present at shooting incident goes into hiding
A Dutch police officer present at the shooting incident on Tuesday (likely the one who shot at Jouke Hospes) has reportedly gone into hiding.
Dutch protesters say the Canadian Freedom Convoy inspired them
Several Dutch protesters say they were inspired by the Canadian Freedom Convoy and Canadian truckers earlier this year.