Which European politicos would shoot a puppy?  – POLITICO

Traian Băsescu Băsescu, a former sea captain and legendary dog-slayer, triggered an international outcry — including from film legend Brigitte Bardot — in 2001 when as Bucharest mayor he ordered hundreds of stray dogs to be rounded up and killed. At the time Bucharest had as many as 200,000 roaming stray dogs, according to media … Read more

EU’s Michel tells Trump ‘get the facts straight’ on Ukraine funding – POLITICO

“Why isn’t Europe giving more money to help Ukraine? Why is it that the United States is over $100 Billion … into the Ukraine War more than Europe, and we have an Ocean between us as separation!” Trump wrote in post on social media. Michel did not let the comment slide. “The numbers speak for … Read more

‘Why isn’t Europe giving more money to help Ukraine?’ – POLITICO

In raw numbers, the United States dwarfs the amount of military aid sent by any European country. “Why can’t Europe equalize or match the money put in by the United States of America in order to help a Country in desperate need?” Trump railed on his Truth Social platform. “As everyone agrees, Ukrainian Survival and … Read more

World’s cartoonists on this week’s events

First published on PoliticalCartoons.com, Canada, April 8, 2024 | By Dave Whamond First published on caglecartoons.com, Austria, April 8, 2024 | By Marian Kamensky First published in the Buffalo News, U.S., April 11, 2024 | By Adam Zyglis First published in NZZ am Sonntag, Switzerland, April 9, 2024 | By Patrick Chappatte First published on … Read more

Nigel Farage ‘can’t remember’ if Donald Trump has offered him a job – POLITICO

Farage’s political future has been a long-running question in Westminster after he set up the populist Reform U.K. party in 2021 — before promptly leaving frontline politics for a lucrative career as a broadcaster and commentator. But he has since hinted at a comeback several times, while Reform’s lesser-known leader Richard Tice regularly faces questions … Read more

Occupy Brussels! Viktor Orbán’s plan for Europe – POLITICO

Leading the country’s ideological assault is the Mathias Corvinus Collegium (commonly referred to as MCC), an Orbán-backed think tank. The government-affiliated organization opened a branch in Brussels in 2022, offering an unapologetically conservative take on EU affairs as it seeks to disrupt the Brussels think tank circuit. The Brussels branch, with a staff of about … Read more

World’s cartoonists on this week’s events

First published in the Boston Globe, March 28, 2024 | By Chappatte First published in U.T. Independent, India, March 29, 2024 | By Paresh Nath First published on PoliticalCartoons.com, Canada, March 26, 2024 | By Dave Whamond First published on PoliticalCartoons.com, Canada, March 25, 2024 | By Dave Whamond First published on PoliticalCartoons.com, March 27, … Read more

World’s cartoonists on this week’s events

First published on PoliticalCartoons.com, March 20, 2024 | By Taylor Jones First published on caglecartoons.com, Costa Rica, March 15, 2024 | By Arcadio Esquivel First published on caglecartoons.com, Bulgaria, March 17, 2024 | By Christo Komarnitski First published in U.T. Independent, India, March 17, 2024 | By Paresh Nath First published on PoliticalCartoons.com, Canada, March … Read more

7 things we learned – POLITICO

The prince — residing in California since he and his wife Meghan’s exit from the royal family and move to the U.S. — admitted in his 2023 memoir “Spare” to using drugs and psychedelics including cocaine, marijuana and magic mushrooms “We’ll have to see if they know something about the drugs, and if he lied … Read more

Trump says Prince Harry could be deported from US over drug use – POLITICO

“Which might mean … not staying in America?” interviewer Nigel Farage asked, to which a seemingly coy Trump answered: “Oh I don’t know. You’ll have to tell me. You just have to tell me.” Prince Harry’s visa status has been at the center of a legal row since an American conservative think tank, the Heritage … Read more