Mike
Liverpool born poet and writer Michael Walsh traces his Liverpool roots back to 1865. This was the year his Irish great-grandmother arrived in the Second City of Empire. His parents were born at the turn of what was to become the most tumultuous century in history. Michael's father, Patrick, fought in three major conflicts before reaching his fortieth birthday. His mother, Kathleen, was a former nun turned gun-running renegade.
On leaving school at 15 years of age, Michael spent 12 weeks at the Merchant Navy School for Sailors in Sharpness, Gloucestershire. During his years at sea, he was to visit and work in over 60 countries.
The journalist and broadcaster since provided articles and columns for numerous magazines and international news media. In 2011 he was awarded Writer of the Year by the publishers of Euro Weekly News, Europe's highest-circulation newspaper of its kind. He has authored, edited and ghosted over 70 book titles.
Damascus has accused the British news channel of ‘providing politicized and misleading reports’ about the situation in the country. As a consequence, BBC journalists will no longer be able to legally work in Syria after the country’s authorities revoked their accreditation. Officials in Damascus claim that the British news channel produced news reports on multiple occasions which provided a distorted picture of reality in the Arab country.
The tenuous ruling coalition could not agree on how to handle asylum seekers and refugees. Prime Minister Mark Rutte of the Netherlands submitted his resignation to the king on Friday, after the four-party ruling coalition could not reach common ground on the country’s hated migrant policy. A caretaker cabinet will hold office until a new general election.
The anti-immigration AfD party continues its dramatic rise in the polls achieving an historic first place in four out of five eastern German states, according to a series of new polls.
The Ukrainian military began to doubt the likelihood of a military breakthrough of the Russian defence lines during the counteroffensive, according to the Daily Express. According to the publication, heavy losses on the battlefield made some Ukrainians think that the well-fortified defence lines of Russian troops could become an insurmountable obstacle.
75% of respondents also want to strip rioters with dual nationality of their French citizenship. Following a week of rioting and looting across several French cities, the majority of French citizens want stricter migration controls and sanctions against the families of those who participated in the vandalism, a poll conducted by Odoxa-Backbone Consulting for Le Figaro newspaper revealed.
When a mentally disturbed person constantly tells you that they will do something horrible, you should believe them. The former television comedian Volodymyr Zelenskyy now clearly understands that the jig is up.
The Italian prime minister insisted both countries are right to defend their own interests. Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni has said that she respects countries defending their interests in relation to the Europe-bashing EU Migration Pact, adding that there is a need to invest in the countries from which migrants originate instead of forcing countries to receive new arrivals en masse.
Not enough for a war with Ireland let alone Russia. The British army found only 40 tanks ready for battle and a dozen ships. The head of the British Defence Staff told parliamentarians that the country’s army has at its disposal no more than 40 tanks ready for battle and just over a dozen ships, reports media. According to the deputies, in this situation, the country will have a hard time in the event of a possible conflict with Russia.
Up to 12,000 officers and soldiers to guard NATO summit in Lithuania, Spain’s air defence systems to protect a handful of heads of state. Foreign troops and air defence systems on loan for the July 11-12 summit in Vilnius on July 11-12.
France is the perfect example of what Hungary doesn’t want: mass migration, riots and the collapse of the state, Magyar Nemzet columnist László Szőcs writes.
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