By Martin Banks There is a pressing need for countries and international organisations to understand better how existing international law can help them address serious concerns about the militarisation of outer space, a new study says. Space is an increasingly militarized domain, with the potential to be a source and place of armed conflict. Nations […]
By Martin Banks Russia’s attack on Kyiv this week,including a children’s hospital, has faced fresh stiff condemnation. A children’s hospital in Kyiv was hit after Russia launched a wave of missile strikes against cities across Ukraine. Two people died when the Ohmatdyt Children’s Hospital – Ukraine’s biggest paediatrics facility – sustained major damage during the […]
By Martin Banks Praying is the most common ritual for England fans before a game at the Euros in Germany, with one in five (22.2%) fans admitting to doing this before their team play. The survey findings come just ahead of England’s much awaited clash with Switzerland in the Euro on Saturday night. After a […]
BY Brian Melley & Jill Lawless LONDON (AP) — British Prime Minister Keir Starmer said he would lead a “government of service” on a mission of national renewal in his first official remarks Friday after his Labour Party swept to power in a landslide victory after more than a decade in opposition. Starmer acknowledged in […]
By Martin Banks The leader of the Socialist group in the EU parliament has heralded Labour’s stunning victory in the UK general election. Sir Keir Starmer is the new UK Prime Minister after sweeping away a 14-year era of Conservative rule and leading the Labour Party to a massive landslide victory in Britain’s general election. […]
By Martin Banks The success of the Far Right in the first round of the French elections “threatens” the future of the European Union, it has been claimed. It is said that there is a “real risk of the far-right Rassemblement National (RN) obtaining an absolute majority in the French Assemblée Nationale in Sunday’s second […]
By Martin Banks Ukrainians are not yet ready to countenance territorial trade-offs for NATO accession. This is one of the key findings of a major new multi-country polling report out on 3 July. It says there is still sustained public support for the delivery of weapons and ammunition to Ukraine, but shows divisions on how […]
By Martin Banks Hungary’s Presidency of the Council of the European Union comes at one of the most difficult periods for the EU and rest of the world in recent times. It took charge of steering the EU for the next six months on July 1. Belgium had been in holder of the presidency since […]
By Martin Banks The SNP says it is the only party offering Scotland a route back into the European Union. Energy Secretary Mairi McAllan also accused the Conservatives and Labour of having “utterly abandoned Scotland’s European future”. Her comments just ahead of the UK general election this week. Both the Conservatives and Labour remain opposed […]
By Martin Banks A senior MEP has condemned Emmanuel Macron for calling the snap general election in France. Danuta Hubner says the move has paved the way for a possible “anti EU” French government. She was speaking to this website after the shock weekend election which saw major gains for the National Rally. On Monday, […]
