Europe and Australia

Mr. Perfect

Source: Spiegel Andrei Deshchytsia, foreign minister in Ukraine’s transitional government, taps the note cards on the table in front of him and begins to speak. He is nervous, his “th” in English sounds more like a D and his Rs roll a bit too much. But his words are polite: […]

Why did Pope Francis pray at the wall?

Source: CNN (CNN) — “Something there is that doesn’t love a wall,” wrote Robert Frost. This something is someone now: Pope Francis. In a strong, apparently unscripted move on his recent visit to Bethlehem, the birthplace of Jesus, on Sunday the pontiff suddenly waved to the driver of his Popemobile, […]

That ‘earthquake’ in Europe?

Source: CNN (CNN) — Far-right parties appear poised to secure a stronger foothold in the European Parliament after a vote that France’s Prime Minister described as an “earthquake.” France’s far-right National Front party was projected to win a nationwide election for the first time on Sunday following the parliamentary vote, […]