Canadian musician boycott: Matthew Good cancels shows over digital services tax; slams govt for US appeasement July 14, 2025 at 01:31AM

Canadian musician Matthew Good has cancelled his US tour in protest of President Trump's pressure on Canada to drop its digital services tax. Good criticized the Canadian government's decision to scrap the tax, which was intended for big tech companies. He accused Canada of being bullied out of billions in revenue and expressed fear of border issues for speaking out.

In Meloni's Italy, left-wing parties struggle July 13, 2025 at 11:38PM

Hundreds of thousands of people attended protests in Rome last month hailed as a show of strength against Giorgia Meloni's hard-right government, but Italy's divided opposition is struggling to make an impact. Five Star threw its weight behind a large protest in Rome last month against rearmament, an issue that Lazar noted "poses a challenge to Giorgia Meloni" in a country with a long tradition of peace movements.

What made the extradition of Europe’s ‘Cocaine King’ Othman El Ballouti from UAE possible? Extradition law explained July 13, 2025 at 11:14PM

Othman El Ballouti, a top Belgian-Moroccan drug trafficker dubbed the “Cocaine King,” was extradited from Dubai to Belgium in July 2025 after his arrest in December 2024. His handover, part of a wider international crackdown, was enabled by a 2021 UAE-Belgium extradition treaty, highlighting the UAE’s expanding role in global efforts to combat organized crime.