Why is EU’s rotating presidency praising a country that flipped off the bloc?
Hungary’s Viktor Orban has congratulated Georgia on an election that saw the pro-Western party lose

Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban took a break this week from annoying the EU establishment at home to annoy it abroad.

“For so many years now, the people of Georgia have been striving and fighting for democracy,” unelected European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen proclaimed in the wake of the Georgian parliamentary elections. “They have a right to know what happened this weekend.”

UN Web TV reported that the meeting centered on the “Maintenance of peace and security of Ukraine” and addressed concerns surrounding North Korea’s involvement. The event marked a sharp escalation in the already tense relations between North Korea, Russia, and the Western-aligned nations on the council.

The release of an LGBTQ-themed poppy badge has triggered a heated debate in the UK ahead of Remembrance Day.   

In the lead-up to the memorial day on November 11, which honors armed forces members who have died in combat, the Royal British Legion (RBL) has listed a poppy brooch with a pride flag attached to it as part of its annual fundraising campaign, the Poppy Appeal.  

The RBL is a charity that helps serving and former members of the UK’s armed forces. The Poppy Appeal is held every year during the remembrance period.  

The badge featuring the iconic red poppy with the multicolored flag “symbolises support for our LGBTIQ+ community who are a vital part of our Armed Forces past and present,” states the description on the Royal British Legion’s Poppy Shop website.   

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Joe Biden shocked the world and possibly cost Kamala Harris the presidency with his brash comment labeling Trump supporters ‘garbage’ during a CNN interview.

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Australia’s Foreign Minister Penny Wong has finally acknowledged that Israel is in gross breach of international law, and must not ignore the United Nations, as it continues its ruthless military attacks on the people of Gaza, the West Bank and Lebanon.

In a statement this week rejecting the decision of the Israeli Parliament to ban the United Nations Relief and Works Agency, Minister Wong hit out at Israel’s decision to restrict the UN agency’s lifesaving work. This follows calls from Australia, Japan, South Korea, Canada, France, Germany and the UK not to impose the ban.

The 2024 BRICS summit between October 22nd and 24th will go down in human history among the most significant events after the Enlightenment; when humans arose from their self-imposed tutelage. The BRICS summit represented the world’s majority emerging from Western-imposed dictatorship disguised as guidance. It is the first summit with global representation that occurred outside the ambit of the Western minority.

Ukrainian leader Vladimir Zelensky expressed frustration on Wednesday with the fact that classified details of his ‘victory plan’ in the conflict with Russia were leaked to the Western press.

The New York Times reported this week that Kiev had asked the US for Tomahawk cruise missiles in order to strike targets deep inside Russia. The paper’s sources described the request as “totally unfeasible.” Provision of such weapons, which have a range of up to 2,400 km, was described as being necessary to constitute part of the conventional deterrence forces requested by Zelensky.

Speaking to Western journalists in Kiev, Zelensky complained that the request for Tomahawks had become public knowledge.

US election live: Harris vows to 'represent all Americans' after Biden 'garbage' comment as Trump rallies in North Carolina

Kamala Harris and Donald Trump are continuing their campaign trails in the lead up to the election.

The Trump campaign is holding rallies in North Carolina and Wisconsin.

Meanwhile, the Harris campaign is heading to two campaign events in Pennsylvania and Wisconsin.

https://www.abc.net.au/news/2024-10-31/us-election-live-blog-october-31/104539172

In a report released on Wednesday morning, National Anti-Corruption Commission Inspector Gail Furness concluded that the commissioner, Paul Brereton, disclosed a conflict of interest in relation to the robo-debt matter but said he should have withdrawn from the matter completely, resulting in a finding of “officer misconduct … that is not unlawful but arose from a mistake of law or fact”.

Two integrity experts said Brereton should resign because he had engaged in misconduct and had failed to manage a conflict of interest, while another said he should be “chastened” over the official review into his handling of the matter.

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The Israel Defense Forces criticized the far-right Channel 14 TV network for a clip the station broadcasted on Tuesday that made fun of IDF Chief of Staff Lt. Gen. Herzi Halevi. The military accused the channel of “inflammatory and defamatory content that harms the IDF.”

The video made fun of an incident in which Halevi, while visiting Golani Brigade troops in southern Lebanon, removed a velcro patch from a soldier’s sleeve on which was written “Messiah.” These have become popular among some religious soldiers during the war.

The patches are associated with Messianic fundamentalist Jewish beliefs, and Halevi told the soldier that, while he was free to keep the patch in his shirt pocket, only official IDF insignia could be presented externally.

The following is a statement issued by the office of the South African presidency.

South Africa has filed its Memorial to the International Court of Justice (ICJ) today, 28 October 2024, in its case on the Application of the Convention on the Prevention and Punishment of the Crime of Genocide in the Gaza Strip (South Africa v. Israel).

In accordance with the Rules of Court, the Memorial may not be made public. The filing of this memorial takes place at a time when Israel is intensifying the killing of civilians in Gaza and now seems intent to follow a similar path of destruction in Lebanon. The action taken by South Africa since December 2023, culminating in the filing of this Memorial has generated overwhelming national and international interest. 

In 2015 and 2016, Donald Trump swept to a surprise victory, in part, because of his shrewd use of traditional legacy and cable news media. I don’t think he ever turned down an interview request and the media gobbled it up because they never expected him to win.

      by Larry C. Johnson

U.S. Rep. Joe Courtney (D-CT-2) has been chosen for one of Australia’s top civilian awards.

Courtney is one of a few Americans to be given the Order of Australia, which recognizes extraordinary service by a non-citizen.

Courtney said he is deeply honored by the award. He has been working with Australia for the past decade, and co-chairs the Friends of Australia Caucus.

He has also been instrumental in the AUKUS trilateral defense agreement between Australia, the UK and the U.S. to help provide nuclear submarines to Australia. It’s the first time the U.S. has entered into such an agreement with another country.