Politics

Ron Paul declared today that he opposes any compromise of liberty in the face of US government efforts to defeat encryption used to protect Americans’ private information.

Last month, we profiled Calais, or “the jungle” as it’s known.

The infamous refugee camp has been the subject of quite a bit of media coverage of late and now, France is tearing it down. "With the orange-vested workers again protected by dense lines of riot police as they knocked down huts with hammers and power tools, the debris then lifted into skips by diggers, a dozen or so migrants and activists climbed on to the roofs of shacks next in line to be demolished," The Guardian notes. 

Over 6,500 migrants are stuck on the border between Greece and Macedonia after the the Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia’s (FYROM) reduced the number of refugees allowed to enter the country.  Macedonian police fired tear gas in order to restrain the migrants being held at the metal fence, as former Greek diplomat Leonidas Chrysanthopoulos urged Europe to help deal with what he says is a ‘humanitarian crisis’. RT.com reports: RT: From your viewpoint does the current Greek crisis mark an apocalypse for the EU and the state itself? Leonidas Chrysanthopoulos: Yes, it is interrelated.

Donald Trump has said that he believes Israel is the biggest victim in the Israeli-Paelstinian conflict, and has vowed to support Israel 100% it it was attacked.  In an interview with “Hannity” on Fox News, Trump was asked whether he would remain neutral on the issue of Israel and Palestine, and whether he views Israel as a “victim”?

The powers of British police will be extended in the new draft of the ‘snoopers’ charter’ to allow them to hack into phones and access people’s web browsing histories for routine investigations. The extension of police powers contained in the revised investigatory powers bill – which was published on Tuesday-  shows just how determined the home secretary Theresa May is to get her legislation on to the statute book by the end of the year despite sweeping criticism by three separate parliamentary committees in the past month.