HUNGARY - Sex is biologically determined, the concept of gender, as ‘social sex’ is nonsense. The issue of gender studies was not on the agenda of the government’s meeting, because there are much more important topics, a government source told ATV.hu on Monday. Last week, Hungarian universities were given 24 hours to give their response to the plan of the Ministry of Human Capacities, according to which it will become impossible for new students to enrol in gender studies. As we reported before, two universities are concerned: Hungary’s biggest state-funded university ELTE, and the Central European University, founded by George Soros. If the amendment becomes official, it will mean that nobody can attend gender studies courses in Hungary and get a degree in the subject.

GERMANY - Russian President Vladimir Putin is set to visit Berlin this weekend to meet with Chancellor Angela Merkel, a German government spokesman has confirmed. “Chancellor Angela Merkel will host Russian President Vladimir Putin on August 18, 2018 at federal government’s Schloss Meseberg,” according to a statement from government spokesman Steffen Seibert, referring to an 18th-century palace 50 miles northwest of Berlin. Seibert did not elaborate on the details of the visit, only saying “relevant foreign policy issues” will be discussed. The relations between Putin and Merkel have had ups and downs, but the pair have always managed to come to terms, even in times when the West was at odds with Russia.

AUSTRIA - Austria is under fire for organising an EU leaders’ summit to begin on the Jewish Day of Atonement, Yom Kippur, which has sparked alarm in the Jewish community. The group said the scheduling conflict shows an unsurprising lack of attention to their religious calendar and raised concerns amid the resurgence of anti-Semitism across the continent. Austria holds the rotating presidency of the Council of the EU and has long struggled with allegations of state-sponsored intolerance. Jewish Hungarian member of the European Parliament Péter Niedermüller said he thinks the date was chosen intentionally as a way for Europe’s right-wing officials to send a subtle message. He said: “I can imagine very well there are some political intentions.”

TURKEY - Relations between the US and Turkey — a key American ally and home to NATO’s second-largest army — hit a new low on Friday, with the presidents of both countries rhetorically declaring economic war on each other. And over the course of a single day, the Turkish lira lost 17 percent of its value. Within hours, early signs of panic spread to world financial markets. A European currency trader, who asked that his name not be published, told WhoWhatWhy on Sunday that he had never seen so much trade and volatility over a weekend, blaming it on the Turkey events.

RUSSIA - Moscow will continue selling off its holdings of US Treasury securities in response to the new penalties Washington is ready to introduce against Russia in the near future, according to Russia’s Finance Minister Anton Siluanov. The minister added that the government will stick to the plan of moving away from the US dollar for international trade, as it recently proved to be a “risky” payment method. “I do not rule it out,” Siluanov said in an interview with Rossiya 1 TV channel. “We have significantly reduced our investment in US assets. In fact, the dollar, which is considered to be the international currency, becomes a risky tool for payments.”

ITALY - Italy is considering reinstating compulsory national service for its restless young citizens, according to its hardline interior minister. Matteo Salvini, Italy's deputy prime minister and interior minister, called for a return to military service on Saturday, saying: “Above and beyond 'rights' I would like to see a return to there being 'duties'". Speaking at a rally in Lesina, Puglia, he added: “We are doing well to study the costs, ways and timings for evaluating if, how and when to reintroduce – for a few months – obligatory military and civil service to our boys and girls, so at least they learn a bit of 'education' that mom and dad are not capable of teaching them.”

USA - Dr Ben Carson has a way of putting things in perspective that endears him to pro-life activists. The neurosurgeon and the author of six best-selling books makes another compelling point about the issue of abortion that is sure to have everyone who opposes abortion concurring. He pointed out how ancient civilizations have been criticized for the brutal practices of human sacrifice and child sacrifice — but he wonders if modern society isn’t “guilty of the same thing” because we have legalized abortion. “Well, it’s interesting that we sit around and call other ancient civilizations heathen because of human sacrifice but aren’t we actually guilty of the same thing?” said Dr Carson in reference to a question about abortion. “The good thing is the American populace is moving closer and closer to understanding that abortion is murder. Every year we’re getting better on that regard.”

USA - Elections: American democracy has a problem — a voting problem. According to a new study of US Census data, America has more registered voters than actual live voters. It's a troubling fact that puts our nation's future in peril. The data come from Judicial Watch's Election Integrity Project. The group looked at data from 2011 to 2015 produced by the US Census Bureau's American Community Survey, along with data from the federal Election Assistance Commission. As reported by the National Review's Deroy Murdock, who did some numbers-crunching of his own, "some 3.5 million more people are registered to vote in the US than are alive among America's adult citizens. Such staggering inaccuracy is an engraved invitation to voter fraud."

USA - Robert Mueller is supposed to be investigating Russiagate, which has been shown to be a hoax concocted by former CIA director John Brennan, former FBI director James Comey, and current deputy Attorney General Rod Rosenstein. As Russiagate is a hoax, Mueller has not been able to produce a shred of evidence of the alleged Trump/Putin plot to hack Hillary’s emails and influence the last presidential election.

USA - If you’ve ever suspected that Google is watching your every move even when you explicitly tell it not to, a new investigation has vindicated your suspicions by proving just that. An investigation carried out by the Associated Press has found that Google is in fact storing Android and iPhone users’ location data even when they have chosen privacy settings to prevent the company from doing so.

UK - The incoming head of the Police Federation has warned Britain’s forces are increasingly unable to investigate some crimes, are “broken” in some areas, and the public is being failed. In comments made to former newspaper The Independent, new chief of the association representing rank and file officers up to Chief Inspector, John Apter, said police were increasingly unable to deliver a service the public expected and that some forces were in “crisis”.

GERMANY - Germany has launched a scathing attack on Donald Trump, blaming his stiff import tariffs for destroying the EU’s largest economy, adding Europe would not bow to US pressure regarding Iran. The US President has triggered a bitter trade war with the likes of Europe, China and Canada by imposing huge import tariffs on a number of goods, including steel and aluminium.

ITALY - Italy’s euroscepticism could make the country sink like the Titanic and investors should prepare for the worst, according to new reports drafted by three of the world’s biggest investment banks.

Financial experts from Citi, Barclays and Credit Suisse agree Rome is nearing a new economic crisis that could bring the country to its knees. The main ingredients would be the country’s new euroscepticism, the reforms promised by its populist government and Rome’s long-standing financial weaknesses. The paper, drafted by Citi, drew a worrying comparison between the tragedy of the Titanic and the economic and political situation in Rome. It said: “Investors should keep in mind that in the sinking of the Titanic the fate of first-class passengers was not very different from that of those traveling in the third class.” 

USA - No matter how globalism is repackaged, it always smells the same way in the end. For decades, the globalists have subtly (or sometimes not so subtly) been moving us toward a world in which national borders have essentially been made meaningless. The ultimate goal, of course, is to merge all the nations of the world into a “one world socialist utopia” with a global government, a global economic system and even a global religion.

UK - Ten people, including two children, have been hospitalised after gunshots were fired in Manchester on Sunday morning, as the multicultural city celebrates its ‘Caribbean Carnival’. Armed officers were called to Claremont Road, Moss Side at 2:30 am on Sunday and found a number of people suffering injuries which ranged from minor to major. Greater Manchester Police (GMP) said large groups of people had been brought to the area after parties following the opening day of the city’s annual Carnival, described as a “vibrant celebration” which promised to bring “Caribbean culture to the forefront” over the weekend. Moss Side was more recently believed to be the base of more than a dozen young Islamists who travelled abroad to fight with jihadi groups... gun crime surged 11 per cent in the last year, with experts warning illegal weapons are “easy” to buy from a black market.