Brussels ignores how economic grievance evolves into political dissent. Oh Brussels! Only in the land of the EU could 49 objectives containing 325 proposed actions be seen as the answer to Europe’s future development. But remarkably, this is exactly what … Read More
Caracas meeting comes just weeks after a quiet visit by US officials in the midst of rising global oil prices due to Russia’s invasion of Ukraine CARACAS — Iran’s oil minister has paid an official visit to ally Venezuela to … Read More
(Bloomberg) — Inflation is so rampant in Brazil, having surpassed 12% a year in early April, that workers at the institution in charge of taming prices are themselves on strike, demanding wage raises to recover lost purchasing power. Brazil’s central … Read More
Brussels wants to create more legal pathways for skilled migrants to move to the European Union in order to curb illegal migration, but experts are sceptical about whether it goes far enough. Between two and three million third-country nationals (TCNs) … Read More
When the political skies clear, it could easily be Beijing, and not Washington, that gains ground in the region As the war in Ukraine enters its third month, more convergence has emerged between China and key states in the Middle … Read More
Researchers at Johns Hopkins University have created a live map and dashboard to help you track the global spread of the Coronavirus. The map updates data daily in real-time from the World Health Organization and the Centers for Disease Control … Read More
SEOUL – North Korean leader Kim Jong Un has repeated his warning that Pyongyang could “pre-emptively” use its nuclear weaponry to counter hostile forces, state media reported Saturday. Kim told top military officers that to “maintain the absolute superiority” of … Read More
Pope Francis said he has asked for a meeting in Moscow to help bring about an end to the war and warned that Russian Orthodox Patriarch Kirill, a key backer of President Vladimir Putin’s fight against Ukraine, should not become … Read More
WASHINGTON — The planes take off almost daily from Dover Air Force Base in Delaware — hulking C-17s loaded up with Javelins, Stingers, howitzers and other material being hustled to Eastern Europe to resupply Ukraine’s military in its fight against … Read More
Russian President Vladimir Putin is scheduled to undergo cancer surgery and is said to be handing over control of the country to Nikolai Patrushev, head of the Russian federal police’s Security Council, according to media reports. Putin is understood to … Read More