Brexit brings no benefits, no-deal will hit manufacturing hard: report

posted in: European Union, News

Lotus cars – Photo Brian Snelson LONDON – An EU-UK no-trade deal would have a big negative effect on British manufacturing, says a report Wednesday, particularly on volume car production, as it tries to recover from the slump caused by Covid-19. … Read More

Iran says it’s ready for talks if U.S. apologizes over nuclear pact

posted in: Middle East, News

DUBAI (Reuters) – Iran would be open to talks with the United States if Washington apologizes for exiting a 2015 nuclear deal and compensates Tehran, Iranian President Hassan Rouhani said on Wednesday, cautioning that U.S. calls for discussions were insincere. … Read More

Japan rushes UK to agree first post-Brexit trade deal

Tokyo/London | Japan has given the UK just six weeks to strike a post-Brexit deal, putting Boris Johnson’s government under pressure to agree one of the fastest trade negotiations in history — and Britain’s first in more than 40 years. Time is so … Read More

Threat from extremists carrying out UK terror attacks ‘growing’, says Patel

Home secretary Priti Patel. Picture: Dominic Lipinski/PA Wire The threat from radicalized extremists planning and carrying out terror attacks on their own is growing, Home Secretary Priti Patel warned as she paid tribute to the victims of Saturday’s stabbing in … Read More

Spy report urges Israel to annex occupied lands now, in case Trump loses election

posted in: Israel, News

A leaked report produced by analysts at Israel’s Ministry of Intelligence urges the government to annex occupied territories in the West Bank as soon as possible, in case Donald Trump loses the upcoming United States presidential elections in November. The … Read More

EU chiefs press China on trade, Hong Kong security law

posted in: Far East, News

Tensions have been rising between the 27-member bloc and China over a range of issues, including Hong Kong and the coronavirus pandemic. After speaking with Chinese leaders, EU chiefs sent out a stern message to China. Top EU officials struck … Read More

South Korea confirms it’s battling second wave of coronavirus infections

posted in: Far East, News

People wearing masks as they pray during a ceremony of Buddha’s birthday at Jogyesa Temple on 30 May 2020 in Seoul, South Korea. Source: Getty South Korean authorities have said for the first time the country is in the midst … Read More

Germany Is Finally Ready to Spend

posted in: Germany, News

In the long run, the COVID-19 pandemic may change Europe’s economy for the better. People wearing face masks walk in front of a euro sign in Frankfurt am Main, Germany, on April, 24. YANN SCHREIBER/AFP/GETTY IMAGES Germany’s fiscal prudence hasn’t made … Read More

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