A deal is done, with some fine-tuning on the details underway. The chances of a U.S.-Chinese trade truce rose Friday, though Beijing has yet to confirm things. “Negotiations must be based on the principles of equality and mutual respect,” said a foreign ministry spokeswoman, Hua Chunying, repeating Beijing’s long-held position. “The deal must be mutually beneficial,…
Venezuelan inflation has exceeded 5500%. The data were released Monday by the parliament’s finance committee, TASS reported. Thus, the inflation in November reached up to 35.8%, committee member Angel Alvarado tweeted. Venezuela faces a socio-economic crisis, accompanied by hyperinflation, the devaluation of the national currency and a shortage of essential goods. According to UN data, about…
Police detained woman over rainbow-crowned Virgin Mary images Ruling party says religion at threat before EU assembly vote People demonstrate with ‘Free Ela’ posters in Krakow on May 6, 2019. Photographer: Beata Zawrzel/NurPhoto via Getty Images Human rights activists slammed Poland’s ruling party after authorities detained a woman who allegedly had images of an icon…
(L-R) Ukraine’s Volodymyr Zelensky, France’s Emmanuel Macron, Russia’s Vladimir Putin and Germany’s Angela Merkel at the Élysée Palace in Paris – EPA Ukraine and Russia have agreed to implement a “full and comprehensive” ceasefire in eastern Ukraine by the end of 2019, after top-level talks. Russian President Vladimir Putin and Ukraine’s Volodymyr Zelensky met face…
Guantanamo, Cuba, Dec 6 (Prensa Latina) Russian Ambassador to Cuba Andrey Guskov stated in this easternmost Cuban region that his country will continue to support the island’s development plan through collaboration in different economic sectors. Guskov said that this cooperation is mainly focused on investments in energy development, railroads and the repair of metallurgical plants,…
U.N. human rights chief says video footage shows Iranian security forces “shooting to kill.” WASHINGTON — The U.S.’s special representative for Iran Brian Hook has said that more than 1,000 Iranian citizens may have been killed in recent protests. On Thursday, Hook told reporters that the U.S. assessment, which was higher than previous reports by…
FILE PHOTO: Benjamin Netanyahu poses with a placard given while visiting a Jordan Valley settlement © REUTERS/Amir Cohen The embattled Prime Minister wants Washington to approve of Israel’s further expansion into the Jordan Valley, just days after he urged Donald Trump not to miss a rare chance to back Tel Aviv’s territorial appetites. Benjamin Netanyahu,…
The Conservatives have no desire for the UK to be a diverse country. EU citizens who witnessed the European referendum will not be surprised that Boris Johnson is again turning his fire on us. As a leading figure in Vote Leave, Johnson oversaw a campaign grounded in dog-whistle xenophobia and anti-migrant sentiment. Now in the…