“It is now the time to open a new chapter, it was a great pleasure for me,” the German chancellor said. But she also had a message for President Trump. German Chancellor Angela Merkel gestures at the end of her speech to members of her Christian Democratic Union party in Hamburg on Friday.CLEMENS BILAN /…
After President Donald Trump helped send markets tanking by feeding doubts about his trade deal with China, he stepped in Wednesday to pump up optimism in a series of early-morning tweets. The US President cited “very strong signals” overnight from Beijing, including recognition of a 90-day clock for talks — a key point that had been…
As Iran is working on neutralizing the effect of US sanctions and ensuring continued oil exports abroad, a new threat is emerging, posing a threat to its capital city, Sputnik News reported. Iran’s capital, Tehran, is irreversibly sinking. But not economically speaking — it is literally sinking deeper into the ground by dozens of centimeters every year, according to…
Three candidates vying to replace chancellor as leader of the center-right party include a Merkel loyalist and an old foe; all must combat rising challenge of liberal and populist parties to their left and right. German chancellor Angela Merkel waving to supporters at a Christian Democratic Union election party, December 4, 2018.Martin Meissner,AP Merkel: We…
Special showbreads are brought as offerings by the Kohanim (priests). (Courtesy Sanhedrin) The nascent Sanhedrin released a declaration to the 70 nations for Hanukkah to be read at a ceremony in Jerusalem on the last day of the holiday. The ceremony will include the consecration of a stone altar prepared for use in the Third Temple. The…
The single most effective weapon in the fight against climate change is the tax code — imposing costs on those who emit greenhouse gases, economists say. But as French President Emmanuel Macron learned over the past three weeks, implementing such taxes can be politically explosive. On Tuesday, France delayed for six months a plan to raise already…
Authorities order the ‘immediate evacuation’ of people to refuge areas, saying tsunami waves could reach up to three metres The quake struck at a shallow 10km deep Photograph: Theo Rouby/AP A tsunami warning has been issued for the Pacific island of New Caledonia, after a shallow 7.6-magnitude earthquake struck off the country’s coast, prompting warnings…
Leaders of some Central and Eastern European countries refused to support the UN Global Compact for Safe, Orderly and Regular Migration, which should be signed in Moroccan Marrakesh in December. For example, Czech President Milos Zeman noted that the adoption of the document could lead to increased illegal migration. “I would definitely reject the UN…
Girl Scouts practice placing orders using Digital Cookie, a new addition to the Girl Scout Cookie Program. in this undated handout picture. | (PHOTO: REUTERS/GIRL SCOUTS OF THE USA) The Girl Scouts of the United States of America has slapped the Boy Scouts of America with a federal trademark lawsuit alleging that the organization’s gender-neutral rebranding campaign, pushing a…