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His appointment was so controversial that it became known as ‘Selmayr-gate’. On Tuesday, the EU Ombudsman released a scathing report on the promotion of Martin Selmayr to the top of EU civil service. “Mr Selmayr’s appointment did not follow EU … Read More

Taiwan’s President Tsai Ing-wen (C) arrives at a polling station to vote during local elections in Zhongho, New Taipei City, Nov. 24, 2018 – AFP Scholars and experts at the Asia Society have called for a ‘course correction’ in U.S.-China policy, … Read More

File photo: A municipal worker fumigates a flooded alley to prevent the spread of dengue fever and other mosquito-borne diseases at a residential colony in Ahmedabad, India, July 29, 2017. Reuters/Amit Dave JAKARTA, Indonesia:  A outbreak of dengue fever claimed … Read More

$22 trillionOpens a New Window.. Let us repeat…$22 trillion. We know. It’s just a number. It’s just a number that rolls off the tongues. But we here like to simplify things. We here believe in reality. The reality is our … Read More

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu sent a terrifying message from his official Twitter account on Wednesday — only to clear it up later, apparently due to a translation issue. “What… Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu sent a terrifying message from … Read More

A reduction has noted in weapons shipments, funds to Iran’s Syria project. Israeli soldiers stand atop tanks overlooking the border between Israel and Syria. (photo credit: RONEN ZVULUN / REUTERS) With Iran continuing to entrench itself throughout the Middle East, … Read More

The entrance to a Planned Parenthood Clinic is seen here in Oklahoma City on July 24, 2015. (Associated Press) **FILE** In an undercover video released Wednesday, a former technician for a tissue-harvesting company details how an aborted baby was kept … Read More

New surge comprised of migrant families and children, which are a much tougher population to combat. Photo by: Gregory Bull    In this Jan. 16, 2019, image, a man uses a ladder to climb an electrical pole in a border … Read More

Honduran asylum seekers are taken into custody by U.S. Border Patrol agents after the group crossed the U.S. border wall into San Diego, California, seen from Tijuana, Mexico, Sunday, Dec. 16, 2018. (AP Photo/Moises Castillo) SACRAMENTO, Calif. — California Gov. … Read More

Under the new abortion law, medical professionals and organizations could state that they carry out abortions. The reform has been criticized by some health professionals who say it prevents access to useful information. The German Cabinet on Wednesday approved a … Read More

MOSCOW (AP) – A senior Russian diplomat says Venezuela hasn’t asked Russia for military assistance amid the South American country’s political crisis. Alexander Shchetinin, the head of the Russian Foreign Ministry’s Latin America department, said Monday that Moscow hasn’t received … Read More

Working together with all major internet providers in the country, Russian authorities are planning an interesting – and quite disturbing – experiment that involves disconnecting all local users from the internet. The purpose of this experiment is to get feedback … Read More

TOKYO (Sputnik) – The Japanese government created a crisis response headquarters on Monday after a Chinese patrol ship entered Japanese territorial waters next to the disputed islands in the East China Sea, NHK broadcaster reported. Four Chinese corvettes approached the … Read More

HONG KONG: Asian stocks saw gains on Monday (Feb 11) as US and Chinese officials in Beijing geared up for crunch trade talks aimed at averting fresh tariff escalations. Mainland Chinese markets reopened higher after the Lunar New Year break … Read More

Another working-level negotiation to be held just before summit. US State Department Special Representative for North Korea Stephen Biegun prepares to leave South Korean via Incheon International Airport on Feb. 10. (Yonhap News) Preparations are moving ahead for the second … Read More