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A BRICS currency to facilitate de-dollarization remains a distant dream, but a digital currency alternative to SWIFT is nearly here As India prepares to host the BRICS summit later this year, the focus will be on a payment system linking … Read More

Britain’s Prime Minister Keir Starmer hailed “really good progress” during talks with Chinese President Xi Jinping in Beijing on Thursday. After the 80-minute summit, China also announced that it will relax its rules for British citizens ​visiting ‍the ​country, allowing … Read More

The National Council of Resistance of Iran (NCRI) has backed the European Union’s move to put the Iranian Revolutionary Guards (IRGC) on the “terrorist list” after a deadly crackdown on mass protests. Speaking ahead of a meeting of EU ministers … Read More

The National Council of Resistance of Iran (NCRI) has backed the European Union’s move to put the Iranian Revolutionary Guards (IRGC) on the “terrorist list” after a deadly crackdown on mass protests. Speaking ahead of a meeting of EU ministers … Read More

BERLIN, Jan 28 (Reuters) – Ministers from six leading European economies including Germany and France vowed to be the drivers of European progress as they tackled how to advance projects stalled by the EU’s complex decision-making process at a time … Read More

NEW DELHI (AP) — Indian authorities said they had contained a Nipah virus outbreak after confirming two cases in the eastern state of West Bengal, as several Asian countries tightened health screenings and airport surveillance for travelers arriving from India. … Read More

Greetings from Tyler, Trump rocked their world at Davos.  Nobody wants to say the wrong thing.  Private parking for jets was at a premium, and nobody had to guess who was running the show.  America may be in for the … Read More

Jan 21 (Reuters) – U.S. President Donald Trump has invited dozens of world leaders to join his Board of Peace initiative aimed at resolving global conflicts but diplomats say it could harm the work of the United Nations. While some … Read More

Less than half a year into office and Japan’s new prime minister, Sanae Takaichi, has called a snap election, dissolving the Lower House on Jan. 23 and sending voters to the polls on Feb. 8. “I am putting my future … Read More

The conference center at the World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland is being evacuated with no further information on the cause. A reporter on the scene described an unusual smell that is ‘making some people in our area cough.’ Hundreds … Read More

Mass kidnappings are increasingly common in Nigeria, with armed gangs targeting remote communities where security and government presence is limited. Nigerian troops have freed 62 hostages – and killed two militants in a separate operation – as part of an … Read More

Here’s what happened today A ceasefire came into effect between the Syrian government and the SDF for four days, while both sides work on a plan for the practical integration of the northeastern Hasakah ​province. Despite the ceasefire, government-allied groups … Read More

DAVOS, Switzerland — President Trump will depart for Davos on Tuesday feeling more confident than ever in his own power to shape global events and more willing to bully and berate anyone who stands in his way. Why it matters: … Read More

Former deputy PA minister to head panel; Gaza Chamber of Commerce head, who will also be a member, tells ToI he is ‘eager to start work to alleviate suffering of Gazans’ Roughly a dozen Palestinians received official invitations on Tuesday … Read More

There is growing frustration in Germany over the nation’s economy. The stagnant economy has caused enormous political problems in Berlin, where tax revenue is nowhere near enough to pay for the perennially growing demands on the welfare state. Like in … Read More