Europe on the Move: Commission completes its agenda for safe, clean and connected mobility
The Juncker Commission is undertaking the third and final set of actions to modernise Europe’s transport system. In his State of the Union address of September 2017, President Juncker set out a goal for the EU and its industries to become a world … Read More
Is Russia About To Abandon The OPEC Deal?
OPEC and Russia are meeting in a little more than a month to discuss the progress of their oil production deal and what’s next. On the face of things, there will be no surprises: every country taking part in the … Read More
EU Warns Greece Receiving More Refugees from Turkey Than Ever, More Budget Need, Police
A little girl looks on upon arrival at the northern island of Lesbos after crossing the Aegean sea with other migrants and refugees from Turkey /AFP The European Union migration officials have warned that Greece is receiving more and … Read More
DR Congo Ebola outbreak spreads to Mbandaka city
AFP/Getty Twenty-three people are known to have died. The Ebola outbreak in DR Congo has spread from the countryside into a city, prompting fears that the disease will be increasingly hard to control. Health Minister Oly Ilunga Kalenga confirmed a … Read More
Israel says its planes bombed militant targets in Gaza
JERUSALEM — The Israeli military says it has carried out airstrikes on militant sites in Gaza overnight in response to machine gun fire that hit a building in the Israeli city of Sderot. The army said Thursday that planes bombarded … Read More
Germany ready to repatriate over 30,000 illegal Nigerian migrants
Germany has proposed a new process that will facilitate the smooth repatriation of over 30,000 illegal Nigerian migrants back home. Minister of Foreign Affairs, Geoffrey Onyeama, said this when he received the Security Adviser to the President of Germany, Dr. … Read More
Syria: Chemical weapons watchdog confirms chlorine gas attack in Saraqeb
The Organization for the Prevention of Chemical Weapons has said samples show a high probability that chlorine gas was used in an attack in Syria. It did not say who had used the banned weapons. Chlorine gas “was likely used … Read More
Israel Struggles to Explain Why Snipers Used to Quell Palestinian Protest
Putrid water, tear gas has limited effectiveness, Israel says Palestinians appeal for UN help to save them from ‘massacre’ Israeli soldiers and snipers at the border east of Gaza City on May 15. Photographer: Thomas Coex/AFP via Getty Images Skunk water, … Read More
Palestinians recall envoys to four EU nations after US embassy move
Palestinian president Mahmud Abbas gestures as he chairs a Palestinian National Council meeting in Ramallah on April 30, 2018ABBAS MOMANI (AFP) The Palestinian Authority (PA) has recalled its envoys to Romania, the Czech Republic, Hungary and Austria after their ambassadors attended … Read More
Police boot Jews from Temple Mount for raising Israel flag on volatile day
Jerusalem Day revelers questioned for violating visitation rules at contested holy site, as security forces prepare for afternoon flag march in Old City. Jews and Muslims clashed Sunday morning on the Temple Mount in Jerusalem’s Old City, with police detaining … Read More
Want to understand why Trump keeps winning? Look at Democratic hysteria
If you want to understand why Donald Trump is president today (and why he could very well win a second term), look to the Democrats’ hysterical response to two of Trump’s major foreign policy achievements over the past week. Last … Read More
President says ‘we’ll have to see’ if summit with North Korea’s Kim still on
This column provides a daily update on key presidential actions as well as comments, whether spoken aloud or on Twitter, by President Trump. Like the stock market, the deadline for Trump Today action is 4 p.m. Eastern Time, even as … Read More
The US may be on the cusp of a ‘hot, high-priced gasoline summer’
–Record gasoline demand and exports and rising oil prices may lead to a “hot, high-priced gasoline summer,” Again Capital’s John Kilduff said. –The U.S. average for a gallon of regular gasoline is $2.879, up from $2.338 a gallon at this … Read More
US, China still ‘very far apart’ on trade: ambassador Terry Branstad
US envoy Terry Branstad’s comments come as Chinese Vice-Premier Liu He arrives in Washington on Tuesday for more talks aimed at averting a trade war. The United States wants China to give a timetable on how it will open up … Read More