Greetings from Tyler, While the public is drowning in fake news and sober, false impeachment claims, the economy is roaring, to coin a phrase, “like nobody’s ever seen.” We’ll see if the fake news mainstream media will even report this news. They regularly conceal important information while endlessly repeating their opinions and speculations, always in…
Exclusive: Donald Tusk says it would still be better for both sides if UK stayed in EU. Donald Tusk said Brexit was one of the saddest experiences of his five years as European council president. Photograph: Mikhail Palinchak/Ukrinform/Barcroft Media Brexit has been “one of the most spectacular mistakes” in the history of the EU and…
On Friday six European countries issued a bombshell joint statement declaring their intent to join INSTEX, or the Instrument in Support of Trade Exchanges, a European special-purpose vehicle serving as a ‘SWIFT alternative’ to bypass US sanctions on Iran. Finland, Belgium, Denmark, Netherlands, Norway, and Sweden released a joint statement asserting it’s of “the utmost importance to the preservation…
(Bloomberg) — Turkey’s President Recep Tayyip Erdogan vowed to “oppose steps in NATO” unless the bloc supports his fight against Syrian Kurdish militants, threatening an alliance plan to defend Baltic states against Russian aggression. Ankara has been holding up the Baltic agreement as it presses NATO to recognize the Kurdish forces as terrorists. Turkey views…
How has the Leave vote affected the UK economy, ask Swati Dhingra and Thomas Sampson (LSE) in this second of two blogs based on the CEP Election Analysis briefing on Brexit. It summarizes CEP research on how the referendum outcome has affected the UK economy since 2016. The first blog, which reviews work on the potential long-run economic effects of…
With all dead believed to have been found, Albanian officials turned their focus to helping the 4,000 made homeless and remedying a flawed construction industry. People mourning Saturday in Durres, Albania, at the funeral for members of the extended Lala family who died in Tuesday’s earthquake.Credit…Malton Dibra/EPA, via Shutterstock TIRANA, Albania — The search-and-rescue operation…
Despite the bravery of bystanders, the deadly attack near London Bridge has raised questions about the efficacy of Britain’s prison rehabilitation system. Police officers patrolling near London Bridge on Saturday, after a deadly attack by a man armed with knives.Credit…Alberto Pezzali/Associated Press LONDON — It was midafternoon when Mike Finnerty, who sells cheese at his…
A volunteer helps a young boy following a sea rescue operation near the Greek island of Lesbos on Nov. 27. ARIS MESSINIS/AFP/GETTY IMAGES In 2015, at the start of the wave of migrants who hit European shores over the next few years, German Chancellor Angela Merkel said that migration and asylum would “preoccupy Europe much,…
Washington (CNN)The Trump administration has moved to substantially cut its contribution to NATO’s collective budget according to several US and NATO officials, a symbolic move that comes as many continue to question President Donald Trump‘s commitment to the transatlantic alliance as he prepares to attend a summit to mark its 70th anniversary in London next week….
A 6.4 magnitude earthquake has struck Albania, bringing down buildings and leaving people trapped under rubble. At least 13 people have died. One man was killed after jumping from a window in panic, a defense ministry spokeswoman said. The quake hit 34km (21 miles) north-west of the capital, Tirana, in the early hours of Tuesday….