The House Intelligence Committee on Thursday released a redacted version of the whistleblower complaint that has embroiled President Donald Trump in an impeachment inquiry and clouded his political future. The nine-page document details an “urgent concern” that the president is “using the power of his office to solicit interference from a foreign country in the […] Read more
The U.K. Prime Minister Boris Johnson has suffered a potentially fatal blow to his authority after the U.K. Supreme Court ruled that his move to shut down parliament was illegal, immediately triggering calls for him to step down. Speaking at the Supreme Court in Westminster on Tuesday, the President of the U.K.’s highest court, Brenda […] Read more
In article one, we touched base on the G20, its creation and described some of its successes since its first meet in 2008. Here, we speak of the Saudi Vision 2030 and how it, generally, relates to the G20. The Kingdom recognizes the fact, that in a world that rapidly changes, it is the collaborative […] Read more
Saudi Arabia’s first participation in the G20 meetings, according to Wikipedia, was during the 2008 Washington summit. Saudi Arabia, was the tenth largest sovereign wealth fund in the world then, as well as, the second largest oil reserves. Initially, the Saudi entrance to the G20 was due to its economic importance as an “effective pricing […] Read more
“Make Romania Great Again”. That was the message emblazoned across a cap that US President Donald Trump gave his Romanian counterpart, Klaus Iohannis. The slogan is a tweak of the ones used by Trump in his 2016 presidential campaign. The gift was handed to Iohannis as he visited the White House on Tuesday. Pictures released […] Read more
French President Emmanuel Macron will host his Russian counterpart Vladimir Putin in a rare meeting on Monday before the start of the G7 summit in Biarritz. Macron is hoping to convince Russia to help end the conflict in east Ukraine. The French president believes the arrival of Volodymyr Zelensky as Ukrainian president could be the […] Read more
Voters headed to the polls for a by-election on Thursday in Wales’ Brecon and Radnorshire constituency. How did the by-election come about and why is it so important for the UK’s new prime minister Boris Johnson? What is a by-election? By-elections in the UK take place between general elections when a seat in the House […] Read more
Boris Johnson: Diplomatic disaster, EU basher or reincarnated olive – who is the new British leader?
Boris Johnson has been crowned the new leader of Britain’s Conservative Party, and will become Prime Minister of the United Kingdom at its most critical moment of modern times. The 55-year-old beat Foreign Secretary Jeremy Hunt in the runoff to replace Theresa May. “My chances of being PM are about as good as the chances […] Read more
Five boats believed to belong to Iranian Revolutionary Guards approached a British oil tanker in the Gulf on Wednesday and asked it to stop in Iranian waters close by, but withdrew after a British warship warned them, U.S. officials said. Britain’s Ministry of Defence had no immediate comment. The incident occurred almost a week after […] Read more
President Vladimir Putin said Russia is ready to restart discussions with the U.S. over arms control and denied that the collapse of a significant nuclear missile treaty between the two nations would prompt an arms race. Putin said Thursday there had “recently been signs that Washington is beginning to consider resuming bilateral dialogue on a […] Read more
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