Sterling took a dip on Wednesday as a respected voter poll raised the prospect of a hung parliament – in which no one party has a governing majority – arising from Thursday’s general election in the U.K. The pound weakened against the dollar, weakening to $1.3107 earlier on Wednesday before rebounding to $1.3151, after a […] Read more
House Democrats on Tuesday announced that they will vote on whether to impeach President Donald Trump on two specific articles — abuse of power and obstruction of Congress. Judiciary Chairman Jerrold Nadler, D-N.Y., flanked by House Speaker Nancy Pelosi and the chairs of four other panels involved in the impeachment inquiry, made the announcement “charging […] Read more
Lebanese Prime Minister Saad Hariri announced his intention to resign from his position on Tuesday, nearly two weeks into mass anti-government protests that have gripped the Middle Eastern country of 6 million. “I have reached a dead end today,” Hariri said from Beirut, as he appealed to all Lebanese to “protect civil peace.” He addressed […] Read more
Once a political rock star, Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau is facing challenging general elections on Monday after two major scandals tainted his image. Trudeau, 47 is viewed as one of the last remaining progressive leaders in the western world. He was endorsed by former Democratic US President Barack Obama in the final stretch of […] Read more
Western countries have widely condemned Ankara for its military operation in northeast Syria, but Luxembourg’s top diplomat said they could be dragged into the conflict should Turkey, a NATO member state, trigger the body’s defensive clause. In an interview with German radio Bayerischer Rundfunk on Monday, Luxembourg Foreign Minister Jean Asselborn said that if Turkish […] Read more
President Donald Trump blasted the conservative cable network Fox News on Thursday after it reported that its new poll on impeachment found a majority of respondents favoring his removal from office. “Whoever their Pollster is, they suck,” Trump lashed out on Twitter, a day after the Fox poll showed that a new high of 51% […] Read more
In this article, the author will reflect on how he visualizes the presidency of the subject summit, reaching out to what he sees as the most suitable agenda. The author referred in a previous article, to the press release that confirmed Saudi Arabia’s hosting the 2020 Summit, as such, he draws the reader’s attention to […] Read more
The World Trade Organization (WTO) has backed a U.S. request to impose tariffs on $7.5 billion of European goods, potentially sparking a new trade war across the Atlantic. Arbitrators from the WTO have granted President Donald Trump’s administration the right to levy billions against imports of European goods for what they say are illegal subsidies […] Read more
Israeli oil and gas company Delek has received an offer from an unnamed investor for a potential investment of up to $250 million into its North Sea focused subsidiary Ithaca Energy. An Ithaca asset in the north Sea / Image source: Ithaca Delek, which through Ithaca agreed to buy Chevron’s North Sea assets in a […] Read more
LUXEMBOURG — British Prime Minister Boris Johnson met with the European Union’s top executive on Monday for a set of lunchtime talks that both critics and allies have described as political theater, because his government continues to insist the U.K. will exit the EU at the end of October, with or without a negotiated agreement. […] Read more
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