World Bank to suspend funding to Tanzania
The World Bank may suspend funding to Tanzania after expressing concerns about new legislation which would punish anyone who questions…
UK accuses GRU of ‘reckless’ cyberattacks
The British government has accused Russia’s military intelligence unit GRU of being behind a series of “reckless” cyberattacks ordered by…
U.S. abrogates 1955 treaty with Iran
The United States is terminating the Treaty of Amity reached with Iran in pre-revolutionary days, calling it an “absolute absurdity”…
The Risks of Replacing LIBOR
Ending the global borrowing index poses a potential threat to financial stability. LIBOR, or the London Interbank Offered Rate, has…
Near collision in the South China Sea
The USS Decatur was conducting a Freedom of Navigation Operation (FONOP) near the Spratly islands when the Chinese warship came…
The rising US debt burden
Recent data of the US Treasury Department revealed that the US’s national debt has expanded by $1.2 trillion. At the…
US warns India of sanctions
The United States has warned India against a planned purchase of S-400 surface-to-air missiles from Russia when President Vladimir Putin…
S Korea plan to break stalemate in talks
Seoul is proposing that the United States hold off on a demand for an inventory of North Korea’s nuclear weapons.…
International Court of Justice orders US to ease Iran sanctions
The International Court of Justice (ICJ) has ordered the US to ease sanctions it re-imposed on Iran after abandoning a…
France accuses Iran in Paris bomb plot
France has accused Iran’s intelligence services of involvement in a foiled bombing attack that targeted a meeting organised by an…