Merkel enters Brexit fray
Angela Merkel is expected to fly to Ireland to discuss with PM Varadkar about preparations should a no-deal Brexit occur.…
Comedian vies for Ukrainian Presidency
Mr. Zelenskiy, a popular Ukrainian comic, mounts a significant lead in exit polls and early counting although he is unlikely…
Chinese jets enter Taiwan strait line
Taiwan has protested what it called a “reckless” and “provocative” flight by two Chinese fighter jets across the so-called median…
US-China trade war winner: Mexico
Mexico has seen big gains in shipments to the U.S. in categories where competing Chinese goods were hit with tariffs,…
Robust monsoon predicted for India
India’s monsoon, crucial for Asia’s third-largest economy, is likely to be a robust and healthy one this year provided there…
Anti-Bashir protests intensify
Sudanese women are taking the lead in protests against President Omar Bashir. There is a significant backlash against the decades-old…
Saudi Arabia pursues nuclear technology
The US secretly approves preliminary measures to share nuclear technology with Saudi Arabia, despite domestic and international concerns. The Kingdom…
Secrecy surrounds North Korean embassy attack
An attack on a North Korean embassy in Madrid has brought the activities of a fringe activist group to the…
Trump veto stands
The U.S. House of Representatives on Tuesday failed to override President Donald Trump’s first veto, leaving in place the “national…
WMO warns of impending climate disasters
WMO’s annual report indicates a bleak climatic future that requires urgent action lest the loss of life and immense economic…
Facebook introduces hate-speech policing
Facebook will institute methods and regulations to tackle white supremacist thought in the upcoming weeks, although more needs to be…
European leaders meet China’s Xi
French, German and European Commission leaders met President Xi amidst tensions over trade and security. Sino–European relations were established in…
China thanks Kazakhstan over de-radicalization scheme
The Chinese government’s top diplomat has thanked Kazakhstan for its support for a controversial de-radicalisation programme in China’s far western…
Sino-Russian South China Sea energy partnership
Russia and China to explore the viability of gas hydrates, a potential energy market disrupter, in the contentious South China…
Trump ratifies Israel’s Golan control
President Trump issues US recognition for Israel’s annexation of the Golan Heights in a move that provides Prime Minister Netanyahu…