UK finance minister endorses Liz Truss in race to be next PM
Aug 02, 2022 10:12 am UTC| Politics
The final two candidates to become the next Conservative Party leader and Prime Minister of the United Kingdom narrow down to foreign secretary Liz Truss and former finance minister Rishi Sunak. This week, several...
Aug 02, 2022 09:51 am UTC| Politics
Over the weekend, the European Unions foreign policy chief Josep Borrell welcomed the decision by the government of Kosovo to delay measures for Serbs to register for new license plates. The measures would be implemented...
Aug 02, 2022 08:40 am UTC| Politics
The United States, among other major world powers is looking to counter Chinas growing influence in the world. The US ambassador to Japan says Washington and Tokyo are to pursue commercial diplomacy to counter...
Iran is capable of developing nuclear weapon but has no intention, says nuclear chief
Aug 02, 2022 07:29 am UTC| Politics
The head of Irans nuclear agency reiterated the countrys intentions for developing its nuclear program. The countrys nuclear chief said that while Iran has the capability to develop a nuclear weapon, it does not intend to...
Myanmar will not be represented in upcoming ASEAN summit
Aug 02, 2022 07:16 am UTC| Politics
The ASEAN regional grouping has barred the junta government of Myanmar from its international summits as a result of its coup against the countrys elected government. The chair of the bloc announced that Myanmar would not...
Russia-Ukraine conflict: First ship carrying Ukrainian grain leaves Odesa
Aug 02, 2022 06:46 am UTC| Politics
This week, the first ship carrying Ukrainian grain left the port city of Odesa. This is the first ship to set sail to transport grain as part of the deal to unblock Ukraines ports in the Black Sea. Ukraines...
Unpacking the power plays over Western Sahara
Aug 02, 2022 04:13 am UTC| Politics
The western Mediterranean region has recently witnessed an intensifying set of diplomatic and economic stand-offs between neighbours Morocco, Algeria, and Spain. In 2021, Algiers completely severed its already fractured...
Johannesburg in a time of darkness: Ivan Vladislavić’s new memoir reminds us of the city’s fragility
Economist Chris Richardson on an ‘ugly’ inflation result and the coming budget
Biden administration tells employers to stop shackling workers with ‘noncompete agreements’
IceCube researchers detect a rare type of energetic neutrino sent from powerful astronomical objects