UK: Former finance minister Rishi Sunak leads first vote in PM race
Jul 14, 2022 08:38 am UTC| Politics
The first round of votes among the candidates who are vying to become the next Prime Minister of the United Kingdom and the leader of its Conservative Party took place this week. From the votes, former finance minister...
Jul 14, 2022 07:48 am UTC| Politics
Indirect talks between Iran and the United States have resumed after a months-long pause in an effort to restart the 2015 nuclear deal. Iranian President Ebrahim Raisi said they would maintain their stance in the...
Jul 14, 2022 06:42 am UTC| Politics
Tensions surround the South China Sea over sovereignty claims by China and the surrounding countries. The US announced that its USS Ronald Reagan carrier strike group is currently deployed in the contested waters, carrying...
South Korea: Presidential office condemns repatriation of North Korean fishermen in 2019
Jul 14, 2022 06:22 am UTC| Politics
In light of a recent probe that would again look into a case involving two North Korean fishermen back in 2019, the South Korean presidential office condemned the repatriation efforts. The presidential office also pledged...
Russia-Ukraine conflict: Negotiations with Moscow not an option, says German foreign minister
Jul 14, 2022 06:10 am UTC| Politics
The war in Ukraine continues in its fourth month, with Russia focusing on capturing the eastern region of Ukraine in its new offensive. This week, Germanys foreign minister said negotiations with Russia are not an...
The war in Ukraine: A no-win situation for the left
Jul 13, 2022 14:34 pm UTC| Politics
Those on the left of the political spectrum are floundering over what to say about the war in Ukraine. Venezuelas Nicolás Maduro supports Russias Vladimir Putin, who has been his ally since 2018. Socialists...
Ukraine war: Russia's G20 walkout heightens tensions at fractious summit as China's rise continues
Jul 13, 2022 14:26 pm UTC| Politics
While G20 foreign ministers were meeting in Bali, Indonesia, the Russian president, Vladimir Putin, threatened further escalation in his war against Ukraine, announcing to the world that by and large, we have not started...
South Africa’s plan to move away from coal: 8 steps to make it succeed
Germany lowers voting age to 16 for the European elections
IceCube researchers detect a rare type of energetic neutrino sent from powerful astronomical objects