New EU-UK trade deal has promise for Northern Ireland and US as well
Apr 05, 2023 13:41 pm UTC| Politics
A new trade agreement between the European Union and the United Kingdom, which left the EU in 2020, could have finally found a way to safeguard peace in Northern Ireland after Brexit reignited old tensions. The deal...
Russia's shadow war: Vulkan files leak show how Putin's regime weaponises cyberspace
Apr 05, 2023 13:33 pm UTC| Politics
Recent revelations about the close partnership between the Kremlin and NTC Vulkan, a Russian cybersecurity consultancy with links to the military, provide some rare insights into how the Putin regime weaponises...
Mongolia: squeezed between China and Russia fears 'new cold war'
Apr 05, 2023 13:27 pm UTC| Insights & Views
Mongolias prime minister, Luvsannamsrain Oyun-Erdene, recently expressed his countrys fear that the world is heading towards a new cold war as the relations between Russia and China and the west particularly Nato have...
China warns US House Speaker McCarthy not to meet with Taiwan President Tsai during US transit
Apr 05, 2023 10:20 am UTC| Politics
China has warned US House Speaker Kevin McCarthy not to hold a meeting with Taiwanese President Tsai Ing-wen as she makes her transit to the United States following a visit to Central America. Beijing said McCarthy should...
Russia-Ukraine war: US announces $2.6 billion additional military aid to Ukraine
Apr 05, 2023 09:28 am UTC| Politics
The United States has pledged another round of military aid to Ukraine worth $2.6 billion. The new military assistance package includes air surveillance radars, anti-tank rockets, and fuel trucks. The Pentagon announced...
China’s latest diplomatic move will extends its trade, energy, financial and maritime power
Mar 28, 2023 14:24 pm UTC| Insights & Views
Chinas billions of dollars in global investments and infrastructure projects seem to be paying off politically and economically. Just recently, Honduras signalled it is set to cut diplomatic ties with Taiwan, having...
Mar 28, 2023 14:21 pm UTC| Insights & Views
The fact that Saudi Arabia entered a rapprochement deal with Iran and chose China to broker it came as a surprise to many international observers. The agreement, officially called the Joint Trilateral Statement, was...
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