US President Joe Biden and Qatar’s ruling emir are set to hold negotiations at the White House on January 31, 2022 on a range of issues including global energy security, said the White House midst concerns about gas supplies to… Read More ›
Geopolitics
Singapore, Indonesia sign extradition treaty, defense agreements
In a significant development, Singapore and Indonesia have signed a bilateral extradition agreement aimed at bringing to justice those who have been accused of stashing offshore billions of dollars in state money. The two countries also signed bilateral agreements covering… Read More ›
WHO’s Tedros Says Conditions Globally Are Ideal For More Covid Variants To Emerge
The conditions are just right for the Covid-19 coronavirus to mutate into new versions, and it’s dangerous to think the pandemic is nearing its end, according to the WHO’s senior official. Director-General Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus told the WHO’s executive board… Read More ›
US responds in kind to flight cancellations by China
In a statement the U.S. government said it would suspend 44 China-bound flights from the United States by four Chinese carriers in response to the Chinese government’s decision to suspend some U.S. carrier flights over COVID-19 concerns. The suspension of… Read More ›
Ukraine crisis pits Germany’s main gas supplier with biggest security allies
In an interview to German Sueddeutsche Zeitung German Chancellor Olaf Scholz said, Europe and Washington must think carefully and act prudently when considering sanctions against Russia for any aggression against Ukraine. The Ukraine-Russia crisis pits Berlin’s main gas supplier with… Read More ›
Complete Ban On Crypto Mining And Trading Proposed By Russia’s Central Bank
Russia’s central bank advocated a total ban on the use and mining of all cryptocurrencies, citing threats to the country’s financial system and ecology. Cryptocurrency has all the signs of a pyramid scheme and threatens monetary policy sovereignty, according to a… Read More ›
Google Spent 27% More In Lobbying In Washington In 2021 Amid Efforts Of Lawmakers To Curb Big Tech
According to the Senate lobbying disclosure database, Google expended 27 per cent higher on lobbying in the United States in 2021 than it did in 2020, with total spending of $9.6 million. That’s less than the more than $20 million… Read More ›
Germany Plans To Draw In 400,000 Skilled Workers From Foreign Countries Each Year
The new coalition government in Germany intends to bring in 400,000 competent foreign workers per year to address a demographic imbalance as well as labor shortages in key industries that might jeopardize the country’s recovery from the coronavirus outbreak. “The… Read More ›
Russia could attack Ukraine on very short notice: U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken
In a significant development U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken has warned that Russia could launch an attack on Ukraine at “very short notice”. Blinken made the comments on his arrived in Kyiv in a diplomatic push towards defuse tensions… Read More ›
China failed to meet Phase 1 purchase commitments, yoo early to withdraw US tariffs on Chinese goods: Biden
In a statement U.S. President Joe Biden said, it was too early to make any commitments on lifting U.S. tariffs on Chinese goods, while USTR Katherine Tai said she was working on the issue. “I’d like to be able to be… Read More ›
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