Within days of seizing power in Myanmar, the military rulers of the country attempted to withdraw about $1bn held at the Federal Reserve Bank of New York in the United States which prompted officials in the United States to freeze… Read More ›
Geopolitics
Brent crude futures breaches $70, first since COVID-19 pandemic
On Monday, for the first time since the coronavirus-induced COVID-19 pandemic began, brent crude futures breached the $70 threshold for the first time, while U.S. crude touched its more than two years high. The development comes in the wake of… Read More ›
U.S.-UK agree to suspend punitive tariffs on scotch whiskey as first step for finding solution towards civil aviation subsidies
On Thursday, in a report, the Spectator magazine said, Washington and London have hammered out an agreement to suspend retaliatory tariffs on goods including Scotch whisky. The tariffs were imposed earlier as part of a long-running trade dispute over civil… Read More ›
Five Eyes Network should forge closer ties with Greenland given availability of rare earth deposits
With China controlling nearly 90% of the world’s supply of rare earth, the Five Eyes network should forge closer ties with Greenland to boost the critical supply of the minerals and cut their dependence on China, said a think tank… Read More ›
Britain’s Northern Irish Brexit arrangements a clear breach of trust: EU’s Finance Chief
Britain’s decision to make unilateral changes to Northern Irish Brexit arrangements have triggered concerns whether it can be trusted on future trade negotiations, opined the European Union’s finance chief Mairead McGuinness. “It does open a question mark about global Britain,… Read More ›
EU Request For More Time For Ratification Of Brexit Deal Allowed By UK
The request of the European Union to postpone the ratification of their post-Brexit trade deal by a month was agreed to by the United Kingdom. This move however added on to the existing uncertainty into what is already a very… Read More ›
Britain calls for urgent unfettered access to Xinjiang which houses modern concentration camps
On Monday, Britain is set to call on the United Nations to ask China to give “urgent and unfettered” access to Xinjiang to investigate reports of abuses in the Chinese region. The development is also set to mark Britain’s return… Read More ›
China appeals to reset U.S.-China relations
In a significant development that underscores the fact that the previous Administration efforts aimed at countering China’s exploitive trade practices have indeed hit their targets, senior Chinese diplomat Wang Yi has called on the Biden Administration to reopen dialogue with… Read More ›
Paris Agreement Officially Rejoined By The US
The Paris Agreement on climate change has not formally been rejoined by the United States. The agreement was formed to tackle the problem of global warming so that the potentially catastrophic impacts of it can be avoided. According to the… Read More ›
Cease-Fire In Transatlantic Trade War Was Urged By Airbus CEO
An urgent call for a “cease-fire” in the on-going trade spat between the European Union and the United States over aircraft subsidies was given by the head of European plane maker Airbus on Saturday. The company said that the damage… Read More ›