With the united Kingdom completing its transition period out of the European Union, Scotland’s First Minister Nicola Sturgeon stated Scotland would soon be back in the bloc. “Scotland will be back soon, Europe,” tweeted Sturgeon on Twitter at 2300 GMT…. Read More ›
Geopolitics
State Department approves plans to sell precision bombs to Saudi Arabia worth $290 billion
In a statement the Pentagon said, the U.S. State Department has approved the potential sale of 3,000 precision guided munitions to Saudi Arabia in a deal valued at up to $290 billion. The incoming Bidden Administration has pledged to halt… Read More ›
Trump Administration bolsters executive order barring U.S. investment in Chinese companies
In a significant development, the Trump administration has further bolstered an executive order barring U.S. investors from purchasing securities of Chinese military-controlled companies. There is some disagreement among U.S. agencies on how tough to make the directive. In a statement,… Read More ›
Cross border traffic main irritant in UK-Spain negotiations: Spanish Foreign Minister Arancha Gonzalez Laya
On Tuesday, in a statement Spanish Foreign Minister Arancha Gonzalez Laya said, the main burr that needs ironing out in negotiations between Britain and Spain is Gibraltar’s post-Brexit status. London and Madrid are negotiating how to police the land border… Read More ›
Oxford-AstraZeneca Covid-19 Vaccine Could Be Approved By UK This Week
The United Kingdom is likely to approve usage of the Covid-19 vaccine developed jointly by AstraZeneca and the University of Oxford in this week. The Medicines and Healthcare products Regulatory Agency of the country will approve the vaccine for use… Read More ›
Distribution Of Pfizer’s Covid Vaccine In EU To Be Completed By September
By September next year, the total distribution of the initial 200 million doses of the Covid-19 vaccine that has been developed by Pfizer and BioNTech would be completed across the European Union, said reports quoting a spokesman for the EU… Read More ›
Europe Aims To End Pandemic With Roll Out Of Mass Vaccination
Europe initiated a continent wide vaccination programme against Covid-19 at an unprecedented scale on Sunday with the aim of ending the pandemic that had taken a heavy toll on economies and killed more than 1.7 million people globally. Contracts with… Read More ›
Little Progress For UK’s Large Financial Sector Made In The UK-EU Trade Deal
Even though a post-Brexit deal on trade has been agreed between the United Kingdom and the European Union to govern trade relationship between the two trading partners, a decision on granting access to the bloc’s financial market to British firms… Read More ›
New Report Says Chinese Economy To Become Largest In The World By 2028
A new report by the think tank of the United Kingdom has stated that the economic response from China to combat the economic fall out of the novel coronavirus pandemic has created a situation that it can now become the… Read More ›
Turkey wants better ties with Israel: Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan
On Friday, in a development that marks a change in Turkey’s stance towards Israel, Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan said he wants Ankara to have better ties with Israel even as talks at the intelligence level continues between the two countries…. Read More ›