While Barnier and Davies thrash out the larger issues, working groups on either side will focus on issues, including, recovering Britain’s budgetary dues to the EU, citizen’s rights, and other tidbits. On Monday, when Britain’s Brexit Secretary David Davis meets… Read More ›
Geopolitics
US Think Tank Says There Can Be More Bomb Fuel Than Thought With North Korea
According to the findings and observations of a U.S. think tank, Pyongyang may have reprocessed more plutonium than previously thought that can be used to enlarge its nuclear weapons stockpile which has been revealed by thermal images of North Korea’s main nuclear… Read More ›
In A Decade Amid Economic Slumps, Italy’s Poor Almost Tripled
As Italy went through a double-dip, record-long recession, the number of Italians living below the level of absolute poverty almost tripled over the last decade. National statistics agency Istat said that up from almost 1.7 million in 2006, the absolute poor, or those… Read More ›
As Scotland And Wales Revolt, Brexit Clash Threatens U.K. Crisis
Sparking a furious backlash from Scotland and Wales and fueling political opposition that could derail her plans for Brexit, Theresa May unveiled a landmark draft law to take Britain out of the European Union. When the U.K. leaves the bloc… Read More ›
In A Bid For Aramco Prize, Britain Floats New Sovereign IPO Rules
Just as the London Stock Exchange is trying to win the IPO of Saudi Arabian oil giant Saudi Aramco, a potentially huge but controversial prize, Britain has proposed a loosening of rules on stock market listings by state companies. Even as exchanges… Read More ›
IEA Says The Crown For World’s Largest Exporter Of Natural Gas Will Soon Go To The US
According to a new report by the International Energy Agency, the position of global supremacy presently claimed by Australia and Qatar as the world’s largest exporter of natural gas is most likely to be challenged by the United States soon enough…. Read More ›
Unclear Brexit Creates ‘Trust’ Issues Exist For EU’s Barnier With Respect To The U.K.
Demanding that Theresa May’s government make its positions on Brexit clear so talks can start making progress, in the space of a week, the European Union’s chief Brexit negotiator, Michel Barnier, issued his second stern warning to the U.K. “We can’t… Read More ›
In Steel Retaliation, EU Targets Kentucky Bourbon
In order to target for retaliation over Donald Trump’s plans to invoke national security concerns to limit steel imports, EU officials have begun assembling a list of US goods including whiskey, orange juice and dairy products. the tensions set off by… Read More ›
Initial Demands Void, Vow More Measures – Four Arab States Leading Qatar Boycott
Proof of Qatar’s links to terror groups is perpetuated by Doha’s refusal of their demands to resolve a Gulf diplomatic crisis, said the four Arab states leading the boycott against Qatar said late on Thursday. The countries said that they… Read More ›
Britain sets Brexit terms – wants frictionless trade
Does this amount to wanting to have the cake and eat it too? EU’s chief Brexit negotiator had earlier made it amply clear, once Britain leaves the bloc, frictionless trade is not possible. In the wake of the shock outcome… Read More ›