A result being described one which could seal the continent’s fate in terms of ever closer political and economic union, Angela Merkel is likely to be re-elected as Germany’s chancellor for a fourth term in an election next Sunday. With… Read More ›
Geopolitics
British lawmakers urge Theressa May’s government to outline its strategy vis-a-vis cross border pensions
Without access to the “grandfathering” process, the legality of insurance contracts to EU citizens, including UK expats, will be null and void. On Monday, British lawmakers have urged Theressa May’s government to address the status of cross-border pensions and insurance… Read More ›
North Korea staring at U.N backed military options
With a naval blockade for enforcing U.N sanctions being one of the military options available in the U.S. repertoire, North Korea’s only ally has begun naval war games with Russia in the Korean peninsula. The U.N Security Council has run… Read More ›
Military ‘Equilibrium’ With U.S. Is Sought By North Korea
While the United States had earlier signalled that its patience for diplomacy is wearing thin after Pyongyang fired a missile over Japan for the second time in under a month, on Saturday, North Korea said that it aims to reach… Read More ›
First Major Test Of Credibility Faced By EU-U.S. Data Pact
With Europe seeking to ensure Washington has lived up to its promises to protect the data of European citizens stored on U.S. servers, a pact underpinning billions of dollars of transatlantic data transfers will undergo its first annual review. The… Read More ›
China’s Struggle To Stop Kim Shown By Smuggled North Korea Clams
Chinese and North Korean trawlers intermingle as they search for crabs, conch and yellow clam in the fishing grounds where the Yalu River opens up to the Yellow Sea. According to media reports that quote traders who have been aboard… Read More ›
Countries That Started Rift With Qatar Have More To Lose, Says Chief Of Largest Middle East Bank
According to the group chief executive of the Middle East’s largest bank by assets, in comparison to the gas-rich state of Qatar that they are targeting, the Arab countries that have cut ties with Qatar may have more to lose from the spat. Qatar… Read More ›
North Korea’s ICBM flies over Japan and lands far out into the Pacific ocean
With this latest launch North Korea has demonstrated it has hydrogen bomb making capabilities as well as the vehicle to deliver them to its enemies. Since its every launch create a rumble in markets worldwide, are these provocations created for… Read More ›
As Hurricanes Hit U.S. Crop, Top Cotton Buyers Flock To India
After fierce storms in the United States, the biggest exporter of cotton, affected the size and quality of the crop, dealers in India said that the world’s top cotton buyers, all in Asia, are flocking to India to secure supplies…. Read More ›
Kia Motors hires Pierre Leclercq as its lead designer
Leclercq has worked earlier for a Chinese company, and he knows the kind of designs the Chinese prefer. In a move aimed at reversing its fortunes in China, Kia Motors Corp has hired former BMW designer Pierre Leclercq as head… Read More ›