What is the future of the European Union?

The European Union (EU) is facing turbulent times. It is plagued by deep divisions over how to shape its future. Over half a century of integration has created a profound interconnectedness between the political, economic, and social fates of member … Read More

Germany, China warn Trump tariff moves threaten global trade

posted in: Germany, News

BERLIN Germany denounced moves by President Donald Trump to impose tariffs on U.S. metal imports, saying Europe needed a united response to the threat and echoing criticism from China that it risked undermining the global trade system. Trump set import … Read More

Putin on U.S. election interference: ‘I couldn’t care less’

posted in: News, Russia

Megyn Kelly interviews Vladimir Putin on March 1, 2018. NBC News Russian President Vladimir Putin has told NBC News that he “couldn’t care less” if Russian citizens tried to interfere in the 2016 American presidential election because, he claims, they were … Read More

Are Syrian Rebels preparing southern offensive with Western support?

posted in: Middle East, News

Any disruption of that status-quo would affect not only Israel but also Jordan. Rumors circulated over the weekend that Syrian rebel forces backed by Western support were planning a major offensive in southern Syria in the area of Dara’a and … Read More

Chinese lawmakers vote to remove presidential term limits

posted in: Far East, News

An attendant hands out ballot papers to delegates at the third plenary session of the National People’s Congress (NPC), where delegates will vote on a constitutional amendment lifting presidential term limits, at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing, … Read More

Disease X: World Health Organisation issues global alert for potential pandemic

THE World Health Organisation has a list of diseases which pose a serious outbreak threat. Ebola. Lassa fever. CCHF haemorrhagic fever. Nipah / henipaviral. MESS. SARS. Zika. Now a high-level meeting of the world’s best medical scientists has added another … Read More

‘Disease X’ could be the world’s worst nightmare

As if Ebola, Zika and SARS aren’t enough to worry about, The World Health Organization has added a mysterious, yet-to-exist new malady to its list of nine diseases that may cause a worldwide epidemic. “Disease X” is not a newly identified … Read More

Locals Warned of Flying Rocks as Eruptions at Japan’s Mount Shinmoedake Volcano Intensify

Officials are warning people to stay away from Mount Shinmoedake, as the Japanese volcano’s eruptions continue to intensify. The volcano had its largest eruption in years on Tuesday, grounding flights as the sky filled with volcanic smoke and ash reaching heights of … Read More

Opinion: Warning signal for Europe from Slovakia

posted in: European Union, News

After Jan Kuciak’s assassination, hundreds of thousands of Slovaks have demonstrated against corruption and abuse of power. Keno Verseck believes that foreign countries should pay close attention. The murder of journalist Jan Kuciak and his fiancé, Martina Kusnirova, shocked Slovakia like … Read More

Florida adopts wide package of gun laws, while Washington stalls

Washington (CNN) Less than a month after a gunman stormed a Florida high school and killed 17 people, the state’s Republican-controlled Legislature passed sweeping legislation this week to combat gun violence, acting at a rapid pace as students demanded that lawmakers … Read More

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