EU, UK, Israel to halt air travel to southern Africa over new COVID-19 variant

World Health Organization warns leaders against ‘knee-jerk responses.’ Nations took swift action Friday to halt air travel from southern Africa in reaction to news of a new, transmissible COVID-19 variant. Although the World Health Organization (WHO) cautioned against hastily imposing … Read More

Germany’s new leaders want to reform the EU

The SPD, the Greens and the pro-business FDP on Wednesday (24 November) presented a deal to form a new German government, including a European reform agenda that should lead to a federal Europe. “My most important message: the traffic light … Read More

Sweden’s first female prime minister has resigned after hours in the top job

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Hours after becoming Sweden’s first female prime minister, Magdalena Andersson has stepped down after losing the Green party’s support in her coalition. Sweden’s first female prime minister, Social Democrat Magdalena Andersson, resigned on Wednesday after less than 12 hours in … Read More

U.S. officials say border policy won’t be focus of talks with Mexico at three-way summit, despite lingering issues

Senior administration officials say U.S. border policy will not be a primary focus of talks with Mexico on Thursday when President Biden hosts his Mexican and Canadian counterparts in the North American Leaders’ Summit. The Biden administration has recently relied … Read More

New Migrant Caravan Sets Off From Southern Mexico Border As Obrador-Biden Begin Talks

The recently attempted migrant caravan has nearly 2,000 immigrants, largely from Central America and Haiti with their belongings in little knapsacks or packages. A new migrant caravan left the southern part of the Mexican city of Tapachula on Thursday and … Read More

Turkey is home to over 4 million refugees, Interior Minister Soylu says

Turkey is home to a total of 4,038,857 refugees from around the world, according to the latest figures provided by Interior Minister Süleyman Soylu on Monday, the Stockholm Center for Freedom reported. Speaking to parliament’s Planning and Budget Committee, Soylu … Read More

Russia Cries Foul as NATO Arms Ukraine

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Moscow believes that Kiev will use the weapons in provocations along the Ukrainian-Russian border. The Russian government has expressed anger at NATO efforts to supply Ukraine’s military with modern, high-tech weapons, arguing that those weapons would be used to provoke … Read More

Putin blames the West for ruining relations with Russia

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Russia’s relations with NATO countries have become “distressing”, the possibilities of cooperation with the European Union are “narrowing”, interaction with the United States is “in an unsatisfactory state” after the expulsion of Russian diplomats, which made it impossible for Russian … Read More

US Preparing for Multiple Contingencies as Russia-Ukraine Tensions Rise

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WASHINGTON — The United States and its European allies are planning for “a number of contingencies,” fearing that Moscow’s saber-rattling may be more than tough talk. Multiple U.S. officials cited serious concerns Tuesday about what they consistently described as Russia’s … Read More

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