As countries line up for Russia’s vaccine, not everyone is buying it

“Trust me. It’s safe.” Photo: Alexy Nikolsky/Sputnik/AFP via Getty Not to be outdone by Pfizer’s big announcement, Russia’s state-run Gamaleya Research Institute announced Wednesday that its Sputnik V vaccine is 92% effective. Why it matters: Experts have criticized the lack of … Read More

US, Israeli officials agree to expand bilateral economic relations

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This annual economic policy dialogue between the two nations has been held since 1985. U.S. Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin shakes hands with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, who urged him to crank up pressure on Iran at a press conference … Read More

Biden Plans To Reopen America To Refugees After Trump Slashed Admissions

A Kurdish refugee mother and son from the Syrian town of Kobani walk beside their tent in a camp in the Turkish town of Suruc on the Turkish-Syrian border in 2014. President-elect Joe Biden aims to reverse the Trump administration’s … Read More

Germany to Buy 38 New Eurofighter Jets

The Airbus deal, set to cost almost 5.5 billion euros ($6.5 billion), will see the new fighters delivered between 2025 and 2030. European planemaker Airbus said Wednesday it had signed a contract to supply 38 new Eurofighters to Germany’s air … Read More

US election result could spark ‘end of Brexit’, claims peer

Democratic Presidential candidate and former US Vice President Joe Biden speaks at a car rally at the Michigan State Fairgrounds in Detroit on October 16, 2020 – Credit: AFP via Getty Images Labour peer and political commentator Andrew Adonis has claimed … Read More

Europe COVID death toll tops 300,000 as winter looms and infections surge

(Reuters) – More than 300,000 people have died of COVID-19 across Europe, according to a Reuters tally on Tuesday and authorities fear that fatalities and infections will continue to rise as the region heads into winter despite hopes for a … Read More

EU Leaders Urge ‘Rapid and Coordinated’ Response to Terror Attacks

French President Emmanuel Macron, right, and Austria’s Chancellor Sebastian Kurz, left, speak via videoconference shown on a screen in the European Council building in Brussels, Belgium, Nov. 10, 2020. PARIS – After the recent terror attacks in France and Austria, European leaders held … Read More

European leaders lay out fresh plans to fight religious extremism

The leaders of France, Austria, Germany and the EU on Tuesday discussed Europe’s response to terrorism after a spate of deadly Islamic extremist attacks. French President Emmanuel Macron and Austrian Chancellor Sebastian Kurz met in Paris after both of their … Read More

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