2016 saw a repositioning of the pieces on the geopolitical board, with shocks such as the rise of populism and rejection of globalism, Britons voting to leave the EU, the failed coup in Turkey, Russia’s military intervention in Syria, the end... Continue Reading →
Caribbean News Now reports fresh Zika outbreak! Eight new zika cases reported in Turks and Caicos Published on January 4, 2017 PROVIDENCIALES, TCI -- The ministry of health has reported that eight new cases of the zika virus have been... Continue Reading →
A 17 year old Congolese refugee died at the French port of Dunkirk on Christmas Eve in the 17th known death at Britain’s border in 2016. According to the reports, he fell from a truck, trying to get to Britain.... Continue Reading →
An Israeli military court is due to give its verdict in the case of a soldier charged with manslaughter for killing of a wounded Palestinian who had stabbed another soldier. Sgt Elor Azaria, now 20, shot Abdul Fatah al-Sharif, 21,... Continue Reading →
US president-elect Donald Trump is misguided in lashing out at China in his latest Twittertirade over the North Korean nuclear issue, which only shows up his ignorance about this issue, Chinese experts said. Trump on Tuesday posted two tweets in... Continue Reading →
TERRORISTS could be getting easy access to British soil because small ports, marinas and beaches across the country are not policed, according to a major report. A lack of police checks at smaller British ports could give terrorists easy access... Continue Reading →
The UK's top diplomat in the EU has made a veiled attack on Britain's Brexit negotiations in a lengthy resignation email to staff. Sir Ivan Rogers urged his colleagues in Brussels to challenge "muddled thinking and...speak truth to power" as he quit just... Continue Reading →
Call it a New Year's greeting from the Chinese government to the incoming administration of Donald Trump. As the president-elect rang in 2017 entertaining guests at his opulent Mar-a-Lago estate, China quietly ushered in a series of measures aimed at better... Continue Reading →
Aides to the former secretary of state and Democratic nominee, Hillary Clinton and her husband, former President of the United States of America, Bill Clinton, have confirmed to attend Donald Trump's inauguration in Washington on Jan. 20. When asked in... Continue Reading →
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