America’s Problem of Empire
America is an empire and President Donald Trump is an emperor, at least that is how both behave. Why shouldn’t Washington swallow up the self-governing territory of Greenland with nary a nod to its people? Why shouldn’t the president cancel a trip beca…
EU should not listen to lawmakers who want to stop Brexit – UK official
EU leaders should pay no heed to British lawmakers who say they can stop Brexit, a senior UK government source said on Monday, repeating Prime Minister Boris Johnson’s line that Britain will leave the bloc on Oct. 31 with or without a deal. Britain ha…
Trump Backs Off on Offer to Mediate Between India and Pakistan
(Bloomberg) — President Donald Trump refrained from repeating his offer to mediate between India and Pakistan over Kashmir and said both countries can resolve differences bilaterally.“I’m here. I have a good relations with both. If there’s any reason,…
Pakistan’s Imran Khan Vows to Raise Kashmir in All Global Forums
(Bloomberg) — Pakistan’s Prime Minister Imran Khan vowed to raise India’s move to end the autonomy of Kashmir at all international forums including the United Nations.“India has played its last card, now it’s our turn,” he said in a televised speech o…
Jakarta Is Crowded And Sinking, So Indonesia Is Moving Its Capital To Borneo
The search criteria included being “relatively free from earthquakes and volcanoes.” Officials also want to avoid Jakarta’s massive traffic jams — and then there’s the fact that the city is sinking.
A Japan-South Korea Dispute Hundreds of Years in the Making
Tensions between Japan and South Korea spiked once more last Thursday when the Blue House announced their intention to step out of the General Security Military Information Agreement (GSOMIA)—a military information-sharing pact that allows Japan and So…
UPDATE 1-Trump moves to cool tension over China, Iran as G7 summit wraps up
U.S. President Donald Trump on Monday offered an olive branch to China after days of intense feuding over trade that has spooked financial markets and he opened the door to diplomacy with Iran, easing tensions on the last day of a strained G7 summit. The leaders of the world’s major industrialised nations, meeting in the French coastal resort of Biarritz, agreed on a deal to provide $20 million in emergency help to Brazil and its neighbours stop the Amazon forest fires.
A G-7 Fiasco to Remember
(Bloomberg Opinion) — Although Group of Seven summits rarely produce much of value, they can generally be relied on to avoid making things worse. This weekend’s gathering in Biarritz, France, was a notable exception. With concerns about the global eco…
Trump floats idea of hosting 2020 G7 summit at his Miami resort
President confirmed idea to put forward Trump National Doral Miami, a move that would divert taxpayer cash into his own coffersDonald Trump at the G7 summit in Biarritz, France, on 26 August. Photograph: Nicholas Kamm/AFP/Getty ImagesDonald Trump has …
Trump Tries To Project Unity At G-7 Amid Global Turmoil And Mixed Messages
The U.S. and French presidents are jointly addressing the media in Biarritz, France, about the gathering of global economic powers.
Berlin rent cap could slash prices by more than half
Rents in Berlin’s most fashionable districts could be slashed by more than half under controversial new controls. The Berlin regional government is considering plans to impose a maximum monthly rent cap on homes across the city of just under €8 per squ…
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