The United Nations has set a new starting point for the Cyprus conflict. They turn the page and define a new image, which highlights the cooperation of two entities, which work in parallel and side by side. On this basis, the International Organization seems to be aiming to find “common ground” between the positions on […]
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Blinken in Japan on Monday to express his condolences in person after the assassination of Shinzo Abe
US Secretary of State Anthony Blinken will visit Japan on Monday to offer personal condolences following the assassination of former Prime Minister Shinzo Abe on Friday, the State Department announced today. After his visit to Thailand, the US secretary of state will travel to Tokyo and “express his condolences to the Japanese people” during meetings […]
Biden explains why he is visiting Saudi Arabia
US President Joe Biden, who next week will visit Saudi Arabia, aspires to strengthen a “strategic partnership” based on “mutual interests and responsibilities” while remaining true to “fundamental American values”, as he wrote in an op-ed in the Washington Post. In this lengthy article, the US president responds to his critics, stating: “I know many […]
Britain: Former ministers Jeremy Hunt and Sajid Javid entered the race to succeed Boris Johnson
Britain’s Conservative Party MPs and former health secretaries Jeremy Hunt and Sajid Javid have announced in interviews with The Telegraph newspaper that they will run to succeed Boris Johnson as Tory leader and prime minister. Both Hunt, who was defeated by Johnson in the 2019 Conservative leadership race, and Javid have said that if they […]
Japan: Polls open for upper house elections
Japanese voters began voting today to renew half of the seats in the upper house, a contest overshadowed by the assassination two days ago of former Prime Minister Shinzo Abe during a campaign rally in Nara. Japan’s current Prime Minister Fumio Kishida, whose Liberal Democratic Party (LDP) is seen as the favorite in the election, […]
The Conservatives are seeking to speed up the race to succeed Boris Johnson
The Conservative Party will try to reduce the number of candidates in the race to succeed Prime Minister Boris Johnson to two by July 20, a member of the committee overseeing the process said, as the number of candidates for the leadership grows. The Tories’ so-called 1922 Commission will set out the exact rules and […]
Britain: In the race to succeed Boris Johnson and Grant Shapps
Britain’s Transport Secretary Grant Shapps will stand as a candidate to succeed Prime Minister Boris Johnson, he has told the Sunday Times newspaper, joining the succession race along with several juniors. Grant has ruled out a national election, but if he wins he will issue an emergency budget within the first 100 days to cut […]
Blinken denounces China’s support for Russia
US Secretary of State Anthony Blinken blasted Beijing for its support for Russia after walking out of more than five hours of talks with his Chinese counterpart Wang Yi, Bloomberg reports. During a meeting on the sidelines of the G20 foreign ministers’ summit in Bali, Indonesia, Blinken said today that he told Wang that China […]
Mexico: Former president Luis EcheverrÃa has died at the age of 100
Former Mexican President Luis Echeverria, who took office in 1970 promising a democratic opening for the country but led six of the toughest years of the so-called “dirty war” against dissidents, has died aged 100. Mexican President Andrés Manuel López Obrador confirmed the death today, offering his condolences to EcheverrÃa’s family. As an elderly man, […]
Germany-civil protection: ‘Tasks have increased dramatically with floods, drought, Covid and war in Ukraine’
The new head of civil protection in Germany, Ralph Tiesler wants to better prepare Germany for impending emergencies. To this end, the population should also be held accountable. The Federal Bureau of Civil Protection and Disaster Relief (BBK) has come under repeated criticism in recent times. A month ago, Ralph Tiesler took over as a […]