World & Politics
$1 Billion Is The Price For Freedom For Arrested Saudi Prince In Corruption Crackdown: Reports
A deal that is believed to be equal to $1 billion was struck between Prince Miteb bin Abdulla and the Saudi authorities to secure the former’s release, according to media
Published on November 29, 2017
By Debdutta Ghosh
World & Politics
U.S. Capital Washington Appears To Be In Range Of The Latest Missile Launched By North Korea
Capable to carry a “super large heavy warhead”, as claimed by North Korea, a type of intercontinental ballistic missile that was named the Hwasong-15, was tested successfully by the rogue
Published on November 29, 2017
By Debdutta Ghosh
World & Politics
Ten biggest fears of millennials
Millennials (the generation of young people born in the early 2000s) who participate in the Global Shapers Survey 2017 poll believe that climate change is the most serious problem that…
Published on November 29, 2017
By Iris Barker
World & Politics
Ireland Cancels The Need Of A Veto For Brexit Summit With Its Solidarity
Ireland will not move onto “phase two” of Brexit without seeing any progress on the “Irish border” project.
Published on November 27, 2017
By Debaleena Bhattacharjee
World & Politics
Separatists of Catalonia are divided over the political course
The movement for Catalonia's independence has split over how to move forward, as public opinion polls show that it is still too much to predict the results of the forthcoming…
Published on November 27, 2017
By Iris Barker
World & Politics
Rohingya Refugees To Be Taken Back Into Myanmar From Bangladesh After An Agreement Signed Between The Two Countries
Despite the fears that the powerful military of Myanmar could obstruct any attempts to bring back Rohingya Muslims into the country, an accord between the government of Bangladesh that Myanmar
Published on November 24, 2017
By Debdutta Ghosh
World & Politics
Greek retirees: The government took away everything from us
Several hundred pensioners took to the streets in Athens on Thursday, protesting against the government. They were claiming that the authorities took away everything from them in a new round…
Published on November 24, 2017
By Iris Barker
World & Politics
Trump: “North Korea supports terrorism”
President Donald Trump returned North Korea to the list of states sponsoring terrorism. This would allow the United States to apply more sanctions and risks that create tension with Pyongyang's…
Published on November 21, 2017
By Iris Barker
World & Politics
U.S. Auto Demands Sees NAFTA Nations Locking Horns Even As The Fifth Round Comes To An End
The contentious proposal to ramp up regional content for autos put forward by the United States resulted in a stalemate in the negotiators between the U.S., Mexico and Canada, representative
Published on November 21, 2017
By Debdutta Ghosh
World & Politics
North Korea Is Now Officially A State Sponsors Of Terrorism According To The U.S. Administration
With the intention to drastically enhance pressure on North Korea so that it is forced to abandon its pursuit of nuclear weapons, U.S. President Trump officially designated the rogue nation
Published on November 21, 2017
By Debdutta Ghosh
World & Politics
Japan demands to lift embargo on food from Fukushima
Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe, speaking at the summit of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) plus three, called for the lifting of restrictions on the import of products…
Published on November 14, 2017
By Iris Barker
World & Politics
South Korea and the U.S. present a united front against the North Korean leadership
Despite their difference in approach towards emerging threats from North Korea, both leaders have opted to present a united front. The visit is likely to be closely scrutinised by China,…
Published on November 7, 2017
By Debaleena Bhattacharjee
World & Politics
Europe is preparing an alternative to NATO
Within the next few days, more than half of the EU member states will publicly announce their intention to sign the European defense pact - the Permanent Structured Cooperation (PESCO),…
Published on November 7, 2017
By Iris Barker
World & Politics
Ten smartest cities in the world
The Globalization Center and the IESE Strategy published the annual updated IESE Cities in Motion Index (CIMI).
Published on November 3, 2017
By Iris Barker
World & Politics
Parties of Germany seek a common ground to create a coalition
The German parties, which are trying to form the next government of the country, have found a common language in the areas of social policy and digital infrastructure. Yet, they…
Published on November 1, 2017
By Iris Barker
World & Politics
Special counsel Robert Mueller’s Russian probe could see its first arrest today
The first set of charges of Russia’s potential meddling into U.S. Presidential elections of 2016 could be unsealed on Monday.
Published on October 30, 2017
By Debaleena Bhattacharjee
World & Politics
Losing Steam Is North Korea’s Relationship With China – The Former’s Sole Ally
Appearing increasingly strained amidst the current crisis is the decades-long strategic relationship between Beijing and Pyongyang. According to Kim Tae-hyo, political science professor at Seoul-based Sungkyunkwan University, a Wednesday message
Published on October 28, 2017
By Debdutta Ghosh
World & Politics
Catalania’s Parliament declares independence from Spain
While the declaration is largely symbolic it is likely to lead to civil unrest; similarly how Madrid will implement its direct rule also has to be worked out.
Published on October 27, 2017
By Debaleena Bhattacharjee
World & Politics
A Return To ‘Moderate Islam’ Promised By Saudi Arabia
As Saudi Arabia continues to push ahead with sweeping cultural and economic reforms, the Kingdom’s Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman, has promised a return to “a more moderate Islam.” He
Published on October 25, 2017
By Debdutta Ghosh
World & Politics
Kaspersky Labs admits that it obtained NSA hacking tool through its Anti Virus software
Here’s the low down on the U.S. Government’s distrust on Kaspersky Lab’s anti virus software.
Published on October 25, 2017
By Debaleena Bhattacharjee
World & Politics
Majority of EU countries support the labor market reform
Most of the countries of the European Union (EU) have agreed to reform the union’s labor rules, although many of the less wealthy countries of the bloc use them as…
Published on October 24, 2017
By Iris Barker
World & Politics
Scholar Says Political Appointees Not As Important As Financial Ones In China For The Economy
A leading China scholar is of the view that during the ongoing leadership confab of the Chinese Communist Party, there should not be too distraction by who is elevated to
Published on October 20, 2017
By Debdutta Ghosh
World & Politics
An Expected Change In Brussels Could Be Crucial For The Euro Zone
As EU officials decide who’ll take key roles at the helm of the euro zone bloc, there’ll be some big political changes taking place inside the inner chambers of the
Published on October 20, 2017
By Debdutta Ghosh
World & Politics
Destroying People Who Wouldn’t Help One Of His Bankrupt Businesses Was All Trump Talked About When He Met Him In 1990s: Branson
At a time when the current U.S. President Donald Trump was a real-estate tycoon and was dealing with the bankruptcy of one of his companies during the 1990s, British Billionaire
Published on October 19, 2017
By Debdutta Ghosh
World & Politics
Russia Is Worried About America’s Unpredictability
Almost a year after election of Donald Trump as the U.S. President, Moscow’s foreign policy community shows more signs of alarm than triumph, even though Russia may have got what
Published on October 19, 2017
By Debdutta Ghosh
World & Politics
No oil contracts with Iraqi Kurdistan: Iraq’s oil ministry
With the liberation of iraq’s oil fields from ISIS terrorists, lucrative oil income is now up for grabs.
Published on October 19, 2017
By Debaleena Bhattacharjee
World & Politics
Donald Trump lost $ 600 million during his presidency
The rich around the world are getting richer, but this does not apply to US President Donald Trump, CNNMoney writes.
Published on October 18, 2017
By Iris Barker
World & Politics
EU hopes to keep the Iran nuclear deal afloat
The European Union promised to defend the preservation of the nuclear deal with Iran in 2015 and urged US lawmakers not to tighten sanctions against Tehran, Reuters reports.
Published on October 17, 2017
By Iris Barker
World & Politics
Elections in Austria tilted the country to the right
The last parliamentary elections in the European Union in 2017 took place: on October 15, the Austrians voted for candidates to the National Council - the lower house of parliament.…
Published on October 16, 2017
By Iris Barker
World & Politics
Please, ‘Cool It’ With The North Korea Threats: China Beseeches The US
‘Calm down with the threats of violence against North Korea’ is the one message that China is willing to repeat it constantly in its media outlets and this message is
Published on October 11, 2017
By Debdutta Ghosh
World & Politics
Germany is concerned over cancellation of the Iranian nuclear deal
Germany is concerned that US President Donald Trump can declare non-compliance with the terms of the deal on the suppression of Iran's nuclear program, which, in turn, will force North…
Published on October 10, 2017
By Iris Barker
World & Politics
These Places In Europe Could Be Next If Catalonia Goes Independent,
Europe has many other separatist movements that are closely watching developments in northeastern Spain in Catalonia even though the latter might be the separatist regions making headlines at the moment.
Published on October 6, 2017
By Debdutta Ghosh
World & Politics
7 independence movements that could break down the EU
Catalonia keeps insisting on its movement for independence, which greatly disappoints the European Union and Spain. Catalonia is not the only European region that demands independence or greater autonomy. Below…
Published on October 6, 2017
By Iris Barker
World & Politics
Hurricane Nate’s imment arrival to the U.S. Gulf Coast sees major oil producers shutting down their operations
Nate is set to transform into a category 1 hurricane when it hits the U.S. Gulf coast. Nate will dent oil production levels of oil producers, including Exxon Mobil Corp,…
Published on October 6, 2017
By Debaleena Bhattacharjee
World & Politics
‘Chaos like a virus’ could be spread across Europe by Catalonia crisis
With fears that the vote could spread uncertainty throughout the continent, following the Catalonia region’s “illegal” referendum vote Sunday, Europe’s political leaders are calling for a quick and meaningful solution
Published on October 4, 2017
By Debdutta Ghosh
World & Politics
UBS: Unmanned taxis will make a competition to public transport
With the advent of unmanned taxis on the roads, Uber-like services will compete not only with each other and with traditional taxis, but also with public transport. According to analysts…
Published on October 3, 2017
By Iris Barker
World & Politics
Strong 3.4 magnitude earthquake detected coming from North Korea’s nuclear test site
While China as attributed the earthquake to be a “suspected explosion”, South Korea’s weather agency has a different take on the matter.
Published on September 23, 2017
By Debaleena Bhattacharjee
World & Politics
Even As Kim And Trump Trade Threats, South Korea Approves $8 Million Aid For The North
In a move likely to muddle international efforts aimed at isolating the nuclear-armed state, South Korea on Thursday approved $8 million worth of humanitarian aid for Pyongyang. In addition to
Published on September 22, 2017
By Debdutta Ghosh
World & Politics
From October 1 Uber is banned in London
A number of reasons have been cited for stripping its license. Uber has 21 days to appeal this decision by Tfl.
Published on September 22, 2017
By Debaleena Bhattacharjee
World & Politics
Concerns about the far-right party are growing in Germany
Fears that the apathy of voters in the parliamentary elections on September 24 could lead to the victory of the far-right party "Alternative for Germany" (AfD) are growing in Germany,…
Published on September 22, 2017
By Iris Barker
World & Politics
Fight for clean air: 7 countries against internal combustion engines
After 192 countries signed the Paris Agreement, they began to introduce measures to reduce carbon emissions. One of such measures was promotion and stimulation of electric vehicles.
Published on September 21, 2017
By Iris Barker
World & Politics
Japan, India Agree To Deepen Defence With China In Mind
As they seek to counter growing Chinese influence across Asia, the leaders of India and Japan agreed to push for more cooperation with Australia and the United States and to
Published on September 14, 2017
By Debdutta Ghosh
World & Politics
Myanmar’s Rohingya Crisis May Be Taken Advantage Of By Terror Groups
Sparking fears the country could become fertile ground for transnational terror groups, the issue of Muslim marginalization in Myanmar has captivated the attention of Islamic State-inspired extremists. the Rohingya —
Published on September 13, 2017
By Debdutta Ghosh
World & Politics
The French people voted for Labour Reforms, there is no turning back: French Prime Minister Edouard Philippe
The French Prime Minister Edouard Philippe gently reminded protestors if this year’s election verdict is of any indication, the French people want Labour Reforms.
Published on September 13, 2017
By Debaleena Bhattacharjee
World & Politics
What does Catalonia’s independence mean for Europe and the world?
On the eve of the referendum on Catalonia's independence scheduled for October 1, the confrontation between Barcelona and Madrid reached its climax. The Government of Spain intends to prevent the…
Published on September 12, 2017
By Iris Barker
World & Politics
Tsipras: Greece will live without the IMF
The International Monetary Fund (IMF) should decide whether it will finance the current program of financial assistance to Greece before the end of the year, and whether Greece will help…
Published on September 11, 2017
By Iris Barker
World & Politics
Just Hours After Hopes For A Breakthrough, Saudi Arabia Squashes Talks With Qatar
After a report of a phone call between the leaders of Saudi Arabia and Qatar suggested a breakthrough in the Gulf dispute, accusing Qatar of “distorting facts,” Saudi Arabia on
Published on September 9, 2017
By Debdutta Ghosh