Category: World

Americans are a hardworking and generous people, who have sacrificed their blood and treasure to help their fellow man across the globe.  But no foreign nation is entitled to those benefits, and no foreign aid program is above scrutiny. The previously announced 90-day pause and review of U.S. foreign aid is already paying dividends to […]

  A new framework to rekindle economic productivity and secure the EU’s competitive edge has been presented by the European Commission. The Competitiveness Compass builds on the recommendations set out in Mario Draghi’s report on the future of European competitiveness. It will steer the EU’s work on competitiveness over the next five years and translate […]

The European Union has taken a significant step towards easing its sanctions on Syria, endorsing a conditional “step-by-step” roadmap aimed at the temporary suspension of restrictions. The sanctions relief, focused initially on banking, energy, and transport sectors, is contingent on tangible progress by Syria’s new authorities. EU High Representative Kaja Kallas announced that the suspension […]

US president Donald Trump is surrounded by a new cohort of politicians and officials. While one of his campaign promises was to overthrow the “corrupt elites” he accuses of flooding the American political arena, his second term in office has elevated elites chosen, above all, for their political loyalty to him. The media’s focus on […]

Norway’s sovereign wealth fund, the largest of its kind globally, reported a record-breaking annual profit of 2.5 trillion kroner ($222.4 billion) for 2024, driven by a strong performance in the technology sector. Managed by Norges Bank Investment Management (NBIM), the fund posted a return on investment of 13% for the year, despite slightly underperforming its […]

The joint investment by the Biotechnology and Biological Sciences Research Council (BBSRC) and Innovate UK will support nine feasibility studies across the UK. These new awards are the follow-up stage of an already successful first round of resource-efficient or bio-based materials and manufacturing programmes in 2023. These programmes were funded by BBSRC, the Engineering and […]

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu is set to meet with US President Donald Trump in Washington on February 4, 2025, following an invitation from the White House, Netanyahu’s office confirmed. The focus of the meeting will be on the second phase of the Gaza ceasefire deal, which began on January 19. The initial phase of […]

The U.S. government has issued a travel advisory urging American citizens to evacuate the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) following a surge of violent protests in the capital, Kinshasa. The protests, which have been fueled by political tensions, saw hundreds of demonstrators attacking foreign embassies, including the U.S. Embassy, and a United Nations building. In […]

A deadly counteroffensive by insurgents in Nigeria’s northeast has left at least 22 soldiers dead and several others wounded. The Nigerian military launched an assault 10 days ago in an attempt to weaken militant groups, primarily Boko Haram and Islamic State West Africa Province (ISWAP), which have been active in the region. The insurgents deployed […]

The militarization of international politics leads to hostility instead of more peace between societies. By Michael Müller, Peter Brandt, Reiner Braun as a guest article for the Berliner Zeitung “All the mischief that happens is not only the fault of those who make it, but also those who do not prevent it.” – Erich Kästner Where […]