Author: synergia
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Japan to ink peace treaty with Russia over Kuril Islands
Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe has confirmed that Moscow and Tokyo will solve their territorial dispute and sign a peace treaty based on the 1956 Joint Declaration over the Kuril Islands dispute. Accordingly, Russia will hand over southern parts of Kuril Island to Japan. The Kuril Islands dispute…
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US-Taliban pact soon?
After six days of intensive negotiations, Taliban insurgents and U.S. officials meeting in Qatar appear closer Saturday to an agreement that could result in the withdrawal of American troops after 17 years of war. The US invaded Afghanistan following the September 11, 2001, terror attacks, and blamed the Afghan government…
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Parliament set to challenge May
British Prime Minister Theresa May risks losing control of Brexit in a series of votes in Parliament this week that could see her forced to suspend the entire divorce or being sent back to Brussels to negotiate the impossible. Parliament is the supreme legislative body of the United Kingdom, and the British Overseas Territories. It…
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Venezuela slips further into chaos
The Venezuelan opposition is in talks with sympathetic military and civilian officials in a bid to force out President Nicolás Maduro, self-proclaimed interim president Juan Guaidó said. Meanwhile, Maduro has threatened the US against any form of intervention, possibly retracting his 72-hour deadline for US diplomats to leave the…
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Democrats gearing up for 2020
Kamala Harris, Elizabeth Warren, Kirsten Gillibrand, Tulsi Gabbard, Beto O’Rourke and possibly Bernie Sanders are expected to confirm their intentions to run for President in the 2020 elections. After a shock defeat in the 2016 Presidential Elections, the Democratic Party will look to infuse…
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Election 2019: fractured mandate?
Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s ruling coalition National Democratic Alliance (NDA) will emerge as the largest group in a parliamentary election expected in the next few months but will fall short of a majority required to rule, a new nationwide survey. According to the Constitution of India, elections for the Parliament and the State Legislative…
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Military backs Maduro
The embattled government of Venezuela struck back against its opponents, winning strong support from the country’s armed forces and the solid backing of Russia, which warned the United States not to intervene. From 1948-1958 the South American country was under military dictatorship 23rd January marks the day a civilian…
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US sends two warships through Taiwan Strait
The United States Navy has sent two warships through the Taiwan Strait while China and US remain embroiled in trade and military tensions. The US Navy has increased the frequency of transits through the strategic waterway in recent times as a sign of support, amid growing friction between Taipei and Beijing…
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China clones Gene-edited monkeys
Chinese scientists cloned five monkeys from a gene-edited macaque with circadian-related disorders, another first for the country in the controversial field. China’s dangerous trend of crossing ethical and moral boundaries with genetic alteration has drawn criticisms from all corners of the globe…
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Trump backtracks, ends shutdown
President Donald Trump has yielded to political pressure to end the longest US government shutdown in history. In United States politics, a government shutdown occurs when Congress fails to pass sufficient appropriation bills or continuing resolutions to fund federal government operations and agencies, or when the President refuses to sign such bills or resolutions into…