Category: World
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Cost of US govt shutdown
According to recent new analysis produced by the Congressional Budget Office, the longest US government shutdown has had a negative impact on the economy by $11 billion and a $3 billion in permanent damages. A government shutdown occurs when Congress fails to pass, or the President fails to sign appropriations…
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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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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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Venezuelans preparing for anti-govt protests
In a bid to topple the Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro’s government, hundreds and thousands of citizens are expected to take to the streets and march in protest. The date of the march will coincide with the anniversary of the 1958 coup that overthrew military dictator Marcos..
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Parliament rejects May’s plan
Prime Minister Theresa May suffered a humiliating defeat over her plan to withdraw Britain from the European Union. Her latest failure thrusts the country further into political chaos with only 10 weeks to go until it is scheduled to leave the bloc. On June 23rd, 2016, Britain narrowly voted to leave the European Union, stunning…
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Zimbabwe erupts in chaos
Zimbabwean President Emmerson Mnangagwa skipped the carnage by travelling to Moscow as protests erupted across his country on January 14, leaving 24 people injured and five possibly dead. Zimbabwe is a landlocked country located in southern Africa, between the Zambezi and Limpopo Rivers, bordered…
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China awards death penalty to Canadian
A Chinese court sentenced a Canadian to death in a sudden retrial of his drug smuggling case, while another Canadian man has been denied diplomatic immunity, ratcheting up the tensions following Canada’s arrest of a top Chinese technology executive in December 2018. Canada–China relations…
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White House sought options to strike Iran
US National Security Council requested the Department of Defence to provide military options to strike Iran last year after mortar shells and rocket fired by militants exploded near US diplomatic facilities in Baghdad. US National Security Council is the principal forum which is used by the President…
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Trump threatens sanctions on Turkey
Donald Trump has warned its NATO ally to beware of the devastating wrath of US economic pressure if Turkey dares to attack its Kurdish allies left behind after it withdraws its troops from Syria. The Syrian Civil War has been going on since 2011. It began during the Arab Spring protests and due to…
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Greek PM faces confidence test
Alexis Tsipras, the Greek prime minister, faces a confidence vote in parliament next week after the ruling Syriza party’s coalition partner announced it was pulling out of the government. Alexis Tsipras is a Greek politician who has served as the Prime Minister of Greece and the Minister for Foreign Affairs since 2015…