Category: World
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Japan’s business sentiment weakens
Japanese business sentiment weakened for the first time in two years in March, suggesting that the strong yen is negatively affecting business confidence..
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Pope Francis says protect the ‘defenseless’
Pope Francis, in his Easter address, called for peace in the Holy Land two days after 15 Palestinians were killed on the Israeli-Gaza border, saying the conflict..
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EU crackdowns on social media
Sir Julian to Mariya Gabriel, commissioner for the digital economy, has written a letter to the European Union calling for a strong plan on how social media..
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Ex-Mossad Directors criticize Netanyahu
A number of former Israeli intelligence heads have spoken against Prime Minister Netanyahu’s rule of the country. They have claimed that Israel is in a “critical medical state..
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Crackdown on oil smuggling
The United Nations has released a blacklist of a number of entities with links to smuggling valuable resources into North Korea. This ban is part of an ongoing series of..
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Humanitarian crisis in Burkina Faso
Increased terror activity as well as prevailing problems of hunger will soon push Burkina Faso into a full fledged “humanitarian crisis.” Just weeks earlier..
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US turns to social media screening
US authorities have put forth a proposal calling for the screening of the social media activities of those seeking entry to the United States. If approved, this will affect..
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Russia responds to the West
In retaliation to the response from Western nations to the nerve agent attack incident, Russia has expelled 59 diplomats from 23 countries. This is in addition..
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Manipulated Malaysian Elections
Malaysian lawmakers voted to redraw the electoral boundaries angering protesters outside the parliament and displeasing the opposition. Critics say that this was..
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US warns of hypersonic weapons threat
The US general in charge of nuclear arsenal issued a warning that Russia and China are “aggressively” developing new high-speed, or hypersonic, weapons that the..