Saudi Crown Prince, on U.S. Visit, Urges Tough Line on Iran
Summary Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman of Saudi Arabia is on his visit to the United States, travelling around the country including Washington D.C., New …
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America v China – The battle for digital supremacy
Summary For the last ten years at the sphere of technological production the bargain between the world’s biggest economies was commonly known by US providing …
China, Philippines agree ‘prudent’ cooperation on joint sea exploration
Summary Last week, the foreign ministers of the China and Philippines announced that the two countries have agreed on what they described as a “prudent” …
Western allies expel scores of Russian diplomats over Skripal attack
Summary The United States, Canada, Ukraine along with 17 other states have expressed their solidarity with the United Kingdom to respond to Russia’s involvement in …
EU proposes online turnover tax for big tech firms
Summary The EU Economic Commission has released its proposal to enforce a 3% tax on the revenue of digital companies such as Google, Facebook, …
Turkish military and allied rebels in ‘total control’ of Syria’s Afrin, Erdogan says
Summary: Turkey launched an offensive into northern Syria two months ago, and according to the government officials of Turkey, Turkish forces and their rebel allies …
Myanmar: UN blames Facebook for spreading hatred of Rohingya
Summary Last week, UN Human Rights Investigators issued a human rights report which cited Facebook role in Rohingya “Genocide”. According to the report, Facebook played …
China Names Yi Gang as First New PBOC Governor in 15 Years
Summary The Chinese government announced on Monday that Yi Gang, an economist, and long-serving deputy governor of the People’s Bank of China, will replace …
Tillerson sacking: New dynamics in the Trump Administration
Summary It is said by White House leaks that outgoing Secretary of State Rex Tillerson had his days counted since last year, and it finally …
Trump’s Trade War and the $470 Billion Hit to the Global Economy
Summary Bloomberg Economics predicted that a fully-developed trade war would cost the global economy more than $470 billion. This is increasingly concerning as the Trump …