Well-done fair international trade is a powerful lever to sustainably strengthen and secure prosperity and jobs in Austria and Europe, especially in economically challenging times, said the Austrian Federal Chamber of Commerce (WKÖ). The Association Agreement between the European Union and the MERCOSUR countries (Argentina, […]
It was foreshadowed. Thursday’s assassination attempt on former Pakistani Prime Minister Imran Khan was shocking, if not surprising. In a rally in his home constituency of Mianwali in early October, he had asserted that he had information of a plan to kill him. If it were […]
A European Parliament committee investigating the use of spyware has urged Greek officials to do more to shed light on a phone tapping scandal in which journalists and opposition politicians were targeted. Earlier this year, it emerged that Greece’s secret service, the EYP, was secretly […]
Russian President Vladimir Putin has publicly endorsed the evacuation of civilians from parts of Ukraine’s southern Kherson region, amid conflicting reports of a curfew being imposed in the Russian-controlled area. “Now, of course, those who live in Kherson should be removed from the zone of […]
Approximately 55,000 education workers have walked off the job in Canada’s most populous province, after the Ontario government passed legislation this week imposing contracts on them and banning strikes. Ontario Premier Doug Ford’s right-wing government passed Bill 28, the Keeping Students in Class Act, on […]
US job growth increased more than expected in October, but the pace is slowing and the unemployment rate rose to 3.7 percent, suggesting some loosening in labour market conditions, which would allow the Federal Reserve to shift towards smaller interest rates increases starting in December. […]
Drought in Kenya killed 205 elephants and numerous other wildlife between February and October as much of East Africa endures its worst drought in 40 years, tourism minister Peninah Malonza said on Friday. Although sporadic rainfall has finally started in the region, Kenya’s meteorological department […]
On Tuesday, the Ethiopian government and the Tigray People’s Liberation Front (TPLF) agreed to a “permanent cessation of hostilities”, effectively ending ten days of negotiations – led by the African Union in South Africa – and a civil war that began in November 2020. Both […]
The United States and Canada have imposed coordinated sanctions against two Haitian politicians, accusing Joseph Lambert and Youri Latortue of using their posts “to protect and enable the illegal activities of armed criminal gangs”. In a statement on Friday, the Canadian foreign affairs department accused […]
Former Pakistan Prime Minister Imran Khan has accused his successor of involvement in a plot to kill him as he recovered in hospital from gunshot wounds following an assassination attempt. Khan told reporters on Friday that Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif, who replaced him as premier […]
