1. I came across an interesting story about political developments in Canada that suggests the so-called populists, whom I'd rather call conservatives, I guess, are gaining ground...
      


  2. Brazil's newly elected president Jair Bolsonaro just announced new director of PETROBRAS, Eduardo Castelo Branco, former member of Brazil's central bank and apparently well...
      


  3. The head of the U.N.’s atomic watchdog has called on North Korea to allow inspectors back in to monitor its nuclear program. Speaking at...


  4. Saudi Arabia’s Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman was in the United Arab Emirates on Friday, on his first tour abroad since the killing of...
      


  5. Brexit is an opening everlasting question, not just in UK, but in all world democracy. English "The Guardian" in their column is trying to find...
      


  6. Why European Islam’s current problems might reflect a 100-year-old mistake A fascinating take on Europe's Islam problem as the author calls it and some insight...
      


  7. Commission: U.S. Could Lose Wars With Russia, China  
      


  8. I know we're seeing a lot reports right now about the longevity of MBS, and 'rumors' that senior royals are reconsidering him for King....
      


  9. Set a thief to catch a thief, after all, right? Interesting to watch how this develops. Only Criminals Can Clean Up Argentina’s Corruption
      


  10. Trump administration slaps sanctions on Saudis over Khashoggi's death Well, they didn't implicate the big Kahuna, but I guess it's something. The Trump administration on Thursday...


  11. The South China Sea does not belong to any one nation and the United States will continue to sail and fly wherever international law...
      


  12. The German government said it is considering whether to allow the deportation of some Syrian asylum seekers back to their home country in the...
      


  13. https://www.scmp.com/news/china/diplomacy/article/2173479/singapore-leader-lee-hsien-loong-warns-region-may-have-choose That didn't take long.
      


  14. Literally, no less. I'm having a field day with European political news today.
      


  15. Not a moment too soon, either. Unfortunately, the replacement will hardly be any better. https://www.jpost.com/Israel-News/Defense-Minister-Avigdor-Liberman-resigns-over-Hamas-cease-fire-571890
      


  16. German Foreign Minister Heiko Maas said on Wednesday that Europe must respond to U.S. President Donald Trump’s “America First” agenda of tighter borders, protectionist...
      


  17. NIGERIA BRACING FOR 2020. The maojor sustainance of the Nigeria Economy is doubtlessly the Oil and gas sector,Apart from being the most exploited industry,its contributions...
      


  18. That's what I call being thorough: "The U.S.'s self-described "largest-ever" sanctions list targeting Iran includes an oil tanker already sunk and a bank long since...
      


  19. SWIFT, a Belgian cooperative founded in 1973, is nothing less than the backbone of the entire global financial system. Its lifeblood is U.S. dollar...


  20. U.S. Warns Iranian Oil Tankers May Be Courting 'Environmental Disaster' I'd throw in some water-borne diseases as well, if I were them.
      


  21. France vows to lead Europe in defying US on Iran sanctions Cute. You had to wait for Iran to suggest a more international use of...
      


  22. The United States imposed new sanctions Thursday on Venezuela and Cuba and promised additional penalties against Nicaragua as the Trump administration laid out a...
      


  23. "Now that Brazil has joined Latin America’s shift rightwards by electing far-right candidate Jair Bolsonaro, US-backed war is looking increasingly likely. The reason? Colombia’s own hard-right government reportedly...


  24. The list will be made public Monday but a source has spilled: it includes India, South Korea, and japan. Negotiations with China still ongoing....
      


  25. U.S. President Donald Trump, in his toughest comments yet, said Saudi Arabia’s Crown Prince bore ultimate responsibility for the operation that led to Jamal...
      


  26. President Vladimir V. Putin warned that if the United States deploys new intermediate-range missiles in Europe after withdrawing from a nuclear treaty prohibiting these...
      


  27. Denmark said on Tuesday it suspected an Iranian intelligence service had tried to carry out a plot to assassinate an Iranian Arab opposition figure...
      


  28. Angela Merkel is to stand down as leader of the Christian Democratic Union, a post she has held for 18 years, after a dismal...
      


  29. Tensions in the Balkans are on the rise, annoying some who fear that increased nationalism, ethnic conflicts, and weak democratic institutions -- mixed with...
      


  30. Soo, the "Davos of the Desert" began today and I've been hanging around in Twitter only to read that while it started with a...