In a telegram issued to numerous world leaders, the Kremlin said Russia and China had “interacted very productively” despite the “difficulties” of the pandemic. The announcement reflected on “record indicators in trade” as a result of a political dialogue between the countries based on long-held scientific and technical links and …
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Salah, who is one of the biggest Muslim sports personalities on the planet, posted a festive image to his millions of followers on Instagram and Twitter showing himself and his family sitting in front of a Christmas tree and dressed in matching outfits. “Merry Christmas” read the message from the …
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One of the most notable political dramas of 2021 has been China’s showdown with Lithuania. Following the Baltic country’s declaration that it would open a “Taiwan representative office” in its country, Beijing denounced it as a violation of its One China policy, specifically over the use of the word Taiwan …
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“$1 billion sends an important message to Big Tech that censorship and political discrimination must end,” Trump said in a statement on Saturday. He added that a beefed-up balance sheet will position his Trump Media & Technology Group (TMTG) start-up to “fight back against the tyranny of Big Tech.” Unidentified …
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The countdown to the holidays is well underway. Christmas trees and decorations have started to appear in the streets, shops are full of ‘must-have’ gifts, and there’s even a rebooted ‘Home Alone’ movie. But the idea of goodwill to all isn’t being preached by everyone. #BlackXmas is a disheartening and …
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The inability to judge others by anything but our own standards means we’ve often written off other countries and other ways of life. Worse still, our politicians have imagined a world in which ‘good’ must triumph over ‘evil’, and where those we disagree with are hell-bent on destroying our way …
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China’s Taiwan Affairs Office has announced a series of new policies pertaining to the island. Namely, that those supporting “Taiwan independence” (vaguely defined) will be subject to a series of travel restrictions and denied entry into mainland China, Hong Kong or Macau, as well as being banned from cooperating or …
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On Saturday night, the BBC devoted hours of programming to Global Citizen Live: Music Festival for the Planet – a collection of pop concerts and performances from London, New York, Paris, Lagos, Mumbai, Seoul and Sydney in support of the Global Citizen movement. Up to a billion people around the …
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An insidious sentiment has begun metastasizing throughout the United States and Britain, expressed by politicians, pundits, and – most disturbingly – by physicians themselves: that the unvaccinated who contract Covid-19 should be denied medical care. It gets worse. A former US senator from Missouri, Claire McCaskill, also wants the unvaccinated …
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The UK government is ordering local councils across England to fly the European Union flag so Covid-19 recovery funds can be accessed. I know this might sound somewhat bizarre, considering that the UK has already withdrawn from the EU, but Brussels has made the flying of its flag a prerequisite …
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