EU citizens are being asked to make great sacrifices to support a sanctions regime against Moscow over its military offensive in Ukraine. But how long will Western consumers be willing to live without creature comforts? What a difference a month can make. Not long ago, Moscow and Berlin had the …
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In a tweet on Saturday, Musk asked his followers to vote either yes or no to the sale of the stocks, which are valued at around $21 billion. “Much is made lately of unrealized gains being a means of tax avoidance, so I propose selling 10% of my Tesla stock. …
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Priti Patel’s criticism of the Metropolitan Police in this week’s Sunday Times left me appalled. A Home Office source said that the home secretary regarded the commissioner, Dame Cressida Dick, and deputy commissioner, Sir Steve House, as ‘tin eared’. Apparently, all the senior police chiefs are the same, and must …
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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 I know this might sound somewhat bizarre, considering that the UK has already withdrawn from the EU, but Brussels has made the flying of its flag a prerequisite …
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“In math, let’s stick with math,” Ford told reporters on Thursday, a day after Canadian media outlets reported that language about racism and colonialism no longer appeared in an explanation of the curriculum on the provincial government’s website. “Other social issues, let’s talk about it, there’s no doubt, but let’s …
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“The partnership between Afghanistan and the United States is not ending. It’s going to be sustained,” Biden told his Afghan counterpart during a meeting in the White House on Friday, adding that “support for Afghanistan is not ending, in terms of support and maintenance of their – helping maintain their …
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The Security Council members called for “full adherence to the ceasefire” reached between Israel and the Palestinian militant groups in the Gaza strip following 11 days of a violent standoff. It also pointed to the “immediate need for humanitarian assistance to the Palestinian civilian population, particularly in Gaza.” The first …
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Following on the heels of several mass shootings, Biden on Thursday declared that the country has no choice but to crack down on gun sales. Arguing that gun control measures like universal background checks are wildly popular among Americans despite their distaste among red-state politicians, he veered off the usual …
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“Turkey won’t give up on the Russian S-400 systems,” Ibrahim Kalin, spokesman for Turkish leader Recep Tayyip Erdogan, told the local TRT Haber broadcaster on Thursday. “The S-400 decision wasn’t made overnight,” he noted, adding that he already touched on the issue in a phone call with Biden’s national security …
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Citing five anonymous sources “familiar with the discussions” in the camp of Joe Biden, the media-anointed president-elect, NBC reported on Tuesday that he doesn’t want his presidency to be “consumed by investigations” of Trump. “Biden has raised concerns that investigations would further divide a country he is trying to unite …
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