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Russia urges UN General Assembly to support resolution on lifting sanctions from Cuba

“We resolutely condemn the US embargo against Cuba and demand to lift it fully and immediately,” Russian Permanent Representative to the UN Vasily Nebenzya said. Source: TASS

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November 1, 2018 by The Board

Austria to withdraw from UN migration treaty

Austria will not sign on to a landmark UN pact regulating global migration. The right-wing government of Sebastian Kurz is following in the footsteps of leaders from the United States and Hungary. Source: Deutsche Welle

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October 31, 2018 by The Board

Denmark refuses to take in UN quota refugees in 2018

Denmark said Thursday it would not take in any refugees under the UN’s quota system in 2018, focusing instead on integrating those recently arrived in the country. Source: The Local

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October 5, 2018 by The Board

NATO to launch exercises in Europe’s north as Russia tensions grow

In late October, NATO will conduct its largest military exercises since the end of the Cold War in Europe’s North, amid growing tensions with Russia over Moscow’s development of new nuclear-ready missiles and uncertainty over the Trump administration’s commitment to transatlantic security. Source: Euractiv

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October 5, 2018 by The Board

U.S. withdraws from international accords, says U.N. world court ‘politicized’

The Trump administration on Wednesday pulled out of two international agreements after Iran and the Palestinians complained to the International Court of Justice about U.S. policies, the latest withdrawal by Washington from multilateral accords. Source: Reuters

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October 4, 2018 by The Board

Akıncı, Guterres discuss prospects for renewed Cyprus talks

It is necessary to aim a result-oriented, scheduled and strategic package deal for the Cyprus negotiation process, the president of Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus (TRNC) told reporters following his meeting with the UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres at UN headquarters in New York. Source: Hürriyet Daily News

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October 1, 2018 by The Board

Iran’s FM calls Netanyahu’s claims at UN an ‘obscene charge’

Iran’s foreign minister denounced Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s allegations against Tehran at the U.N. General Assembly as an “obscene charge,” the state-run IRNA news agency reported Friday. Source: Associated Press

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September 28, 2018 by The Board

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GEOPOLITICAL

Protests continue in Barcelona over Catalan separatists’ trial

Protests are continuing tonight in Barcelona against the ongoing trial of a dozen Catalan separatist leaders in Madrid. They are in the dock over a 2017 referendum and subsequent declaration of independence deemed illegal by the Spanish government. If found guilty, the group could each face up to 25 years in jail. Source Euronews

February 21, 2019 by The Board

‘We have to be prepared’ for growing China threat: Taiwan President Tsai

In an interview with CNN, Taiwan President Tsai Ing-wen (蔡英文) said that the country must be prepared for China’s growing military threat, but the rest of the world should take notice because it is a sign of more to come from the communist regime if other nations sit idly by. Source: Taiwannews

February 20, 2019 by Board

Finland upgrades preventive measures against “immigrant crimes”

A bill being currently processed in parliament would allow the deportation of a dual national for crimes such as high treason or terrorism, but the intention now is to include more “ordinary” aggravated crimes as well. Source: Xinhua

February 20, 2019 by Board

Hungary-Sweden row over Nazi Germany comparison heats up

Prime Minister Viktor Orban announced tax and loan benefits earlier this month to increase the number of Hungarian children.

It later prompted Swedish minister Annika Strandhall to compare the policy to Nazi Germany.

Hungary’s deputy prime minister said the remarks were an aberration triggered by political correctness.

Source: Euronews

February 20, 2019 by Board

Moscow ready to cut time for nuclear strike on U.S. if necessary -Putin

Moscow will match any U.S. move to deploy new nuclear missiles closer to Russia by stationing its own missiles closer to the United States or by deploying faster missiles or both, President Vladimir Putin said on Wednesday. Source: Reuters

February 20, 2019 by Board

Lecture Theo Francken in Verviers canceled: car attacked, mayor protests

Nearly one hundred people met this afternoon for a hotel in Verviers to protest against the arrival of Theo Francken (N-VA). The former secretary of state for Asylum and Migration was expected in the city at a lecture, but it has since been canceled. His car was attacked and the police can not guarantee his safety, he reports on Twitter. Muriel Targnion, mayor of Verviers (PS), joined the demonstrators as well. Source HLN

February 19, 2019 by The Board

China rebuffs Germany’s call for U.S. missile deal with Russia

Fearing a nuclear arms race between China, Russia and the United States after the collapse of the Intermediate-Range Nuclear Forces (INF) treaty, which the United States is withdrawing from, Merkel made her call for a global treaty. Source: Reuters

February 19, 2019 by Board

Italy’s 5-Star defends ally Salvini in online vote

Members of Italy’s ruling governing party the 5-Star Movement voted on Monday to block a possible kidnapping trial against Matteo Salvini, its coalition ally and leader of the hard-right League party. The online ballot is meant to dictate how 5-Star senators should vote on Tuesday in a parliamentary committee reviewing whether magistrates can continue a probe into Salvini, who is also interior minister and deputy prime minister. Source Thomson Reuters

February 18, 2019 by The Board

Italian populist party put minister’s immunity to online vote

Five Star movement asks supporters whether Matteo Salvini should be prosecuted for allegedly kidnapping migrants. Members of Italy’s ruling Five Star Movement are voting online on Monday to decide whether to block a possible kidnapping trial against Interior Minister Matteo Salvini, a coalition ally and leader of the right-wing League party. Source Aljazeera

February 18, 2019 by The Board

Turkey’s Erdogan Demands Minarets for Athens Mosque

Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan suggested over the weekend that a mosque in Athens should open with minarets if Greece wants to reopen the Halki Orthodox seminary near Istanbul. Source Ekathimerini

February 18, 2019 by The Board

Schools in France to replace ‘mother and father’ with ‘parent 1 and 2’

French schools are to replace the words “mother” and “father” with “parent 1” and “parent 2” under a controversial same sex amendment to a law passed this week. Source: Telegraph

February 17, 2019 by Board

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FINANCIAL

US-China trade dispute puts a chill on American natural gas export boom

The natural gas market is emerging from winter relatively unscathed despite potentially disruptive Chinese tariffs on U.S. gas. But the ongoing trade dispute is still putting a chill on cooperation between the two energy powerhouses and threatens to sideline billions in investment. Source: CNBC

February 22, 2019 by Board

Saudi Arabia strikes $10bn China deal

Earlier on Friday, the crown prince met Vice Premier Han Zheng where the two sides agreed to expand cooperation on both China’s grand one-trillion-dollar infrastructure programme, the Belt and Road Initiative (BRI) and on Saudi Vision 2030, an effort by Riyadh to diversify the economy beyond oil and grow modern service and hi-tech industries. Source: Aljazeera

February 22, 2019 by Board

Le Maire Says Italian Recession Threatens France’s Economy

The European and global economic environment has become more threatening for France in recent months, with the recession in Italy a particularly serious concern, the French finance minister said. Source Bloomberg

February 21, 2019 by The Board

Turkey set to begin oil and gas drilling off Cyprus

Turkey is about to start offshore drilling with two vessels around the island of Cyprus, Turkish foreign minister said on Feb. 21. “Let those who come to the region from far away, and their companies, see that nothing can be done in that region without us. Nothing at all can be done in the Mediterranean without Turkey, we will not allow that,” Mevlüt Çavuşoğlu told at an event gathering business people in Turkey’s western Aydın province. Source Daily News

February 21, 2019 by The Board

No IMF in Turkey’s future: Erdoğan

The International Monetary Fund (IMF) will never have a role in the future of the Turkish economy, Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan has said, also criticizing the main opposition party on the issue. Source Daily News

February 21, 2019 by The Board

Rakuten and China’s JD.com to tie up for unmanned delivery in Japan

Major Japanese and Chinese e-commerce companies Rakuten Inc. and JD.com Inc. said Thursday they will tie up and commercialize an unmanned delivery service in Japan to save time, cost and labor of parcel shipments in the wake of the explosive growth of online shopping. Source Japan Times

February 21, 2019 by The Board

Japan’s manufacturing activity shrinks for first time since 2016 amid U.S.-China trade war: survey

Manufacturing activity contracted in February for the first time in 2½ years as domestic and export orders fell and factories cut output, a private business survey showed on Thursday. Source JapanTimes

February 21, 2019 by The Board

Germany Surpasses Japan, Russia With World’s Biggest Trade Surplus in 2018

Germany’s trade surplus becomes the world’s largest for a third consecutive year, surpassing those of Japan and Russia yet again, but Berlin’s trade policies and economic performance have produced tensions between Germany and the US, as well as calls for reforms at home. Source SputnikNews

February 21, 2019 by The Board

China to Propose $30 Billion More U.S. Agriculture Purchases

China is proposing that it could buy an additional $30 billion a year of U.S. agricultural products including soybeans, corn and wheat as part of a possible trade deal being negotiated by the two countries, according to people with knowledge of the plan. Source Bloomberg

February 21, 2019 by The Board

China Offers to Buy $30 Billion More U.S. Agricultural Imports a Year

China is proposing that it could buy an additional $30 billion a year of U.S. agricultural products including soybeans, corn and wheat as part of a possible trade deal being negotiated by the two countries, according to people with knowledge of the plan. Source: Bloomberg

February 21, 2019 by Board

Iraq: EU announces additional €50 million in humanitarian aid

The EU has announced an additional €30 million in humanitarian assistance. Another €20 million in development funding will contribute to the reconstruction of the country’s cultural heritage. Source: European Commission

February 20, 2019 by Board

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