After months of uncertainty, Israel’s Benjamin Netanyahu and Benny Gantz announced early Monday evening that both sides had come together for the good of the country and signed a coalition agreement. Details of the Deal Netanyahu’s Likud Party and Gantz’s...
When dealing with COVID-19 in its early stages time was of the utmost essence. Nevertheless, the Chinese government waited for almost seven days until it communicated the potential threat the virus posed to the public. China’s Silence as the Virus...
China had to face reality last year after the country’s economic growth rose only marginally for the first time in decades, the world’s second-largest economy now decreased by 6.8 percent in the first three months of this year – which...
In the People’s Republic of China, where COVID-19 first emerged, reports of racist and xenophobic incidents are adding insult to injury amid the current crisis. The primary victims are black Africans, many of whom have been forced out of their...
After exiting the Democratic race to be the nominee for President of the United States last week, Bernie Sanders has now officially endorsed former VP Joe Biden to lead the nation. The move was essential to prevent a second Trump...
In Israel, COVID-19 has hit ultra-Orthodox Jews particularly hard. Now the country’s Ultra-Orthodox health minister Yaakov Litzman has infected himself, likely due to not complying with his own regulations. Israel’s Battle Against Coronavirus In some parts of Israel, coronavirus contagion...
Austria’s Chancellor Sebastian Kurz’s approach to COVID-19 has been different from the rest of Europe. Similar to the refugee crisis in 2015 when Kurz was primarily responsible for closing the Balkan route, the Chancellor is also taking a bold position...
After prolonged and difficult negotiations, including verbal confrontations between Italy and Germany, Europe has found its first united response to the economic crisis caused by COVID-19. Eurogroup Rides to the Rescue On Thursday evening, Europe’s finance ministers – the Eurogroup...
For weeks, it had been inevitable. Trailing by almost three hundred delegates and with no conceivable path to the nomination left, presidential candidate Bernie Sanders dropped out of the Democratic Race. It marks the end of his quest to lead...
EU Commission President Ursula von der Leyen has called for a determined and united European approach to cushion the coronavirus pandemic’s consequences. “In this crisis, halve measures are insufficient,” she wrote in an essay that appeared on Sunday in a...
