From Theresa May to Alexander Boris de Pfeffel Johnson, a series of unelected officials have had their chance to shape the future of the UK. Now the Queen, who’s supposed to be little more than a figurehead, has the final...
With the fall of Prime Minister Conte of Italy, Italians appear to be inching closer towards the ultimate goal of Italian nationalists: the Italian withdrawal from the European Union (EU). Across the pond, Prime Minister Boris Johnson of the United...
It took less than a year for Giuseppe Conte to change his mind. The so-called “lawyer of the Italian people” and widely known as being proudly “populist” now takes it back. He is no longer taking aim at the European...
The conflict between Israel and Lebanon is escalating. On Sunday, the Daily Telegraph reported that Israel said it was returning fire after anti-tank missiles were launched at its borders from Lebanon, raising anxieties about a potential conflict with the Iranian-backed...
Nairobi – The opposition in Burundi has had a change of heart and is angling to participate in presidential elections scheduled for 2020 after boycotting the last exercise held in July 2015. With the National Council for Respect of the...
India is a ‘Sovereign, Socialist, Secular, Democratic Republic’, yet the question arises- is India a truly secular democratic republic? As projected by the Independence movement and the Nehru-Gandhi dynasty – a secular nation is one where many religious, linguistic, and...
The Guardian reports that Ireland’s Deputy Prime Minister Simon Coveney recently told a Paris conference that the EU has no intention of revising its plans for an Irish backstop. He told his audience, which included Brexit Secretary Stephen Barclay, that...
Turkish border police fired tear gas canisters along with warning live rounds in an effort to disperse thousands of outraged Syrians who stormed the border gates with Turkey in provincial Idlib yesterday. The locals chanted slogans against Erdogan as well...
During the cold war, the Soviet Union had great interest in Africa, where it sought to build its own influence against Western countries which had already established their presence through colonization. Its strategy involved penetrating trade union movements, supporting liberation...
The president of Iran made headlines this week after declining a planned meeting with Donald Trump. Hassan Rouhani, who holds the highest elected position as president – while being subordinate to the supreme leader – says he will only talk...