With a tear in her eye, last month Britain’s Theresa May brought down the flag on her chequered premiership. The UK’s soon-to-be former prime minister had tried, tried and tried again to win support for her much derided Brexit deal...
In the eyes of the world, her fight for democracy echoed that of Mandela and Gandhi. Surprising then that Aung San Suu Kyi, the leader of Myanmar, should find herself shoulder-to-shoulder with Hungary’s Victor Orbán, arguably Europe’s most undemocratic ruler....
When asked in an interview for his views on relations between the US and Russia, Russian President Vladimir Putin said ‘relations between Moscow and Washington are getting worse and worse.’ Meanwhile, US President Donald Trump told reporters during his visit...
For centuries, Ireland has been a thorn in the side of the British government. The trend has continued with the resignation of Theresa May after three failed attempts to get her Brexit withdrawal agreement through the House of Commons. The...
The recent extradition protests in Hong Kong ended in nothing short of an eruption. What started out as peaceful protests on June 9th escalated into something much more violent. It all started out when Carrie Lam, Chief Executive of Hong...
In Brazil, a scandal broke out in which an enormous trove of secret documents were published by investigative journalism site, The Intercept. The documents exposed a plot by public prosecutors against former president Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva, who is...
His name consistently pops up in conversations of the highest level, ranging from North Korea to Latin America, but most people would struggle to answer, “Who is John Bolton?” If someone can recall his association with the Trump association as...
Dogs wore saltire bandanas, while people carried placards calling out ‘Ruth Davidson’ (Leader of the Scottish Conservatives), questioning her comments about there being “No Appetite” for a second referendum on Scottish independence. ‘Look around’ one sign demanded, ‘We are here...
Mass demonstrations are occurring in Hong Kong as a new variable enters the China-United States confrontation (Forbes).The protest is aimed at a bill presented in the parliament of the autonomous Chinese region to allow extradition for trial in mainland China....
The US Secretary of State, Mike Pompeo, has declared that he would not hesitate to push back against Labour Party leader Jeremy Corbyn if he were to get into power. This comes in the face of anti-Semitism allegations against both...