China to set EU pork tariffs at much lower level
China announced on Tuesday that it will go ahead and impose anti-dumping duties on European Union pork imports for five years, though at significantly lower rates than the temporary levies…
Russia once again says ’nyet’
Russia’s Deputy Foreign Minister Sergei Ryabkov on Tuesday reiterated that Moscow will accept no compromises on occupied territories and insists on retaining control over Crimea, Donetsk, Luhansk, Zaporizhzhia, and Kherson,…
Trump blames everyone else for fentanyl crisis
US President Donald Trump on Monday signed an executive order designating illicit fentanyl as a weapon of mass destruction, arguing it is closer to a chemical weapon than a narcotic…
UK armed forces chief plays up Russian threat
There is a growing risk Russia could attack the UK, and Britain’s armed forces chief Air Chief Marshal Sir Richard Knighton warned that the nation’s sons and daughters must be…
Israel loses legal move to block ICC probe into Gaza war crimes
The appeals chamber of the International Criminal Court rejected an Israeli legal challenge aimed at blocking an investigation into its actions in Gaza, dealing a setback to Israel’s efforts to…
Zelensky more hopeful for chance of peace
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky said on Monday that progress had been made on many issues during two days of talks between Ukraine and the United States in Berlin and stressed…
UK daily exposes feeding frenzy for juicy Gaza contracts
In a sterling piece of journalism, the left-leaning Guardian newspaper has exposed how a significant number of property developers, many with close ties to Israel, are currently jostling to pick…
Jimmy Lai ‘guilty’ of all charges in HK show trial
Pro-democracy campaigner and British citizen Jimmy Lai has been found guilty of three national security offences in Hong Kong. The 78-year-old media tycoon was arrested in August 2020 after China…
Another critical air quality day in Delhi
India’s capital was engulfed in thick smog on Sunday, prompting authorities to impose emergency anti-pollution curbs as several areas recorded extremely hazardous air quality. Delhi, home to about 30 million…
UK’s Labour nails colours to Israeli mast – again
Despite a strong groundswell of public opinion opposed to Israel’s actions in the Middle East, the UK’s governing Labour Party, in big trouble in the polls, remains unequivocally supportive of…