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How Trump turned mockery into a weapon of diplomacy

US president assails allies with talk of ‘great stupidity’, dog sleds and AI images...

3dFinancial TimesPoliticsImpact

Will Turkey export home-grown 'Islamic State' extremists?

Turkey is no longer just a transit country for one branch of the extremist "Islamic State" group. Experts say the group has become more professional in Turkey and could pose a danger domestically, and...

6dDeutsche WellePoliticsImpact

‘Thank you Tony’: Blair’s ‘Board of Peace’ role prompts Trump praise and Westminster anger

Many countries, including the UK, have turned their backs on the project after Putin was asked to join...

1dFinancial TimesPoliticsImpact

Remittances ‘more important than aid’ as Africa turns to stablecoins

Speaking at the World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland, economist Vera Songwe pointed to remittances and inflation hedging as key drivers of stablecoin use across Africa....

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Thailand’s election turns into a cash splash contest to win votes

Thailand’s election season has triggered a dizzying array of cash giveaway offers from parties vying for votes, from a US$2,000 payment for newborns to debt write-offs and US$100 monthly top-ups for t...

Jan 13South China Morning PostPoliticsImpact

Uganda: Crackdown, internet blackout ahead of vote

Uganda's authorities have shut down rights groups, arrested opponents and their supporters, now they've turned off the internet. After 40 years in office, President Yoweri Museveni has no intention of...

Jan 13Deutsche WellePolitics

Starmer turns away from Trump’s Board of Peace as US-UK tensions mount

Prime minister unlikely to sign up to body that charges $1bn fee and includes Russian president, officials say...

3dFinancial TimesPoliticsImpact

Ukraine burned nearly $100 million in missiles in a single night battling a Russian barrage, Zelenskyy says

Ukrainian forces shoot down a Russian missile over Kyiv on Tuesday. Gleb Garanich/REUTERS Ukraine fired nearly $100 million worth of missiles in a single night defending against Russian strikes. The f...

3dBusiness InsiderPoliticsImpact

Who is Kirill Dmitriev, the Russian envoy part of Ukraine talks in the UAE?

High-level teams from Russia, Ukraine and the US are in Abu Dhabi for Ukraine peace negotiations. Among them - Kirill Dmitriev, the head of Russia's wealth fund who's played a crucial role in champion...

17hFrance 24PoliticsImpact

An unreliable America is making Japan turn to drumstick diplomacy

If Tokyo can’t count on Washington, forging pragmatic new alliances with former foes increasingly makes sense...

Jan 15Financial TimesPoliticsImpact

European governments turn to short-term debt as borrowing costs rise

Sovereign issuers are curbing sales of long-term bonds amid waning demand from pension funds...

2dFinancial TimeseconomicsImpact

Deadly protests crackdown in Iran: Some funerals of protesters turn into demonstrations

The number of people killed in protests against the Iranian regime has been rising since demonstrations began in late December. An NGO reported on January 20 that more than 4,500 people had been kille...

1dFrance 24PoliticsImpact

Polish president slams EU as a 'fading star' while warning of Russian imperialism

One of Russia's goals, in addition to persecuting its own citizens, "is territorial expansion, mass murder and attacks on civilian targets, including hospitals and schools," the Polish president said....

Jan 16EuronewsPoliticsImpact

Kurds in the Middle East: Struggle for a homeland

The Kurdish people are one of the largest ethnic groups in the world without their own country. Many are native to the region where four countries — Iran, Iraq, Syria and Turkey — meet and share langu...

1dDeutsche WellePoliticsImpact

Japan’s Okinawa loses longevity crown as slow living makes way for faster, shorter future

A generation ago, the people of Okinawa in Japan were recognised as among the longest-lived in the world, fortunate residents of one of just five “blue zones” around the planet where a combination of ...

3dSouth China Morning PostHealthImpact

Security and ethnic dimensions of Iran crisis spark warnings across the region

Saudi Arabia, Qatar and Oman have led efforts to talk President Donald Trump out of a US attack on Iran, according to news reports. Turkey is also concerned about a collapse of central authority in Ir...

Jan 15France 24PoliticsImpact

Trump administration's defense strategy tells allies to handle their own security

The Pentagon released a priority-shifting National Defense Strategy late Friday that chastised U.S. allies to take control of their own security and reasserted the Trump administration's focus on domi...

29mNPR NewsPoliticsImpact

Trump's hugely anticipated Davos speech looks set for a delay after Air Force One had to turn around

Trump is traveling to Switzerland on a Boeing C-32A, pictured on Tuesday night, instead of his usual Air Force One. Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images Air Force One returned to Joint Base Andrews after a &...

2dBusiness InsiderPoliticsImpact

'Board of Peace' signed by Donald Trump: a $1bn price tag for permanent membership

US President Donald Trump has unveiled his “Board of Peace,” a $1 billion initiative aimed at resolving international conflicts through permanent membership. Initially designed to oversee Gaza’s recon...

1dFrance 24PoliticsImpact

Former Sudanese PM Hamdok speaks on FRANCE 24

Sudan's army has reportedly received and is considering a new proposal from the United States and Saudi Arabia for a truce with its rival paramilitary. FRANCE 24's Mark Owen speaks with former Sudanes...

2dFrance 24PoliticsImpact
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