Politics

Thousands of Hong Kong residents are walking a protest march on the main island on Saturday, where they have also placed several roadblocks. The police had issued a demonstration ban earlier this week. The police emphasize that Hong…
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President Trump has a new enemy: Google. After a former Google employee at Fox station reported that the search giant wanted to make sure that Trump would not be elected in 2016, Google was put on Twitter under his barrage. According to…
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The US President has expressed his sympathy to the relatives of the victims of El Paso and Dayton. In the future, acts like these should be punished with the death penalty. Following the attacks in El Paso and Dayton, US President Donald…
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Departure of diplomat Kim Darroch The British ambassador to the US leaves after leaking a confidential telegram in which he criticized President Trump. According to diplomats a conscious action by Brexiteers to get their own husband in…
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The United Kingdom is not nearly ready for a Brexit without a deal, the cabinet states in a confidential note leaked out to the Financial Times (FT). Ministers are warned in the memorandum that it takes "at least four to five months" to…
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It is not a political landslide, but the result of the elections in Turkey is 'pretty special'. That says Middle Eastern correspondent Olaf Koens. For the first time in years, President Erdogan's party, the Justice and Development…
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The President of Taiwan, Tsai Ing-wen, has called on international aid for her country on Saturday against the expanding pressure from China. China, through President Xi Jinping, said this week that it reserves the right to intervene…
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Chancellor Angela Merkel stated more international engagement in her New Year's speech. She cited climate change and emigration as challenges. Chancellor Angela Merkel emphasised the need for international cooperation in her New Year's…
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 The EU must explain the plans across the border between British Northern Ireland and the Republic of Ireland after the British has stepped out of the EU. Prime Minister Mark Rutte said this Thursday, at the start of the EU summit in…
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 EU finance ministers have reached an agreement in principle in Brussels on measures to strengthen the euro area. These are needed to arm the EU against new financial crises fully. After fifteen hours of negotiations, Minister Wopke…
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