The fallout from the Hīkoi mō te Tiriti protest sparked a heated exchange in Parliament. Police estimated 42,000 attendees, but Te Pāti Māori co-leader Debbie Ngarewa-Packer insisted it was closer…
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The European Conservatives and Reformists (ECR), the right-wing bloc led by Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni, managed to secure high-profile positions on more than a dozen committees in the European Parliament following…
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Trump adviser Steve Bannon political persecution to avoid prison
New York. 23/6. With the clock ticking on when he must report to prison, former Donald Trump adviser Steve Bannon on Friday threw in an emergency motion to the Supreme Court to hold off his sentence.…
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Europe’s New “Iron Lady” Estonia’s Kaja Kallas
by Flynn Owenby Flynn OwenEurope’s new “Iron Lady”, Estonia’s Kaja Kallas, is one of the strongest voices for an uncompromising stand against belligerent Russia. Brussels (30 June – 28). Having grown up under the Soviet…
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Putin’s Visit to Hanoi: Hardly a Challenge to Vietnam-US Strategic Partnership
Russian president Vladimir Putin’s visit to Hanoi earlier this week may have caused some consternation in the United States regarding Vietnam’s reliability as a security partner in Asia. Given Hanoi’s…
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Iranian President’s Visit To Tajikistan Symbolic Of Growing Rapprochement
London (10/03 – 77.78) Up-and-down relations between Iran and Tajikistan in the past decade shot up again after Iranian President Ebrahim Raisi’s official visit to Dushanbe on November 8-9, his…
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In the whirlwind of Sri Lankan politics, last week’s visit by Anura Kumara Dissanayake (AKD) to India carved a narrative that has both intrigued and polarised the political arena. This…
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‘Private’ Meeting With Putin, Public Appearances Stir Talk Of Nazarbaev Comeback
ALMATY, Kazakhstan — Friends who are old faces and friends in high places: Kazakhstan’s former leader Nursultan Nazarbaev has proven in recent months that he still has both. Does that…
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Brussels (27/10 – 50) Just in September this year, ten “distinguished” people in Tajikistan have been awarded general ranks. The decree on conferring general ranks was signed by the country’s…
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Notorious Benjamin Wey Sues Sri Lanka For $250 Million
London (05/11 – 44.44) Benjamin Wey, a Chinese-American financier, founder of Fintech Holdings and a history of legal trouble, is suing Sri Lanka for $250 million. Wey claims that he was…