Senior members of the European Union’s executive branch traveled to Ukraine on Thursday looking to boost relations with the war-torn country and pave the way for it to one day join the bloc, but concerns over corruption and democratic deficiencies remain. European
You Si-kun, the speaker of Taiwan’s Parliament, spoke at the International Religious Freedom Summit on Wednesday and voiced why it is important that free nations protect Taiwan. “If Taiwan falls into the sphere of influence of CCP (Chinese Communist Party), then the
Half a million people will go on strike tomorrow (Image: Andrew Neil) Rishi Sunak has brought in the military as half a million public sector workers bring the country to a halt with coordinated strikes today. Rail workers, teachers and civil servants
A Bangladesh boy who accidentally locked himself inside a shipping container during a game of hide-and-seek was discovered six days later in another country. The 15-year-old identified only by his first name, Fahim, was playing hide-and-seek with friends in the port city
India will receive 12 cheetahs from South Africa next month that will join eight others it received from Namibia in September as part of an ambitious plan to reintroduce the cats in the country after 70 years. India plans to transport an
Britain’s Treasury chief said Friday that taming inflation is more important than cutting taxes, resisting calls from some in the governing Conservative Party for immediate tax breaks for businesses and voters. At a speech in London, Chancellor of the Exchequer Jeremy Hunt
Jeremy Hunt explains why inflation is so high from a coffee shop The Chancellor is ruling out tax cuts until inflation is dramatically reduced and will insist it is vital to “stick to the plan”. He will tell public sector workers inflation-busting
Finland’s top diplomat appeared to suggest Tuesday that the country may have to consider joining NATO without Sweden after Turkey’s president cast serious doubt on the expansion of the military alliance. “We still have to evaluate the situation if it turns out
Conscripts in Taiwan have warned that their training was not sufficient to prepare people for the threat of a Chinese invasion. Military tensions in Asia have heightened in recent months as Beijing ramps up its drills in close proximity to its island
Croatia switched to the shared European currency, the euro, and removed dozens of border checkpoints to join the world’s largest passport-free travel area, on January 1st. It marked a fresh start for the small Balkan nation of 4 million people that captured