It is the second year in a row that Indian PM Narendra Modi has bypassed the annual summits with Russia. However, Moscow is in no...
Angola has abruptly quit the Organisation of Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC), but the other cartel members were not overly concerned about its decision. Angola's withdrawal from...
The US has recently closed a loophole in its resistance to international corruption by criminalising foreign officials who have solicited and accepted bribes from US...
Britain’s ruling Conservative party is entering a problematic election year with progress on a manifesto goal of securing a free trade agreement with the United...
Egypt's plan to end the conflict between Israel and Hamas has little chance of being fulfilled, as both sides have reacted rather coldly to its proposals. But...
Moldova will be under much stronger pressure from Russia next year than before because it has opened a process that should permanently remove it from...
Christmas, of course, arrives annually in a multifarious variety in many different countries, regardless of any national religion. I’ve experienced how it’s celebrated throughout Europe,...
