TEHRAN (Parliament Politics Magazine) – In an effort to “severely restrict” Iranian petrochemical and oil exports, the Biden government has launched a fresh round of sanctions against Iran. They promise to impose monetary penalties on a “regular basis.” The US accuses a
COPENHAGEN (Parliament Politics Magazine) – Denmark’s recent revelation of wearing t-shirts, the “colour mourning” kit manufactured by Hummel to take a hit at the human rights record of Qatar, the host of the FIFA world cup 2022 took the world by surprise.
LONDON (Parliament Politics Magazine) – PM Truss, her government “did the right thing” in its mini-budget to stimulate economic growth. The prime minister said, speaking in a number of local radio interviews with the BBC this morning that “urgent action” and “controversial
BRUSSELS (Parliament Politics Magazine) – As part of the most recent wave of sanctions to “make the Kremlin pay” for escalating the war against Ukraine, the EU executive has pledged to cap the price of Russian oil and impose additional restrictions on
WASHINGTON (Parliament Politics Magazine) – 2.4 million businesses and homes in Florida are without power as a result of one of the most severe storms to batter the US in years, and floodwaters are rushing inland. On Wednesday at 15:10 local time
BEIJING (Parliament Politics Magazine) – The Chinese yuan has fallen to new record lows against the rising US dollar. The yuan, which is traded worldwide, dropped to its lowest level since statistics started to be made accessible in 2011. The value of
LONDON (Parliament Politics Magazine) – The UK government’s mini-budget has drawn criticism from the International Monetary Fund (IMF), which warns the plan for tax cuts and expenditure will worsen inequality and go against the monetary policy of Bank of England. The international
WASHINGTON (Parliament Politics Magazine) – In response to Chinese Covid-19 pandemic lockdowns and geopolitical concerns between the US and the communist leadership of the country, Apple has started producing iPhone 14s in India, shifting some production there for the first time. The
LONDON (Parliament Politics Magazine) – The pound hit a record low versus the US dollar, prompting the Bank of England to declare that it will “not hesitate” to raise interest rates in order to combat inflation. The Bank stated that it was
TOKYO (Parliament Politics Magazine) – A state funeral for Shinzo Abe, the longest-serving prime minister of Japan, was held in Tokyo amid popular outrage about the expense of the service and information about his party’s associations with a controversial religious organisation. A
WASHINGTON (Parliament Politics Magazine) – The ability of NASA to protect Earth from an apocalyptic scenario was put to the test on Monday when a multimillion dollar spacecraft slammed head-on with an asteroid as big as a football stadium. 6.8 million miles
ABU DHABI (Parliament Politics Magazine) – On Sunday, the United Arab Emirates (UAE) and Germany reached an “energy security” agreement for the supply of liquefied natural gas (LNG) and diesel as Berlin looks for alternative energy sources to Russia. At a signing
