Ethiopia’s political situation keeps increasing in severity. The two biggest complaints are armed conflict and supply shortages. The violence had recently been occurring unpredictably, as the U.S. Embassy in Addis Ababa described it. Because of these reasons, the U.S. recommends non-emergency
On October 26, the U.S. State Department approved its first sale to Saudi Arabia, which has caused some controversy and criticism of the Biden administration. The sale included 280 AIM-120C-7/C-8 Advanced Medium Range Air-to-Air Missiles (AMRAAM), 596 LAU-128 Missile Rail Launchers (MRL)
China is largely known to be the biggest contributor of all countries to climate change when it comes to levels of greenhouse gas emissions. Recently, tensions ran hot between the U.S. and China when discussing the level of commitment to solving climate
The Labour Party has said that it has been hit by a “cyber incident”, meaning that a “significant quantity” of its members’ data became inaccessible. The impact of the incident, which affected an external supplier, is not yet clear. Labour is
Boris Johnson’s efforts to change the House of Commons standards regime, thus saving the career of former Tory minister Owen Paterson, were ruined on Thursday when he was forced into a huge U-turn. Facing intensive criticism from the opposition parties as
Allegations of sleaze have plagued Downing Street this week as Boris Johnson attempts to bend the rules yet again to protect Tory MPs. The ongoing sleaze scandal is imposing an increasing amount of pressure on the Tories as mounting claims throw
The Lord Speaker, Lord McFall of Alcluith addressed the British Group of the Inter Parliamentary Union (BGIPU) this week at the Kelvingrove Museum in Glasgow to share his thoughts on how the government can aim to reach the goals set out at
The ongoing debate between the UK and the French government regarding fishing rights in Jersey’s waters has continued into a second week as tensions escalate. Back at the start of 2021, a trade deal came into force that now requires EU
Traditionally, importing people was the primary strategy to solve skill and labour shortages in the UK. Recruiters roamed villages in Bangladesh to recruit workers for tyre factories. London transport sent recruiters to the Caribbean; the NHS heavily recruits nurses from abroad, etc.
The Royal Air Force’s participation in a military exercise in the Middle East did not go unnoticed. They joined the US Air Force, Israeli Air Force, Emirates Air Force, and other air forces in military exercises. It was another episode in a
The Bank of England “kept calm and carried on” with no change in interest rate. Inflation was not considered as much of a concern as the fragile state of the recovery. Where does this fragility come from? Let’s think of the
Six of Donald Trump’s top campaign associates have been subpoenaed by the Democratic-led House select committee investigating the deadly January 6 insurrection. The committee is still in need of testimony and document from key witnesses. The six people subpoenaed were involved
