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Brexit cost the UK economy £140 billion, London Mayor Says

12:09 16.01.2024

Brexit cost the UK economy £140 billion, London Mayor Says

London Mayor Sadiq Khan blames Brexit for costing the UK economy £140 billion ($178 billion), calling on the government to “urgently” rebuild relations with the European Union to stem the decline. Britain’s EU divorce has also meant there are 2 million fewer jobs nationwide than there otherwise would have been, …

American way: A culture in collapse

11:31 15.01.2024

American way: A culture in collapse

American civilization has been turned upside down, and we have a rendezvous soon with the once unthinkable and unimaginable, stresses ‘The American Greatness’. In the last six months, we have borne witness to many iconic moments evidencing the collapse of American culture. The signs are everywhere and cover the gamut …

Global economy headed for worst half-decade in 30 years, World Bank warns

11:29 15.01.2024

Global economy headed for worst half-decade in 30 years, World Bank warns

Slowing growth enters third year, putting development goals at risk, notes ‘The Washington Post’. The global economy will slow in 2024 for the third straight year and appears headed for its weakest half-decade since the early 1990s, the World Bank said Tuesday in its latest annual forecast. While higher interest …

View from Washington: The Houthis is a power force

11:27 15.01.2024

View from Washington: The Houthis is a power force

Since mid-November the Houthis have been launching attacks against shipping in the Red Sea. The US sent a number of AEGIS destroyers to help protect international shipping, performing the dual role of intercepting Houthi drones and missiles and coming to the aid of distressed commercial ships. The British also sent …

EU case: Germany is down, Britain is out, so Who is in charge of Europe?

11:06 14.01.2024

EU case: Germany is down, Britain is out, so Who is in charge of Europe?

Football is a game where “twenty-two men chase a ball for 90 minutes and at the end, the Germans always win,” quipped Gary Lineker, an English player. For decades the European project had similarly predictable dynamics: whether composed of six countries or 12 or 27, member states chased compromises until …

View from USA: Must ‘Western Civilization’ be synonymous with ‘Decline’?

11:05 14.01.2024

View from USA: Must ‘Western Civilization’ be synonymous with ‘Decline’?

History shows that we are unlikely to accept decline as a permanent state. If our current ruling class won't stop it, sooner or later, majorities will clamor for someone who will, writes Rod Dreher, an American journalist who writes about politics, culture, religion, and foreign affairs, a director of the …

Palestine: Borrell’s ‘last waltz’

10:22 13.01.2024

Palestine: Borrell’s ‘last waltz’

The diplomatic arena of the Middle East was dominated in the past week by the US Secretary of State Antony Blinken’s regional tour to Türkiye, Jordan, Qatar, the UAE, Saudi Arabia, Israel, the West Bank and Egypt. The European Union’s foreign policy chief Josep Borrell also appeared in the region …

Reactions to US, British strikes against Houthis in Yemen

10:19 13.01.2024

Reactions to US, British strikes against Houthis in Yemen

The United States and Britain carried out a series of air strikes on military locations belonging to Iran-backed Houthis in Yemen early Friday in response to the militant group's ongoing attacks on vessels traveling through the Red Sea. Fox News is told there were attacks on more than a dozen …

$34 Trillion in Debt: Is America Headed for a Financial Crisis?

13:10 12.01.2024

$34 Trillion in Debt: Is America Headed for a Financial Crisis?

The federal government’s outstanding financial obligations now total some $34 trillion, about 123 percent of the nation’s gross domestic product (GDP), near a historic record. «Is a financial crisis possible?» - asks Milton Ezrati in The National Interest. The federal government’s outstanding financial obligations now total some $34 trillion, about …

House GOP advances effort to hold Hunter Biden in contempt

11:52 12.01.2024

House GOP advances effort to hold Hunter Biden in contempt

Lawmakers voted along party lines Wednesday to send a resolution to the floor, which would require near-unanimous Republican support, - Jordain Carney of POLITICO writes. House Republicans are one step closer to holding Hunter Biden in contempt of Congress after he skipped a closed-door deposition last month. The House Judiciary …

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