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    Wildcards, headwinds as new EU executive to take over

    10 Sep 2019

    The European Commission’s next chief is to unveil her new executive team on Tuesday that, from Nov.1, will take on a range of tricky challenges, from climate change to an unpredictable US and the Brexit aftermath.

    Need to ensure orderly transition in Sudan

    02 May 2019

    At this point of time when Sudan is going through troubled times, peace and restraint are key aspects and it is important that the country’s democratic transition takes place in a systematic and peaceful manner. As reflected in the well-meaning Twitter message by Dr Anwar Bin Mohammed Gargash, UAE Minister of State for Foreign Affairs,

    Mueller produces roadmap for further probes

    20 Apr 2019

    By the standard that made Richard Nixon the historic figure he is today – the only president ever to resign to avoid certain impeachment and conviction – Special Counsel Robert Mueller’s probe of the Russian election interference and President Trump found no instantly dooming “smoking-gun” evidence.

    A ‘systemic’ Russian effort backed Trump’s campaign

    19 Apr 2019

    Shortly before he released the special counsel’s redacted report on Thursday, Attorney General William Barr announced the document said President Donald Trump’s campaign had not “conspired or coordinated with the Russian government in its election interference activities.”

    Brazil’s Bolsonaro wreaks havoc on indigenous people

    12 Apr 2019

    When Jair Bolsonaro became president of Brazil on January 1, the country’s indigenous peoples braced themselves for the worst. Bolsonaro had promised that not another centimetre of indigenous land would be protected under his leadership. He announced his intention to forcibly integrate indigenous peoples and said it was “a shame that the Brazilian cavalry wasn’t as efficient as the Americans, who exterminated the Indians”.

    ‘Bernie or Bust’ voters create predicament for Democrats

    20 Apr 2019

    The fierce loyalty Bernie Sanders inspires in his supporters is creating a dilemma for the Democratic Party. For a sliver of Sanders’ base, it’s Bernie or bust. They may detest President Donald Trump, but they didn’t vote for Hillary Clinton and they’re not sure they’ll back the Democratic nominee in 2020 if Sanders isn’t on the ballot. They’re willing do whatever it takes to push the party to adopt his ideas.

    Kirstjen Nielsen’s resignation will only make Trump’s immigration policy worse

    14 Apr 2019

    When I found out that Kirstjen Nielsen was resigning as Homeland Security secretary, I posted this on Facebook:

    Burhan right choice as head of Sudan council

    14 Apr 2019

    The appointment of Lieutenant General Abdel Fattah Al Burhan Abdelrahman as the new head of Sudan’s transitional military council is a step in the right direction and one can now expect the country’s democratic transition to take place in a systematic and peaceful manner.

    Tunisia's ousted president Ben Ali passes away

    19 Sep 2019

    Tunisia's ousted president Zine El Abidine Ben Ali died in exile in Saudi Arabia on Thursday, days after a free presidential election in his homeland, his family lawyer said.

    VIDEO: Putin pilots bumpy all-terrain rig on Siberian holiday

    21 Mar 2021

    Russian President Vladimir Putin, during a holiday in Siberia with Defence Minister Sergei Shoigu, piloted an all-terrain vehicle through thick woodland and traversed a swaying rope bridge, Kremlin footage showed.

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