Yoshihide Suga Elected Japan's New Prime Minister

Yoshihide Suga Elected Japan’s New Prime Minister

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Yoshihide Suga, cabinet secretary under former Prime Minister Shinzo Abe who has resigned for health reasons, has been formally elected Prime Minister of Japan.   To nobody’s surprise, it was announced on Monday that Suga would also succeed Abe as leader of the Liberal Democratic Party, the Japanese ruling party […]

American Minister Mike Pompeo Visits Suriname

American Minister Mike Pompeo Visits Suriname

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US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo will visit Suriname on Thursday.   Albert Ramdin, Minister of Foreign Affairs, International Business and International Cooperation in Suriname, confirmed this to the ANP on Sunday. It is the first time that a US Secretary of State has visited Suriname. Pompeo’s visit to Suriname […]

Navalny to Court in A Libel Case Over Insulting Veteran

German Minister Skeptical of Sanctions Against Russia to Navalny

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German Economy and Energy Minister Peter Altmaier questions possible sanctions against Russia over the alleged poisoning of Putin critic Aleksej Navalny.   To TV channel ARD, Altmaier said that Russia will not behave differently because of sanctions and that relations with Russia will harden if punished. The CDU politician strongly […]

Major NATO Exercise in Georgia Territory

Major NATO Exercise in Georgia Territory

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Georgia is the setting for large-scale joint exercises with NATO from Monday. Russia’s neighbour has been trying to join the alliance for a long time, much to Moscow’s dismay.   Approximately 2,800 troops from the United States, Great Britain, France and Poland participate in the ‘Noble Partner 2020’ exercise near […]