The Number of New Infections in Germany Exceeds Two Thousand
The number of corona infections diagnosed during the last 24 hours in Germany has further increased to over two thousand. The Robert Koch Institute (RKI), the German equivalent of the RIVM, reported early in the morning on Thursday that a further 2,194 cases have been registered. This means that
Yoshihide Suga Elected Japan’s New Prime Minister
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
The US Report Points to Gross Abuses by the Police and the Judiciary
The US law enforcement authorities are regularly guilty of irregularities during investigations and lawsuits, the authors of a report released Tuesday said. Police in the United States has been under fire in recent months over racism and the use of excessive force. Scientists examined the files of nearly 2,500
American Minister Mike Pompeo Visits Suriname
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
Another Record Number of Daily Corona Infections in India
India reported another record number of daily corona infections on Friday. In the past 24 hours, 96,551 cases were added, according to data from the Ministry of Health. About 4.5 million residents have been infected since the virus outbreak. In no other country is the number of infections increasing
Belarusian President Lukashenko is in Moscow
Belarusian President Aleksandr Lukashenko is in Moscow on Monday. A diplomatic source has reported this to the RIA news agency. The Kremlin stated that Lukashenko would come to Russia “in the coming days”. The visit to the Kremlin has been in the air for a while. The Belarusian president
German Minister Skeptical of Sanctions Against Russia to Navalny
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
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
Chance of A Deal Between the EU and British Only 30 to 40 Percent
The chance that the European Union and Great Britain will succeed in properly arranging Brexit is only 30-40 percent. This probability calculation comes from senior British officials in Downing Street, The Times and The Spectator report. Negotiations for an agreement on Brexit have virtually stalled. One of the main
US President Donald Trump Has Encouraged Voters to Vote Twice
US President Donald Trump has encouraged voters in the state of North Carolina to vote twice: by mail and in person. This way, he says, they can check whether their vote has been counted. “Let them send it in and then vote,” the president told WECT-TV in Wilmington, North
