Daily Monitor

April 19, 2021

Israel and Greece sign record defence deal

Israel and Greece have signed their biggest ever defence procurement deal, which Israel said on Sunday would strengthen political and economic ties between the countries and the two countries’ air forces launched a joint exercise. […]
April 18, 2021

Biden is poised to transform how America treats industry. He must follow through

From climate to healthcare, fundamental challenges demand the US change with the times […]
April 15, 2021

US imposes sanctions on Russia over cyber-attacks

The US has announced sanctions against Russia in response to what it says are cyber-attacks and other hostile acts. […]
April 14, 2021

Climate crisis: Boris Johnson ‘too cosy’ with vested interests to take serious action

Report author calls for thorough clean-up of political donations, directorships and embedded interns […]
April 14, 2021

Biden to withdraw troops from Afghanistan by September 11

US President Joe Biden will withdraw all his country’s troops from Afghanistan by September 11, several US officials have said. […]
April 13, 2021

Covid accelerates India’s millionaire exodus

India’s wealthy have topped a list of people seeking to relocate abroad through visa programmes that offer citizenship or right of residence in other countries in return for investments. […]
April 12, 2021

Dexit is the new Brexit as AfD bids to take Germany out of the EU

Right-wing party Alternative for Germany (AfD) will contest elections later this year on an anti-EU, anti-lockdown and anti-immigration platform. […]
April 12, 2021

Prince Philip: Harry and William pay warm tributes to Duke of Edinburgh

British princes William and Harry have paid tribute to the Duke of Edinburgh, the Queen’s husband, who died on Friday aged 99. […]
April 8, 2021

Boris Johnson desperately needs a more coherent China strategy

Like many of its global counterparts, the United Kingdom is in desperate need of a China strategy. […]
April 8, 2021

Boris Johnson desperately needs a more coherent China strategy

The plan detailed by the Treasury Department would make it harder for companies to avoid paying taxes on both U.S. income and profits stashed abroad. […]
April 6, 2021

Nuclear talks under way between Iran and world powers in Vienna

Iran and the world powers still party to a 2015 nuclear deal have begun official talks in Vienna as attempts to return the United States to the landmark accord intensify. […]
April 6, 2021

Talks collapse on Ethiopia’s electric Nile dam

Sudan and Egypt have grown increasingly concerned by Ethiopia’s stance during negotiations over the Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam. The gravity dam on the Nile has been under construction since 2011. […]
April 5, 2021

PACE Secretary General intends to intensify parliamentary cooperation with Kazakhstan

Secretary General of the Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe (PACE) Despina Chatzivassiliou-Tsovilis expressed support for outlined course of internal political and social reforms carried out by the President of Kazakhstan […]
April 5, 2021

France enters partial lockdown as hospital pressure reaches new highs

France on Sunday entered a four-week partial lockdown nationwide as pressure on hospitals continued to rise amid a deadly third wave of coronavirus. […]
April 1, 2021

Israeli business interested in expanding cooperation with Kazakhstan

Israeli companies intend to apply advanced technology of the agro-industrial complex in investment projects in Kazakhstan. This was announced during the meeting […]
March 31, 2021

Destruction of world’s forests increased sharply in 2020

Calls for forests to be high on Cop26 agenda after loss of 42,000 sq km of tree cover in key tropical regions […]
March 30, 2021

Scientists warn new COVID mutations in a year as vaccines stall

Leading researchers say humans have a year or less before the coronavirus mutates and first-generation vaccines are ‘rendered ineffective’. […]
March 29, 2021

Wall Street set to slip as bank stocks fall on hedge fund default concerns

U.S. stock index futures pointed to a lower open for Wall Street on Monday after a surge in the previous session, as global banks said they faced potential losses from a hedge fund’s default on margin calls. […]
March 29, 2021

Suez Canal: Ever Given container ship finally freed

A giant container ship that blocked the Suez Canal for nearly a week has finally been freed after a mammoth salvage operation. […]
March 25, 2021

Nord Stream 2 is a ‘bad idea and a bad deal for Europe, US’ Antony Blinken tells Euronews

A nearly finished gas pipeline between Russia and Germany is a bad idea and a bad deal for Europe, US Secretary of State Antony Blinken has told Euronews. […]