With Donald Trump returning to the White House, Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan sees an opportunity to resume his close working relationship with the president-elect, analysts say. However, as Dorian Jones reports from Istanbul, there are risks as well as opportunities for the incoming Trump presidency. Source link
Spain’s real estate market is experiencing a huge boom. Property prices rose by an average of 9% in the first nine months of the year, according to House price index from the INE statistics agency, Average prices have doubled over the past decade, marking a very welcome improvement after the banking and real estate collapse … Read more
Donald Trump took the oath of office on Monday to become the 47th President of the United States. It’s a historic return to power for the man who, in just nine years, reshaped the Republican Party in an increasingly divided country. VOA’s Tina Trinh looks at Trump’s political comeback. Source link
Skip to next section Russia offers ‘help’ to Transnistria after gas cut 01/16/202516 January 2025 Russia offers ‘help’ to Transnistria after gas cut The Kremlin said it was ready to supply gas to Transnistria this month after Russia’s cuts plunged the breakaway region of Moldova into an energy crisis. But it gave no details of … Read more
Bangkok- In an uneven year for democracy and rights globally, the Asia-Pacific region saw some encouraging signs, Human Rights Watch said in its letter. world report 2025Released today. The organization has also reported on civil action by Indian voters against Prime Minister Narendra Modi, student protests to topple Bangladeshi Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina, and people’s … Read more
During the 2016, 2020, and 2024 US presidential election campaigns, the list of musicians who voiced opposition to their songs being used by Donald Trump was long, from ABBA to the White Stripes and – at some point – the Village People. . In June 2020, the band’s frontman Victor Willis publicly objected to the … Read more
Russian Foreign Ministry spokeswoman Maria Zakharova accused the United States of “blatant hypocrisy” for allowing prisoners to fight the Los Angeles wildfires. Russia’s state-owned news agency RIA Novosti quoted Zakharova on January 12 as saying that the use of prisoners as firefighters is no different from China’s use of forced labor, which the US has … Read more
A ceasefire agreement between Israel and the Hamas terror group was announced on Thursday, following weeks of talks in Doha, brokered by the United States, Qatar and Egypt. The agreement stops the existing active conflict between the parties, which has been ongoing since the Hamas-led attack on Israel on October 7, 2023, which resulted in … Read more
Currency trading: The Indian rupee closed at 86.55 per dollar on Thursday, 19 paise weaker than Wednesday’s 86.36. Anuj Chaudhary, Research Analyst at Mirae Asset Sharekhan, says the Indian rupee declined due to the rise in US 10 Year Treasury yield and rise in crude oil prices. Demand from importers for the dollar also put … Read more
Nicosia, Cyprus – Cyprus on Thursday hailed a US memorandum allowing military sales, including arms, to the island, a milestone reaffirming the island’s recognition as a pillar of stability in the eastern Mediterranean region, rife with conflict. It has happened. US President Joe Biden boosted security ties with Cyprus on Wednesday by issuing a memorandum … Read more