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Alexander Schallenberg has been Austria's Federal Minister for European and International Affairs in the second Sebastian Kurz government since January 2020. He previously served...

A diverted plane is nothing new, bomb threats may be rare but are no longer a novelty, but an armed interceptor fighter jet “escorting”...

After working with NASA on designing a human habitation on Mars as part of the 3D Printed Habitat Challenge, international design practice Hassell will...

I usually take the greatest satisfaction in having been proved right, whether it's a case of 'I told you the turning to the hotel...

It was a clear act of state-sponsored terrorism. An Irish passenger plane from the Irish budget airline Ryan Air, while on its way from...

Turkey functions like a state-sponsor of terrorism (SST), fueling Islamist extremism domestically and deploying jihadist mercenaries to Syria, Libya and Nagorno-Karabakh. Listing Turkey as...

A “resource cursed” country is one in which an abundance of natural resources fosters worse development outcomes than those without.  Often termed “the paradox...

“Christ, I miss the Cold War,” hisses Judi Dench while playing the role of 'M' in the 2006 James Bond reboot, Casino Royale. Well,...

Italy’s ENI and British Petroleum announced on May 19 they have entered into a non-binding memorandum of understanding (MoU) to progress detailed discussions on...

The 2019 Christchurch massacre was a ‘performance crime’ perpetrated by Brenton Tarrant. The Australian was first radicalised in a series of far-right online echo...

Ahead of the UN COP26 climate change convention in Glasgow in November, the International Energy Agency (IEA) said in a special report released on...

The Russian-Ukrainian conflict was once again back in the headlines in April when people across the world followed massive troop build-ups in and around...

As expected, Labour performed horribly in the recent Hartlepool by-election. This result is significant, as Hartlepool is considered to be part of the traditional...

US President Joe Biden says that restoring the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action (JCPOA), commonly known as 'the Iran nuclear deal', must be followed...

After nearly twenty years of engagement in Afghanistan, the United States has now set in motion the process of pulling out all its forces...

BP and 100% renewable energy supplier Pure Planet announced on May 5 a partnership to launch a new digital energy service that will support...

Almost 15 months after Europe effectively closed its borders to the outside world in its efforts to curb the spread of COVID-19, the European...

The increasing isolation of Belarus president Alexander Lukashenko’s regime on the international stage raises important questions about the future of the country’s economy. As...

With the Czech Republic having the dubious honor of hosting the latest chapter in the ongoing saga of the West versus Vladimir Putin's Russia...

Thirty five years after the Chernobyl nuclear explosion in 1986 it is now clear that the long term consequences have been very different from...

I doubt that any of those who predicted resurgent violence in Northern Ireland is taking pleasure in being proved exactly correct as riots, fighting,...

In terms of Covid-19 vaccinations, the gap between Europe’s haves and have nots finally appears to be narrowing, after many months where much of...

The G7 foreign ministers of Canada, France, Germany, Italy, Japan, The United Kingdom and the United States, as well as the High Representative of...

Europe needs more wind energy to deliver its 2030 climate and energy goals, WindEurope said in a report on April 13.Europe confirmed €43 billion...

As a patriotic sort of chap, I have taken great pains to avoid watching The Crown. This isn't because  I find the subject matter...

Top international energy and climate leaders from more than 40 countries took part in the International Energy Agency IEA-COP26 Net Zero Summit on March...

Russian gas monopoly Gazprom and global industrial gases and engineering company Linde have signed a preliminary agreement to deliver services to a Gas Processing...

In the fast race between oil giants to achieve net-zero carbon emissions, BP announced on March 18 it is developing plans for the UK’s...

Gazprom and Royal Dutch Shell signed on March 16 an Agreement of Strategic Cooperation for a five-year period, the Russian gas giant said.The signing...

On March 2, President Joe Biden’s administration, together with the United Kingdom and the European Union, announced new sanctions against Russia over last summer's...

Latvia, like the rest of Europe, is experiencing the still-ongoing consequences of the COVID-19 measures, all of which directly affect the economic state of...

The United Nations Security Council (UNSC) has unanimously agreed to condemn the violence against pro-democracy protesters in Myanmar, calling for a reversal of the military...

The United Nations on Thursday confirmed it will hold a five-party meeting in Geneva in April to examine the prospects of resolving the Cyprus...

Britain’s exit from the EU has resulted in reduced trading on the electricity interconnectors between GB and Ireland and increased the frequency of extreme...

People remember moments. Over the years, Josep Borrell, the EU's foreign policy chief, has stressed the importance of talking to Russia. And so, against...

BBC World News has been banned from airing in China, claiming the global network "seriously violated" the country's broadcasting rules, according to a statement...

Among the precious little remaining friends of a quick EU enlargement towards the Western Balkans, the threat of non-friendly powers encroaching in the region...

Alexey Navalny's three and a half years sentence in a penal colony is supposed to be a punishment for having violated his parole conditions...

British Prime Minister Boris Johnson said the European Union undermined the Northern Ireland Protocol by triggering an emerging provision in the Brexit Protocol in...

A year after it formally left the European Union, the British government on Saturday announced it would apply early next week to join the...

While it may seem as though only one subject has dominated the news for the past year, and our lives came to a very...

Italian energy major ENI said on January 26 the company was awarded a new production license, resulting from an application made in the 32nd...

UK nationals and residents returning from countries at high risk from new coronavirus variants will be requested to quarantine in hotels, British Prime Minister...

Citizens in Britain were advised by the minister responsible for the country’s COVID-19 vaccination program Nadhim Zahawi not to book their summer holidays abroad...

The EU-China Comprehensive Investment Agreement that was announced in December 2020 at joint virtual press conference between Ursula von der Leyen, Charles Michel, Xi...

In the event that anyone reading this lives in a cave, or is the descendant of a Japanese soldier still fighting World War II,...

British-Swedish pharmaceutical company along with the Oxford University have applied for a market approval of their COVID-19 vaccine in the EU, the European Medicines...

No policy decision better encapsulates the entire Brexit process better than the UK's decision to withdraw from the Erasmus Programme. For those in Brussels,...

The European Medicines Agency (EMA) said on Friday that a decision to authorise the use of the AstraZeneca/Oxford coronavirus vaccine could be made by...

Even though the January 6 disruptions in Washington that resulted in five deaths are seen to fall exclusively in the domain of the term...