President Wickremesinghe’s Contribution To Securing IMF Loan For Sri Lanka
Brussels (08/11 – 50) On March 20, the IMF approved a $3 billion Extended Fund Facility (EFF) to support Sri Lanka amid its economic...
Germany Slides Deeper Into Budget Crisis. Here’s What You Need to Know
Germany’s budget is in trouble. Last week, the constitutional court ruled that it was unlawful to re-allocate unused debt originally designated for emergency Covid-19...
Terror Suspects Arrested in Europe, Including Several Linked to Hamas Who Were Allegedly Plotting Against Jews
Denmark was holding two people in custody and four others were the target of a terrorism investigation, a prosecutor said Friday, in a case...
Serious Times in Sweden: Broad Support for Defense Cooperation Agreement With the USA
Last week, Sweden and the US signed an agreement on bilateral defense cooperation (DCA). This gives American forces unimpeded access to and use of 17...
What is to be done with Gaza
Toronto, Frankfurt (2/11 – 42) World media are jumping all over the conflagration in Gaza following the 7 October attack, killing 1400 Israelis and...
Hungary’s Government Submits ‘Sovereignty’ Bill Seen Aimed at Opposition, NGO Funding
Hungary’s ruling party on Tuesday submitted a draft act that the government claims will rid the country’s politics of foreign money, but opposition parties...
Notorious Benjamin Wey Sues Sri Lanka For $250 Million
London (05/11 – 44.44) Benjamin Wey, a Chinese-American financier, founder of Fintech Holdings and a history of legal trouble, is suing Sri Lanka for $250...
Biden Wants Credit for Lower Thanksgiving Food and Travel Prices, as Inflation Drags On His Reelection Campaign
Gathering around the Thanksgiving table will cost Americans less this Thursday than it did last year, and Democrats hope they’ll spare a word of...
Sri Lanka Reawakens Political Activism
Copenhagen (14/11 – 40) The massive mobilization and sustained pressure jolted the Sri Lankan presidency of the previously all-powerful Gotabaya Rajapaksa, prompted mass resignations...
Serbia and Croatia Expel Diplomats and Further Strain Relations Between the Balkan Neighbors
BELGRADE, Serbia (AP) — Serbia and Croatia each have expelled a diplomat from the other country, a move that further strains relations between the...