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Burnham unveils £65m drought support for farmers
London, 15 August (Brussles Morning Newspaper) Prime Minister Andy Burnham has announced £65 million in additional government funding for drought-hit farmers, as prolonged dry weather puts growing pressure on crops, livestock…
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Spotlight on Mongolia’s upcoming UN summit: emergency austerity, travel warnings and queues for fuel
As COP17 opens in Ulaanbaatar on 17 August, a fuel crisis, an emergency austerity drive and a run of corruption scandals are testing…
New law “infringes on Taiwan’s sovereignty” – event told
Failure by the international community to respond to perceived attacks on the sovereignty of other nations risks sending the wrong…
In Gaza, a seat at the table costs a billion dollars
Start with the price list. A three-year term on Donald Trump’s Board of Peace is free. A permanent seat costs…
Could Timur Turlov’s FIDE Bid Become Kazakhstan’s Latest Soft-Power Play?
Timur Turlov's candidacy for the presidency of the International Chess Federation (FIDE) has drawn growing attention because of its potential…
EU parliament should reconvene to discuss Ceuta crisis, say some MEPs
Some MEPs have formally requested that the European Parliament be convened on an “exceptional basis” for an urgent debate on…
France and Guinea Turned Restitution into a Political Bargain
In the reserves of the Musée de l'Armée in Paris sits a manuscript that France and Guinea have both decided,…
Berlin exhibition spotlights the “persistence of eugenic ideologies”
European artists from Sweden, Hungary and Slovakia are set to exhibit their work at a new exhibition in Berlin. It…
A significant “milestone” for Belgian animal park
A Belgium conservation centre has chalked up a world first. With the birth of two Lear’s macaws, Pairi Daiza has…