[ad_1] “The U.S. has taken the lead convincingly and quite deftly on Ukraine,” François Heisbourg, the veteran and often critical French observer of American foreign policy in action, told me. Referring to the same advisers who were dismissed as callow incompetents in Afghanistan, he said, “Most of them are adults.Continue Reading
[ad_1] A chubby red toadstool glides back and forth on a mountain ledge while a row of spinning golden coins levitate nearby, hovering above a line of brick blocks. Turtles waddle along the surrounding clifftops, like lookout guards patrolling the valley below, while a tower of angry brown blobs withContinue Reading
[ad_1] As New Zealand’s prime minister Jacinda Ardern announces she won’t contest the next election, we take a look back at some of the most memorable moments of her time in office. Jacinda Ardern resigns as prime minister of New Zealand Jacinda Ardern’s first term as New Zealand’s prime ministerContinue Reading
[ad_1] The jubilation was tempered, somewhat, by Democrats on the Hill who expressed more apprehension about the posting. “The English language runs out of adjectives to describe the debasement, cynical debasement of the whole process these appointments represent,” Rep. Gerry Connolly (D-Va.), a senior Oversight panel member, said in anContinue Reading
[ad_1] Belgian police seized nearly €1.5m in cash from homes and hotels in Brussels last month, allegedly paid by Qatar to sway decisions in the European parliament. Now a series of reports have suggested what that money may have been attempting to buy. Investigators have homed in on a meetingContinue Reading
[ad_1] The 2022 FIFA World Cup, the biggest football spectacular of the year, began on November 20 in Qatar. The tournament has only been going for four days, but because of the strict regulations the Qatari government has put in place, there have already been a number of controversies. Qatar’sContinue Reading
[ad_1] Zakir Naik, an Islamic preacher and public orator who focuses on comparative religion, will reportedly deliver a speech in Qatar during the FIFA World Cup in 2022. The FIFA World Cup began in Qatar on Monday. Naik left India in 2016 after being charged with money laundering, inciting hatredContinue Reading
[ad_1] Soccer Football – FIFA World Cup Qatar 2022 – Group B – England v Iran – Khalifa International Stadium, Doha, Qatar – November 21, 2022 Iran players line up during the national anthems before the match. REUTERS/Marko Djurica In an apparent gesture of support for protesters at home, theContinue Reading
[ad_1] Political systems are the set of formal legal institutions that make up the government. A political system is the type of political organisation that can be accepted, observed, etc., and that is declared by a state. It is the process of making official government decisions. It may include notContinue Reading