The European Commission released a press statement calling for “concrete changes” to break the current deadlock in the World Trade Organization (WTO) Appellate Body. The statement announced that the proposal would be presented at the meeting of the WTO General Council on December 12.
Read moreLuisa Chainferber reports on Brazil’s president-elect Mr. Jair Bolsonaro choosing Ernesto Araújo as the country’s new foreign minister.
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Tthe Ukrainian navy announced that Russia’s coast guard opened fire on and seized three of Ukraine’s vessels. The sea clash wounded two crewmembers, further escalating tensions after Moscow’s annexation of Crimea in 2014.
Read moreThe Catholic Church has an unfortunate history of hiding sex abuse reports and protecting perpetrators, so it is not hard to imagine that many people have lost trust in the Church to handle these matters with the importance and responsibility that it deserves.
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Prime Minister Giuseppe Conte of Italy is heading the budget talks in conjunction with his deputies, Matteo Salvini, and Luigi Di Maio, in an effort to fix Italy’s economic situation, as it has been on a slow decline.
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More than 6,000 migrants are camping outside of a sports complex in Tijuana, Mexico hoping to seek asylum in the United States
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Cypriot officials opened two new border crossings in the Southeastern village of Dherynia and Northwest town of Lefka for the first time in eight years. This was the latest push for peace after multiple failed United Nations negotiations last year.
Read moreIn the month of November, Sri Lanka has experienced many watershed moments in its ongoing political tumult. President Maithripala Sirisena abruptly dismissed Prime Minister Ranil Wickremesinghe from office and inserted former leader Mahinda Rajapaksa in his place.
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North Korea has moved ahead with its national ballistic missile program with 16 hidden bases identified in the latest commercial satellite imagery.
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On Monday November 12, seven Palestinians and one Israeli were killed in a covert Israeli operation. The exchange occurred outside of the city of Khan Younis in the south of the Gaza strip.
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