Month: April 2022

Japan, Germany to Deepen Security Cooperation Amid Russia-Ukraine War

Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida and visiting German Chancellor Olaf Scholz agreed Thursday to establish an intergovernmental panel to boost their security cooperation amid the Russia-Ukraine war. In a joint press conference, Kishida said that both leaders reaffirmed their intention to hold intergovernmental consultations and work closely together to achieve a free and open Indo-Pacific….


Red Tape Will Strangle Labor Party’s Proposed DARPA-Lookalike: Defence Industry Expert

The opposition Australian Labor Party’s promise to establish a dedicated military research agency—akin to DARPA in the United States—will simply spawn bureaucratic red tape and struggle to deliver actual results, according to defence industry expert Lincoln Parker. On April 28, shadow ministers from the centre-left Labor party pledged to establish a brand-new agency within the…


Senate Confirms String of US Attorney, Marshal Nominees After Cotton Lifts Hold

The Senate on April 27 voted to confirm a string of nominees to the U.S. Marshals Service and U.S. Attorney offices after Sen. Tom Cotton (R-Ark.) lifted holds on their consideration. Cotton’s holds, citing concerns over the participation of some nominees in the 2020 Black Lives Matter protests and riots in Portland, Oregon and demanding…


Senate Confirms String of US Attorney, Marshall Nominees After Cotton Lifts Hold

The Senate on April 27 voted to confirm a strong of nominees to the U.S. Marshall Service and U.S. Attorney offices after Sen. Tom Cotton (R-Ark.) lifted holds on their consideration. Cotton’s holds, citing concerns over the participation of some nominees in the 2020 Black Lives Matter protests and riots in Portland, Oregon and demanding…


First Quarter GDP Prints Down 1.4 Percent; Likely an Import Anomaly

Topline GDP printed down 1.4 percent versus a consensus estimate of  1.1 percent up. Personal consumption expenditures (PCE) were sharply lower, year-on-year, as the economy normalizes The backlog of container ships that stood offshore at the end of last year has largely been cleared, and the U.S. has imported more oil and gas at higher…


LIVE UPDATES: Blasts Hit Kyiv While UN Chief Visits

The latest on the Russia–Ukraine crisis, April 29. Click here for updates from April 28. Blasts Hit Kyiv While UN Chief Visits Russia fired two missiles into the Ukrainian capital Kyiv on Thursday during a visit by U.N. Secretary-General Antonio Guterres, Ukrainian officials said. The rockets shook the central Shevchenko district of the city and…


LIVE UPDATES: UN Head Condemns Attacks on Civilians During Ukraine Visit

The latest on the Russia–Ukraine crisis, April 29. Click here for updates from April 28. UN Head Condemns Attacks on Civilians During Ukraine Visit The head of the United Nations said Ukraine has become “an epicenter of unbearable heartache and pain”—a description underscored a short time later by the first Russian strike on the capital…


Why Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro Deserves to be Re-elected: Part 1

Commentary Jair Messias Bolsonaro is a retired military officer who has been the 38th President of Brazil since January 2019. When he was elected the nation’s president in November 2018, he singlehandedly brought an end to four decades of notoriously corrupt left-wing rule in the country. Bolsonaro’s presidential campaign first gained traction when he promised to…


Why Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro Deserves to be Re-elected

Commentary Jair Messias Bolsonaro is a retired military officer who has been the 38th President of Brazil since January 2019. When he was elected the nation’s president in November 2018, he singlehandedly brought an end to four decades of notoriously corrupt left-wing rule in the country. Bolsonaro’s presidential campaign first gained traction when he promised to…


Trump Posts on Truth Social Signaling His Return to Social Media

Former President Donald Trump has posted on his Truth Social account signaling his return to social media. “I’M BACK! #COVFEFE,” Trump wrote on the platform, which he founded and is owned by Trump Media & Technology Group. In the same post, he also shared a photo of himself appearing to use a phone while standing in…