Tag: World

US Special Envoy for Iran on Leave; Security Clearance Under Review

U.S. Special Envoy for Iran Robert Malley has been on leave due to his security clearance being under review. Malley told multiple outlets on June 29 that he was “informed that my security clearance is under review. I have not been provided any further information, but I expect the investigation to be resolved favorably and…


Supermoon Lights Up the Sky of Buenos Aires

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Canadian Business Investment ‘Significantly’ Lower Compared to US, Fraser Institute Report Finds

The gap between Canadian and U.S. business investment per worker “widened significantly” after 2014, with Canada seeing a $43.7 billion decline in total annual business investment between 2014 and 2021, according to a new report by the Fraser Institute. “Economists have warned of Canada’s weak business investment, particularly compared to the United States. This should…


Pence Says Trump Would Have Kept US Troops in Afghanistan, Rejects Blame for Chaotic Withdrawal

Former President Donald Trump would have kept at least a couple thousand U.S. troops in Afghanistan despite his 2020 peace agreement with the Taliban, according to former Vice President Mike Pence. In February 2020, the Trump Administration reached a deal (pdf) with the Taliban to withdraw all U.S. troops from Afghanistan within 14 months, so…


National Poll Says Biden is America’s Least Popular President in 70 Years

Mounting concern over incumbent U.S. President Joe Biden’s 2024 election bid is happening on both sides of the political fence. Moreover, many left-wing voters have soured on Biden due to the country’s ongoing economic challenges, a visible decline in cognitive abilities, and an “inconsequential” first term. Subsequently, a growing number of Democrat voters feel stuck…


Russia’s Medvedev Says Standoff With West to Last Decades, Ukraine Conflict ‘Permanent’

LONDON—Dmitry Medvedev, Russia’s former president, has warned that Moscow’s confrontation with the West will last decades and that its conflict with Ukraine could become permanent. In an article for the government’s Rossiiskaya Gazeta newspaper, Medvedev said tensions between Russia and the West were “much worse” than during the 1962 Cuban missile crisis when the world…


Train Drivers’ Union Announces Overtime Ban for Another Week

Train drivers, who are causing disruption this week by refusing to work overtime, will stage another week of overtime ban later this month. Aslef, the train drivers’ union, announced on Monday that its members at 15 train operators will refuse to work overtime from July 17 to 22. This follows a week-long overtime ban which…


Union Calls to End Limits on Paramedics in Regional NSW

A shortage of specialist paramedics in regional New South Wales (NSW) and location limits that bar front-line responders from retaining their qualifications, if transferred regionally, are bringing the hospital system to breaking point, their union says. The Australian Paramedics Association of NSW said the government’s rejection of a recommendation to expand specialist paramedics across the…


Trade, Visas and Tigers on Agenda for Widodo Visit

Boosting trade amid growing tensions in the Indo-Pacific will be at the top of the agenda when Indonesian President Joko Widodo arrives in Australia for crucial talks. Widodo will land in Sydney on Monday night ahead of a three-day visit to Australia in what is likely to be his last trip to the country as…