Washington, D.C. – Representative Rosa DeLauro (D-CT) on Thursday sharply criticised billionaire Elon Musk, accusing him of influencing House Republicans to derail bipartisan efforts to avert a government shutdown. Her remarks come amidst tense negotiations in Congress over appropriations to fund the government. “We are on the cusp of an agreement to move this country…
Calabar, Nigeria – Governor Bassey Edet Otu of Cross River State on Friday welcomed the Chinese Consul General, Ms Yan Yuqing, in his office in Calabar, where he called for enhanced Chinese investment in the state. The Consul General, accompanied by her team, presented anti-malaria drugs worth N35 million to support the state’s healthcare efforts….
Berlin, Germany – German Chancellor Olaf Scholz on Friday said freedom of opinion “also applies to multi-billionaires,” after Elon Musk said that only the far-right Alternative for Germany (AfD) can ‘save’ the country. At a press conference in Berlin, Scholz told reporters that “freedom of opinion also means that you can say things that are…
Berlin, Germany – The upper chamber of Germany’s parliament, the Bundesrat, on Friday held its annual commemoration of the Sinti, Roma and Yenish who were persecuted and murdered under Adolf Hitler’s Nazi regime. Across Europe, 500,000 members of these minorities fell victim to the Nazis and were murdered in concentration camps, said Bundesrat President Anke Rehlinger….
His pragmatic hedging preserves Russia’s national interests and even stands a chance at advancing them in the new regional reality. By Andrew Korybko Putin commented on Syria’s regime change during his annual Q&A session on Thursday. According to him, Russia’s military intervention succeeded in its goal of preventing the creation of an Afghan-like terrorist enclave. The groups that just…
