With the US inching ever closer to Election Day, observers are weighing in on how Washington’s foreign policy towards the UK might change given the Brexit realities and heated debate over Britain’s Internal Market Bill. British academics have discussed possible post-Brexit scenarios in case Joe Biden wins or Donald Trump stays in the Oval Office. The Internal Market Bill championed by the Boris Johnson cabinet has […]
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Wash. D.C. Politicians Have Truly Lost Their Minds! For many of Washington’s most powerful, #COVID19 public health guidance does not apply https://t.co/xGs4FxyBby #MaskUpAmerica #FineArtofSocialDistancing — Medical Society NY (@mssnytweet) October 5, 2020 Health Editor’s Note: D.C. politicians continue to believe they are immune to contracting COVID-19 and if they have it, they need not be concerned about spreading it to others. Maskless and non adherence to […]
TEL AVIV—Assuming last-minute disputes about mask-wearing and social distancing can be ironed out in time, the South Lawn of the White House will once more be the site of a historic Middle East peace deal signing. Two deals, in fact, as both Bahrain and the United Arab Emirates normalize ties with Israel. Rejecting the presence of a Jewish state in the Middle East has been a […]
Top row, Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg, right, Amazon CEO Jeff Bezos, second from right, and bottom row Google CEO Sundar Pichai, left, and Apple CEO Tim Cook, second from left are sworn in remotely during a House Judiciary subcommittee on antitrust on Capitol Hill. Mandel Ngan/AP hide caption toggle caption Mandel Ngan/AP Top row, Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg, right, Amazon CEO Jeff Bezos, second from right, […]
Tuesday marked the fifth anniversary of the signing of the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action (JCPOA) Iran nuclear deal, an accord promising Tehran sanctions relief in exchange for a commitment not to pursue nuclear weapons. The US pulled out of the deal in 2018 and reintroduced severe energy and banking sanctions against Tehran. The anniversary of the signing of the JCPOA is a “reminder” that US’s […]
US expectations that China will join nuclear arms control talks are unrealistic, Russia’s Deputy Foreign Minister Sergey Ryabkov said, noting the only way forward is bilateral dialogue between Moscow and Washington. Ryabkov pointed out that he made that clear to US special envoy for arms control Marshall Billingslea as the two met in Vienna on Monday for negotiations on prolonging the New START Treaty, which expires […]
An Iranian ambassador has condemned recent moves by the US intended to prevent international nuclear cooperation in a letter addressed to the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) on Tuesday. Kazem Gharib-Abadi, Tehran’s envoy to international organizations in Vienna, accused the US in his letter of irresponsible violations of international nuclear commitments. He also raised concerns regarding Washington’s moves against the promotion of peaceful atomic activity. The […]