Exclusive: As ‘hawkish’ Liz Truss threatens Putin with sanctions, questions emerge about UK’s enforcement agency February 6, 2022 As the West, led by President Biden, threatens Russia with far-reaching sanctions in case Putin does order an invasion of Ukraine, questions are raised about the UK’s sanctions enforcement agency. As it turns out, it has only handed out six fines in the last six years. In fact, the six fines by the agency, OFSI, [...]
Explainer: How Russia is dodging oil sanctions and what the West is doing about it January 13, 2024 G7 sanctions are slowing Russia's oil industry but the sanctions are not having the desired effect
UK urges Israel PM Netanyahu to seek ‘long term compromise’ on reform plans as thousands strike and protest March 28, 2023 Israeli prime minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Monday announced a delay in his judicial overhaul plan, saying he wanted to give time to seek a compromise over the contentious package with his political opponents. He made the announcement after two days of large protests against the plan. “When there’s an opportunity to avoid civil war through [...]
Not a single soul survived plane crash of China Eastern Boeing 737, Chinese state TV reports March 22, 2022 No survivors have been found in the wreckage of a plane that crashed yesterday with 132 people on board, China’s state broadcaster reports this morning. The China Eastern plane which crashed in a forested and mountainous area on Monday was the country’s worst air disaster in a decade. The Boeing 737-800 crashed near the city [...]
US blames Iran for drone strikes on Saudi oil facilities September 15, 2019 The US blamed Iran today for drone strikes on two Saudi oil facilities on Saturday that knocked out about half the kingdom’s oil output. US secretary of state Mike Pompeo today accused Iran of “an unprecedented attack on the world’s energy supply.” Iran hit back, dismissing the claim that it was responsible and warning that [...]
Brent hits $60 as supply cuts and stimulus hopes boost prices February 8, 2021 Oil prices rose on Monday to their highest in just over a year, with Brent nudging past $60 a barrel, boosted by supply cuts among key producers and hopes for further US economic stimulus measures that can boost demand. Brent was up 1.2 per cent, at $60.05 a barrel, and US standardWest Texas Intermediate rose [...]
Saka and Bellingham in, Maguire on thin ice: What Gareth Southgate learned from England’s last games before the World Cup September 27, 2022 Gareth Southgate was keen to emphasise that England had “learnt a huge amount” from their final Nations League matches – their last action before the World Cup in Qatar later this year. After a mostly turgid display in Milan last Friday led to a 1-0 defeat against Italy, England restored some confidence with a 3-3 [...]
As tensions in the Gulf rise, is a war with Iran a possibility? August 9, 2019 As tensions in the Gulf rise after the seizure of another tanker, is a war with Iran a possibility? Dr John C. Hulsman, life member of the Council on Foreign Relations and president of John C. Hulsman Enterprises, says YES. Of course war with Iran is a possibility, as political leaderships are composed of human [...]
French plot to exclude UK from research project is foiled by allies June 8, 2021 A French plot to exclude the UK from participating in a research programme in quantum has been foiled by other EU member states. The European Commission reportedly wanted a blanket ban on the UK’s participation in certain parts of the €100bn Horizon Europe funding programme deemed especially sensitive. The Horizon Scheme is a research project [...]
OPEC warns of global supply shock if EU sanctions Russian oil April 12, 2022 OPEC has warned the European Union sanctions on Russian fossil fuels could create one of the worst global oil supply shocks in history.