Thursday, 05 February 2015 00:00
Greece: Markets hit by debt default fears
Greek financial markets were in turmoil on Wednesday with investors fearing the new anti-bailout government was determined to defy its international creditors. Greek five-year bond yields jumped to a record high of 13%, reflecting fears that…
Thursday, 05 February 2015 00:00
Ukraine: Rebel attacks on city of Mariupol condemned by the UN
Russia's end goal remains the same: to seize more territory and move the line of Russian-controlled territory deeper and deeper into Ukraine. The US and Russia remain as far apart as ever over who is to…
Thursday, 05 February 2015 00:00
Greece: Markets hit by debt default fears
Greek financial markets were in turmoil on Wednesday with investors fearing the new anti-bailout government was determined to defy its international creditors. Greek five-year bond yields jumped to a record high of 13%, reflecting fears that…
Thursday, 05 February 2015 00:00
Ukraine: Rebel attacks on city of Mariupol condemned by the UN
Russia's end goal remains the same: to seize more territory and move the line of Russian-controlled territory deeper and deeper into Ukraine. The US and Russia remain as far apart as ever over who is to…
Saturday, 24 January 2015 00:00
EU pledges better cooperation with Muslim countries in the fight against terror
‘The threat is not only the one we faced in Paris, but also spreading in many parts of the world, starting in Muslim countries. We need to share information more. We need to cooperate more. We…
Saturday, 24 January 2015 00:00
Anti-Semitism on the rise
Middle East expert Pinchas Inbari writes that he has met with several senior European officials who said they see the Israeli-Palestine issue as the most pressing matter for Europe. The logic goes like this: The problem…