The Biden administration on Monday slapped corruption sanctions on the son of Zimbabwe’s president as the U.S. prepares to host a major summit of African leaders in Washington. The Treasury Department announced it was hitting four Zimbabwean people and two companies with penalties for their roles in undermining democracy and facilitating high-level graft. Those sanctioned […]
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COP15 summit: Deforestation rule is welcomed by Indigenous leaders
Indigenous communities around the world have “enthusiastically” welcomed the European Union’s new law on deforestation, but they are demanding more laws to protect human, land, and forest rights. Once adopted and applied, the bill will ensure that goods sold in the EU and elsewhere in the world no longer contribute to deforestation. While the law […]
NATO leaders focus on countries impacted by Ukraine war on day two of summit
On the second day of its summit in Romania, NATO is focusing on countries impacted by Russia’s war in Ukraine – Bosnia and Herzegovina, Georgia, and Moldova. Source Views: 0
At Climate Summit, Brazil’s Lula da Silva Promises To Stop Deforestation
The president-elect said at COP27 that he will thrust Brazil to the forefront of climate leadership when he assumes office on Jan. 1. Source Views: 0
Egypt’s stance at the Arab Summit in Algeria
This is the first meeting of the annual Arab Summit after the long break due to the coronavirus epidemic. It was supposed to be held in March this year but was postponed due to numerous disagreements over the agenda and the desire of the incoming chairman, Abdelmadjid Tebboune, to take some political steps that were […]
Arab League Summit – hopes and aspirations
The next summit of the League of Arab States (LAS), whose participation has been confirmed by the heads of state of numerous Arab countries, will be held in Algiers in early November. On the agenda, of course, are primarily issues related to the reconciliation of a number of Arab countries and their consolidation in the […]
Missed Yoon and Biden summit
After describing Yoon’s trip to the Anglo-Saxon world a little earlier, it is worth discussing how it affected the ROK’s relations with the US and the UK. For, although Yoon’s opponents have called it a “failure”, the situation is in fact somewhat more complicated. It cannot be said that Yoon’s trip worsened the ROK’s relations […]
Algeria’s Arab League summit: what is possible and what is desired?
The next Arab League Summit is due to be held in Algeria at the beginning of November. Arab foreign ministers agreed on the date at their last meeting in Cairo following the postponement of the summit in March. There has also been talk of another postponement for reasons related to the likelihood of the summit’s […]
Full text of Xi’s speech at SCO Samarkand summit
September 17, 2022 SAMARKAND, Uzbekistan, Sept. 16 (Xinhua) — Chinese President Xi Jinping delivered a speech at the 22nd meeting of the Council of Heads of State of the Shanghai Cooperation Organization (SCO) here on Friday. The following is the full text of the speech: Ride on the Trend of the Times and Enhance Solidarity […]
What to Expect at the Arab League Summit in Algiers
SEPTEMBER 7, 2022 Posted by INTERNATIONALIST 360° Amin Qammouria Algeria’s strong anti-colonial stance and ties to Russia, Syria and Iran ensures that the upcoming Arab League Summit in Algiers will be anything but business-as-usual Algeria will be taking the political centre stage in the Arab world when it hosts the 31st Arab League Summit on 2 November, the […]
Skills Shortage, Not Unions’ Demands, Should Be ‘Priority’ of Job Summit: NSW Premier
The high level of union representation at the Labor’s job summit risks making the event “out of touch,” New South Wales Premier warned, as he criticised unions for adding to the economic challenges of Australian families. While only 14 percent of Australian workers are trade union members, Labor’s Job and Skill Summit saw unions making […]
Skills Shortage, Not Unions’ Demands, Should Be ‘Priority’ of Job Summit: NSW Premier
The high level of union representation at the Labor’s job summit risks making the event “out of touch,” New South Wales Premier warned, as he criticised unions for adding to the economic challenges of Australian families. While only 14 percent of Australian workers are trade union members, Labor’s Job and Skill Summit saw unions making […]
Skills Shortage, Not Unions’ Demands, Should Be ‘Priority’ of Job Summit: NSW Premier
The high level of union representation at the Labor’s job summit risks making the event “out of touch,” New South Wales Premier warned, as he criticised unions for adding to the economic challenges of Australian families. While only 14 percent of Australian workers are trade union members, Labor’s Job and Skill Summit saw unions making […]
The Summit of the “Other” Quad has Taken Place
Readers who take a more or less constant interest in current international politics are probably aware of the existence of an interstate configuration called the Quad, which includes the United States, Japan, India and Australia. Although since its establishment in early 2021, the members of this formation regularly hold meetings of various levels (including the […]
DeSantis Rallies Moms for Liberty at National Summit, Urges Political Activism
Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis kicked off a convergence of about 600 conservative moms in Tampa on July 15 by urging them to push back against woke ideology, especially in schools. In a 50-minute speech punctuated by cheers of approval, the Republican governor encouraged the mothers from around the country to have the courage to track […]
Yoon Seok-yeol at the NATO Summit
One June 29-30, 2022, a NATO summit was held in Madrid that was attended for the first time by the President of South Korea Yoon Seok-yeol. South Korea is not a member of the military alliance, but was invited as a partner country along with Japan, Australia, and New Zealand. For Yoon, this was his […]
AMPS Medico Legal Summit 2022 – LIVE STREAM
JUN 30, 2022 1923 Views AMPS: The National Law and Therapeutic Goods Act have precipitated disastrous and preventable outcomes for patient safety and public health during the recent time of Covid. Government and agency responses undermined the ability of Health Professionals to advocate for patients, which many presenters will attest to here tonight. Legislation was and […]