Russian actors believed to be connected to the government have been actively involved in spreading divisive content and promoting extreme themes in the run-up to Tuesday’s U.S. mid-term elections, but they are working harder to hide their tracks, according to government investigators, academics and security firms. Researchers studying the spread ... Read More »
‘All across the country, what I’m seeing is a great awakening,’ says Barack Obama but many in the party are wary of a surprise like in 2016 One of the major factors that would help Democrats in their quest to control of at least one chamber of Congress in the ... Read More »
As the final countdown begins to Tuesday’s midterm elections, the contest is turning into a tale of two presidents. The current occupant of the White House is fighting to retain control over Congress. He is also locked in mortal combat with his immediate predecessor, who is battling to hold on ... Read More »
Japan’s resurgent nuclear industry will miss a government target of providing at least a fifth of the country’s electricity by 2030, a Reuters analysis shows. With eight reactors running and one more set to come online in November, nuclear has this year overtaken non-hydro renewables in power output for the ... Read More »
Iran will sell its oil and break sanctions reimposed by the United States on its vital energy and banking sectors, Iranian President Hassan Rouhani told economists at a meeting broadcast live on state television on Monday. “America wanted to cut to zero Iran’s oil sales … but we will continue ... Read More »
President Xi tells foreign investors he will tighten laws to protect their intellectual property rights China’s president Xi Jinping has issued a veiled criticism of Donald Trump during the opening of a major trade fair in Shanghai, saying China will reduce tariffs and “open up its market to the world”. ... Read More »
As U.S. President Donald Trump resumes sanctions on Iran, the success of his push to curb its nuclear, missile and regional activities may hinge on how flexible he is willing to be on his extensive demands to coax Tehran into talks. Washington will reintroduce sanctions on Monday targeting Iran’s most ... Read More »
Strain begins to show amid a wider slowdown in the world’s second biggest economy The Chinese economy has revealed fresh signs of the pressure of a trade war with the US and a wider slowdown at home as manufacturing activity fell and the yuan was fixed at a new 10-year ... Read More »
Austria will follow the United States and Hungary in backing out of a United Nations pact on migration over concerns that it will blur the line between legal and illegal migration, the right-wing government told media on Wednesday. The Global Compact for Safe, Orderly and Regular Migration was approved in ... Read More »
Chancellor’s centre-left governing partners on course for dismal result Angela Merkel and her governing party allies have lost significant support in a state election in Germany while the Greens’ share of the vote doubled. Projections showed Ms Merkel’s conservatives heading for an extremely lacklustre win in the vote for the ... Read More »
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