During the negotiations in Vienna, the United States submitted “very serious” proposals to Iran to reinvigorate the 2015 nuclear agreement. A Washington Representative announced this Friday night. The US negotiators ” have shown a real intention to resume compliance (with the Iranian nuclear deal) if Iran complies again with the rules,” it sounded. But the US is counting on “reciprocal” …
The United States has blacklisted seven more Chinese tech companies due to national security concerns. These are companies that develop supercomputers. The Ministry of Commerce blacklisted the companies for “building supercomputers used by China’s military to modernize the military and its weapons of mass destruction development program”. The US has long accused Chinese companies of being loyal to the People’s …
The US government is again allocating money to the UN aid organization for Palestinian refugees UNRWA. It was founded in 1949 for Palestinians who fled their homes, villages and towns in the years before because of the Arab-Israeli conflict. Nearly 6 million Palestinians depend on aid. “The US is pleased to announce that we can resume economic, humanitarian and development …
International agreements must be reached on a minimum level of tax paid by companies in order to strengthen the fight against tax havens. That is what the US Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen said in a speech on Monday evening. She wants to talk to the G20 about this. The plan for a minimum level of tax paid by companies must …
The US wants to impose sanctions on six countries because they have introduced so-called digitax. This tax mainly affects us tech companies, such as Google and Facebook. Washington therefore wants to tax products from the UK, Turkey, Italy and Spain, among others, according to news agency Bloomberg on Monday, based on documents from the US government. The value of the …
“America is back. And we’re happy you’re back.”For example, European Council President Charles Michel welcomed new US president Joe Biden to the online summit of EU leaders. It was the first time since 2014 that a US president had resumed direct dialogue with EU leaders. Seven years ago, Barack Obama was in Brussels for an EU-US summit. Now EU leaders …
The Brazilian Supreme Court ruled on Tuesday that Judge Sergio Moro was biased when in 2017 he convicted left-wing former president Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva for corruption. The verdict is a new boost for Lula, who wants to make a political comeback. Three of the five judges of the Brazilian Supreme Court believe that Moro was biased. Two weeks …
To ensure that trade in essential goods continues in times of crisis, countries could set up a consultative body. Such a ‘quick response board’ can help governments to align their policies and ensure timely cooperation in the areas of logistics, procurement, planning and production. This is stated by the economic think tank Organisation for Economic Development and cooperation (OECD). The …
The Russian ambassador to the United States returned to Moscow on Sunday. President Vladimir Putin recalled the high diplomat to express his displeasure. He decided to do so after US president Joe Biden in an interview answered in the affirmative whether he considers Putin to be “a murderer.” In an interview with ABC News, Biden also said that he would …
On Thursday, the US House of Representatives passed a bill to provide more protection for undocumented people in the form of legal residence status. The law must prevent so-called’ dreamers’, people who came to the US as children without valid residence papers, from being expelled. It should also make it easier for them to obtain citizenship. The proposal was approved …
