Part one of Matteo Salvini’s dream of conquering Rome went exactly according to plan. At the height of its popularity, he stumbled the government, leaving Prime Minister Conte to resign this week and paving the way for new elections. But now that part two of his plan comes into effect, doubts are suddenly increasing. Does Salvini have a plan B?
The Netherlands must set the course in security policy, says former Commander of the Armed Forces Dick Berlijn in an interview with Volkskrant. Because the role as “loyal, little ally” of the US cannot be sustained.
Norway has again been shocked by an act of terror. On Saturday evening a 20-year-old man, armed with two shotguns and a gun, entered a mosque in Baerum, one of the suburbs of the capital Oslo. He may have wanted to do some bloodbath there.
The government crisis in Italy is expected to lead to early elections in the second half of October. The coalition of the right-wing populist Lega of Matteo Salvini and the protest party M5S (Five Star Movement) of Luigi Di Maio that was formed last year has actually fallen apart because Salvini has given up its confidence and is demanding elections …
India scraps the special status of Kashmir. The government wants to divide the northern state into two separate areas. They must then be controlled directly from New Delhi.
Standard Chartered fears an escalation of the trade dispute between the United States and China. According to CEO Bill Winters of the British bank, the shift between the economic superpowers now also works in areas such as technology and security. According to him, a possible solution is less straightforward there. StanChart is certainly not the first bank to warn of …
The Climate Agreement does not take into account the sharp increase in demand for energy-guzzling air conditioners in homes. This makes it more difficult for the EU to achieve the climate targets.
The Dutch State is held liable for the events after the fall of Srebrenica, but to a lesser extent than the court decided earlier. The Supreme Court determined this on Friday.
China’s economy grew by 6.2 percent in the second quarter of 2019, the Chinese government announced on Monday. The Chinese economy, the second largest economy in the world, has not grown so slowly since 1992.
A Twitter user collected and published a selection of pictures of current political protests and rallies around the world. At the photos members of many protest movements are wishing Happy Birthday to certain Ivan.
