China has lowered its diplomatic ties with Lithuania after the latter allowed Taiwan to open its de facto embassy. Lithuania, a sovereign state, had to defend its decision by saying it has the right to have ties with Taiwan. Although, Lithuania did say that it respects CCP-controlled Beijing’s “One China”… Continue reading China lowers diplomatic ties with Lithuania over Taiwan embassy
The US and EU have announced to slash emissions of greenhouse gas methane by 2030 as a strategy to cope with climate change. The announcement was made by President Joe Biden and EU Commission chief Ursula von der Leyen at the COP26 summit on Tuesday. President Biden has set a… Continue reading US to slash methane from oil and gas industry
Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan has ordered his foreign ministry to expel 10 ambassadors, including those of the US, Germany and France. A persona non grata allows host governments to withdraw diplomatic status from foreign envoys. It usually ends with expulsion from the host country. As envoys have diplomatic immunity,… Continue reading Turkey to declare US and 9 other envoys “persona non grata”
Two ex-German soldiers have been detained on suspicion of attempting to form a terrorist mercenary organization to fight in the Yemini civil war, according to prosecutors. Arend-Adolf G., and Achim A., are now facing terrorism charges after police raided their homes in Bavaria and Baden-Württemberg on Wednesday, and arrested Arend-Adolf… Continue reading Ex-German soldiers detained over Yemen mercenary plot
Lithuania’s National Cyber Security Centre is urging consumers to throw away their Chinese spyware phones and avoid buying new ones. The NCSC tested 5G mobiles from Chinese manufacturers like Xiaomi, Huawei, OnePlus, and found cyber and personal data security risks. “The initial results of the investigation show some cyber and… Continue reading Lithuania: Consumers told to throw away Chinese spyware phones
US will lift the COVID-19 travel ban for fully vaccinated passengers arriving from UK and the rest of Europe. The ban will be lifted from November, the Biden administration announced. It was imposed by the Administration of President Donald Trump in March 2020. Alongside UK and 26 Schengen countries in… Continue reading US to lift travel ban for vaccinated from Europe
Europe has mostly remained unified since World War 2 but after BREXIT, and Russian advances the relationship between the EU countries and allies has dented – is it having an existential crisis? On Wednesday, President of the European Commission Ursula von der Leyen urged the Union to stop relying on… Continue reading Is Europe having an existential crisis?
Air travel being the World‘s most prominent source of easy and quick travel through not only countries but continents is now exposed to a new and dangerous trend after Belarus’ state-level “hijacking” of Ryanair flight FR4978. Planes are often safe when they are up in the air and the only… Continue reading Belarus has started a dangerous trend