US presidential elections
For the last two or three months we were made hostage to the US presidential elections and the activities and speeches of President Obama and his challenger, Mitt Romney. The…
Mueller probe over, but little chance for US-Russia reconciliation
A long-awaited US probe on Russian election meddling has divided Washington but on one point virtually all US policymakers are clear - there will be no reconciliation with Moscow. The…
Musk projects his hard-right influence in Europe
He demanded new elections in Britain, promoted Germany’s far-right, blasted the European Commission — and that’s just the start. Elon Musk is pushing the hard right in Europe, where progressives…
Musk’s possible meddling in UK politics stirs concern
Concerns are growing in the UK as tech billionaire Elon Musk takes an increasingly close interest in Britain’s political scene, appearing to cosy up to hard-right firebrand lawmaker Nigel Farage.…
Iran ‘news’ sites, hackers target Trump ahead of US election?
Iran is ramping up efforts to interfere with the US election with fake “news” websites and hackers targeting Donald Trump, American officials and researchers say, as the Republican nominee reported…
US election uncertainty clouds UN climate finance progress
Countries could use next week’s UN meetings in New York to resolve big differences over boosting the world’s annual goal for climate finance, but uncertainty over the US election could…
For dealmakers, regulatory chaos would undercut Trump’s pro-business tilt
With any other president, promises of less regulation and lower corporate taxes would have Wall Street’s deal machine salivating at the prospect of a feeding frenzy. Not so with a…
The 26th Amendment in judicial focus: Part – I
There are multiple ways to look at the 26th Constitutional Amendment that Pakistan’s parliament passed on Oct 21, 2024. Since the passage of the 25th Amendment in May 2018, there…
Rise in election talk from US execs highlights policy uncertainty
US company executives are talking much more about the upcoming presidential election than they did four years ago as a wider policy rift between candidates Kamala Harris and Donald Trump…
US opposition to Nippon Steel deal ‘very unsettling’, Japan PM hopeful says
One of the frontrunners to become Japan’s next premier said on Friday that any US move to block Japan’s Nippon Steel from buying US Steel on national security grounds would…
