UK backs Poland over European Union sanction December 21, 2017 Breaking News·EUROPE·FOREIGN POLICY·Headlines·Politics·RUSSIA | FSU·SECURITY·WORLD NEWS Just hours after the EU began moving to sanction Poland, British Prime Minister Theresa May assured Poles that the U.K. supports them, Read More
Ethiopia’s government used Spyware to track journalists, activists, ethnic Oromos December 21, 2017 AFRICA·Cyber·Headlines·MENA·Technology·WORLD NEWS A report released by The Citizen Lab at the University of Toronto this month found that multiple Ethiopian government agencies used spyware Read More
US to continue military drills despite upcoming Winter Olympics in South Korea December 21, 2017 ASIA·NATIONAL SECURITY·News Wire·Sports·WORLD NEWS With so much attention on the nuclear crisis in North Korea, the upcoming Winter Olympics in South Korea has been approaching quietly. Read More
European Commission threatens to sanction Poland, strip voting rights over far-right judicial reforms December 20, 2017 Business·ECONOMICS·EUROPE·Headlines·LAW & INSTITUTIONS·Politics·WORLD NEWS The European Commission moved Wednesday to trigger Article 7 of the Treaty on European Union, a process which strips EU voting rights from Read More
Thousands protest in Iraqi Kurdistan as government plans to cut salaries, again December 19, 2017 MENA·MIDDLE EAST·NATIONAL SECURITY·News Wire·WORLD NEWS 5 protesters were killed and 80 others wounded in the city of Raniya on Tuesday, as thousands of protesters took to the Read More
Race to Moon and Mars peaks public, private sectors December 18, 2017 Business·Headlines·Politics·RUSSIA·SCIENCE & TECH·Technology·WORLD NEWS Last week Japanese aerospace startup ispace set a record for fundraising by a commercial space exploration company raising $90.2 million in its Read More
Middle East – North Africa News Brief – Extended December 18, 2017 MENA·MIDDLE EAST·NATIONAL SECURITY·News Wire·WORLD NEWS Regional Low Intensity Conflicts. Covers December 12th to December 17th, 2017 – Current as of December 18th, 2017. This week’s report covers Bahrain, Read More
Saudi king approves initial $19 billion economic stimulus package December 16, 2017 Business·ECONOMICS·MENA·MIDDLE EAST·News Wire·WORLD NEWS Lima Charlie Business Report | Saudi Arabia | MENA Saudi Arabia’s King Salman bin Abdulaziz Al Saud announced the release of 72 Read More
South Africa’s largest political party fears split as Zuma loses grip on power December 15, 2017 AFRICA·News Wire·Politics·WORLD NEWS The African National Congress (ANC) has dominated South African politics since Nelson Mandela was elected in 1994, holding nearly three times as Read More
The push to counter China’s ‘sharp power’ influence grows December 15, 2017 ASIA·Business·Headlines·SOUTH EAST ASIA·WORLD NEWS On Wednesday, Beijing summoned Australia’s Ambassador, Jan Adams, to lodge a complaint over Australia’s allegations that China has been interfering in its Read More
Russia is attempting to build its own ‘independent Internet’ December 14, 2017 AFRICA·ASIA·Cyber·FOREIGN POLICY·INDIA·News Wire·RUSSIA·SECURITY·South America·SOUTH EAST ASIA·Technology·WORLD NEWS Russia may have its own independent internet infrastructure by August 1, 2018. That’s according to members of the Russian Security Council who Read More
A defiant Qatar signs deals with France and UK amid blockade December 13, 2017 Business·MENA·MIDDLE EAST·News Wire·UNITED ARAB EMIRATES·WORLD NEWS Amid a diplomatic crisis with its Arab neighbors, Qatar announced multiple commercial deals with France and Britain last week, worth approximately $14 Read More
Middle East – North Africa News Brief – Extended December 12, 2017 MENA·MIDDLE EAST·NATIONAL SECURITY·News Wire·WORLD NEWS Regional Low Intensity Conflicts. Covers December 1st to December 11th, 2017 – Current as of December 12th, 2017. This week’s report covers Yemen, Read More
Efforts to economically link China and Pakistan hit a road block December 11, 2017 ASIA·Business·FOREIGN POLICY·NATIONAL SECURITY·News Wire·WORLD NEWS Lima Charlie Business | Asia On Friday, Chinese expatriates in Pakistan received a warning from their home country: “It is understood that Read More
Turkey inflation rate hits 14 year record high December 10, 2017 ASIA·Business·ECONOMICS·EUROPE·MENA·MIDDLE EAST·News Wire·WORLD NEWS Lima Charlie Business | Turkey / Eurasia Ankara – Turkey’s statistical office (Turkstat), reports that inflation in the country soared to its Read More
Saudi billionaires moving vast funds into European properties after royal purge December 10, 2017 Business·ECONOMICS·EUROPE·Headlines·MENA·MIDDLE EAST·WORLD NEWS Lima Charlie Business | Kingdom of Saudi Arabia – A number of highly reliable sources indicate that the recently jailed Saudi billionaires Read More