September, 2021

• 24 September

  The EU should keep out of France’s spat with Australia

  Ursula von der Leyen has demanded a full investigation. EU officials are considering pulling out of technology talks with the US. And negotiations over a trade deal with Australia have been put in doubt. Over the last 24 hours, the full might of the European Union has been deployed on …

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• 24 September

  Qatar’s ruler urges world leaders not to boycott Taliban

  The ruling emir of Qatar, whose nation has played a pivotal role in Afghanistan in the wake of the U.S. withdrawal, urged world leaders gathered at the United Nations on Tuesday against turning their backs on the country’s Taliban rulers. Speaking from the podium of the U.N. General Assembly, Sheikh …

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• 24 September

  Libya lawmakers pass no confidence vote for transition govt

  Libyan lawmakers Tuesday passed a vote of no confidence in the country’s transitional government, throwing long-waited elections scheduled later this year into further uncertainty. Prime Minister Abdul Hamid Dbeibah said after the vote, however, that his government would push forward with plans for elections in late December. The vote took …

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• 24 September

  Investigation of Aug. 29 Airstrike in Kabul to Get Its Own Review

  The investigation performed by U.S. Central Command to look into the Aug. 29 airstrike in Kabul will itself undergo further review, the Defense Department announced today. Pentagon Press Secretary John F. Kirby today announced that Secretary of Defense Lloyd J. Austin III has asked Secretary of the Air Force Frank …

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• 24 September

  Paris cancels French, UK defense ministers’ meeting amid submarine row

  France has canceled an official meeting scheduled for this week between its Minister of the Armed Forces Florence Parly and UK Secretary of State for Defense Ben Wallace amid simmering tensions over a submarine row, a source in the French foreign office has said. The move comes in the wake …

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• 24 September

  Cameroon Repatriates Nigerian Ex-Fighters, Family Members

  More than 850 former Boko Haram fighters and their family members who escaped from the jihadist group to Cameroon have left northern Cameroon for Nigeria. Nigerian authorities say they are taking the former militants to Nigerian disarmament centers after complaints that such centers in Cameroon were overwhelmed by the number …

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• 24 September

  Foreign Competition In Guinea: The Scramble For Natural Resources – Analysis

  Often referred to as Guinea-Conakry to distinguish itself from nearby Guinea-Bissau and Equatorial Guinea, as well as the Pacific Island nation of Papua New Guinea, the West African nation of Guinea has an abundance of the world’s most valuable natural resources. Even though the country has “natural affluence,” it is …

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• 24 September

  The Haqqani Network And India’s Afghan Dilemma – Analysis

  The Haqqani network derives its name from Jalaluddin Haqqani, who first fought against the Soviet army in Afghanistan, and later against the United States (US) and the North Atlantic Treaty Organization forces. Following the death of Jalaluddin, the leadership of the group was assumed by his son, Sirajuddin, who is …

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• 24 September

  У Польщі готують нові пільги для українців. Ми не можемо зараз конкурувати

  Польський уряд готує податкові пільги для українських трудових мігрантів і підприємців, повідомляє видання Gremi Personal. У перший рік після переїзду до Польщі заробітчани платитимуть удвічі менші збори за місцевих. А протягом наступних трьох – податок, сплачений за попередні 12 місяців, зменшиться на 50 процентів. Українська економічна політика полягає в тому, …

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• 24 September

  Sous-marins australiens : « Il appartient à Washington de réparer les dégâts avec la France et l’OTAN »

  En instaurant un partenariat avec l’Australie et le Royaume-Uni, impliquant l’abandon de la vente de sous-marins français à Canberra, les Etats-Unis ont fait preuve d’une « véritable irresponsabilité » : ils ont provoqué une crise avec un allié et affaibli l’OTAN, estime l’ancien diplomate Michel Duclos, dans une tribune au …

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