Category: International

US, Israel Will Work to Prevent Iran From Getting Nuclear Weapons: Blinken

Ties between the United States and Israel remain “ironclad,” and the two nations will work to prevent Iran from gaining a nuclear weapon, according to America’s top diplomat. The security and prosperity of the United States and Israel are fundamentally intertwined, said Secretary of State Antony Blinken, and providing robust economic and security assistance to…


Airlines Say Ready to Avoid Repeat of Summer Travel Chaos

ISTANBUL—Airlines said on Sunday they are ready to avoid a repeat of last year’s travel chaos, but warned that some flights could still be disrupted by controller strikes and hit out at schemes that force them to pay compensation for unavoidable delays. “I am reasonably confident that we’ll be able to get through this peak…


Intense Competition and Diplomacy: US Security Adviser Says US–China Leaders’ Meeting Still Possible

The Biden administration is still confident a meeting will be secured between the U.S. president and Chinese leadership. White House national security adviser Jake Sullivan, in an interview with CNN, denied that China and the United States were inevitably headed toward conflict. “I sat in the room with President Biden when he met with President…


Intense Competition and Diplomacy: US Security Advisor Says US-China Leaders’ Meeting Still Possible

The Biden administration is still confident a meeting will be secured between the U.S. president and Chinese leadership. White House National Security Advisor Jake Sullivan, in an interview with CNN, denied that both China and the U.S. was inevitably headed towards conflict. “I sat in the room with President Biden when he met with President…


Australia Strengthens Ties With ‘Top Tier’ Partner Vietnam

Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese celebrated 50 years of bilateral relations with Vietnam with banh mi and beer in Hanoi while calling the friendship between the two countries “absolutely vital” to addressing the regional challenges. Focusing heavily on enhancing trade, the prime minister indicated there were plans to upgrade Australia’s relationship with the Socialist Republic…


Environmentalist Group Calls on Banks to Set ‘Deforestation’ Targets

The Australian Conservation Foundation (ACF) says banks should consider attaching “deforestation” conditions on loans in a proposal most likely to impact farmers. The ACF claimed that over 200,000 hectares of koala-inhabited habitat in Queensland, Australia, were destroyed in the past 10 years and that over 364,000 hectares of native vegetation were cleared from 2018 to…


Woke, Crony Capitalism Takes Hold Down Under

Commentary The corporate campaign backing a change to Australia’s Constitution is the latest installment in large business bludgeoning not just customers, but everyone, over woke causes. It’s a form of crony capitalism verging on fascism. It’s bad for the country, and it is bad for the government. Large companies are primed for it by the…


Disarming the Law-Abiding Citizen: Part 1

Commentary The government of Western Australia is promising a complete overhaul of firearms legislation, with some new restrictions having already passed in May. Regardless of what is drafted, any new laws will end up passing through parliament because the Labor government maintains control of both lower and upper houses, allowing it to introduce virtually any…


Disarming the Law-Abiding Citizen

Commentary The government of Western Australia is promising a complete overhaul of firearms legislation, with some new restrictions having already passed in May. Regardless of what is drafted, any new laws will end up passing through parliament because the Labor government maintains control of both lower and upper houses, allowing it to introduce virtually any…


Problems With Western Australia’s New Gun Restrictions: Part 1

Commentary The government of Western Australia is promising a complete overhaul of firearms legislation, with some new restrictions having already passed in May. Regardless of what is drafted, any new laws will end up passing through Parliament because the Labor government maintains control of both lower and upper houses, allowing it to introduce virtually any…