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Canadian Defense and Innovation Ministers Discuss National Security and Economic Prosperity

Canada’s Minister of National Defence Anita Anand, and Minister of Innovation, Science, and Industry François-Philippe Champagne, will discuss Canada’s plan to innovate in national security, defense, and space, in the face of global threats and strategic competition at 9:30 a.m. ET on Feb. 10 in an armchair discussion held by Wilson Center Canada Institute. Christopher…


LIVE NOW: Canadian Defense and Innovation Ministers Discuss National Security and Economic Prosperity

Canada’s Minister of National Defence Anita Anand, and Minister of Innovation, Science, and Industry François-Philippe Champagne, will discuss Canada’s plan to innovate in national security, defense, and space, in the face of global threats and strategic competition at 9:30 a.m. ET on Feb. 10 in an armchair discussion held by Wilson Center Canada Institute. Christopher…


LIVE NOW: UK Ministers Answer Questions in the Parliament

British Defence Secretary Ben Wallace makes a statement to parliament from 9:30 a.m. ET on  Jan. 16 about the decision to send tanks to Ukraine. British Foreign Secretary James Cleverly gives a statement after Iran executed British-Iranian national Alireza Akbari. The Epoch Times will livestream the event. …


UK Ministers Answer Questions in the Parliament

British Defence Secretary Ben Wallace makes a statement to parliament from 9:30 a.m. ET on  Jan. 16 about the decision to send tanks to Ukraine. British Foreign Secretary James Cleverly gives a statement after Iran executed British-Iranian national Alireza Akbari. The Epoch Times will livestream the event. …


US Court Sentences Ex-Bolivian Interior Minister to 6 Years in Bribery Scheme

A federal U.S. court sentenced former Bolivian Interior Minister Arturo Murillo to nearly six years behind bars on Wednesday for conspiracy to commit money laundering, the U.S. Department of Justice said in a statement. Murillo pleaded guilty in October to receiving at least $532,000 in bribes from a Florida-based company in exchange for helping the…


The Hunchback of Notre Dame

The story is set in Paris, France. Quasimodo is a deaf, half-blind, kyphosis bell-ringer of the famous Cathedral of Notre Dame in Paris. His master, Jehan Frollo, the evil brother of the saintly archdeacon, Dom Claude Frollo, prevails upon him to kidnap Esméralda, a dancing Romani people girl and the adopted daughter of Clopin, the…


Saudi Arabia ‘Maturer Guys’ in Spat With US: Energy Minister

RIYADH—Saudi Arabia decided to be the “maturer guys” in a spat with the United States over oil supplies, the kingdom’s energy minister Prince Abdulaziz bin Salman said on Tuesday. The decision by the OPEC+ oil producer group led by Saudi Arabia this month to cut oil output targets unleashed a war of words between the…


British Government ‘Cannot Completely Nullify’ Pressure on Energy Costs, Minister Says

It is not possible to “completely nullify” the pressures on energy prices, a Cabinet minister has said, as demonstrators gather across the country over the cost-of-living crisis. But Northern Ireland Secretary Brandon Lewis said the Government is “looking… across the board at what we’re doing with the public’s money”, and will “put in the support…


Russia Paid Coupons on Seven OFZ Bond Issues: Finance Minister

Russia’s finance ministry has paid 50.2 billion roubles ($616 million) in coupons on seven OFZ treasury bond issues, data on its website showed. The payments come as the finance ministry is due to make a $447 million coupon payment on Thursday on a dollar Eurobond that matures in 2030. Investors are watching closely Moscow’s servicing…


Commerzbank Shares Fall After Finance Minister Says Government to Shed Stake in Future

BERLIN—Shares in Commerzbank fell 5 percent in Lang & Schwarz pre-market trade on Monday after Germany’s Finance Minister said the government would not keep its stake in the lender in the long run. “In the long run, the state will not be a shareholder in Commerzbank,” Christian Lindner was quoted as saying by Handelsblatt newspaper….