Last week the annual National Television Awards were held at the O2 Arena with a host of celebrities turning up to see if their shows had won. However, Holly Willoughby and Phillip Schofield won for This Morning, beating Good Morning Britain once again, which angered the GMB host. On the night Holly and Phillip accepted […]
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Outlander season 5 spoilers: Claire Fraser looks for a way out with Jamie as tensions rise
Outlander viewers were devastated last season when Brianna Fraser (played by Sophie Skelton) returned to the past, pregnant with her rapist’s baby. This event brought a number of issues to the table – mostly with Roger MacKenzie (Richard Rankin), who was not sure if he would keep his wife’s baby. This harrowing turn of events […]
U.S. Stocks Fall Sharply Amid Trade Tensions, Growth Fears
Investors’ retreat from U.S. stocks turned into a stampede Friday, with major indexes suffering declines of more than 4% for the week that made it the worst December start since 2008. The Dow fell more than 550 points amid trade-related tensions.
Stocks Jump After U.S.-China Trade Tensions Ease
The Dow Jones Industrial Average soared more than 400 points after a cease-fire in the trade spat between the U.S. and China helped renew investor optimism following a rocky stretch for risk assets.
Too little, too late? Merkel comes to Chemnitz to ease ethnic tensions, but faces mass protest
German Chancellor Angela Merkel finally visited the eastern German city of Chemnitz, more than two months after massive right-wing protests there. However, twenty times as many people came to protest against her than to see her. In late August, the city of Chemnitz witnessed a surge of anti-immigrant sentiment after the fatal stabbing of a […]
The US and Japan finished their ‘largest and most complex’ military exercise, amid rising tensions with China
US Navy/Mass Comm. Specialist 3rd Class Erwin Jacob V. Miciano The US and Japan were joined by Canadian forces for Keen Sword 19, which ended this week. The exercise was the biggest and most sophisticated the US and Japan have carried out. It comes amid growing tension with China in the seas and airspace of […]
Keen Sword: US and Japan stage largest wargames in Pacific amid tensions with China (VIDEO)
Washington and Tokyo have amassed a record number of sailors, marines and airmen for the biggest joint naval drill that the two allied nations have ever held close to Chinese shores as tensions keep rising in the region. Around 47,000 troops from the Japan Self-Defense Force have been joined by more than 10,000 US servicemen […]
Global Stocks Drop on Political Tensions, China Worries
Stocks sold off worldwide with technology shares plunging amid resurgent fears about the health of China’s economy and a slew of geopolitical concerns.
Massive protest against right-wing surge hits Berlin as ethnic tensions boil over in Germany
Thousands have rallied in Berlin against the riding wave of right-wing politics. The protests come in the wake of recent far-right and neo-Nazi demonstrations against multiculturalism in Chemnitz, Köthen, and Schönberg. Groups including, pro-refugee, LGBTIQ+ groups, and Muslim organizations hit the streets in support of Saturday’s ‘Indivisible’ protest against the growing surge of racism and […]
Bosnian elections risk new ethnic tensions but guess what West cares about
The latest election for Bosnia-Herzegovina’s triumvirate presidency is threatening to unravel the Balkan country’s fragile peace. The Western media, however, seemingly focus only on one winner’s alleged ties to Russia. Read more On Sunday, Bosnia-Herzegovina held a general election, including for its three-member presidency. The multi-ethnic institution, which includes one representative from each of the […]