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Prabir Purkayastha
Gunboat Diplomacy in the Straits of Hormuz
29 Jul 2019
The US plans for a naval armada in Hormuz will run against the Laws of Seas and Iran’s sovereignty over its territorial waters. We are now sleepwalking to a new war in the region with disastrous…
PTI
Boris Johnson Will be New UK Prime Minister, Vows to Get Brexit ‘Done’
23 Jul 2019
“The mantra is to deliver Brexit, unite the country and defeat (Labour leader) Jeremy Corbyn…. The work begins now,” said the Conservative Party leader.
AFP
Final Hours of Voting in Race to Become British PM
22 Jul 2019
Boris Johnson expected to be confirmed as the winner charged with delivering Brexit. Results on Tuesday.
AFP
European Parliament Chooses David Sassoli as the New President
03 Jul 2019
The 751-seat parliament -- based in Strasbourg, France -- is more fragmented than ever after the May election saw solid gains by the liberals and Greens as well as the far right and eurosceptics.
Peoples Dispatch
European Diplomats Fail to Take Concrete Steps to Reassure Iran Against US Sanctions
02 Jul 2019
The joint committee meeting in Vienna held on June 28 saw European diplomats launching INSTEX, a payment mechanism to continue trade with Iran.
AFP
Thaw in US-China Ties? Trump, Xi Agree to Resume Trade Talks
29 Jun 2019
As of now there is no formal statement or details about the leaders' discussions, including whether they raised the thorny subject of Chinese telecoms firm Huawei.
Pavan Kulkarni
75 Migrants Stranded on a Boat off Tunisian Coast for 20th Day
19 Jun 2019
While ruled by a dictatorship, the Tunisian state helped police Europe’s Mediterranean frontier to seek international legitimacy for the regime. The EU has successfully exploited the post Arab-spring…
Newsclick Production
Daily Round-up Ep. 118: Political Crisis, Deaths in Barabanki Due to Spurious Liquor
28 May 2019
We discuss the deaths reported from Uttar Pradesh due to spurious liquor. In our international segment, we discuss the European Union parliamentary elections and the rise of European People's Party.
AFP
Liberal, Green Gains Upset EU Parliament Power Balance
27 May 2019
The centre-right European People's Party still has the most seats, followed by the centre-left socialists, but the pair no longer control a majority, according to partial and projected results.
Prabir Purkayastha
Julian Assange’s Crime is Speaking Truth to Power
12 Apr 2019
On April 11, 2019 WikiLeaks co-founder Julian Assange was arrested from the Ecuadorian Embassy in London.