https://www.dw.com/en/taiwan-opens-representative-office-in-lithuania/a-59853874 Lithuania has become the first country to open a Taiwan embassy in Europe as of November 18, 2021, right in the Lithuanian capital of Vilnius. Always before in the US and Europe, Taiwan has been represented under the title of its capital Taipei as a way of getting around referencing the island Taiwan as an independent state. This is… Read more »
https://apnews.com/article/business-russia-ukraine-moscow-sergey-lavrov-90d7347e8f25bea1ddb2c7b3dc1687c0 In eastern Ukraine and the Ukraine-Russia border, troops have been amassing, a situation that is being taken very seriously by NATO countries because of the potential that Russia will invade Ukraine and war between the neighboring countries will be unleashed. Some believe the ramifications of this could mean a war for Ukrainian independence even after it was finally, and… Read more »
https://iwpr.net/global-voices/how-russia-weaponised-gas-deliveries-moldova Russia has compelled the western European country of Moldova into entering a five year deal on the importation of gas in an effort to reaffirm their trade relationship in response to the new pro-European government in Moldova that was instituted in July 2021. This deal would cut the price per 1,000 cubic meters in half to about 450 US… Read more »
https://www.dw.com/en/cop26-two-realities-at-glasgow-climate-conference/a-59768352 The 31 of October has marked the start of the 2021 United Nations Climate Change Conference, otherwise known as COP26. The summit is being held in Glasgow, Scotland where 190 countries have congregated to discuss the world strategy in limiting climate change and the goals of each country to be achieved in the next 3 decades. The Paris agreement… Read more »
https://www.dw.com/en/the-route-from-iraq-to-belarus-how-are-migrants-getting-to-europe/a-59636629 Accusations and tensions have been rising between Poland and Belarus with the movement of migrants from the Middle East, prevalently Iraq, flowing into the EU. The contention is in the migration pattern that first enters Eastern Europe through the non-EU country Belarus before crossing borders into neighboring EU countries to their final destination. A majority of the Iraqi migrants… Read more »
https://www.bbc.com/news/world-europe-59175317 After the body of a 35 year old Russian diplomat whose identity has yet to be released by the press was discovered, officials at the Russian embassy have claimed it as a “tragic accident”. This is despite the fact that it is unknown how the death occurred, the only evident conclusion being that he fell from one of the… Read more »