Barbados’ decision to recognise Palestinian statehood while maintaining relations with warring state Israel has been described by an international relations academic as a practical and pragmatic move. University of the …
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TikTok says it will challenge in court an “unconstitutional” law that could result in it being sold or banned in the United States. President Biden has signed into law a …
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The decision by the US House of Representatives to earmark $61 billion in long-delayed aid for Ukraine shows the country will not become “a second Afghanistan,” President Volodymyr Zelensky said …
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The US House of Representatives approved a bill Saturday that would force the wildly popular social media app TikTok to divest from its Chinese parent company ByteDance or be shut …
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The US House of Representatives swiftly approved $95 billion US in foreign aid for Ukraine, Israel and other US allies in a rare Saturday session, with Democrats and Republicans joining …
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PM, UN deputy chief highlight SIDS debt restructuring challenges
by Shamar Bluntby Shamar BluntPrime Minister Mia Mottley and United Nations Deputy Secretary-General Amina Mohammed have raised concerns about the difficulties Small Island Developing States (SIDS) face in restructuring debt while providing essential services. …
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Barbados on Friday indicated it intends to recognise Palestine as a state while maintaining this country’s relationship with long-time ally Israel, Minister of Foreign Affairs Kerrie Symmonds announced on Friday. …
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Dr Jeremy Farrar, Chief Scientist at the World Health Organization (WHO), said that the avian influenza virus – which is also known as H5N1 – has had an “extremely high” …
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Barbados has endorsed a two-year work plan for a new International Tax Task Force (ITTF) to ensure all industries and people contribute to financing the fight against climate change. As …
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Minister of Energy and Business Development Senator Lisa Cummins has urged small island developing states (SIDS), including Barbados’ Caribbean neighbours, to use their collective voices to champion energy transition and …