“Drums of war” in the Middle East: Awaiting Iran’s retaliation – Israel on high alert

6 August, 2024

The Middle East appears ready to explode as the war atmosphere intensifies just hours after the U.S. declared that Tehran might attack Israel within the next 24 hours. All eyes are on Iran and the anticipated retaliation against Israel, with the main…

WORLD

Stock markets around the world are crashing right now, but why?

6 August, 2024

The answer to this question is the Yen carry trade, a term you’ll probably hear many times this week. So what exactly is the Yen carry trade and why did it cause a market downturn? It all started after the Bank of…

WORLD

Japan’s Nikkei is down 12%, the largest drop ever

5 August, 2024

Japan’s Nikkei is down 12%, the largest point ever, as fears of a US recession shook global markets. The Topix index erased its yearly gains, experiencing its steepest sell-off since “Black Monday” in October 1987. In Europe, the Stoxx Europe 600 dropped…

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The resignation of Greece’s foreign Minister Gerapetritis is being demanded in Cyprus

5 August, 2024

Outraged with his statements of ” generosity” that shows national inferiority have resulted in calls for the resignation of Greece’s foreign Minister Gerapetritis is being demanded in Cyprus! There have been many adverse reactions mainly- behind the scenes, due to the recent…

SPORTS

Nothing but gold: The top 20 highest paid athletes competing at Paris 2024

5 August, 2024

Top 20 highest paid Olympians at Paris 2024 When the Olympics first began, athletes were amateurs and competition was vastly different to the way it is in the modern era. Back in 1896, no one would have believed athletes who would compete…

WORLD

Will Turkey attack NATO with American ships?

5 August, 2024

President Joe Biden pushed through his sale of F-16s and upgrade kits to Turkey on the logic that the deal was necessary to get Turkey’s President Recep Tayyip Erdogan to drop his objection to Sweden and Finland’s NATO membership. Many in Congress…

AUSTRALIA·WORLD

Australia’s preeminent strategic thinkers: The era of Anglo-Saxon dominance in the Pacific is ending

5 August, 2024

This might be the most compelling and influential argument against AUKUS, particularly because it comes from one of Australia’s foremost strategic thinkers: Hugh White, the inaugural Director of the Australian Strategic Policy Institute (ASPI) and former Deputy Secretary for Strategy and Intelligence…

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“Drums of war” in the Middle East: Awaiting Iran’s retaliation – Israel on high alert

Stock markets around the world are crashing right now, but why?

Japan’s Nikkei is down 12%, the largest drop ever

The resignation of Greece’s foreign Minister Gerapetritis is being demanded in Cyprus

Nothing but gold: The top 20 highest paid athletes competing at Paris 2024

Will Turkey attack NATO with American ships?

Australia’s preeminent strategic thinkers: The era of Anglo-Saxon dominance in the Pacific is ending

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