Beijing called the events in Hong Kong outrageous. On the evening of July 1, the protesters actually vandalized parliament, stopping its work for at least two weeks. Festive events on the occasion of the 22nd anniversary of the return of Hong Kong to the jurisdiction of China were held almost without visitors: instead of them, about half a million people took part in protest marches demanding...

Rules of the work of the new economic mechanisms of the Paris Climate Agreement became the main topic of the regular session of the UN climate talks in Bonn. Although the final operating conditions of the sustainable development mechanism have not yet been approved, the new instrument’s format is already largely clear: priority will be given to projects to reduce emissions in the conditions of...

The Yellow Vests movement has not disappeared. The French, dissatisfied with the authorities, hasn’t missed a single Saturday rallying in the streets of Paris and French cities. Now, however, this protest movement is far from as strong as it was at the end of last year. Moreover, it has changed a lot in these eight months. Last Saturday, only a thousand people went to the streets of the capital....

The special INSTEX settlement mechanism between Iran and the European Union, bypassing US sanctions, is ready for launch, said Federica Mogherini, Head of European diplomacy. "We have worked a lot with the EU member states on a mechanism that would allow legitimate trade with Iran. I believe that it is now ready, and I hope that this will help Iran continue to fulfill its obligations under the...

The United States, Japan and Australia intend to invest $ 1 billion in the construction of a plant for liquefaction of natural gas. The project in Papua — New Guinea will be the first real step of the three countries to create a counterbalance to the Chinese Belt and Road Initiative. Washington and its allies believe that Beijing is taking advantage of the fact that developing countries need...

Mexico deployed about 15,000 troops in the northern part of the country at the border with the United States to curb the flow of migrants from Central America, Mexican Defense Minister Luis Cresencio Sandoval told reporters. Under pressure from US President Donald Trump, Mexico promised earlier this month to strengthen its southern border with 6,000 national guards to slow down the wave of...

Against the background of rising tensions around Iran, the UN extrajudicial executions investigator Agnes Callamard proposed introducing sanctions against the country’s main regional opponent, Saudi Arabia. This is stated in Ms. Callamard’s report on the murder of The Washington Post columnist Khashoggi. The Kingdom of Saudi Arabia is responsible for the murder of journalist Jamal Khashoggi,...

The EU authorities will not extend the existing agreement with Switzerland on the "equivalence" of the country's stock exchanges to the EU standards, and the Swiss authorities are not ready to sign a new agreement. Following the meeting of the European Commission on Tuesday, June 18, representatives of the EC noted the "lack of progress" in negotiations with the Swiss authorities to conclude a...

The former main center-right party of France The Republicans is experiencing a severe crisis. The lost presidential and then the European elections threatens its very existence. The catastrophe in the elections to the European Parliament continued a series of failures experienced by the main center-right party of France, The Republicans. Before that, the party missed its chance in the 2012...