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They have witnessed, however, the horrific death of tens of thousands of innocent Palestinians in Gaza and the massive destruction that laid much of Gaza in ruin. They can no longer ignore the Palestinian plight nor the outcry of their publics in support of the Palestinians.

Sinwar’s Death Presents a New Challenge to Israel and Hamas

By: EBR | Tuesday, October 29, 2024

The death of Hamas leader Yahya Sinwar is significant only if Netanyahu and Hamas use it to advance a ceasefire agreement

IMF first deputy managing director Gita Gopinath said the Fund could not yet assess the specifics of Trump’s trade plans, but thinks that “if you have some very serious decoupling and broad scale use of tariffs, you could end up with a loss to world GDP of close to 7%".

IMF warns world to avoid global trade war

By: EBR | Friday, October 25, 2024

The world economy could contract by the size of the combined French and German economies, if there is a broad-based trade war between the world’s major economies

The department said the settlement does not include any damages for the reconstruction of the Francis Scott Key Bridge. The state has filed its own claim for those damages.

US gets $100m settlement for Baltimore bridge collapse

By: EBR | Friday, October 25, 2024

The owners of a container ship that crashed into Baltimore’s Francis Scott Key Bridge have been ordered to pay the US government more than $100m (£77.1m) in damages

BRICS member states now represent 45% of the world’s population, while the G7 (United States, Germany, Canada, France, Great Britain, Italy and Japan) only account for 10%.

BRICS Vs. the G7

By: EBR | Wednesday, October 23, 2024

How do the BRICS stack up against the G7 group of nations?

Moldova’s vote this past Sunday, October 20, has shown yet again that Russia can be defeated, just as Ukraine has been demonstrating since 2022—but only with firm support from Western partners.

Moldova Won the Battle, Not the War

By: EBR | Wednesday, October 23, 2024

When Moldova’s President Maia Sandu announced a referendum on inscribing the goal of EU accession in the country’s constitution, she made a risky bet

In Kazan, Vladimir Putin’s task will be to skim over the differences and paint a picture of unity, while showing the Russian public – and the international community – that his country is far from isolated.

Putin gathers allies to show West’s pressure isn’t working

By: EBR | Tuesday, October 22, 2024

Imagine you’re Vladimir Putin. The West has dubbed you a pariah for invading Ukraine

In recent weeks, Beijing has announced a number of measures aimed at supporting growth.

China’s economic slowdown deepens

By: EBR | Monday, October 21, 2024

China’s economy expanded in the third quarter at the slowest pace since early last year, as the country struggles to boost flagging growth

Moldovan media said many of the votes yet to be counted had been cast abroad and would likely lean towards Yes, as the Moldovan diaspora is broadly in favour of closer ties with the EU.

Thin margin for EU membership in Moldova vote - provisional results

By: EBR | Monday, October 21, 2024

Moldovan voters appear to have backed the Eastern European country changing its constitution and committing to joining the EU by the thinnest of margins

With the adoption of the Kunming-Montreal Global Biodiversity Framework (GBF) in 2022, the world committed to dedicated targets to reverse nature loss by 2030.

What to expect from this week’s biodiversity COP

By: EBR | Monday, October 21, 2024

At the UN Biodiversity Conference, which starts today (21 October) in Colombia, countries seek to reach the necessary agreement to deliver on their nature protection pledges

An Amazon spokesperson said the company has “proactive measures in place to prevent unsafe or non-compliant products from being listed” on its site. “The products in question have been removed while we investigate".

‘Danger’ to children: Amazon among online marketplaces selling unsafe toys in Europe

By: EBR | Friday, October 18, 2024

Some toymakers are “flooding” Europe with dangerous toys via online marketplaces, including magnets capable of puncturing a child’s intestines if swallowed and products containing toxic chemicals

The report points to censorship technology introduced in May that blocked most virtual private networks, or VPNs, “cutting residents off from tools they had relied on to safely and securely bypass internet controls.”

This country’s internet freedom is now as bad as China’s, report finds

By: EBR | Friday, October 18, 2024

For the past decade, China has consistently ranked last in the world for internet freedom due to its all-pervading online surveillance and content control system dubbed the “Great Firewall”

The research confirms that Russia has chosen Germany as the prime target of disinformation campaigns with the intention of detaching it from the Western alliance and turning it into Moscow’s advocate.

How Russia Invades Germany

By: EBR | Tuesday, October 15, 2024

The extent and systematic nature of the disinformation with which Putin’s Russia is flooding Western public opinion in order to destabilize liberal democracies and undermine their willingness to support Ukraine is becoming increasingly clear

Food contact materials in their widest sense are anything from the obvious plastic containers and packaging to kitchen utensils, cutlery and dishes to equipment like coffee makers (my beloved plastic AeroPress?) and the plastic bowls and jugs of kitchen processors and blenders, as well as the commercial machinery used to process food. Included, too, are food transport containers.

What We Are Made of: Blood, Guts — and Plastics

By: EBR | Monday, October 14, 2024

The packaging of the food that we consume is poisoning us with chemicals

Now, the U.S. Supreme Court has swept away that objection with its immunity ruling. And Trump has learned that next time he should only employ people in the White House and the Justice Department who will be eager to implement his wishes, however outrageous they may be.

Trump Means To Weaponize the Justice Department

By: EBR | Friday, October 11, 2024

Trump means what he says. If elected, he will weaponize Justice to jail his enemies and will empower the police to use violence

Trudeau’s apparent belief that only he can carry on building the Liberal legacy seems disingenuous, given that there is clearly no new, enhanced Liberal agenda for a next electoral mandate.

Canada: What Explains Justin Trudeau’s Long Goodbye?

By: EBR | Wednesday, October 9, 2024

Is the Canadian Prime Minister’s refusal to leave office a symptom of hubris?

The very different climatic and political conditions in Africa’s 54 nations inevitably fragment technical assistance programs, but there’s nevertheless a strong case for a determined new EU drive to streamline African agriculture.

Is the EU doing enough for a hungry world?

By: EBR | Tuesday, October 8, 2024

Two statistical bombshells highlight the widening gap between Europe and the world’s poor and hungry

Israel’s Zionist ideology emphasizes the need for a secure Jewish homeland, leading to a forceful military response to perceived existential threats.

The Four Roots of the Israel-Hamas Conflict

By: EBR | Monday, October 7, 2024

Hamas’ attack and Israel’s retaliatory war are the dire by-products of decades-long psychological impediments — historical, ideological, religious and humanitarian

In short, by using diplomacy and their military weight in the United Nations Interim Force in Lebanon (UNIFIL) they could make a significant and necessary contribution to establishing the conditions for a sequenced de-escalation, at least on the Lebanese side.

Now Is Europe’s Time to Act on Lebanon

By: EBR | Friday, October 4, 2024

Europe’s financial, diplomatic, and military power could help create the conditions for a sequenced de-escalation in Lebanon

He told an audience in Brussels that he saw the ongoing conflict with China as a “fight for democracy” and that he believed there was “growing support” among the international community for Taiwan. The diplomat also raised concerns about alleged “political interference” in Taiwanese elections and a “growing threat” to the island.

Top diplomat voices concern at rising tensions in Taiwan Strait

By: EBR | Friday, October 4, 2024

Taiwan’s ambassador to the EU and Belgium has hit out at what he calls “distorted claims” about the island by China

The point, of course, is that Trump’s past policies did little to nothing for most Americans, and his new proposals could well harm them. Harris is at least suggesting initiatives that might benefit many voters.

Is This 2016 All Over Again?

By: EBR | Thursday, October 3, 2024

I have the sinking feeling that we could see a repeat of the 2016 election this year

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