An Australian writers’ festival is facing backlash after it announced it had removed an Australian-Palestinian author from its lineup over concerns her inclusion would “not be culturally sensitive” in the wake of the…
Category: 4. World
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Nicolás Maduro will likely argue he’s immune from U.S. prosecution
MARY LOUISE KELLY, HOST:
The prosecution of former Venezuelan president Nicolás Maduro could take years because it raises so many complex legal questions. One of them is whether government leaders deserve…
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Trump seeks $100bn for Venezuela oil, but Exxon boss says country ‘uninvestable’
Venezuela’s oil production has been hit in recent decades by disinvestment and mismanagement – as well as US sanctions. At roughly one million barrels per day, the country accounts for less than 1% of global supply.
Chevron, which accounts for…
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Trump’s Venezuela oil meeting starts with few concrete promises
US President Donald Trump met with oil executives in Washington on Friday, as he pushed for major investments in Venezuela.
But no major financial commitments were immediately forthcoming from the meeting, with the head of ExxonMobil warning the…
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Is This Time Different in Iran? – Tablet Magazine
- Is This Time Different in Iran? Tablet Magazine
- The off-ramps are narrowing for Iran’s regime Financial Times
- Iran’s military might break with the regime The Hill
- Why Reza Pahlavi is unqualified to lead Iran The Jerusalem Post
- Reflections on…
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Exxon tells Trump Venezuela ‘uninvestable’ without big changes, Chevron says Venezuela output can increase 50% in next 18 to 24 months
ExxonMobil’s chief executive Darren Woods said Venezuela is “uninvestable” without “significant changes”, striking a sceptical tone over Donald Trump’s call for a flood of investment.
The head of the biggest US oil company said he was…
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Trump says US will decide which oil companies can operate in Venezuela – follow live
Vance contrasts Venezuela with other US military campaignspublished at 20:38 GMT
Bernd Debusmann Jr
Reporting from the White HouseJD Vance has just explicitly taken a moment to contrast the operation in Venezuela with the “endless”…
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Netanyahu Says He Aims to End Israeli Reliance on U.S. Military Aid in Next Ten Years
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said he aims to “taper off” the $3.8 billion in American military aid to Israel to zero within the next ten years, in an interview with The Economist published Friday.
Speaking with the Economist’s Editor-in-Chief…
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Top GOP senator calls to phase out U.S. military aid to Israel after Netanyahu remarks
U.S. Senator Lindsey Graham wrote in a post on X that ‘we need not wait ten years,’ responding to remarks Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu made to The Economist that he aims to ‘taper off’ the U.S. military aid Israel receives
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More than 160 Texas faith leaders urge school boards to oppose setting aside time for prayer, Bible readings – Houston Public Media
AP Photo/LM Otero, File
FILE – A Texas flag is displayed in an elementary school in Murphy, Texas, Thursday, Dec. 3, 2020. More than 160 faith leaders from across the state of Texas have signed an open letter to public school board members…
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