BERLIN (DPA, CONVERSEER) – Germany is expelling a Russian embassy staffer over links to a woman arrested on suspicion of spying for Moscow, Foreign Minister Johann Wadephul said on Thursday. It comes after authorities in Berlin arrested a woman on Wednesday suspected of spying for a Russian intelligence agency and passing on information related to…
By Joe Udo (CONVERSEER) – Everyone is talking about Greenland, Trump and Denmark. But almost no one is actually explaining what’s really going on. Here is how I explained it to my 10-year-old nephew: Greenland looks like a giant frozen island above Canada. Most people think it’s just ice and snow. But Greenland is one…
By Our Reporter WASHINGTON (CONVERSEER) – United States President Donald Trump has announced plans to hit the UK, Denmark and other European countries with a 10% tariff on “all or any goods” exported to the US from 1st February. In a post on Truth Social, the US president said these will remain in place until…
By Thomas Kolbe (CONVERSEER) – As of January 1, imports into the EU are now subject to the comprehensive CO2 certification regime. Brussels is closing existing gaps in its protectionist extraction scheme. At the same time, the European Commission has established another autonomous revenue source. For aficionados of the lean state and free markets, 2025…
By Frank Ulom MIAMI (CONVERSEER) – Heavyweight champion Anthony Joshua is expected to earn up to £70 million (currently about N135,250,907,890.39) following his emphatic victory over American YouTuber-turned-boxer Jake Paul in Miami. Joshua stopped Paul in the sixth round on Friday night after dropping him three times in a dominant performance that underlined the gulf…
By Joe Udo AMSTERDAM (CONVERSEER) – The body of Syrian woman Ryan Al Najjar was found submerged in a lake with hands and feet bound tightly on 28 May 2024, near Joure in northern Netherlands, six days after disappearing, according to authorities. Officials arrested her father and two brothers, then aged 22 and 24, and…
By Frank Ulom BRUSSELS (CONVERSEER) – Belgium and Wales went into their last group game in the European qualifying series knowing that a win would guarantee them an automatic place in the FIFA World Cup next summer, and both sides took advantage and scored seven each. Belgium scored 7-0 against Liechtenstein in Liège while Wales…
By Frank Ulom GLASGOW (CONVERSEER) – Scotland are heading to the 2026 FIFA World Cup after producing one of the most dramatic qualifying victories in their modern history, defeating Denmark 4-2 in a pulsating play-off at Hampden Park on Tuesday night. The hosts needed nothing less than victory to book their ticket to the global…
By Christof Rührmair, dpa BERLIN (DPA, CONVERSEER) – German luxury carmaker BMW more than tripled its earnings in the third quarter, the company announced on Wednesday, in a rare beacon of hope for the country’s ailing automotive industry. Net profit came in at about €1.7 billion ($1.95 billion) between July and September, compared to €476…
Federalising the EU, not the political fantasy of defeating Russia, is the real goal, which requires another four years of proxy warfare and at least another $400 billion to complete By Andrew Korybko SAN FRANCISCO (CONVERSEER) – The Economist argued that the EU and the UK should meet Ukraine’s estimated $390 billion financing needs over…
