Category: International Whispers
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The Triggering of Article 50: A European Perspective
How will Europe handle the Brexit negotiations? With Theresa May due to trigger Article 50 on Wednesday, what’s next for the EU?
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International Whispers-Kim Jong-Un’s brother ‘assassinated’ in Malaysia
The older half-brother of North Korean leader Kim Jong-Un has died in Malaysia under suspicious circumstances. South Korean news station TV Chosun is reporting that Kim Jong-nam was attacked by two unidentified women with “poisoned needles” at Kuala Lumpur International Airport. Reports that these women were agents of North Korea have yet to be confirmed. Nam…
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International Whispers- May talks up new ‘Special Relationship’ in US visit
Prime Minister Theresa May has been keen to stress the Special Relationship that exists between Britain and the US in her first visit to America since Donald Trump became President. Mrs May said that Britain and the US “have a joint responsibility to lead” but will not do so in the same way as previous…
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International Whispers- Mexican President cancels trip to U.S over Trump’s wall claims
Mexican President Enrique Peña Nieto has cancelled a planned visit to the U.S after American President Donald Trump signed an executive order to start construction of a wall along the length of the US border with Mexico.
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International Whispers- Donald Trump becomes 45th president of the USA
Donald J Trump has just been sworn in as the 45th President of the United States at an inauguration ceremony on the steps of the Capitol building in Washington DC. Amidst heightened security and reports of earlier protests, Mr Trump and Mike Pence, the vice president took their oaths of office administered by US chief…
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International Whispers- “UK will be a world leader in trade” Theresa May tells World Economic Forum
Theresa May gives a speech at the World Economic Forum in Davos to Business leaders about Brexit- Find out more here
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International Whispers: Trump ‘keen’ to sign quick trade deal with UK after Brexit
President-elect Donald Trump has promised that the U.S. will sign a quick trade deal with the UK after the Brexit negotiations are concluded. In an interview with former leave campaigner and cabinet minister Michael Gove for the Times newspaper, Mr Trump said that the UK was “so smart for getting out”. He went on to…
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How do we defeat Islamic State?
Baghdad, Aden, Brussels, Jakarta, Istanbul, Paris. It is a sad litany of names all united in tragedy: they are all cities touched by Terrorism; they have all been successfully targeted by Islamic State. It is an organisation which has killed almost 50,000 individuals throughout the Middle East and beyond. Its European, African and Asian activities…
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The Middle East and Africa: The Nightmare Scenario
What if the merging of Boko Haram and Islamic State is just the start of something bigger?
The Whitehall Whisperer 