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The walls are going up again all over Europe

Up to World War II, the history of Alsace region along the Rhine used to be an example of everything that was wrong with Europe. Then it became a case study in everything that could go right in Europe — and potentially the world. Are we forgetting the Alsatian lesson and going back to the bad old world? That Alsatian ...

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Putin masses troops to tell Nato to stay out of Ukraine

Bloomberg Vladimir Putin has a message for the US and its allies: Moscow won’t tolerate creeping expansion by their armed forces into Ukraine. That’s what he’s told German Chancellor Angela Merkel and other western officials who’ve called in recent days to warn him about what they say is a new accumulation of tanks and troops near the border with his ...

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Duterte to run against daughter for vice presidency

Bloomberg Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte will run against his daughter Sara for the vice presidency in next year’s elections, ABS-CBN reported, citing Communications Secretary Martin Andanar. President Duterte plans to file his candidacy on Monday, the last day to finalise bids for the 2022 polls, Andanar was quoted by ABS-CBN as saying on Saturday. When contacted by Bloomberg, Andanar said ...

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