US President Donald Trump has vowed to challenge his election defeat in court. His campaign team, Republicans and Trump supporters have filed lawsuits in several major oscillating states, but the promised legal victories have yet to be fulfilled. Trump and his allies have filed 17 lawsuits since Election Day on November 3. Although these things differ in detail, the ultimate …

Russia bans entry to eight Americans Among them was FBI chief Christopher Ray. It follows sanctions announced by the United States against Russia last Thursday. “We can take painful steps for Corporate America.” The entry ban applies to current and former U.S. officials, who, according to the Russian Foreign Ministry, are “involved in pursuing anti-Russian tendencies.” Besides Ray, there are …

Former Turkish Ambassador to Japan Hassan Murad Mergan has been appointed the new Turkish Ambassador to the United States. (AA photo) One month after his appointment, US Ambassador to Turkey Hassan Murad Mergan acknowledged the tense relationship between the two NATO allies. “I know the differences between the two countries. I’m not naive to ignore them or say there are …

Russia is expelling at least ten U.S. and three Polish ambassadors, and is seeing further reactions to US sanctions. Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov arrived with the news on Friday. Lavrov said at least eight U.S. government employees would be on the permit list and that “painful actions” against U.S. companies in Russia were being investigated. Moscow is also watching …

The Netherlands is concerned about Iran’s announcement that it will enrich uranium by up to 60%. In a statement, the Dutch Foreign Ministry expressed its “strong support” for the report of the three European signatories to the nuclear deal. Ministers Steff Black and Sigrid Cock at the 2021 Ambassadors Conference. Iranian President Hassan Rouhani announced this week that Iran would …

Tennis player Kiki Bertens hopes his matches with the Dutch team in the Billy Jean King Cup against China this week will be a good start. Those ranked 11th in the world want to make a good start on gravel this season. On Friday he opens the Nations Cup against the Cenu Wang in Den Posh. Bertens returns after Achilles …

It is time for central banks in the United States to begin raising umbrella interest rates. Federal Reserve Chairman Jerome Powell reiterated at a meeting on Wednesday that inflation should “extend” to 2 percent and that labor markets should recover before interest rates rise. Earlier, policymakers talked about maintaining the current low interest rates of 0 to 0.25 percent by …

Tonight, US President Joe Biden will deliver a speech: he wants all US troops to leave the country by September 11, 2021. Other NATO countries, such as Germany, are following the US example. The Netherlands could not function without US and German support. Mandatory decision Germany hopes NATO force withdraws from Afghanistan “We have always said: Go out together.” According …

Russia must immediately stop building troops on the Ukrainian border and withdraw from eastern Ukraine. NATO President Stoltenberg made the request after a meeting with Ukrainian Foreign Minister Koleba. The NATO leader talks about the largest Russian military presence on the border since the annexation of Crimea in 2014. As for Ukraine, the Kremlin is trying to escalate the conflict …

The United States will withdraw its troops from Afghanistan this year. The Washington Post reports that President Joe Biden has decided to finalize his departure on September 11. It is exactly twenty years ago that Muslim extremists attacked the United States in New York and Washington. In the fight against terrorism, the United States then went to Afghanistan and hunted …