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Government/GMSA did a great job
Dear Editor: I would like to add a contribution to the debate raging in op-ed pages of Stabroek News regarding the government/GMSA negotiations with the USA regarding the tariffs. On 4 August 2025, Mr. Bulkan was incensed because some of his...

Royal baby joy! Princess Claudia and Prince Josef-Emanuel of Liechtenstein surprise royal fans by revealing the birth of their second child one month post-partum
Prince Josef-Emmanuel of Liechtenstein and Princess Claudia have welcomed their second child together. The son of Princess Margaretha of Luxembourg and Prince Nikolaus of Liechtenstein, and his wife, Claudia Echavarria, kept the birth of their...
LGT Wealth Management Expands Scottish Presence
As demand for wealth planning increases and as wealth managers expand their regional presence, UK-based LGT Wealth Management expands its Scottish team with senior hire. LGT Wealth Management has appointed advisor Kirsty Thomson (pictured) as a...

Visualized: Every Country’s Richest Billionaire in 2025
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International coalition demands Russia return abducted Ukrainian children
The International Coalition for the Return of Ukrainian Children, created within the framework of the initiative of the President of Ukraine Bring Kids Back UA, has called on Russia to return the abducted Ukrainian children without delay and...

Alternative getaways (6): Liechtenstein – extraordinary nature and culture in just 160 km²
Liechtenstein may be small, but it blends culture, nature, and authenticity in a way few destinations can match. With its 160 square kilometres and around 40,000 inhabitants (as of 2023), Liechtenstein ranks among Europe's smallest nations. What...

Tariff politics make India Trump’s favourite target – but what’s driving his fixation?
President Donald Trump has sharply escalated his trade offensive against India, slapping an extra 25% tariff on certain imports and pushing the total levy on those goods to 50%. The move is aimed squarely at New Delhi’s continued purchases of...

Constitutional Court Rejects Liechtenstein’s Claim Over Lednice-Valtice Chateaux
The Czech Constitutional Court has rejected a complaint by the Liechtenstein family in the dispute over the family’s former property in southern Moravia, including the Lednice-Valtice chateaus, its spokeswoman Kamila Abbasi told CTK. The claim on...

Czech Constitutional Court rejects Liechtenstein claim over confiscated estates
The Czech Constitutional Court has rejected a complaint by the Princely House of Liechtenstein over former family estates in the Břeclav region, including the Lednice and Valtice chateaux. The Prince of Liechtenstein Foundation sought the return...

Full List Of Countries Hit By US President’s New Trade War Levies
1 US president Donald Trump’s sweeping new tariffs for dozens of countries have come into force as he continues to escalate his global trade war. Last week Trump announced higher import duty rates of between 10 per cent and 41 percent for multiple...

President Trump announced a 19% Export tariff on Pakistan
Monitoring Desk: US President Trump announced a 19% tariff on Pakistani exports. The latest country-wise tariff is hereunder: Countries and Territories Reciprocal Tariff, Adjusted Afghanistan 15% Algeria 30% Angola 15% Bangladesh 20% Bolivia 15%...

President Donald Trump injects new dose of uncertainty in tariffs as he pushes start date back to Aug. 7
WASHINGTON — For weeks, President Donald Trump was promising the world economy would change on Friday with his new tariffs in place. It was an ironclad deadline, administration officials assured the public. But when Trump signed the order Thursday...

Statement by the International Coalition for the Return of Ukrainian Children on the unlawful deportation and forced transfer of Ukrainian children by the Russian Federation (5 August 2025)
We, the members of the International Coalition for the Return of Ukrainian Children, reiterate our unwavering commitment to the protection of children affected by Russia’s illegal, unprovoked, and unjustifiable full-scale military invasion of...

Princess Charlotte omitted from royal record during overseas trip with Prince William
Princess Charlotte accompanied her father, Prince William, to Switzerland last week as they cheered on the Lionesses in their Euros triumph over Spain. The 10-year-old's presence was a royal first as she enjoyed her first football game overseas...
U.S. International Trade in Goods and Services, June 2025
Explanatory Notes Goods (Census basis) Data for goods on a Census basis are compiled from the documents collected by U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) and reflect the movement of goods between foreign countries and the 50 states, the...

Princess Charlotte excluded from royal record after her surprising move
Prince William and Kate Middleton's only daughter Princess Charlotte - who stole the spotlight at the UEFA Women's EURO 2025 final (England Vs Spain) in Switzerland - was not included in the Court Circular update. The Court Circular is the British...

Living Legally Without a Country: Statelessness and Identity Transformation
VANCOUVER, British Columbia — In an era defined by border control, biometric databases, and increasing international surveillance, a counter-current has emerged—one that challenges the idea that a person must belong to a single country....

DVLA warns drivers to carry out vital check before going on holiday to avoid breaking law
If you are planning to go abroad for a holiday this summer and you will be driving, you will need a certain document to avoid breaking the law. The warning comes from the DVLA in the UK. The experts stressed that travellers hoping to get behind...

Lessons for Guyana from Liechtenstein
Dear Editor, Early on Friday morning, August 1, 2025 – notably Switzerland’s National Day – there was a rude awakening for the Federal Council, Parliament, and the public. President Trump imposed a new punitive tariff of 39% on Swiss exports to...

ImmunityBio Wins U.K. Approval
Culver City-based ImmunityBio Inc. has started to take its Anktiva immunotherapy drug global. Last month, the United Kingdom Medicines and Healthcare Products Regulatory Agency approved Anktiva for treatment alongside a bacterial therapy for...