The prospect of individual nations entering a second lockdown will create a heavy burden on the governments of each country, as well as the EU as a whole, to pick up the pieces left over from pandemic ravaged economies.

The RCEP, the new multilateral trade agreement, which is expected to further strengthen America’s arch rival, has been hailed as the most far reaching trade deal in history.

Iran is now free to purchase anything from tanks to warplanes and naval vessels without the need for UN approval or US interference.

The chief of the English Football Association, Greg Clark, was forced to apologise and resign after he used the word coloured to describe black players.

Despite Democratic Party candidate Joe Biden having officially been declared the winner of the US 2020 presidential elections the incumbent, President Donald J Trump asserts the election has been fraudulent and refuses to accept defeat.

For many world leaders, the congratulatory message was sent in a timely manner, but not others. Many questioned the rationale behind the delay.

Unequal opportunities in America’s educational system mainly impact members of racial and ethnic minority groups, as well as economically disadvantaged students.

The US presidential poll this year is considered to be one of the most important elections in recent memory. Iran’s leader has said it does not matter who occupies the White House for the next four years; Iran shall continue along its present path.

Apparently great friends, Iran and the USA fell out with each other in 1979 due to the Islamic Revolution of Iran, but most Iranians remember no less than 60 years of underlying bi-lateral enmity, beginning with US bullying.

Many nations, with debt repayments due, are faced with a dilemma: pay their debts abroad or concentrate on COVID-19 exacerbated problems at home?