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Holocaust Memorial Day marked by warnings against modern-day antisemitism and intolerance
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Holocaust Memorial Day marked by warnings against modern-day antisemitism and intolerance

27 January 2021
President Joe Biden spoke of the influence that the ‘Unite the Right’ rally in 2017 in Charlottesville had on his decision to run for president – “the white nationalists and neo-Nazis spewing the same anti-Semitic bile we heard in the 1930s in Europe”. He referred to the Holocaust as “no accident” and that “Silence is complicity”.
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UAE affirms support for Gulf economic cooperation
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UAE affirms support for Gulf economic cooperation

27 January 2021
The UAE Minister of State for Foreign Trade affirmed the UAE’s willingness to support joint Gulf action in various priority economic issues. Some of the expected changes is an amended consumer protection system, the adoption of the amended patent system, and continuing to support and encourage small and medium enterprises and institutions.
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France may reduce Mali presence as the new European backed Takuba force starts deploying
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France may reduce Mali presence as the new European backed Takuba force starts deploying

27 January 2021
Last week, French President Emmanuel Macron appeared to be positive to the idea of withdrawing some troops from Africa’s Sahel region, suggesting that France could “adjust” its operations after successes against militants and the arrival of the joint European backed Takuba force.
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President Xi warns against 'new Cold War' amid China's fears world democracies are ganging up against it
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President Xi warns against 'new Cold War' amid China's fears world democracies are ganging up against it

26 January 2021
The Chinese leader’s comments appear to have a least two motives: as a response to President Biden’s assertion that an alliance of democracies needs to work together to combat China’s rise; and as a thinly veiled defence of China’s heavily criticised human rights abuses –  which Xi characterises as “internal affairs” – and sanctions being considered in the West in response to them.