BY JAMES M DORSEY Protest on the soccer pitch has proven to be a mixed blessing for World Cup host Qatar, exposing double standards in the Gulf state’s position as well as that of its critics. Qatar embraced protest when it supported Qatari policies, such as the Gulf state’s increasingly assertive denunciation of double standards
Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida and German President Frank-Walter Steinmeier agree to closely coordinate their responses to Russia s invasion of Ukraine, vowing to maintain stern sanctions on the energy-rich nation.