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Pelosi provocative East Asia tour part of strategy to create new enemies for US

By Philip Giraldi A good friend of mine, learning of the impending visit of Speaker of the House of Representatives Nancy Pelosi to Taiwan, recalled Homer’s description of Helen of Troy, “The face that launched a thousand ships and burnt the towers of Ilium.” Well, Nancy ain’t no Helen of Troy, but she might nevertheless […]

Amnesty International reveals, condemns Ukraine war crimes

The human rights organization Amnesty International released a report Thursday showing that “Ukrainian forces have put civilians in harm’s way by establishing bases and operating weapons systems in populated residential areas, including in schools and hospitals.” Amnesty International’s findings corroborate an earlier report by the United Nations which also provided evidence that the Ukrainian army has been using […]

Russia, China endorse Iran BRICS bid to tilt Tehran further eastwards

While facing tight economic sanctions and unresolved tensions with the international community over its nuclear program, Iran applied last month to join BRICS. A group of five emerging market economies, BRICS comprises Brazil, Russia, India, China and South Africa. Iran’s inclusion in BRICS is touted by Tehran as a move which will bring added value […]

Lavrov in Cairo to stem tide of anti-Russian sanctions

Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov is in Cairo for talks Sunday with Egyptian officials as his country seeks to break diplomatic isolation and sanctions by the West over its invasion of Ukraine. Lavrov landed in Cairo late Saturday, the first leg of his Africa trip that will also include stops in Ethiopia, Uganda and the […]

White House alleges Russia to stockpile Iranian drones

The White House says Russian officials have visited an airfield in central Iran at least twice in recent weeks to view weapons-capable drones it is looking to acquire for use in its ongoing war in Ukraine. The administration released the intelligence as President Joe Biden was to meet Saturday with the leaders of six Arab […]

EU to say no to Russian gold in updated sanctions package

The European Union will target Russian gold exports in an update to its sanctions packages due to be announced on Friday, an EU commissioner said. The EU has so far approved six packages of sanctions on Russia. The last one passed in June imposed a ban on most Russian oil imports. The EU will look […]

Russia charges Ukraine with torturing POWs

Russia said on Tuesday it was investigating the torture of Russian soldiers held prisoner in Ukraine and recently released as part of a prisoner swap with Kyiv in late June. The Russian Investigative Committee, which probes major crimes, said in a statement that it was "verifying facts of inhuman treatment of Russia soldier prisoners in […]

Rosatom to build Egypt nuclear power plant

Russia’s state-owned nuclear energy corporation, Rosatom, said on Wednesday it had received permission from an Egyptian regulator to start building the country’s first nuclear plant. Egypt and Russia signed an agreement to start work on Egypt’s Dabaa nuclear power plant during a meeting in Cairo between President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi and President Vladimir Putin in […]

Turkey now agrees to Sweden, Finland joining NATO

Turkey has agreed to support Finland's and Sweden's bids for NATO membership, NATO Secretary-General Jens Stoltenberg said on Tuesday. "I am pleased to announce that we now have an agreement that paves the way for Finland and Sweden to join NATO," he told reporters on the sidelines of a NATO summit in Madrid. "Turkey, Finland […]

Ukrainians in Gaza say Palestinians face same national struggle

There are around 830 Ukrainian-born people living in Gaza, the largest population of foreigners living in the blockaded coastal zone, according to community leaders. While for decades, their families in Ukraine have feared for safety in the Gaza Strip, these expats are now also fear for their families’ safety in Ukraine. Natalya Hassoumi, a endocrinologist […]

Belarus attacks Ukraine's northern border

Ukraine's northern border region of Chernigiv came under "massive bombardment" from the territory of Russia's ally Belarus on Saturday, the Ukrainian army said. "Around 5:00 o'clock in the morning (0200 GMT) the Chernigiv region suffered a massive bombardment by missiles," Ukraine's northern military command wrote in a statement on Facebook. "Twenty rockets, fired from the […]

Germany battles loss of Russian natural gas

Germany will take emergency measures to ensure it meets its energy needs after the drop in supply of Russian gas, including increased use of coal, the government said Sunday. "To reduce gas consumption, less gas must be used to generate electricity. Coal-fired power plants will have to be used more instead," the economy ministry said […]

EU opens up 'candidacy' of Ukraine amidst war

The European Union's executive arm on Friday recommended making Ukraine a candidate for EU membership, a morale booster and a first step on what is expected to be a long road for the war-torn country to join the 27-nation bloc. If Ukrainians were under any illusion that the European Commission's positive assessment would mean fast-track […]

Biden adamant on Saudi visit, forgets election pledges

US President Joe Biden said on Friday he was not explicitly traveling to Saudi Arabia to meet with de facto leader Mohammed bin Salman during a trip next month, and said he was seeing the Saudi heir to the throne. as part of a wider “international meeting”. Biden’s plans to see the heir to the […]

Lavrov visit to Serbia cancelled because of NATO boycott

Serbia and Russia on Monday formally confirmed that a planned visit by Russia's foreign minister to the Balkan country will not take place, with Moscow accusing the West of preventing the trip. The announcement followed reports that Serbia's neighbors — Bulgaria, North Macedonia and Montenegro — had refused to allow Sergey Lavrov's plane to fly […]

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