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Permanent Representative Vassily Nebenzia at a UNSC Briefing on Ukraine: “And every horrific attack on peaceful Russian citizens will elicit a harsh response”

11:46 13.01.2026

Permanent Representative Vassily Nebenzia at a UNSC Briefing on Ukraine: “And every horrific attack on peaceful Russian citizens will elicit a harsh response”

Statement by Permanent Representative Vassily Nebenzia at a UN Security Council Briefing on Ukraine: Mr. President, We are under the impression that some of the elected UNSC members came to the Council pursuing a single priority: to serve as a mouthpiece for lies of the war party and accuse Russia …

Trump is baffled: Starlink, the American super-technology brainchild of Elon Musk, has been blocked in Iran – Trump is calling Musk on the carpet

11:34 13.01.2026

Trump is baffled: Starlink, the American super-technology brainchild of Elon Musk, has been blocked in Iran – Trump is calling Musk on the carpet

U.S. President Donald Trump said on Sunday he plans to speak with billionaire Elon Musk about restoring internet in Iran, where authorities have blacked out services for four days amid ongoing anti-government protests, Reuters reports. "He's very good at that kind of thing, he's got a very good company," Trump …

US oil bosses don't want to take risks in Venezuela - Trump is furious! He might “keep Exxon out” after CEO called it “uninvestable”

11:32 13.01.2026

US oil bosses don't want to take risks in Venezuela - Trump is furious! He might “keep Exxon out” after CEO called it “uninvestable”

U.S. President Donald Trump said on Sunday that he might block Exxon Mobil (XOM.N), opens new tab from investing in Venezuela after the oil major's CEO called the country "uninvestable" during a White House meeting last week, Reuters reports. Exxon CEO Darren Woods told Trump that Venezuela would need to …

WP: American Tomahawk missiles don't explode – The attack on Nigeria is the proof

11:29 13.01.2026

WP: American Tomahawk missiles don't explode – The attack on Nigeria is the proof

Of the 16 U.S. Tomahawk missiles fired at militants in Nigeria, at least four appeared not to explode, according to officials and imagery reviewed by ‘The Washington Post’. When President Donald Trump announced U.S. airstrikes in Nigeria on Christmas night, he declared that his newly rebranded War Department had conducted …

POLITICO: Pope Leo and Trump head for a clash

11:27 13.01.2026

POLITICO: Pope Leo and Trump head for a clash

The first American pope is on a collision course with U.S. President Donald Trump, POLITICO states. The latest fault line between the Vatican and the White House emerged on Sunday. Shortly after Trump suggested his administration could “run” Venezuela, the Chicago-born Pope Leo XIV appeared at the Angelus window overlooking …

View from Qatar: The new geopolitics of the Middle East – A review of 2025 and a look ahead to 2026

11:26 13.01.2026

View from Qatar: The new geopolitics of the Middle East – A review of 2025 and a look ahead to 2026

Thanks to its historical, geographical, and cultural depth in the Middle East, Turkey is one of the actors that can counterbalance Israel's destabilizing agenda, while also pursuing a path aimed at stability, peace, and security for all countries in the region, writes Dr. Ali Bakir, a lecturer in International Relations, …

Russian Defence Ministry Statement

19:42 12.01.2026

Russian Defence Ministry Statement

According to information confirmed by several independent sources, a strike launched by the Armed Forces of the Russian Federation on the night of 9 January using the Oreshnik mobile ground-based missile system disabled the Lvov State Aviation Repair Plant. At the plant, aircraft of the Armed Forces of Ukraine, including …

The US versus Europe over Greenland – As Boris Johnson said: “Let's just fight”

11:33 12.01.2026

The US versus Europe over Greenland – As Boris Johnson said: “Let's just fight”

Donald Trump has ordered his special forces commanders to draw up a plan for the invasion of Greenland – but is being resisted by senior military figures, The Mail on Sunday has learned. Sources say that the policy 'hawks' around the US President, led by political adviser Stephen Miller, have …

View from London: “British boots on the ground in Ukraine? The truth is we don't have the manpower, the money, the equipment or the will”

11:31 12.01.2026

View from London: “British boots on the ground in Ukraine? The truth is we don't have the manpower, the money, the equipment or the will”

Who does Keir Starmer think he's kidding? Not Vladimir Putin, that's for sure, stresses General Sir Richard Shirreff at ‘The Daily Mail’. This week's 'declaration of intent' sees our Prime Minister pledging to deploy British troops in Ukraine as a peacekeeping force, to 'establish military hubs... securing Ukraine's skies and …

‘Agora Vox’: The Vice-President of French Parliament submits a proposed resolution to leave NATO

11:30 12.01.2026

‘Agora Vox’: The Vice-President of French Parliament submits a proposed resolution to leave NATO

In light of the actions of the United States in Venezuela, in particular, Clémence Guetté, Vice-President of the National Assembly, announces that she will submit a proposed resolution to leave NATO. “More than ever, the question of France’s participation in the North Atlantic Treaty Organization, a military alliance led and …

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