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UK on the brink of recession with warning economy heading for 'worst of all worlds'

11:50 26.12.2024

UK on the brink of recession with warning economy heading for 'worst of all worlds'

Rachel Reeves’s Budget is being blamed for driving growth expectations down to the weakest level in over two years, GB News reports. Rachel Reeves is a British Chancellor. The UK economy is heading "for the worst of all worlds" as gross domestic product (GDP) showed no growth in the third …

FOX News: Johnson allies urge Trump to intervene as messy speaker battle threatens to delay 2024 certification

11:48 26.12.2024

FOX News: Johnson allies urge Trump to intervene as messy speaker battle threatens to delay 2024 certification

If the new House of Representatives would fail to elect a speaker on January 3, the certification of the US presidential election results will be in question. And Trump could be in trouble. Allies of Speaker Mike Johnson, R-La., are urging President-elect Trump to publicly reaffirm support for the House …

Al Mayadeen: Israel establishes military positions, expands control in the south Syria

11:48 26.12.2024

Al Mayadeen: Israel establishes military positions, expands control in the south Syria

Israeli occupation forces have established military positions atop a strategic hill north of Quneitra, southern Syria, in a clear violation of Syria's territorial integrity, stresses ‘Al Mayadeen’. Israeli occupation forces have established military positions atop a strategic north of Quneitra in southern Syria, Al Mayadeen's correspondent in Syria confirmed. This …

Sergey Lavrov: “Everyone thinks the arrival of the Trump Administration will change things. There is much speculation about this going on. As I earlier mentioned, we have no illusions”

0:44 26.12.2024

Sergey Lavrov: “Everyone thinks the arrival of the Trump Administration will change things. There is much speculation about this going on. As I earlier mentioned, we have no illusions”

Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov’s interview with 60 Minutes television programme, Moscow, December 25, 2024. Question: The year 2024 has been far from easy and, arguably, quite challenging. The year ahead may prove equally difficult. It’s been hard to have faith in bright prospects lately. Nevertheless, let’s try to draw up …

Qatar’s $500bn wealth fund targets bigger deals as LNG windfall looms, no Syria pipeline…

12:56 25.12.2024

Qatar’s $500bn wealth fund targets bigger deals as LNG windfall looms, no Syria pipeline…

Qatar’s $500bn sovereign wealth fund is preparing to deploy its cash more aggressively ahead of a petrodollar windfall that could ultimately double its size. Mohammed Al-Sowaidi, the Qatar Investment Authority’s new chief executive (photo), told ‘The Financial Times’ the fund expected to “do bigger-ticket deals” and invest with “more frequency” …

Russian Intel Service: Moldovan president Sandu plans to seize Transnistria power station

11:33 25.12.2024

Russian Intel Service: Moldovan president Sandu plans to seize Transnistria power station

Russia's Foreign Intelligence Service (SVR) said that Moldovan President Maia Sandu had demanded that the country's government prepare a plan to take over the Cuciurgan power station in Transnistria, Sputnik Globe reports. Sandu held a meeting with the Moldovan government to discuss the country's energy security issues, the SVR said …

Trump adviser says Ukraine narrative is changing

11:31 25.12.2024

Trump adviser says Ukraine narrative is changing

The stances taken by EU and NATO nations on handling the Ukraine conflict have changed since Donald Trump won the US presidential elections in November, according to Representative Mike Waltz. “We’ve seen everybody’s narrative go from ‘As long as it tanks (sic), blank check, don't dare say anything else, or …

FT: Trump wants 5% NATO defence spending target, Europe told

11:29 25.12.2024

FT: Trump wants 5% NATO defence spending target, Europe told

Donald Trump’s team has told European officials that the incoming US president will demand NATO member states increase defence spending to 5 per cent of GDP, but plans to continue supplying military aid to Ukraine, ‘The Financial Times’ writes. The US president-elect’s closest foreign policy aides shared his intentions in …

Sputnik from Bratislava: Putin and Fico discuss Ukraine, bilateral ties, and gas

13:06 24.12.2024

Sputnik from Bratislava: Putin and Fico discuss Ukraine, bilateral ties, and gas

Slovak Prime Minister Robert Fico said that he had discussed with Russian President Vladimir Putin the situation in Ukraine and the possibilities for resolving the conflict, as well as relations between Russia and Slovakia, Sputnik reports from Bratislava. "In a long conversation, Vladimir Putin and I exchanged views on the …

View from Oslo: How will the Ukraine War end? (Russia wanted a neutral Ukraine. That was their only real demand)

11:48 24.12.2024

View from Oslo: How will the Ukraine War end? (Russia wanted a neutral Ukraine. That was their only real demand)

This is a deep and objective analysis of the situation around Ukraine, which was conducted by Ola Tunander, research Professor Emeritus, Peace Research Institute, Oslo. To avoid a nuclear war, the Western countries must change their attitude and their perception. They must understand that Russia also has security interests and …

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