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View from Delhi: Putin succeeds in engaging with Trump

11:19 26.05.2025

View from Delhi: Putin succeeds in engaging with Trump

Putin is not one of those bombastic politicians masquerading as statesmen on world stage. He is platinum grade in statecraft and governance — and brilliant in wartime, too. Unsurprisingly, Trump has a sneaking respect towards Putin, unlike towards the Europeans, Gulf sheikhs or the Global South toward whom he has …

Romania reported on the visit of French intelligence chief Lerner shortly before the election. What for?

11:17 26.05.2025

Romania reported on the visit of French intelligence chief Lerner shortly before the election. What for?

Two days before the second round of the Romanian presidential election, French intelligence chief Nicolas Lerner visited the country, Romanian journalist Marius Tuka wrote on his website, citing sources, ‘Izvestia’ informs. "Nicolas Lerner, head of the French Directorate General for External Security (DGSE), was on a brief visit to Romania …

NYT: All that Trump has changed

11:16 26.05.2025

NYT: All that Trump has changed

President Trump barreled back into office intent on using his second term to exercise raw political power and transform the country in his image. It’s been four months, and he already has, ‘The New York Times’ stresses. In a presidential opening act more aggressive and polarizing than anything the nation …

Corporate Japan warns of $28bn blow from US tariffs

10:24 25.05.2025

Corporate Japan warns of $28bn blow from US tariffs

Japan’s largest companies have said tariffs planned by the Trump administration could erode annual profits by tens of billions of dollars, with the probability of a bigger impact in the event of a US recession. Groups including Toyota, Sony and Mizuho could suffer a total hit as high as ¥4tn …

View from London: Russia’s elite drone unit destroying Ukraine’s precious HIMARS launchers

10:21 25.05.2025

View from London: Russia’s elite drone unit destroying Ukraine’s precious HIMARS launchers

The results were devastating, with the majority of Ukrainian troops pushed out of Kursk after the Rubicon unit destroyed their supply route. In the process, Rubicon is believed to have disabled hundreds of Ukrainian vehicles, including M2 Bradley infantry carriers and heavily armoured MaxxPro trucks, often with fibre optic cable …

JD Vance issues new warning: “Era of uncontested US dominance is over”

10:20 25.05.2025

JD Vance issues new warning: “Era of uncontested US dominance is over”

Vice President JD Vance warned about the end of an "era of uncontested U.S. dominance" during his commencement speech at the Naval Academy on Friday, ‘Newsweek’ reports. Vance's speech underscores the new approach to foreign policy embraced by the Trump administration. The perspective of Vance and President Donald Trump could …

British life-style: “For six hundred people on a ship of Royal Navy not to have a daily warm shower is a disgrace!”

10:19 25.05.2025

British life-style: “For six hundred people on a ship of Royal Navy not to have a daily warm shower is a disgrace!”

The UK’s £3.5 billion Queen Elizabeth-class carriers face ongoing issues, including a months-long hot water failure, sparking “Showergate” complaints and raising concerns over reliability, cost, and future upgrades, writes ‘The National Interest’. As conceived, the Royal Navy’s Queen Elizabeth-class aircraft carriers were to be the most advanced warships ever built …

Romania: this is how the EU brought to power its handpicked candidate

10:17 25.05.2025 Yuri Larin

Romania: this is how the EU brought to power its handpicked candidate

The May 18 decisive presidential runoff in Romania handed the victory to the "liberal-progressive" mayor of Bucharest, Nicusor Dan, who was running against the leader of the far-right Alliance for the Unification of Romanians, George Simion. According to the Central Election Commission of Romania, Dan garnered 53.61 percent of the …

Sergey Lavrov: “If the Kyiv “government” which is essentially a junta is counting on a ceasefire and that what is left of Ukraine will continue to live under their laws, I’m here to tell them that it’s an illusion. We cannot allow this to happen under no circumstances”

23:34 24.05.2025

Sergey Lavrov: “If the Kyiv “government” which is essentially a junta is counting on a ceasefire and that what is left of Ukraine will continue to live under their laws, I’m here to tell them that it’s an illusion. We cannot allow this to happen under no circumstances”

Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov’s remarks and answers to media questions at the diplomatic conference ‘Historically South Russian Lands: National Identity and Self-Determination of Peoples’. Moscow, May 23, 2025 Question: Today, all the major global players are discussing peace in Ukraine. Initiatives have been put forward by friendly nations – China, …

Sergey Lavrov: “The Ukrainian side launched a record number of combat drones – 788 in total – against civilian targets and civilians in Russia… These attacks are a direct result of the support provided to Ukrainian Nazis, primarily by a number of European countries, led by the United Kingdom, France, Germany, and the EU leadership”

10:12 24.05.2025

Sergey Lavrov: “The Ukrainian side launched a record number of combat drones – 788 in total – against civilian targets and civilians in Russia… These attacks are a direct result of the support provided to Ukrainian Nazis, primarily by a number of European countries, led by the United Kingdom, France, Germany, and the EU leadership”

Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov’s answers to media questions. Moscow, May 23, 2025 From May 20 until 8:00 am on May 23, the Ukrainian side launched a record number of combat drones - 788 in total - against civilian targets and civilians in Russia. All attacks were repelled, though, regrettably, there …

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