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Janet Yellen issues warning to Congress as US nears debt limit

10:51 30.12.2024

Janet Yellen issues warning to Congress as US nears debt limit

Treasury secretary says ‘extraordinary measures’ needed to avoid default, and urges lawmakers to raise borrowing limit, writes ‘The Guardian’. Janet Yellen, the treasury secretary, has said her agency will need to start taking “extraordinary measures”, or special accounting maneuvers intended to prevent the nation from hitting the debt ceiling, as …

Mikheil Kavelashvili takes office as Georgian President

10:50 30.12.2024

Mikheil Kavelashvili takes office as Georgian President

Mikheil Kavelashvili took office as president of Georgia on Sunday, 29 December, after an inauguration ceremony in Parliament, which was marred by protests staged outside by opposition supporters, ‘Sputnik’ reports from Tbilisi. Kavelashvili took a solemn oath, after which the anthem of Georgia was played. The Georgian parliament held a …

Sergey Lavrov: “For our part, we are ready for any scenario. In the event that new missile threats are created, our opponents will be given a strong rebuff in the form of military and technical countermeasures”

13:06 29.12.2024

Sergey Lavrov: “For our part, we are ready for any scenario. In the event that new missile threats are created, our opponents will be given a strong rebuff in the form of military and technical countermeasures”

Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov’s interview with Rossiya Segodnya, December 29, 2024. Question: Will Russia withdraw from the New START before it expires considering the aggressive Western policy? Or maybe Moscow will be willing to comply with the quantitative limits as set forth in the New START even after the February …

Bloomberg: Slovakia threatens Ukraine with power cuts over gas flow halt

10:12 29.12.2024

Bloomberg: Slovakia threatens Ukraine with power cuts over gas flow halt

Flows of Russian gas to Europe look poised to halt on Jan. 1, Prime Minister Fico is pushing for an alternative deal, reports Bloomberg. Slovak Prime Minister Robert Fico threatened to cut off back up power supplies to Ukraine if Kyiv stops transporting Russian gas to Central Europe. “After January …

View from USA: Israel to annex the West Bank – Why now? And what are the likely scenarios?

10:11 29.12.2024

View from USA: Israel to annex the West Bank – Why now? And what are the likely scenarios?

Israel is getting ready to annex the occupied Palestinian West Bank. The annexation will be a major step backward on the road to Palestinian freedom and will likely serve as a catalyst for a new Palestinian uprising, writes Z Network. Though annexation has been on the Israeli agenda for years, …

Canada can become 51st USA state and England also – why not?

10:09 29.12.2024

Canada can become 51st USA state and England also – why not?

Donald Trump reportedly wants to accomplish what the War of 1812 did not, writes ‘The Washington Times’. The president-elect was probably trolling Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau at their meeting last week, but he reportedly suggested making Canada the 51st state. Or maybe the 51st and 52nd. According to a …

View from India: The second coming of Trump – what it means for the World

10:06 29.12.2024

View from India: The second coming of Trump – what it means for the World

US President-elect Donald Trump is no doubt an unorthodox politician. It would not matter much if the US were not a globally pre-eminent power whose views and positions had little impact on the world. But the US is the world’s foremost economic and military power, it intervenes militarily abroad liberally …

View from Delhi: Outgoing Biden administration aims to impose “constraints and limitations” on the flourishing India-Russia relationship

12:08 28.12.2024

View from Delhi: Outgoing Biden administration aims to impose “constraints and limitations” on the flourishing India-Russia relationship

The last acts of the Biden administration aimed at Russian oil may affect India too. They can constrain the thriving India-Russia ties once Donald Trump takes office, writes M.K. Bhadrakumar, Indian Ambassador and prominent international observer. The 88-year old South Indian Education Society is one of the oldest educational societies …

‘The Asia Times’: Trump’s BRICS salvo an exercise in dollar destruction

12:08 28.12.2024

‘The Asia Times’: Trump’s BRICS salvo an exercise in dollar destruction

The next Trump administration might end up boosting prospects of a BRICS currency in his roughshod attempt to reassert American primacy. A ham-fisted approach to bilateral relations with major rising powers, meanwhile, will likely only strengthen their resolve to band together and collectively undermine any US-led global order, writes ‘The …

YouGov poll finds: Support for Ukraine ‘until it wins’ falls sharply in Western Europe

12:06 28.12.2024

YouGov poll finds: Support for Ukraine ‘until it wins’ falls sharply in Western Europe

A YouGov survey finds negotiated end to war with Russia is preferred option in four out of seven countries, writes ‘The Guardian’. Readiness to support Ukraine “until it wins” has fallen sharply across western Europe at a critical time for the country, a survey suggests, as Donald Trump’s forthcoming return …

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