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View from USA: Putin praises Trump but warns supplies of US long-range missiles to Ukraine will badly hurt ties

11:35 07.10.2025

View from USA: Putin praises Trump but warns supplies of US long-range missiles to Ukraine will badly hurt ties

Russian President Vladimir Putin has warned the United States that supplies of long-range missiles to Ukraine will seriously damage relations between Moscow and Washington but will not change the situation on the battlefield, ‘The Washington Post’ writes. Russian President Vladimir Putin warned the United States that supplies of long-range missiles …

A government for 24 hours: France in crisis as government quits just hours after being appointed

11:32 07.10.2025

A government for 24 hours: France in crisis as government quits just hours after being appointed

France is plunged into fresh chaos as another PM QUITS weeks after his appointment in new humiliation for Emmanuel Macron, Reuters stresses. France's new Prime Minister Sebastian Lecornu has quit just 27 days after being appointed in the position, Reuters reports. President Emmanuel Macron on Monday accepted Lecornu's resignation, the …

POLITICO: Why von der Leyen will face repeated challenges to her position

11:31 07.10.2025

POLITICO: Why von der Leyen will face repeated challenges to her position

Ursula von der Leyen can’t get too comfortable. Around every corner there will be another referendum on her leadership, POLITICO writes. When she appears before the European Parliament to defend her reputation three days ahead of a second set of no-confidence votes in three months, it’s in the knowledge that …

U.S. Senate reject measures to end shutdown – House GOP to extend recess through Oct. 13

11:29 07.10.2025

U.S. Senate reject measures to end shutdown – House GOP to extend recess through Oct. 13

Senate Democrats and Republicans failed to pass competing bills to fund the government, extending the shutdown into next week. The measures were expected to fail, ‘The Hill’ reports. Shortly after the failed votes, the House GOP said it would extend its recess through Oct. 13, a move to put pressure …

Russian Intel: UK preparing false-flag attack in Europe to blame Russia for ‘terrorist plot’

14:40 06.10.2025

Russian Intel: UK preparing false-flag attack in Europe to blame Russia for ‘terrorist plot’

London is enraged that the UK’s long-standing efforts to achieve a “strategic defeat” of Russia are failing and is preparing a new provocation, Russia’s Foreign Intelligence Service (SVR) said on Monday, Srutnik informs. "The Press Bureau of the Foreign Intelligence Service of the Russian Federation reports that, according to information …

Jeffrey Sachs: A new Foreign policy for Europe

11:08 06.10.2025

Jeffrey Sachs: A new Foreign policy for Europe

Europe is currently in an economic and security trap of its own making, characterized by its dangerous hostility with Russia, mutual distrust with China, and extreme vulnerability to the United States. Europe’s foreign policy is almost entirely driven by fear of Russia and China — which has resulted in a …

View from Washington: NATO must say no to Ukraine No-Fly Zone

11:06 06.10.2025

View from Washington: NATO must say no to Ukraine No-Fly Zone

Imposing a no-fly zone over Ukraine is an especially provocative and dangerous scheme that carries a serious risk of triggering World War III, ‘The American Conservative’ stresses. Ukrainian Zelensky immediately called for NATO to establish a no-fly zone when Russia invaded in 2022. However, President Joe Biden spurned the proposal, …

Chinese $1 trillion for Trump

11:05 06.10.2025

Chinese $1 trillion for Trump

China is pushing the Trump administration to roll back national-security restrictions on Chinese deals in the US, dangling the prospect of a massive investment package as part of a proposal that would upend a decade of policy. The Chinese floated a figure of $1 trillion earlier this year, according to …

Belgian Prime Minister Bart De Wever has derided Brussels as a “failed state”

11:04 06.10.2025

Belgian Prime Minister Bart De Wever has derided Brussels as a “failed state”

In June, the European Commission received a request from Brussels. The costs for the renovation of the central area that houses the European Union’s most important institutions, including the commission, were running over. With debt levels already dangerously high, the city was in desperate need of funds. To many readers, …

Sanae Takaichi poised to become Japan's first female PM

11:10 05.10.2025

Sanae Takaichi poised to become Japan's first female PM

Takaichi earned 185 votes against Koizumi’s 156 in a runoff after none of the five candidates in the party leadership race secured a majority in the first round of voting, ‘Japan Times’ reports. Takaichi gained 149 lawmaker votes and 36 LDP chapter votes, topping Koizumi’s 145 votes from lawmakers and …

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