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View from India: Europe is pouring money into defence. But will it be enough?

11:59 06.02.2025

View from India: Europe is pouring money into defence. But will it be enough?

After the end of the Cold War, European military spending told a story of stability and optimism. Money flowed away from tanks and submarines and went instead to hospitals and pensions, writes ‘The Economic Times’ from India. But that era is over. With a full-blown land war raging in Ukraine …

WP: For Trump Gaza becomes latest target of U.S. manifest destiny

11:58 06.02.2025

WP: For Trump Gaza becomes latest target of U.S. manifest destiny

President Donald Trump’s plans for a U.S.-led occupation and redevelopment of the war-ravaged Gaza Strip would be costly, deadly and politically explosive, ‘The Washington Post’ writes. Add a new territory to the board. After expressing his desire to claim Greenland, Canada and the Panama Canal, President Donald Trump stunned onlookers …

Trump wants to force oil producers to lower prices. Is it a good idea?

11:55 06.02.2025

Trump wants to force oil producers to lower prices. Is it a good idea?

President says lower prices will solve many of the country’s problems, but finds early resistance in the oil market. President Trump wants to boost oil drilling. His allies in the U.S. shale industry and Saudi Arabia are pushing back, writes ‘The Wall Street Jpurnal’. Trump for months has encouraged the …

Sergey Lavrov: “The Middle East is not a playground. It should not be regarded in this light. The key to the many conflicts there is the creation of a Palestinian state”

16:04 05.02.2025

Sergey Lavrov: “The Middle East is not a playground. It should not be regarded in this light. The key to the many conflicts there is the creation of a Palestinian state”

Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov’s remarks at 14th Middle East Conference on the sidelines of Valdai International Discussion Club, Moscow, February 4, 2025. I would like to thank Board Chairman of the Foundation for Development and Support of the Valdai Discussion Club Andrey Bystritsky and Director of the Institute of Oriental …

Elon Musk: “USAID is a criminal organization”

15:19 05.02.2025

Elon Musk: “USAID is a criminal organization”

Young staffers from Musk’s government-efficiency initiative gained access to sensitive information to cap a weeklong effort that puts the aid agency’s fate in question, writes Bloomberg. With the headquarters of the US Agency for International Development nearly empty on Saturday, a small group of Elon Musk aides arrived at Washington’s …

‘The Times’: Europe divided over sending peacekeeping force to Ukraine

11:33 05.02.2025

‘The Times’: Europe divided over sending peacekeeping force to Ukraine

Britain and its European allies are divided over the possibility of sending a large-scale peacekeeping force to Ukraine, according to a new report, writes ‘The Times’. The UK, France and several Nordic nations support sending thousands of troops to Ukraine following a possible ceasefire deal – while Germany is opposed …

Georgia pulls its parliamentary delegation from PACE

11:32 05.02.2025

Georgia pulls its parliamentary delegation from PACE

Georgia has decided to withdraw members of its delegation from the Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe (PACE), Georgian Parliament Speaker Shalva Papuashvili stated on Monday, TASS reports. "We expect the Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe to return to its original values, which are based on respect …

Trump: “The UK is way out of line, and we'll see…”

11:30 05.02.2025

Trump: “The UK is way out of line, and we'll see…”

The US president insisted his trade war would be worth the 'pain' to create a 'golden age of America', quotes GB News. Donald Trump has issued stark warnings about imminent trade tariffs against the European Union while suggesting the UK might be spared due to his relationship with Prime Minister …

FT: How five years of Brexit reshaped Britain

11:59 04.02.2025

FT: How five years of Brexit reshaped Britain

Five years after the UK left the European Union on 31 January 2020, the country is still adjusting to life outside the bloc. Brexit has strained small businesses more than big ones, changed university campuses and the NHS, and contributed to a three-way fracture in the British political firmament following …

AXIOS: Trump says USAID run by “lunatics”

11:57 04.02.2025

AXIOS: Trump says USAID run by “lunatics”

Following reports that Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE) representatives accessed the U.S. Agency for International Development's (USAID) D.C. headquarters, American citizens' data and classified spaces, Senate Democrats wrote to Secretary of State Marco Rubio to demand answers, AXIOS informs. The latest: Elon Musk said he's spoken with President Trump about …

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