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Palestine: Will there be a new Intifada in response to genocide?

11:03 25.01.2025

Palestine: Will there be a new Intifada in response to genocide?

Rescuers have recovered 200 bodies from Rubble in Gaza, With 10,000 more buried. Officials estimate that 2,840 people’s bodies were evaporated entirely by Israeli attacks, the ‘Truthout’ reveals. Rescuers in Gaza have already recovered hundreds of bodies from under the rubble in Gaza in less than a week since the …

LAT: Even before the L.A. fires, Hollywood jobs were hard to find. Will the work ever come back?

11:02 25.01.2025

LAT: Even before the L.A. fires, Hollywood jobs were hard to find. Will the work ever come back?

The historic Los Angeles fires dealt another blow to local film crews who were already struggling to find work, writes ‘The Los Angeles Times’. Motion picture industry payrolls averaged around 100,000 last year through November, down almost 25% from pre-pandemic levels, according to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. The …

WSJ: Russia brushes off Trump’s threats on Ukraine

11:01 25.01.2025

WSJ: Russia brushes off Trump’s threats on Ukraine

President Trump’s initial attempts to lure Russian President Vladimir Putin to the negotiating table on Ukraine have been met with what essentially amounts to a shrug, ‘The Wall Street Journal’ writes. “We don’t see anything new here,” Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov said, a day after Trump took to Truth Social …

Vladimir Putin: “We may have quite a few common points with the current U.S. administration and we could jointly look for solutions to the key issues of today, including strategic stability and the economy”

21:15 24.01.2025

Vladimir Putin: “We may have quite a few common points with the current U.S. administration and we could jointly look for solutions to the key issues of today, including strategic stability and the economy”

President of Russia Vladimir Putin answered to questions from journalist Pavel Zarubin. Pavel Zarubin: Mr President, newly inaugurated President Trump has made multiple statements about a possible meeting with you and prospects for a Ukrainian settlement. I would like to know what you think about this President of Russia Vladimir …

Deputy Foreign Minister Alexander Grushko: Russia to seek 'rock-steady' guarantees of non-participation in NATO for Kiev

16:48 24.01.2025

Deputy Foreign Minister Alexander Grushko: Russia to seek 'rock-steady' guarantees of non-participation in NATO for Kiev

Moscow will seek guarantees to ensure that Ukraine will never be admitted to NATO, as Ukraine’s accession would make it impossible to achieve peace, Russian Deputy Foreign Minister Alexander Grushko said, TASS reports. "For us, this is a key element of potential agreements on the conflict in Ukraine and an …

Vassily Nebenzia at a UNSC open debate on combating terrorism in Africa

11:30 24.01.2025

Vassily Nebenzia at a UNSC open debate on combating terrorism in Africa

Statement by Permanent Representative Vassily Nebenzia at a UN Security Council Open Debate on Combating Terrorism in Africa. Main points: - The security situation on the African continent remains dire. We’ve witnessed a further increase in the activity of terrorist and criminal groups. Almost all regions of Africa are under …

Bloomberg: Who says “sanctions”? Russia’s budget revenue surges to record in December 2024

11:29 24.01.2025

Bloomberg: Who says “sanctions”? Russia’s budget revenue surges to record in December 2024

Russia’s budget revenue rose to a record high last month even after the US targeted the banking sector with a new round of sanctions aimed at disrupting foreign trade payments and curbing proceeds from exports, Bloomberg confesses. Total revenue in December reached more than 4 trillion rubles ($40 billion), up …

WSJ: Why does Trump want the Panama Canal?

11:26 24.01.2025

WSJ: Why does Trump want the Panama Canal?

President Donald Trump’s reasons for wanting control of the Panama Canal can be found at either end of the interoceanic waterway, notes ‘The Wall Street Journal’. Every day, dozens of cargo ships pass by blue cranes at a port near the Pacific Ocean entrance, the towering skyline of Panama City …

Reuters: Cracks could be showing in UK's reserve currency status

11:25 24.01.2025

Reuters: Cracks could be showing in UK's reserve currency status

Recent moves in UK debt markets, where gilt yields have risen even though interest rates are being cut and the pound is falling, suggest that cracks may be appearing in Britain's reserve currency status, a credit rating agency Scope Ratings has warned. A sharp sell-off in UK gilts earlier this …

Europe is scared – Ursula von der Leyen speaks the truth

12:24 23.01.2025

Europe is scared – Ursula von der Leyen speaks the truth

The European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen in her speech at the European Parliament Plenary on the conclusions of the European Council meeting acknowledged the most important problems of Europe in 2025. She spoke frankly - Europe is plunging into crisis, and she does not know how to get …

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