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“Foreign Affairs”: Why the future of BRICS bloc will shape Global Order

10:15 04.10.2024

“Foreign Affairs”: Why the future of BRICS bloc will shape Global Order

As the United States and its allies are less able to unilaterally shape the global order, many countries are seeking to boost their own autonomy by courting alternative centers of power, ‘Foreign Affairs’ complains. In late October, the group of countries known as the BRICS will convene in the Russian …

What Japan’s new Prime Minister means?

10:14 04.10.2024

What Japan’s new Prime Minister means?

Shigeru Ishiba’s unexpected ascendance shakes up the Tokyo political scene — and relationship with Washington, notes POLITICO. In a year of political upheavals worldwide, here comes Japan. The country’s ruling party went with somewhat surprising option on the menu: Shigeru Ishiba, a 67-year-old Liberal Democratic Party backbencher and occasional party …

Western press: “Ukraine is on the defensive, militarily, economically and diplomatically”

10:12 04.10.2024

Western press: “Ukraine is on the defensive, militarily, economically and diplomatically”

Russian troops entered a Ukrainian outpost on the Eastern front line as Kremlin forces ground their way forward in an offensive that authorities in Kyiv have struggled to stem, Bloomberg informs. As Russia seeks to cement his control over Ukraine’s eastern Donetsk region, fighting took place within Vuhledar, a strategically …

POLITICO: “Sorry, Mark Rutte, there’ll be no honeymoon at NATO”

10:03 03.10.2024

POLITICO: “Sorry, Mark Rutte, there’ll be no honeymoon at NATO”

Jens Stoltenberg's father had some advice for his son when he became secretary general of NATO a decade ago: It's going to be a boring gig. No one will be sending that message to Mark Rutte, who takes over from Stoltenberg at the head of the military alliance. From a …

45,000 USA workers go on strike

10:01 03.10.2024

45,000 USA workers go on strike

Strike – first by port workers on US east coast since 1977 – threatens to shut down ports from Maine to Texas, ‘The Guardian’ reports. Joe Biden has urged port operators to give workers a “meaningful increase” in pay after tens of thousands went on strike, prompting some of the …

‘Military Watch Magazine’: The loss of F-35s could be a particularly serious blow for Israel

9:59 03.10.2024

‘Military Watch Magazine’: The loss of F-35s could be a particularly serious blow for Israel

Major Iranian ballistic missile strikes on Israeli targets on October 1 have according to multiple sources caused serious damage to the country’s military infrastructure, with the attacks launched under ‘Operation True Promise 2’ in retaliation for an Israeli attack on Tehran on July 31, writes ‘Military Watch Magazine’. The damage …

Vassily Nebenzia at UNSC: “It is becoming increasingly clear that the Israeli leadership is looking to trigger a direct conflict between its main regional adversary – Iran and the United States”

9:58 03.10.2024

Vassily Nebenzia at UNSC: “It is becoming increasingly clear that the Israeli leadership is looking to trigger a direct conflict between its main regional adversary – Iran and the United States”

Statement by Permanent Representative of Russia to the UN Vassily Nebenzia (photo) at UN Security Council briefing on the situation in the Middle East. Key points: - Unfortunately, right before our eyes, the Middle East region is practically plunging into the abyss of a new major war, whereas the Security …

New European Course: Orbán, Le Pen and Wilders are buzzing over Austria’s far right winning election – this is a Global Anti-Globalism

9:56 02.10.2024

New European Course: Orbán, Le Pen and Wilders are buzzing over Austria’s far right winning election – this is a Global Anti-Globalism

Russia-friendly Austrian Freedom Party wins big in national vote triggering delight in conservative circles, writes POLITICO in confusion. From Marine Le Pen to Matteo Salvini to Geert Wilders, Europe’s right wingers are celebrating after the anti-immigration, Russia-friendly Austrian Freedom Party (FPÖ) won Austria’s national election on Sunday. The FPÖ, led …

NYT: The most important question Kamala Harris hasn’t answered, “Does she have any specific vision on Ukraine?”

9:55 02.10.2024

NYT: The most important question Kamala Harris hasn’t answered, “Does she have any specific vision on Ukraine?”

With Volodymyr Zelensky in Washington, we were treated to a formal restatement of Harris’s support for the Biden administration’s position from early in the war, which envisioned Ukraine taking back most of its lost territory: Standing beside the Ukrainian leader, the vice president dismissed any deal making that involves territorial …

Russian PM makes first ever visit to Iran

9:55 02.10.2024

Russian PM makes first ever visit to Iran

Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian hosted Mikhail Mishustin in Tehran for talks, RT reports. Russian Prime Minister Mikhail Mishustin visited Iran on Monday, where he met with the country’s top officials, including President Masoud Pezeshkian and Vice President Mohammad Reza Aref. The talks focused on bilateral cooperation between the two nations, …

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