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A theft of the Century: EU takes a fresh look at confiscating Russia’s frozen assets

11:34 19.12.2024

A theft of the Century: EU takes a fresh look at confiscating Russia’s frozen assets

The European Union is assessing the legal and financial implications of confiscating Russia’s sanctioned central bank assets for use by Ukraine, according to people familiar with the matter, writes Bloomberg. The bloc’s diplomatic service, as well as some member states, are examining whether judicial decisions would be needed as a …

View from Hong Kong: Trump heralds the end of dollar dominance

11:34 19.12.2024

View from Hong Kong: Trump heralds the end of dollar dominance

Greenback is up on Trump’s election but his ‘America First’ agenda will hasten dollar dumping and quest for alternatives, writes ‘The Asia Times’. Donald Trump’s victory in November’s US presidential election saw the US dollar strengthen. It surged to a one-year high within two weeks and has since retained its …

Alastair Crooke: A new geo-political map is unfolding in the Middle East

11:33 19.12.2024

Alastair Crooke: A new geo-political map is unfolding in the Middle East

The Syrian ‘state’ dissolved in the middle of the night; the police and army went home, leaving weapons depots open for the Shebab to loot. The prison doors were flung (or prised) open. Some, no doubt, were political prisoners; but many were not. Some of the most vicious inmates now …

Vassily Nebenzia: “We would like to recall once again that no schemes aimed at freezing the conflict are agreeable to Russia”

11:35 18.12.2024

Vassily Nebenzia: “We would like to recall once again that no schemes aimed at freezing the conflict are agreeable to Russia”

Statement by Permanent Representative Vassily Nebenzia at a UN Security Council briefing on Ukraine. Main points: - We regard today's meeting as a desperate attempt by the sponsors and puppeteers of the Kiev regime to keep Ukraine “afloat” as a topic in the Security Council, which happens at a time …

View from Delhi: A rapidly changing international landscape has stabilized India China ties

11:33 18.12.2024

View from Delhi: A rapidly changing international landscape has stabilized India China ties

What can we say about the present era? The present era is historically unprecedented because we are not merely witnessing a material power transition or a change in the balance of power but also a shift from a western civilization-dominated ideological system to a multi-civilizational plural ideologies based international system, …

View from London: Democracy's been cancelled in Romania – and the Free West

11:31 18.12.2024

View from London: Democracy's been cancelled in Romania – and the Free West

Democracy's been cancelled in Romania – and the Free West is as silent as the graveIt was about this time of year, 35 years ago, when I set off eastwards from Berlin, full of fear. I was seeking to get into Romania, then an iron Communist tyranny. I finally made …

Trudeau considering quitting after Canadian Finmin Freeland unexpectedly resigns

11:28 18.12.2024

Trudeau considering quitting after Canadian Finmin Freeland unexpectedly resigns

Canada's CTV News reports that Prime Minister Justin Trudeau is considering interrupting Parliament (prorogation) or resignation according to unnamed sources. The sources say he has spoken to his cabinet and plans to address Parliament. This comes after finance minister Chrystia Freeland resigned earlier on Monday citing disagreements over how to …

Georgia lawmakers elect Western critic as new President

12:39 17.12.2024

Georgia lawmakers elect Western critic as new President

Georgian lawmakers elected Mikheil Kavelashvili, a hardline critic of the West, as president on Saturday, setting him up to replace a pro-Western incumbent amid major protests against the government over a halt to the country’s European Union accession talks last month, Reuters reports. Kavelashvili, a former professional soccer player, has …

‘The Hill’: Little reason for the West to exult over Assad’s downfall

12:39 17.12.2024

‘The Hill’: Little reason for the West to exult over Assad’s downfall

With the dramatic fall of Syrian President Bashar Assad’s autocratic regime, the West may have achieved its objective in Syria. But the success could impose enduring costs on Western, and especially European, security, writes ‘The Hill’. Assad’s secular regime has been replaced by violent jihadist forces that Western governments regard …

Keir Starmer is the worst prime minister in modern British history

12:37 17.12.2024

Keir Starmer is the worst prime minister in modern British history

Voters believe Sir Keir Starmer is the worst prime minister in modern history after five months in the job, a damning poll for the ‘Daily Mail’ has found. A whopping six in ten (61 per cent) people said they were 'dissatisfied' with the PM's track record — including more than …

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