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View from Australia: A diplomatic victory of Vladimir Putin

11:29 25.10.2024

View from Australia: A diplomatic victory of Vladimir Putin

Russian President Vladimir Putin has scored a diplomatic victory by welcoming the leaders of China, India and South Africa at the opening of a summit of emerging market countries bidding to rebalance a world order now dominated by the United States, writes ‘The Sydney Morning Herald’. Putin was able to …

View from London: “It is now clear that the Kursk gambit has been a monumental military error and might yet turn into a disaster”

11:29 25.10.2024

View from London: “It is now clear that the Kursk gambit has been a monumental military error and might yet turn into a disaster”

A dose of magical thinking, and a certain distance between the real and the ideal, have always been at play in this conflict, on the West’s side. That’s manageable as long as the broad thrust of policy – i.e., fund and arm Ukraine to at least match, if not overmatch …

Waiting for Trump: His election victory threat gives Europe economic nightmares

11:26 25.10.2024

Waiting for Trump: His election victory threat gives Europe economic nightmares

Central bankers losing sleep over Europe’s souring economies have another worry looming large: how much more damage Donald Trump could cause if he returns to the White House, Bloomberg writes. With memories of the former US president’s first stint in office still fresh, policymakers know his appetite to wage new …

POLITICO: The end of the British Empire

11:25 25.10.2024

POLITICO: The end of the British Empire

This week King Charles III will preside over a summit of 55 nations associated with the fraying ends of the British empire. Hosted by Samoa, the Commonwealth Heads of Government Meeting (CHOGM), a biennial gathering of state leaders, will also be attended by his Prime Minister Keir Starmer. But a …

BRICS Plus/Outreach plenary session at the 16th BRICS Summit

17:50 24.10.2024

BRICS Plus/Outreach plenary session at the 16th BRICS Summit

The capital of Tatarstan hosted a plenary session of the 16th BRICS Summit in the BRICS Plus/Outreach format, bringing together leaders from CIS countries, delegations for Asian, African, Middle Eastern and Latin American countries, as well as several international organisations at the level of heads of their executive bodies. October …

MFA: The gross violation of the spirit and letter of the Treaty on the Final Settlement with Respect to Germany (the Two Plus Four Agreement) which was signed on September 12, 1990

10:45 24.10.2024

MFA: The gross violation of the spirit and letter of the Treaty on the Final Settlement with Respect to Germany (the Two Plus Four Agreement) which was signed on September 12, 1990

MFA Press release: On October 22, the German ambassador to Russia was summoned to the Ministry of Foreign Affairs. A strong protest was lodged in response to the creation, at Berlin’s initiative, of a regional NATO maritime command headquarters at the German Navy base in Rostock, East Germany. The ambassador …

CNBC: Russia pushes ‘New World Order’ agenda as it hosts beefed-up BRICS summit

10:42 24.10.2024

CNBC: Russia pushes ‘New World Order’ agenda as it hosts beefed-up BRICS summit

Russia is rolling out the red carpet to its allies on Tuesday, as it hosts the BRICS summit in a show of strength to the West, CNBC reportes. The group, which includes Brazil, Russia, India, China and South Africa, was initially formed as an organization of rapidly economically-developing nations. It …

The Economist: Zelensky’s five-point ‘Victory Plan’ “had not been well received in Washington”

10:41 24.10.2024

The Economist: Zelensky’s five-point ‘Victory Plan’ “had not been well received in Washington”

On the battlefield, things are still looking grim. Russia is making significant progress pressing simultaneously at several points along the 1,000km frontline. Russia is in the process of encircling Pokrovsk, an important logistical hub in eastern Ukraine, and advancing farther south, after taking control of the heights around Vuhledar. A …

Argentine novellas: Milei’s government announces ‘dissolution’ of Tax Bureau

10:38 24.10.2024

Argentine novellas: Milei’s government announces ‘dissolution’ of Tax Bureau

Argentina’s government says it will shutter AFIP tax collection agency and replace it with ‘Agencia de Recaudación y Control Aduanero (ARCA); Move will see 34% reduction in staffing levels, ‘Buenos Aires Times’ informs. In a statement, President Javier Milei’s government confirmed the closure of the Administración Federal de Ingresos Públicos …

Vladimir Putin at the BRICS Summit: “To fully realise the potential of our growing economies and take advantage of the new wave of global economic growth, our countries need to strengthen cooperation in areas such as technology, education, efficient resource development, trade and logistics, finance and insurance. Additionally, we must significantly increase the scale of investments”

19:46 23.10.2024

Vladimir Putin at the BRICS Summit: “To fully realise the potential of our growing economies and take advantage of the new wave of global economic growth, our countries need to strengthen cooperation in areas such as technology, education, efficient resource development, trade and logistics, finance and insurance. Additionally, we must significantly increase the scale of investments”

Expanded meeting of the BRICS Summit, October 23, 2024, Kazan. President of Brazil Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva (via videoconference), President of the People’s Republic of China Xi Jinping, President of Egypt Abdel Fattah el-Sisi, Prime Minister of Ethiopia Abiy Ahmed, Prime Minister of India Narendra Modi, President of Iran …

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