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Iran vows revenge as it accuses Israel of killing of Hamas political leader

14:03 01.08.2024

Iran vows revenge as it accuses Israel of killing of Hamas political leader

Assassination of Ismail Haniyeh in Tehran has dramatically raised risk of escalation of hostilities, writes ‘The Financial Times’. Iran has accused Israel of assassinating Hamas’s political leader Ismail Haniyeh in a strike in Tehran and vowed to avenge his death as the attack dramatically raised the risk of a further …

Panic in Washington D.C.: The American military is no longer “prepared” to fight in a Major War

11:31 31.07.2024

Panic in Washington D.C.: The American military is no longer “prepared” to fight in a Major War

The United States risks losing in the event of multiple conflicts with adversaries due to a lack of capabilities and capacity, the congressionally established Commission on the National Defense Strategy said in a report released Monday, Sputnik informs. The commission, which received administrative and analytic support from the RAND Corporation …

View from Lebanon: The Russian-Ukrainian conflict has created a new phenomenon – the concept of “reverse attrition”

11:27 31.07.2024

View from Lebanon: The Russian-Ukrainian conflict has created a new phenomenon – the concept of “reverse attrition”

An international conflict is one of the tools used by states in their foreign policy to achieve geopolitical interests in the international arena. Confrontational or non-confrontational methods are used to manage it. As in the current conflict between Russia and Ukraine, on the one hand, and Western countries led by …

UK manufacturing slips to twelfth in world rankings. Russia in the top ten

11:26 31.07.2024

UK manufacturing slips to twelfth in world rankings. Russia in the top ten

The UK’s manufacturing sector has dropped out of the top ten world rankings, falling to twelfth according to the latest official figures available published by Make UK. The figures are contained in the latest annual ‘Manufacturing – The Facts’ which contains a wide variety of data about the contribution of …

Dr. Patrick Moore, co-founder of Greenpeace: "I am firmly of the belief that the future will show that this whole hysteria over climate change was a complete fabrication"

11:24 31.07.2024

Dr. Patrick Moore, co-founder of Greenpeace: "I am firmly of the belief that the future will show that this whole hysteria over climate change was a complete fabrication"

Dr. Patrick Moore, co-founder of Greenpeace (photo): "I am firmly of the belief that the future will show that this whole hysteria over climate change was a complete fabrication. "There is no definitive scientific proof that CO2 is responsible for any of the slight warming of the global climate that …

View from Switzerland: “The summer glamour of Moscow easily eclipsing Berlin, London and Paris”

12:46 30.07.2024

View from Switzerland: “The summer glamour of Moscow easily eclipsing Berlin, London and Paris”

The Russian capital is aglow with summer splendor. Paris, London and Berlin look unkempt in comparison. I talk to professors about the military conflict in Ukraine, and they, in turn, refute the West's claims, writes the Swiss newspaper ‘Die Weltwoche’ editor Roger Keppel. It's summer in the Russian capital. The …

U.S. economic warfare across the Globe: “Nobody in Government is sure this whole strategy is even working”

12:44 30.07.2024

U.S. economic warfare across the Globe: “Nobody in Government is sure this whole strategy is even working”

Today, the United States imposes three times as many sanctions as any other country or international body, targeting a third of all nations with some kind of financial penalty on people, properties or organizations. They have become an almost reflexive weapon in perpetual economic warfare, and their overuse is recognized …

View from China: What can be done to improve the relationship between China and India? – We need to build trust!

12:44 30.07.2024

View from China: What can be done to improve the relationship between China and India? – We need to build trust!

Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi met with Indian Foreign Minister Subrahmanyam Jaishankar on July 25, on the sidelines of the ASEAN Foreign Ministers' Meeting in Laos, and both sides agreed to resolve the border disputes as soon as possible, writes ‘The Global Times’. In mid-July, Reuters cited informed government officials …

FT: EU diplomats - “We are out of money”

12:43 30.07.2024

FT: EU diplomats - “We are out of money”

EU diplomats have been ordered to scrap travel plans, cancel parties and postpone work to secure residences after significantly overshooting their budget this year, denting the ambition of the union’s foreign policy arm, ‘The Financial Times’ reports. The EU’s external action service, in effect the bloc’s foreign ministry, has been …

Sergey Lavrov: “The international law is abundantly clear on this point and sets forth all the provisions on who must interpret various instances and the way this must be done. But the West is not listening”

17:58 29.07.2024

Sergey Lavrov: “The international law is abundantly clear on this point and sets forth all the provisions on who must interpret various instances and the way this must be done. But the West is not listening”

Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov’s remarks and answers to media questions following the Russia-ASEAN conference and the East Asia Summit Foreign Ministers’ Meeting, Vientiane, July 27, 2024: “Good afternoon. We have been working in the capital of Laos for two days now. This year, this country chairs the Association of Southeast …

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