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Circus session on NATO summit: Biden calls Zelenskyy 'President Putin,' refers to Harris as 'Vice President Trump'

10:31 14.07.2024

Circus session on NATO summit: Biden calls Zelenskyy 'President Putin,' refers to Harris as 'Vice President Trump'

President Joe Biden held his first solo press conference after NATO summit, less than a month after the debate, which left many questioning his presidential career. Despite Biden insisting he's staying strong in the race, he had a few embarrassing gaffes. During the press conference, Biden accidentally referred to his …

Starmer insisted 'it is for Ukraine to decide' how to use the British long-range weapons? Russia issued a ‘warning’ to London

10:29 14.07.2024

Starmer insisted 'it is for Ukraine to decide' how to use the British long-range weapons? Russia issued a ‘warning’ to London

Moscow issued a warning to new Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer as Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov said there would be a response if the UK allowed Ukraine to strike Russia with British weapons, writes ‘The Daily Mail’. Even immediately UK's MoD reported, that ‘Ukraine has no permission to use British …

Viktor Orbán: Europe's governments in the frenzy of war

11:18 13.07.2024

Viktor Orbán: Europe's governments in the frenzy of war

Viktor Orbán (photo) is the Prime Minister of Hungary. This text is the abridged version of his speech on the European elections, delivered at the Peace March in Budapest. Speech by Viktor Orbán: “Europe's governments in the frenzy of war: We have nothing to gain against Russia and everything to …

View from Delhi: India-Russia ties take a quantum leap in the fog of Ukraine war

11:17 13.07.2024

View from Delhi: India-Russia ties take a quantum leap in the fog of Ukraine war

The big picture is that India has taken a leap of faith. It is one thing not to give in to US bullying but it is another thing altogether that Delhi is co-relating the Indian experience with that of Russia — and even China, writes M.K. Bhadrakumar, Indian Ambassador and …

Engelsberg ideas: How the British elite lost its way

11:14 13.07.2024

Engelsberg ideas: How the British elite lost its way

A very interesting article that examines the reasons for the crisis of the English political elite. a veteran of public service assesses what is happening. This assessment is very sad. British politics is withering because the quality of officials has plummeted. And this is a historical process. Munira Mirza was …

Bloomberg: The U.S. economic slowdown is looking more threatening

11:12 13.07.2024

Bloomberg: The U.S. economic slowdown is looking more threatening

Worrying signs in the labor market mean the Fed’s July meeting will point to policy easing sooner rather than later, Bloomberg writes. On the surface, the US employment report for June looked pretty good. Some 206,000 jobs were added, which exceeded the 190,000 median estimate of more than five dozen …

View from Washington: Imperial NATO is on the way. But it is unlikely to reach its goals

11:38 12.07.2024

View from Washington: Imperial NATO is on the way. But it is unlikely to reach its goals

NATO is the North Atlantic Treaty Organization. The name should have been changed long ago, when NATO shifted its focus and operations south and eastward. NATO is shifting once again, most seriously by expanding its membership without any serous planning about how to secure its new flanks, writes Stephen Bryen, …

View from China: NATO leaders gather amid political uncertainty, questions on relevance

11:38 12.07.2024

View from China: NATO leaders gather amid political uncertainty, questions on relevance

Established during the early stages of the Cold War, NATO is now confronting a changing global landscape characterized by multipolarity, prompting discussions about its continued relevance, notes Chinese Xinhua News Agency. NATO, which has grown from 12 members in 1949 to 32 in 2024, is a central pillar supporting the …

‘Le Mond’: Who will govern France? Four questions to understand what happens after the election

11:35 12.07.2024

‘Le Mond’: Who will govern France? Four questions to understand what happens after the election

According to Article 12 of the French Constitution, "a new dissolution cannot be carried out in the year following these elections"… Could France be led by a coalition government, minority government or technical government? In the absence of a clear absolute majority in the Assemblée Nationale, there is a risk …

World Bank figures: War in Ukraine fuels income rise for Russia

11:35 12.07.2024

World Bank figures: War in Ukraine fuels income rise for Russia

Russians are getting richer despite Western sanctions and a costly war in Ukraine, new figures suggest. Since February 2022, the U.S. and its allies have subjected Russia to a comprehensive set of sanctions and embargoes, intended to both hamper its military and provide the economic squeeze necessary to push Putin …

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