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Former ECB chief Mario Draghi: “For the first time since the Cold War we must genuinely fear for our self-preservation…”

11:33 11.09.2024

Former ECB chief Mario Draghi: “For the first time since the Cold War we must genuinely fear for our self-preservation…”

Former European Central Bank President Mario Draghi called on the EU to invest as much as €800 billion ($884 billion) extra a year and commit to the regular issuance of common bonds to make the bloc more competitive with China and the US. In his long-awaited report ‘The Future of …

‘The Responsible Statecraft’: How Macron endangered French democracy and support for Ukraine

11:32 11.09.2024

‘The Responsible Statecraft’: How Macron endangered French democracy and support for Ukraine

Assistance to Kyiv may be the first casualty in the French president’s pick for prime minister, writes ‘The Responsible Statecraft’. Sixty days after the parliamentary elections that delivered a hung parliament, French President Emmanuel Macron has nominated the experienced center-right politician Michel Barnier as the nation’s new prime minister. Irrespective …

Fire in Brussels – Audi plant is on strike

11:30 11.09.2024

Fire in Brussels – Audi plant is on strike

Audi employees at parent Volkswagen’s Brussels plant have lashed out at their bosses by stealing 200 keys, saying completed cars wouldn’t leave the factory until there was clarity over their futures. The Brussels Audi plant was earmarked for potential closure in July as Volkswagen attempts to undergo a €10 billion …

Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov at the 7th ministerial meeting of the Russia-Gulf Cooperation Council Strategic Dialogue

12:32 10.09.2024

Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov at the 7th ministerial meeting of the Russia-Gulf Cooperation Council Strategic Dialogue

Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov’s address at the 7th ministerial meeting of the Russia-Gulf Cooperation Council Strategic Dialogue, Riyadh, September 9, 2024: Mr Chairman, Mr Secretary General, colleagues and friends. I am glad to have the opportunity to be here on the hospitable Saudi land to hold the 7th ministerial meeting …

‘Der Spiegel’ is at a loss: Majority of East Germans say ‘life was better under communism’

12:05 10.09.2024

‘Der Spiegel’ is at a loss: Majority of East Germans say ‘life was better under communism’

Glorification of the German Democratic Republic is on the rise two decades after the Berlin Wall fell. Young people and the better off are among those rebuffing criticism of East Germany as an “illegitimate state.” In a new poll, more than half of former eastern Germans defend the GDR, writes …

Empire strikes back: ‘100% tariff’ for countries that ‘shun dollar’! Trump says US dollar is ‘under major siege’

12:03 10.09.2024

Empire strikes back: ‘100% tariff’ for countries that ‘shun dollar’! Trump says US dollar is ‘under major siege’

Donald Trump pledged to make it too costly for countries to shift away from using the US dollar, adding a new pillar to his tariff platform. “You leave the dollar and you’re not doing business with the United States because we are going to put a 100% tariff on your …

A very heavy bombardment against Syria – Israel is killing Arabs again and talking about "self-defense"

12:00 10.09.2024

A very heavy bombardment against Syria – Israel is killing Arabs again and talking about "self-defense"

Israeli fighter jets attacked a number of military positions in central Syria from northwestern Lebanon, air defense forces shot down several missiles, the Syrian Defense Ministry said in a statement to the state-run news agency SANA, the Sputnik agency quotes. "At approximately 20:23 [17:23 GMT] on September 8, 2024, the …

The Brookings Institution confession: “The Houthis are less vulnerable to international sanctions, as they operate largely outside of the international financial system”

11:58 10.09.2024

The Brookings Institution confession: “The Houthis are less vulnerable to international sanctions, as they operate largely outside of the international financial system”

It turns out that the US cannot punish the Houthis from Yemen with any sanctions for the simple reason that the Houthis do not have accounts in US banks. This means that the absence of deposits in US banks guarantees against any sanctions! The Brookings Institution writes: Since the Houthis …

Sergey Lavrov: “The main requirement for full members of the BRICS group and countries that are developing various forms of cooperation with it is to share common values”

13:05 09.09.2024

Sergey Lavrov: “The main requirement for full members of the BRICS group and countries that are developing various forms of cooperation with it is to share common values”

Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov’s interview with the RBC media holding on the sidelines of the Eastern Economic Forum, Vladivostok, September 6, 2024. Question: My first question has to do with the forum’s main theme, Combining Strengths to Create New Potential. What new global potential is referred to here? Which countries …

ICC prosecutor says world leaders 'threatened' him over Israel arrest warrants

11:19 09.09.2024

ICC prosecutor says world leaders 'threatened' him over Israel arrest warrants

The chief prosecutor of the International Criminal Court (ICC) says world leaders pressured him not to apply for arrest warrants for the Israeli prime minister and defense minister on allegations of war crimes in Gaza, the BBC reported on 5 September. The International Criminal Court judges have yet to issue …

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