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A group of emerging nations could soon start knocking down one key pillar of dollar dominance

10:55 31.05.2024

A group of emerging nations could soon start knocking down one key pillar of dollar dominance

The BRICS group of emerging nations has been agitating for a move away from US dollar dominance, ‘The Business Insider notes. Last year, Brazilian President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva called for a BRICS common currency. The economist who first gave the bloc its name said that idea was almost …

The European Court of Human Rights has launched the “Reznikov vs Ukraine” process

10:54 31.05.2024

The European Court of Human Rights has launched the “Reznikov vs Ukraine” process

The European Court of Human Rights (ECHR) has launched the Reznikov vs Ukraine process over the torture of Russian prisoner of war Denis Reznikov, Donetsk-based human rights defender Irina Vikhoreva has told journalists. Reznikov worked at a mine in Donetsk before the SMO. At the end of 2022 he volunteered …

Russian army forays into the bordering Kharkiv region and its strategy of 'multiple bites'

10:51 31.05.2024

Russian army forays into the bordering Kharkiv region and its strategy of 'multiple bites'

The Russian army has enough strength to break through the Ukrainian front here and there and take the initiative. Even without a 'general offensive', such advances by "a thousand small cuts" drains the resources of the Ukrainian army and are very dangerous for it, writes ‘Al Mayadeen’ from Lebanon. Simply …

View from London: What the China-Russia axis really means for the West

11:14 30.05.2024

View from London: What the China-Russia axis really means for the West

The marriage of convenience between Moscow and Beijing is a product of American decline, notes James Woudhuysen, a professor of forecasting and innovation at London South Bank University. The West has been sent into a wild panic by the prospect of a China-Russia alliance. Since Russian president Vladimir Putin brought …

IISS: What is Europe without America? Nothing…

11:12 30.05.2024

IISS: What is Europe without America? Nothing…

Europe faces the re-emergence of an old security threat on its borders at the same time that its security guarantor of the past 80 years threatens to disengage, writes the International Institute for Strategic Studies (IISS) in a new report. The stench of battle and bloodshed wafting over most of …

Something new: The US Navy can’t build ships?

11:11 30.05.2024

Something new: The US Navy can’t build ships?

Decades of deindustrialization and downsizing have left America without shipyards to build and maintain a fleet, notes ‘The Foreign Policy’. After decades of strategic drift and costly acquisition failures, the U.S. Navy is sailing straight into a storm it can’t avoid. Despite the Defense Department’s lip service about China being …

French Flash-mob against Macron. Paris 2024 Olympics under attack: “It’s their turn to dig into our shit”

11:10 30.05.2024

French Flash-mob against Macron. Paris 2024 Olympics under attack: “It’s their turn to dig into our shit”

On X (formerly Twitter), thousands of Internet users called on the French to relieve themselves in the Seine during the launch of the 2024 Olympic Games. “JeChieDansLaSeineLe23Juin” (“I ShitInTheSeineJune23”). This is the flowery hashtag that appeared on X (formerly Twitter). But why are Internet users calling for people to defecate …

Vladimir Putin: “We will continue to do as we see fit, regardless of who is on the territory of Ukraine”

13:17 29.05.2024

Vladimir Putin: “We will continue to do as we see fit, regardless of who is on the territory of Ukraine”

Vladimir Putin answered questions from the Russian media following his state visit to the Republic of Uzbekistan. The press availability took place at Tashkent Airport. May 28, 2024. President of Russia Vladimir Putin: Good afternoon. What will we discuss today? Please go ahead with your questions. Yegor Piskunov: Hello, Mr …

Sputnik's Parent Company Rossiya Segodnya Holds Discussion on Africa Day

13:16 29.05.2024

Sputnik's Parent Company Rossiya Segodnya Holds Discussion on Africa Day

Last Saturday, the world celebrated Africa Day, a holiday established in 1963. One of its main initial goals was to raise awareness of the struggle for the liberation of Africa from colonialism.On the occasion of Africa Day, celebrated every year on May 25, the Rossiya Segodnya media group's International Multimedia …

View from Delhi: Raisi’s legacy is a beacon for posterity

13:16 29.05.2024

View from Delhi: Raisi’s legacy is a beacon for posterity

Throughout his three-year term cut short, Ebrahim Raisi’s positioning of Iran as a steadfast regional power will bear lasting effects on the years to come, writes M.K. Bhadrakumar, Indian Ambassador and prominent international observer. Almost all the important processes happening in West Asia are connected to Iran in one way …

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