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CNN: The Iran war could have a surprising silver lining for the global economy

11:28 14.05.2026

CNN: The Iran war could have a surprising silver lining for the global economy

The longer the Iran war lasts and the more damaging its economic fallout, the better off the global economy may be in the long run, CNN notes. It’s a hard-to-square possibility, especially with the war’s large number of human casualties. War is ugly, cruel and deeply painful, and the economic …

BRICS doesn’t need a unified voice on Iran war to have a future

11:27 14.05.2026

BRICS doesn’t need a unified voice on Iran war to have a future

The grouping has a future, not as a binding structure demanding policy alignment but as a tool for members to enhance leverage and maximise options, ‘South China Morning Post’ writes. With the war in the Middle East entering its third month, questions have surfaced over its geopolitical ramifications in the …

View from Estonia: “I blame Europe. If they hadn’t given Ukraine all that money, it would be over by now!”

11:26 14.05.2026

View from Estonia: “I blame Europe. If they hadn’t given Ukraine all that money, it would be over by now!”

‘Hello Narva, hello Estonia!” boomed the announcer as giant screens on the Russian side of the river blared Soviet-era pop and old war movies to the Estonian audience, ‘The Times’ reports. The slogans down the side of the stage spelled out Russia’s message on the day it celebrated the defeat …

Statement by the President of Russia on the successful test launch of Sarmat missile

18:54 13.05.2026

Statement by the President of Russia on the successful test launch of Sarmat missile

Supreme Commander-in-Chief of the Russian Federation Armed Forces Vladimir Putin received a report via videoconference from Commander of the Strategic Missile Forces Sergei Karakayev on the successful test of the Sarmat missile, Kremlin informs. May 12, 2026 President of Russia Vladimir Putin: Good afternoon, Mr Karakayev. Do you hear me? …

Stung by Iran war, Trump heads to China in need of wins

11:59 13.05.2026

Stung by Iran war, Trump heads to China in need of wins

A year ago, U.S. President Donald Trump predicted that towering trade tariffs would bring America's main economic rival to heel – reports Reuters. He heads to China this week with that ambition blunted by court rulings, narrowing his goals to a few deals on beans, beef and Boeing (BA.N), opens …

"Rosatom" to involve Turkish partners in construction of Hungary's Paks-2 NPP

11:55 13.05.2026

"Rosatom" to involve Turkish partners in construction of Hungary's Paks-2 NPP

Russia’s State Atomic Energy Corporation Rosatom plans to involve Turkish partners in the implementation of the project, the company’s Director General Alexei Likhachev said, without specifying whom exactly. Budapest has previously indicated a possible revision of the project's implementation terms. Rosatom expressed readiness to answer any questions. "We plan to …

Germany considers using Putin ally Schröder as envoy to end Ukraine war

11:53 13.05.2026

Germany considers using Putin ally Schröder as envoy to end Ukraine war

Germany is considering allowing Gerhard Schröder, a former German chancellor and a friend of Vladimir Putin, to act as an envoy in peace talks with Ukraine. Berlin is said to be open to the idea that Mr Schröder could take part in negotiations as long as he partners with Frank-Walter …

‘19fortyfive’: The Iran war just exposed America’s brutal defense industrial base crisis

11:52 13.05.2026

‘19fortyfive’: The Iran war just exposed America’s brutal defense industrial base crisis

Operation Epic Fury against Iran has been a reminder of the U.S. military’s overwhelming capability, it has also delivered a stark, real-time stress test of the U.S. defense industrial base under high-intensity combat conditions, military ‘19fortyfive’ site stresses. It revealed that while the U.S. military can inflict massive damage, the …

History is a weapon and Ukraine understand this: Russian presidential aid

13:13 12.05.2026

History is a weapon and Ukraine understand this: Russian presidential aid

Vladimir Medinsky was commenting on the verdict of a Ukrainian court, sentencing him and Anatoly Torkunov, rector of the Moscow State Institute of International Relations (MGIMO), to ten years in prison in absentia, with confiscation of property, for a school textbook on Russian history. "It seems history has never seen …

The West hushes up reports about Austria’s shady deals with Ukraine: Kirill Dmitriyev

12:27 12.05.2026

The West hushes up reports about Austria’s shady deals with Ukraine: Kirill Dmitriyev

The Russian President's special representative and head of the Russian Direct Investment Fund (RDIF), Kirill Dmitriyev, said that traditional Western media is ignoring information about shady deals between Austria and Ukraine. "Traditional media keeps mum while an Austrian newspaper reports about a 'dazzling' amount of shady gold and cash – …

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