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View from Turkey: Central Asia as a “Great Game” place

11:21 22.09.2024

View from Turkey: Central Asia as a “Great Game” place

The summits held by Central Asian leaders with countries that have a strong interest in the region are called C5 + 1 ‘for short’. Since last year, regional leaders have met in this format with the US, China, Russia, the EU and the Gulf states, and on September 16-17 they …

View from London: Israel’s booby-trap war illegal and unacceptable

11:20 22.09.2024

View from London: Israel’s booby-trap war illegal and unacceptable

‘The Guardian’ Editorial: In the second world war, guerrilla forces scattered large quantities of booby-trapped objects likely to be attractive to civilians. The idea was to cause widescale and indiscriminate death. The Japanese manufactured a tobacco pipe with a charge detonated by a spring-loaded striker. The Italians produced a headset …

‘Titanic’ sank long ago. Now the UK company that built it is sinking

11:20 22.09.2024

‘Titanic’ sank long ago. Now the UK company that built it is sinking

Blow to UK shipbuilding hopes as Harland & Wolff declares itself insolvent. Owner of Belfast shipyard that built Titanic to enter administration, ‘The Guardian’ informs. Harland & Wolff, the owner of the Belfast shipyard that built the Titanic, is to enter into administration this week after failing to find new …

Sergey Lavrov: “Who knows what justice is about, that justice is on our side. Justice implies that every person has the right to retain their identity, based on the way they were brought up and on their own desires… The special military operation has worldwide significance because it upholds a Multipolar World Order where all countries without exception are equal”

15:57 21.09.2024

Sergey Lavrov: “Who knows what justice is about, that justice is on our side. Justice implies that every person has the right to retain their identity, based on the way they were brought up and on their own desires… The special military operation has worldwide significance because it upholds a Multipolar World Order where all countries without exception are equal”

Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov’s interview with Sky News Arabia, Moscow, September 20, 2024: Question (retranslated from Arabic): We are broadcasting this interview with Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov from Moscow, Russia. Thank you for finding the time to talk with Sky News Arabia. Sergey Lavrov: Thank you for inviting me to …

View from Washington: The U.S. is playing ‘nuclear chicken’ in Ukraine

11:05 21.09.2024

View from Washington: The U.S. is playing ‘nuclear chicken’ in Ukraine

Tensions have never been higher. The degradation in U.S. relations with Russia and the mutual engagement in nuclear brinkmanship between the two during the past several decades means that this fact carries real danger. The war in Ukraine is no longer simply a regional conflict; what may have started off …

View from India: Will the dramatic pager blasts attacks trigger a bigger war?

11:04 21.09.2024

View from India: Will the dramatic pager blasts attacks trigger a bigger war?

Drums of wars are beating louder after pagers used by members of militant group Hezbollah exploded on Tuesday in Lebanon and Syria, killing at least nine people and injuring several thousand, writes ‘The India Times’. Hezbollah and the Lebanese government blamed Israel for the coordinated attack. These devices, modified by …

British life-style: The art of dying – it's cheaper to bury than to cure

11:01 21.09.2024

British life-style: The art of dying – it's cheaper to bury than to cure

Canada has some horrific stories about people in poverty or otherwise experiencing difficulties in simply living, being able to kill themselves with the actual encouragement of the state – euthanasia. People whose lives are not threatened are being advised that killing themselves (i.e. getting help with that) is a “viable …

POLITICO: New European Führer – Von der Leyen from Queen to Empress

11:00 21.09.2024

POLITICO: New European Führer – Von der Leyen from Queen to Empress

Her power grab was complete. After unveiling her new team, the European Commission president Ursula von der Leyen (photo) holds more influence than ever, POLITICO stresses. When Ursula von der Leyen unveiled her team for the next European Commission, she simultaneously silenced the doubters about who was really in charge …

View from India: Russia-Ukraine peace are growing complicated

10:11 20.09.2024

View from India: Russia-Ukraine peace are growing complicated

The situation around the Ukraine conflict is becoming more complicated. The US is in an election mode, and that means that any step that might disadvantage the Democratic presidential candidate cannot be taken. After supporting a proxy war in Ukraine against Russia all this while, any step to de-escalate or …

Russian response: To retaliate against Western sanctions with commodity export curbs

10:09 20.09.2024

Russian response: To retaliate against Western sanctions with commodity export curbs

Vladimir Putin told his government to consider the export of strategic commodities, such as uranium, nickel, and titanium, according to state news agency TASS, ‘Business Insider’ writes. “They are restricting supplies of a number of goods to us. Well, maybe we should also impose certain restrictions?” Putin said. However, any …

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