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BRICS Games 2024 kicked off in Kazan

10:41 14.06.2024

BRICS Games 2024 kicked off in Kazan

The Opening Ceremony of the BRICS Sports Games, held in Russia for the first time in history, took place in the Concert Hall n.a. I. Shakirov at Kazan Expo on 12 June. Around 4,000 athletes from more than 90 countries all over the world will participate in the Games. The …

Deploying a powerful Russia’s Yasen-M class attack submarine off the coast of Florida

10:38 14.06.2024

Deploying a powerful Russia’s Yasen-M class attack submarine off the coast of Florida

The Russian Navy has deployed a Yasen-M Class nuclear powered attack submarine to lead a flotilla to Cuba, reflecting broader trends towards increased interest from Moscow in military operations in Latin America. The warship will dock in the Cuban capital Havana from June 12-17 alongside the the Project 22350 frigate …

Biden, Zelensky and a 10-year U.S.-Ukraine empty security deal agreement about nothing

10:36 14.06.2024

Biden, Zelensky and a 10-year U.S.-Ukraine empty security deal agreement about nothing

The agreement — which Trump could undo if reelected — commits Washington to give Kyiv long-term support. Unlike NATO, it doesn’t require a U.S. military response if Ukraine is attacked, writes ‘The Washington Post’. Yes, President Biden and Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky have signed a 10-year security agreement that will …

‘The Nation’: The perils of wider war in Eastern Europe

9:16 13.06.2024

‘The Nation’: The perils of wider war in Eastern Europe

Violence continues to haunt Eastern Europe. the attempted assassination of Slovak Prime Minister Robert Fico on May 15 inevitably conjures up the memory of the assassination of Archduke Franz Ferdinand in Sarajevo 110 years earlier, which led to the First World War. It is, tragically, not an exaggeration to say …

Macron says France working to ‘finalize’ plan to send troops to Ukraine

9:14 13.06.2024

Macron says France working to ‘finalize’ plan to send troops to Ukraine

French President Emmanuel Macron said France was working to “finalize a coalition” of NATO countries that are willing to send troops to Ukraine to train Ukrainian forces, a step that would mark a huge escalation in the proxy war. During a press conference with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky in Paris, …

HSBC acquires a Citi’s bank business in Chinese mainland

9:13 13.06.2024

HSBC acquires a Citi’s bank business in Chinese mainland

HSBC said on Tuesday that it has completed acquisition of Citi's retail wealth management business in the Chinese mainland, as the London-based bank is expanding its operations in China's wealth management market, showcasing confidence in the market's growth potential. The acquired assets and deposits, as well as the associated customers …

Saudi Arabia's petro-dollar exit: A global finance paradigm shift

9:09 13.06.2024

Saudi Arabia's petro-dollar exit: A global finance paradigm shift

The financial world is bracing for a significant upheaval following Saudi Arabia's decision not to renew its 50-year petro-dollar deal with the United States, which expired on Sunday, 9 June, 2024. The lapsed security agreement - signed by the United States and Saudi Arabia on 8 June 1974 - establishes …

View from Europe: “Do we want to risk the very existence of Humanity, clearly not ‘for the sake of Ukraine’?”

9:41 12.06.2024

View from Europe: “Do we want to risk the very existence of Humanity, clearly not ‘for the sake of Ukraine’?”

Napoleon campaigned in Russia and was crushed. The Western powers heavily intervened in Russia against the Bolsheviks (1918-21), only to face humiliation and see their own troops revolt. Hitler’s Germany attacked Russia and was destroyed. Their glory is apparently envied now by Biden, Scholz, Macron, Stoltenberg, von der Leyen etc., …

Europe and USA are in danger: Drug traffickers attack with NATO weapons meant for… Ukraine

9:40 12.06.2024

Europe and USA are in danger: Drug traffickers attack with NATO weapons meant for… Ukraine

Narcotic gangs in southern Spain use NATO assault rifles, which security forces fear were weapons destined for Kyiv but were diverted to the international black market. Specialists estimate that there are up to 3.5 million unregistered weapons which were meant for Kyiv, and the lack of controls is having a …

Deutsche Börse chief: The EU’s largest economy risked becoming a “developing country”

9:38 12.06.2024

Deutsche Börse chief: The EU’s largest economy risked becoming a “developing country”

Chancellor Olaf Scholz’s coalition has reacted with outrage to a rant from Germany’s stock exchange chief that savaged the government’s policies and said the EU’s largest economy risked becoming a “developing country”. The speech by Deutsche Börse chief executive Theodor Weimer (photo), which has gone viral on social media, reflects …

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