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Macron told the British: “Europe in mortal danger!”

10:42 03.05.2024

Macron told the British: “Europe in mortal danger!”

France’s president set out his apocalyptic vision in an interview with ‘The Economist’ in the Elysée Palace. In fact, Mr Macron’s message is as compelling as it is alarming. In our interview, notes ‘The Economist’ observer, he warned that Europe faces imminent danger, declaring that “things can fall apart very …

WSJ: The search for spare parts for NATO weapons has turned into a nightmare for the AFU

10:40 03.05.2024

WSJ: The search for spare parts for NATO weapons has turned into a nightmare for the AFU

The countries of the North Atlantic Alliance have supplied Ukraine with most of the 200 different weapons systems, while the selection of spare parts for them has turned out to be a nightmare for the Ukrainian army, The Wall Street Journal (WSJ) reported. The WSJ pointed out that the “hodgepodge” …

China declines to meet with US on nuclear arms control. Why?

10:40 03.05.2024

China declines to meet with US on nuclear arms control. Why?

China has rejected US efforts to resume talks on arms control, following a November 2023 meeting on nuclear weapons that left US officials hopeful of continuing negotiations with their Chinese counterparts. “Unfortunately, the PRC has declined a follow-on meeting and has not provided a substantive response to our suggested options,” …

Solomon Islands chooses China-friendly ex-diplomat Jeremiah Manele as new Prime Minister

10:39 03.05.2024

Solomon Islands chooses China-friendly ex-diplomat Jeremiah Manele as new Prime Minister

Solomon Islands chooses China-friendly ex-diplomat Jeremiah Manele as new Prime Minister. Move seen as continuation of Pacific country’s policy of growing closer to Beijing, notes ‘The Guardian’. Solomon Islands lawmakers have elected as their new prime minister Jeremiah Manele, a former foreign minister who has pledged to continue the Pacific …

Alexander Dugin to Tucker Carlson: “Next phase – New liberalism... It is not democracy. It is totalitarism”

11:57 02.05.2024

Alexander Dugin to Tucker Carlson: “Next phase – New liberalism... It is not democracy. It is totalitarism”

American journalist Tucker Carlson has released a 20-minute interview with high-profile Russian philosopher and political commentator Aleksandr Dugin. The conversation was published on Carlson’s YouTube channel on Monday. Dugin has been described by Western media as ‘Putin’s brain’ due to his supposed influence on the Russian president and the influence …

‘The American Conservative’: The CIA’s man in Constantinople

11:55 02.05.2024

‘The American Conservative’: The CIA’s man in Constantinople

…Few realize that the Ecumenical Patriarchate of Constantinople is deeply beholden to the United States government, reveals Michael Warren Davis, a contributing editor of ‘The American Conservative’. This ignorance is surprising, given that many Greek Orthodox leaders are quite proud of the fact. In 1942, Athenagoras Spyrou — the Archbishop …

View from USA: US nuclear weapons in Europe violate Treaty Law

11:54 02.05.2024

View from USA: US nuclear weapons in Europe violate Treaty Law

The US Air Force practice of deploying nuclear weapons on military bases in other countries — and training foreign pilots to attack third countries with H-bombs — is called ‘nuclear sharing’ or ‘forward basing.’ The system has been repeatedly condemned in recent years by lawyer’s groups, international law experts, UN …

US vs Russia in Africa: Why the Biden strategy may be failing

11:53 02.05.2024

US vs Russia in Africa: Why the Biden strategy may be failing

U.S. officials are starting to accept that their strategy of pressing Niger and other war-battered African countries to break off ties with Moscow and embrace democratic norms is no longer working, writes POLITICO. The recent breakdown in relations with Niger, where American troops are set to withdraw as Russian fighters …

Failed US weapons: 6 of 6 US ATACMS missiles have been shot down over Crimea & Russia seizes Abrams tank for the very 1st time

10:11 01.05.2024

Failed US weapons: 6 of 6 US ATACMS missiles have been shot down over Crimea & Russia seizes Abrams tank for the very 1st time

Russian officials said on Tuesday that Ukraine had attacked Crimea with U.S.-produced Army Tactical Missile Systems (ATACMS) in an attempt to pierce Russian air defences of the annexed peninsula but that six had been shot down, Reuters reports. Washington secretly shipped the long-range missiles to Kyiv as part of a …

All of a sudden: JP Morgan Chase and Bank of America admit $4,500,000,000 in losses

10:11 01.05.2024

All of a sudden: JP Morgan Chase and Bank of America admit $4,500,000,000 in losses

The two largest banks in the US are declaring a loss on $4.5 billion in debts that customers are unable to pay. JPMorgan Chase says its net charge-offs, which are debts that the bank does not expect to receive, hit $2 billion in the first quarter of this year, reports …

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