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The entire US financial system is under threat due to the First Republic Bank fall

11:01 30.04.2023

The entire US financial system is under threat due to the First Republic Bank fall

JPMorgan Chase & Co. and PNC Financial Services Group are bidding to by First Republic Bank after it's expected to be taken over by the government, which is trying to save the bank so that there is no ‘domino reaction’ throughout the financial system. First Republic Bank is one of …

Russian Center of Science and Culture in Nicosia attacked by Molotov cocktails

10:59 30.04.2023

Russian Center of Science and Culture in Nicosia attacked by Molotov cocktails

The Russian Center of Science and Culture building in the Cyprus capital city of Nicosia caught fire after Molotov cocktails were thrown at it, according to eyewitnesses, Center head Alina Radchenko told. According to TASS, she said “two loud blasts” occurred, after which a wall and the roof caught fire. …

Intervention: EU openly got into the internal affairs of Moldova

10:58 30.04.2023

Intervention: EU openly got into the internal affairs of Moldova

The European Union openly got into the internal affairs of Moldova, threatening the opposition of this country with its sanctions. The EU adopted ‘a decision’ published on its official website: “The European Council adopted a new framework for targeted restrictive measures which provides the EU with the possibility of imposing …

Food inflation in the UK is the highest in 45 years

10:26 29.04.2023

Food inflation in the UK is the highest in 45 years

British households and businesses “need to accept” they are poorer and stop seeking pay increases and pushing prices higher, the Bank of England’s chief economist, Huw Pill, has said. He said ‘a game of “pass the parcel” is taking place in the economy’ – as households and companies try to …

BRICS draws ‘membership requests’ from 19 Nations before June summit

10:25 29.04.2023

BRICS draws ‘membership requests’ from 19 Nations before June summit

Nineteen countries expressed an interest in joining the BRICS group of nations as it prepares to hold an annual summit in South Africa. The emerging-markets bloc of Brazil, Russia, India, China and South Africa will meet in Cape Town on June 2-3 to discuss its enlargement, Anil Sooklal, South Africa’s …

Abandoning the US, more scientists go to China

10:24 29.04.2023

Abandoning the US, more scientists go to China

The Organisation for Economic Co‐operation and Development (OECD) — an intergovernmental organization with 38 member countries — has published new data showing that the United States is losing the race for scientific talent to China and other countries. China’s strategy to recruit scientific researchers to work at China‐affiliated universities is …

Ukrainian offensive – uncertainty and fear for the West

10:24 29.04.2023

Ukrainian offensive – uncertainty and fear for the West

The viability of the Ukrainian state could well rest upon the results of this offensive. What obviously concerns Kyiv is that if the offensive fails, they could lose the war. What should worry Ukraine’s leaders the most, however, is that Ukraine could win this offensive battle, but as a result, …

Russian Defence Minister: ‘The US and its allies have severely eroded the global security architecture’

17:48 28.04.2023

Russian Defence Minister: ‘The US and its allies have severely eroded the global security architecture’

On 28 April 2023 a meeting of the heads of defence ministries of the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation (SCO) countries was held in New Delhi, Russian MoD informs. The meeting was attended by the defence ministers of Russia, India, Kazakhstan, China, Kyrgyzstan, Pakistan, Tajikistan, and Uzbekistan, the SCO Secretary-General and the …

Newsweek: Most of the World wants to move on from Ukraine

10:29 28.04.2023

Newsweek: Most of the World wants to move on from Ukraine

The bulk of the world's countries want to move on, even if that means Russia keeping some Ukrainian land in exchange for guns falling silent, ‘Newsweek’ notes. Yes, the United States and its G7 allies wrapped up their foreign ministers' meeting in Karuizawa, Japan this week on a note of …

The U.S. sanctions would be worse than failures

10:28 28.04.2023

The U.S. sanctions would be worse than failures

“I’ve taught a seminar on financial warfare at the U.S. Army War College for the past seven years. I usually have about 12 students from all branches (Army, Navy, Marines, Air Force, and Coast Guard) as well as civilians from the State Department, CIA and other agencies. They’re generally mid-career, …

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