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Bloomberg: Allies fear US is overextended as Global conflicts spread

11:49 31.10.2023

Bloomberg: Allies fear US is overextended as Global conflicts spread

Allies fear US power may be overtaxed as Mideast war spreads. US says it can handle Ukraine, Mideast wars, China tensions, Bloomberg notes. Joe Biden came to office declaring America is back. Now, facing hot wars in the Middle East and Ukraine and a simmering cold one with China, the …

Wang Yi in Washington: The China-US relations “cannot be left to ‘autopilot’”

11:46 31.10.2023

Wang Yi in Washington: The China-US relations “cannot be left to ‘autopilot’”

Wang Yi, a member of the Political Bureau of the Communist Party of China Central Committee and Chinese foreign minister, held discussions with U.S. strategists in Washington, informs Xinhua. Wang said that during his visit, China and the United States with an attitude of equality and mutual respect had in-depth, …

A monument to St. John of Kronstadt was unveiled in California

11:46 31.10.2023

A monument to St. John of Kronstadt was unveiled in California

A monument to St. John of Kronstadt (photo) was unveiled in California on October 29, 2023. The ceremony took place in a church located in San Diego and consecrated in honor of the famous priest. The ceremony was performed by Archbishop Kyrill of San Francisco and Western America. Two bronze …

View from Croatia: EU in the “ring of fire” of conflicts

11:44 31.10.2023

View from Croatia: EU in the “ring of fire” of conflicts

The security situation around Europe is rapidly deteriorating, writes “Geopolitika.news” from Croatia. Much is not right within the EU itself; something needs to be done. However, instead of solving real problems, European elites offer people illusions and ideology. This is indicated by the rapid deterioration of the security situation around …

USA vs. China – this is an economic war

11:30 30.10.2023

USA vs. China – this is an economic war

This is a US economic war on China, writes Jeffrey Sachs, a world-renowned economist and president of the UN Sustainable Development Solutions Network. The anti-China policies come out of a familiar playbook of US policy-making. The aim is to prevent economic and technological competition from a major rival. The first …

View from London: The world is hurtling towards another financial crisis, and the IMF is in denial

11:29 30.10.2023

View from London: The world is hurtling towards another financial crisis, and the IMF is in denial

With war in the Middle East looming, energy prices once more spiking, and governments seemingly drowning in debt, the impression of all-embracing perma-crisis grows by the day. Yet at the International Monetary Fund (IMF) there is an almost surreal air of calm verging on outright complacency, notes ‘The Telegraph’. “Our …

NYT: Developing world sees double standard in West’s Actions in Gaza and Ukraine

11:28 30.10.2023

NYT: Developing world sees double standard in West’s Actions in Gaza and Ukraine

Speaking from the Oval Office, President Biden tied American support for Ukraine and Israel together, describing both nations as democracies fighting enemies determined to “completely annihilate” them…. But Israel’s counterattack on Gaza, its threats to mount a ground invasion and America’s tight embrace of its most important Mideast ally, regardless, …

Axios: Rattled U.S. government fears wars could spread

11:27 30.10.2023

Axios: Rattled U.S. government fears wars could spread

This is a new column by Axios CEO Jim VandeHei and co-founder Mike Allen, based on regular conversations with White House and congressional leaders, CEOs, and top technologists. Never before have we talked to so many top government officials who, in private, are so worried about so many overseas conflicts …

Times of Israel: 200 held as Jewish group shuts NYC’s Grand Central calling for Gaza ceasefire

11:17 29.10.2023

Times of Israel: 200 held as Jewish group shuts NYC’s Grand Central calling for Gaza ceasefire

Hundreds of people were arrested Friday when police broke up a large demonstration of mostly Jewish New Yorkers who had taken over the main hall of Grand Central station in protest of Israel’s war with Hamas, police and organizers said, ‘Times of Israel’ informs. Wearing black T-shirts saying “Jews say …

Dmitry Polyanskiy at UNSC: “What I have shown you is physical evidence of how Western-supplied weapons are being actively used by Ukrainians to attack civilian infrastructure”

11:16 29.10.2023

Dmitry Polyanskiy at UNSC: “What I have shown you is physical evidence of how Western-supplied weapons are being actively used by Ukrainians to attack civilian infrastructure”

Statement by First Deputy Permanent Representative Dmitry Polyanskiy at UN Security Council briefing on Ukraine. Main points: - In my hands I am holding fragments of several projectiles. One of them was collected from the location that was hit from a HIMARS on 16 September 2022. I am speaking of …

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