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BRICS grows, adding 13 new ‘partner countries’ at historic Summit in Kazan, Russia

11:47 31.10.2024

BRICS grows, adding 13 new ‘partner countries’ at historic Summit in Kazan, Russia

BRICS held a summit in Kazan, Russia in October 2024, where it expanded with 13 “partner nations”, after adding four new members. These are the most important takeaways from the historic meeting, writes Benjamin (Ben) Norton, an investigative journalist and analyst, the founder and editor of Geopolitical Economy Report. The …

What will US foreign policy be under the new administration?

11:44 31.10.2024

What will US foreign policy be under the new administration?

What will US foreign policy be under the new administration - either Trump's or Harris'? This question is increasingly being discussed in the international press. For much of his time in office, President Joe Biden framed the central challenge of our age as a struggle between “democracy and autocracy.” But …

Bloomberg: Russia’s share in European LNG market grows

11:42 31.10.2024

Bloomberg: Russia’s share in European LNG market grows

Russia’s role in the European Union’s liquefied natural gas market is growing, even as the bloc weighs how to clamp down on supplies from the nation, Bloomberg writes. Moscow’s share of the EU’s LNG imports climbed to 20% in the first half of the year, compared with 14% a year …

EU-NATO cooperation: To set up a new high-level Task Force

11:41 31.10.2024

EU-NATO cooperation: To set up a new high-level Task Force

President of the European commission von der Leyen and Secretary General Rutte met for the first time since he took office at the helm of NATO. Their discussion focused on the importance of a close and strategic partnership between the Union and the Alliance as EU Commission release reports. They …

As BRICS takes the Initiative from BIS – BIS debates ending mBridge project

12:36 30.10.2024

As BRICS takes the Initiative from BIS – BIS debates ending mBridge project

The Bank for International Settlements is debating whether to shut down a pilot cross-border payments platform after Russia‘s President Vladimir Putin identified the underlying technology as a tool to circumvent sanctions and potentially undermine the dollar’s dominance in the global financial system, Bloomberg informs. The mBridge project — which promises …

Bloomberg: Europe is almost out of time to defend its place in a brutal World

12:34 30.10.2024

Bloomberg: Europe is almost out of time to defend its place in a brutal World

The European project is approaching a tipping point. A combination of political paralysis, external threats and economic malaise is threatening to end the European Union’s ambitions to become a global force in its own right — pushing member states toward defending their own interests instead, states Bloomberg. After decades of …

The war of genocide: 40% of 43,000 killed by Israeli forces in Gaza are children

12:32 30.10.2024

The war of genocide: 40% of 43,000 killed by Israeli forces in Gaza are children

The Israeli genocidal war on Palestinians in the Gaza Strip has resulted in the martyrdom of 42,885 people and injured another, the Government's Media Office in Gaza revealed. Israeli occupation forces committed at least 3,738 massacres in the Gaza Strip, throughout the 385 days of war. The Media Office has …

The ICC prosecutor under attack: Karim Khan got sexual claims against him

12:31 30.10.2024

The ICC prosecutor under attack: Karim Khan got sexual claims against him

The chief prosecutor of the International Criminal Court (ICC) Karim Ahmad Khan allegedly responded to a formal complaint of sexual misconduct by trying to persuade the alleged victim to deny the claims, the Guardian has been told, ‘The Guardian’ writes. Multiple ICC staff with knowledge of the allegations against Karim …

WSJ: “The West, which supports Kiev, will now look for a way out”

11:55 29.10.2024

WSJ: “The West, which supports Kiev, will now look for a way out”

The West wants to receive proposals from Moscow for a not too humiliating end to the Ukrainian conflict, ‘The Wall Street Journal’ writes. However, Putin will not offer easy ways of retreat. He will demand a very high price. Every day Russia is getting closer to achieving its goals. The …

‘Athens News’: Sanctions – ruin for Europe, gain for others

11:54 29.10.2024

‘Athens News’: Sanctions – ruin for Europe, gain for others

Sanctions against Russia led to an energy crisis in EU rising prices and closing factories. At the same time, the US, China and other countries benefited, notes ‘Athens News’. Sanctions. The word sounds almost like a spell, causing as much anxiety as promise. On the one hand, this is a …

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