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Former US Secretary of Defense: USA – the ‘Dysfunctional Superpower’

12:06 09.10.2023

Former US Secretary of Defense: USA – the ‘Dysfunctional Superpower’

The Foreign Affairs magazine published a very revealing article by the former US Secretary of Defense (from 2006 to 2011). Mr. Robert Gates is on the verge of a nervous breakdown, and calls on the US authorities to come to their senses so as not to lose the global competition …

WSJ: Many central banks and governments around the world want to kick their dollar addiction

12:05 09.10.2023

WSJ: Many central banks and governments around the world want to kick their dollar addiction

Yes, many central banks and governments around the world want to kick their dollar addiction. They aren’t getting very far — except when forced, notes ‘The Wall Street Journal’. The percentage of official foreign-exchange reserves allocated to US dollars globally was 58.9% in the second quarter of the year, figures …

MEPs against Freedom of Press: EU will not protect journalists from ‘government spying’

12:05 09.10.2023

MEPs against Freedom of Press: EU will not protect journalists from ‘government spying’

The hope for a full ban on the use of spyware against journalists in the EU is “dead,” after MEPs backed watered-down media regulations that allow the authorities to infect phones in the name of national security, media freedom advocates claim. The European Parliament debated a series of amendments to …

Why there is a claim that “American taxpayer dollars helped fund Palestinian militant group Hamas’ deadly attack on Israel”?

11:36 08.10.2023

Why there is a claim that “American taxpayer dollars helped fund Palestinian militant group Hamas’ deadly attack on Israel”?

A Biden Administration official denied a baseless claim espoused by GOP lawmakers and former President Donald Trump that “American taxpayer dollars helped fund Palestinian militant group Hamas’ deadly attack on Israel Saturday morning, which Trump claimed “many reports are saying came from the Biden Administration,” though no evidence supports any …

The Washington Times: “Combat fatigue? Cracks in Western unity…”

10:58 08.10.2023

The Washington Times: “Combat fatigue? Cracks in Western unity…”

Kyiv may face another enemy that’s perhaps equally dangerous in the long run: the weakening of Western resolve, notes ‘The Washington Times’. The unity of the U.S. and its leading allies is showing early signs that support for Ukraine won’t last indefinitely. In the U.S., leading candidates for the Republican …

POLITICO: Mega-gathering of European leaders in Granada ends with a whimper

10:57 08.10.2023

POLITICO: Mega-gathering of European leaders in Granada ends with a whimper

A summit gathering close to 50 European leaders (photo), dozens of aides and legions of journalists ended as a damp squib when those gathered failed to make any significant progress to resolve conflicts on Europe’s doorstep — or any other regional issue, POLITICO comments. The third edition of Emmanuel Macron’s …

US Weaves web of intelligence links in Asia

10:56 08.10.2023

US Weaves web of intelligence links in Asia

The US is deepening intelligence cooperation with countries across Asia as it looks to counter Beijing’s sophisticated spying apparatus and blunt Chinese cyber attacks, writes Bloomberg. The Biden administration has developed a set of separate but overlapping partnerships in Asia, including an intelligence-sharing arrangement with the “Quad” grouping of the …

American cry: “Useless, clueless city officials destroying Sacramento with Homeless Crisis!”

10:51 08.10.2023

American cry: “Useless, clueless city officials destroying Sacramento with Homeless Crisis!”

‘In early September we reported on a national study which found that Sacramento placed second only behind Baltimore for the dirtiest cities in America. With 39,186 complaints per 100k population,’ notes ‘California Globe’. Sacramento’s homeless drug-addicted, mentally-ill, criminal vagrant population have clearly shown they can’t govern or take care of …

Bedbugs sweep Paris and London

10:36 07.10.2023

Bedbugs sweep Paris and London

First, Paris was taken over by rats. Now Paris has fallen under the attack of bedbugs. The French government has vowed action to “reassure and protect” the public as its capital Paris reports a “widespread” rise in bedbugs, CNN informs. French Transport Minister Clement Beaune said Friday he would “bring …

View from London: Ukrainian corruption is a System

10:35 07.10.2023

View from London: Ukrainian corruption is a System

Ukrainian corruption is systemic: it is not people; it is a system. Moreover, this system was built into all aspects of society, including the judiciary, defense, law enforcement, banking, health care, and, of course, the economy, and perpetuates itself, writes from London Alexander Markovsky, a senior fellow at the London …

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