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Lula never left Brazil’s centre stage

12:04 03.11.2022

Lula never left Brazil’s centre stage

Lula, the fiery trade union leader, berating free-market reforms of President Cardoso, Brasilia, 1999.The former president of Brazil Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva, popularly known as Lula, has won the country’s presidential election by an incredibly narrow margin of 50.90% of the vote against his right-wing rival and incumbent president …

“The National Interest”: Five ‘Anglosphere’ countries need their own Union

11:32 02.11.2022

“The National Interest”: Five ‘Anglosphere’ countries need their own Union

The five “core Anglosphere” nations on their own would add up to a very impressive economic bloc,Michael Lind is a columnist for “The National Interest”is sure. And he puts a question: ‘What about an Anglosphere customs union for some, though not necessarily all, strategic industries?’Since the rapprochement of the United …

U.S. speeds up plans to store upgraded nukes in Europe

11:30 02.11.2022

U.S. speeds up plans to store upgraded nukes in Europe

The United States has accelerated the fielding of a more accurate version of its mainstay nuclear bomb to NATO bases in Europe, according to a U.S. diplomatic cable and two people familiar with the issue, -POLITICO informs.The arrival of the upgraded B61-12 air-dropped gravity bomb, originally slated for next spring, …

“The American Conservative”: Time to Talk to Russia

11:29 02.11.2022

“The American Conservative”: Time to Talk to Russia

Despite the risk of escalation reaching levels unimagined since the Cold War, unlike during the Cuban missile crisis, channels of communication between Washington and Moscow have remained disconnected, -writes “The American Conservative”.But in a recent piece in “The Financial Times” Gideon Rachmanreportsthat “Although some might assume there is more secret …

Ukraine has resorted to using the Grain Corridor for military purposes

15:34 01.11.2022

Ukraine has resorted to using the Grain Corridor for military purposes

Statement by Permanent Representative Vassily Nebenzia (photo) at UN Security Council meeting regarding the suspension of the Black Sea grain initiative. Main points:- Russia requested this meeting in connection with the actions of the Ukrainian side in the Black Sea that pose a direct threat to the international peace and …

CNN: The first cracks in the American ranks

13:10 01.11.2022

CNN: The first cracks in the American ranks

Rep. Pramila Jayapal, the head of the Congressional Progressive Caucus, came after she released a letter from 30 liberals calling for more diplomacy, a move that appeared to undercut their party’s resolute support for Ukraine.For months, Russian President Vladimir Putin has waited and watched, hoping for a fracturing of the …

‘A Terrifying Document’: Critics say Biden nuclear policy makes the world more dangerous

13:09 01.11.2022

‘A Terrifying Document’: Critics say Biden nuclear policy makes the world more dangerous

Just weeks after U.S. President Joe Biden warned that Russia’s assault on Ukraine has dramatically raised the risk of “Armageddon,” his administration released a Nuclear Posture Review thatnonproliferation advocates saydoes nothing to pull the world back from the brink of global catastrophe.The document makes clear that the country will move …

England: “I don't buy body wash anymore…”

11:39 31.10.2022

England: “I don't buy body wash anymore…”

Thousands in England too ashamed to go to work because they can't afford soap and deodorant. People aren't buying soap and deodorant because they are already struggling to pay other bills, reveals “Sky News”. A report suggests 3.2 million of adults in Britain are in hygiene poverty and many are …

Borrell confesses: ‘EU prosperity was based on China & Russia’

11:39 31.10.2022

Borrell confesses: ‘EU prosperity was based on China & Russia’

EU foreign-policy chief Josep Borrell (photo) confessed the West’s neoliberal economic model was “based on cheap energy coming from Russia,” “access to the big China market,” and low-paid Chinese workers. Europe has now lost that and is thus in crisis. The West’s economic prosperity following the end of the first …

Poland demands a trillion $ from Germany for the Second World War

9:26 30.10.2022

Poland demands a trillion $ from Germany for the Second World War

Such a ‘high spiritual’ relations in the EU! Relations between individual members of the European Union are becoming increasingly hostile. Modern EU crisis demands new money. New money can be obtained even in this way. Statement of Polish MFA on the note sent to the MFA of the Federal Republic …

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