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Europe in panic: Six weeks left before the US rolls out ‘industrial subsidies’

11:32 24.11.2022

Europe in panic: Six weeks left before the US rolls out ‘industrial subsidies’

With only six weeks to avoid a transatlantic trade showdown over green industries,the Germans are frustrated that Washington isn't offering a peace deal and are increasingly considering a taboo-breaking response: European subsidies. Germany mulls breaking subsidy taboo to avoid trade war with Biden, - writes POLITOCO-PRO. Europe's fears hinge on …

Bali: What happened is a negation of the spirit of the G20

12:00 23.11.2022

Bali: What happened is a negation of the spirit of the G20

“The golden rule that security issues do not fall within the purview of G20 has been broken. At the G20 summit, the Western countries held the rest of the participants at the Bali summit to ransom: ‘Our way or no way’. What happened is a negation of the spirit of …

President Biden under fire

11:55 22.11.2022

President Biden under fire

Republicans announced that they are launching an investigation that will focus on President Biden himself and any illicit or unethical financial ties he had to his son Hunter's overseas dealings, writes “The Daily Mail”. Now Joe Biden and his family are facing an onslaught of subpoenas from the House majority …

Where is the money, man? Where are the 61 percent of Pentagon assets?

11:54 22.11.2022

Where is the money, man? Where are the 61 percent of Pentagon assets?

Defense Department fails another audit, recognizes “The Hill”. After 1,600 auditors combed through DOD’s $3.5 trillion in assets and $3.7 trillion in liabilities, officials found that the department couldn’t account for about 61 percent of its assets, - Pentagon Comptroller Mike McCord told reporters. The Defense Department has failed its …

Who can live in England with less than £3 a week?

11:06 21.11.2022

Who can live in England with less than £3 a week?

A study from the Joseph Rowntree Foundation found that 7 million families in England have gone without things like heating, toiletries or showers this year. Gheorghe, for her part, sometimes eats just one meal a day. And this Elena Gheorghe had never eaten at a food bank until this year. …

Marjorie Taylor Greene: “We’re going to audit what’s happening in Ukraine”

11:05 21.11.2022

Marjorie Taylor Greene: “We’re going to audit what’s happening in Ukraine”

House Republicans critical of U.S. assistance to Ukraine during its war with Russia introduced a privileged resolution to audit the funds allocated by Congress.The resolution is being ledby Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene (photo) (R-Ga.) and backed by a group of GOP lawmakers.The resolution, which calls for preserving administration documents and …

Ukraine's appetite for weapons is straining western stockpiles

18:01 20.11.2022

Ukraine's appetite for weapons is straining western stockpiles

As the war in Ukraine shows little sign of abating, Kyiv’s Western partners are grappling with how to maintain a supply of arms and ammunition to Ukraine, without letting their stockpiles dwindle to the point that it could jeopardize their own readiness levels, -writes “The Foreign Policy”.“I think everyone is …

Hungarian opinion: EU proposes new sanctions against Russia ‘to justify its mistakes’

18:00 20.11.2022

Hungarian opinion: EU proposes new sanctions against Russia ‘to justify its mistakes’

Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor OrbanHungary believes EU should abandon its sanctions policy, says top Hungarian diplomat Peter Szijjarto, -informs TASS. He reiterated that the EU had hoped to achieve an end to the military conflict in Ukraine, but failed.The Hungarian government believes that the European Union should renounce its sanctions …

Why Poland and the Baltic countries want a Ukraine’s victory?

13:17 19.11.2022

Why Poland and the Baltic countries want a Ukraine’s victory?

‘Western democracies want Ukraine to win – but are they all happy for Europe’s centre of gravity to migrate eastward?’ - Anna Gromada, a social scientist and co-founder of the Warsaw-based Kalecki Foundation thinktank, puts such a question in “The Guardian”. If the outcome of the war could be determined …

EU leaders accuse US natural gas producers of profiteering

10:50 18.11.2022

EU leaders accuse US natural gas producers of profiteering

European leaders are unhappy with natural gas prices. Some leaders are insisting that the EU impose a price cap on all natural gas imports, regardless of origin, - notes Oilprice.com. France’s president Emmanuel Macron accused the United States of a “double standard” because of the difference between the price at …

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