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Sudan faces “a dangerous coup d’état that will sink the country into poverty and despair”

10:12 21.04.2023

Sudan faces “a dangerous coup d’état that will sink the country into poverty and despair”

Sudan faces an attempted coup as its military engages in battles in Khartoum against rival paramilitary forces. The clashes have so far killed dozens of civilians and fighters. According to a Reuters report, “The fighting that broke out on Saturday between army units loyal to General Abdel Fattah al-Burhan, and …

Washington vs Hungary

10:12 21.04.2023

Washington vs Hungary

The U.S. government sanctioned the International Investment Bank, a Russian multilateral development institution based in Budapest. It was the first time that Washington has targeted an entity based in a NATO and E.U. ally nation, marking a nadir in U.S.-Hungarian relations, writes ‘The American Conservative’. The IIB’s operations were “rendered …

Hysteria in the USA – Russians are coming to Latin America

10:11 21.04.2023

Hysteria in the USA – Russians are coming to Latin America

‘The American Thinker’ gave birth to an article full of horror at ‘the growth of the Russian presence in Latin America’. The author blames Biden & Harris, and he is surprised at ‘the left turn’ in the politics of the countries of the continent: “Just as the Biden administration abandons …

Sweden today: “Sometimes parents do not eat enough for their children to eat”

10:45 20.04.2023

Sweden today: “Sometimes parents do not eat enough for their children to eat”

“The destruction of the European economy – more and more Swedes can't afford food,” Swedish “Nya Dagbladet” writes. In Örebro city alone, the number of people to whom Stadsmissionen donates food has increased by 400 in a couple of months. The organization says that more and more Swedes now can't …

Where have gone hundreds of billions dollars for support of the European NATO forces?

10:44 20.04.2023

Where have gone hundreds of billions dollars for support of the European NATO forces?

NATO leaders have touted their substantial military support to Ukraine as evidence the alliance remains integral to European security. In truth, NATO largesse unmasks a hollow force, R. Jordan Prescott writes – a contractor working in defense and national security since 2002. Over the course of the year, Ukrainian President …

Breaking up with Russia is hard for many Western firms

10:43 20.04.2023

Breaking up with Russia is hard for many Western firms

Only a small percentage of the hundreds of companies that promised to leave Russia after the beginning of special military operation in Ukraine have exited, according to several groups keeping a scorecard — and for those that dawdled, departing has only become more expensive and complicated, “The Washington Post” writes …

Mexico’s Obrador Accuses Pentagon of Spying

10:43 20.04.2023

Mexico’s Obrador Accuses Pentagon of Spying

Mexican President Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador (AMLO) ratcheted up the political infighting with the US by saying his country has been a target of espionage by the Pentagon. AMLO, as the president is known, said the Mexican government needs to safeguard classified information to protect its “national security and defend …

“Where is the money, Joe?” – Matt Gaetz forces Biden to reveal how many U.S. troops are in Ukraine

11:01 19.04.2023

“Where is the money, Joe?” – Matt Gaetz forces Biden to reveal how many U.S. troops are in Ukraine

Rep. Matt Gaetz (R-FL) files a privileged resolution to force President Joe Biden to reveal how many American troops are deployed in Ukraine. Gaetz’s resolution comes after a leak of classified documents from the Pentagon indicated there were at least 29 Department of Defense personnel there last month, including 14 …

Why China’s leader hasn’t called the president of Ukraine

10:59 19.04.2023

Why China’s leader hasn’t called the president of Ukraine

The question of when and whether Mr. Xi will speak with Mr. Zelensky — which Western leaders have also urged him to do — reflects their countries’ uncertain state of relations amid Russia’s war in Ukraine “The New York Times” writes. China wants to maintain its professed neutrality in the …

American Institute for Economic Research: “The Fed is Bankrupt”

10:59 19.04.2023

American Institute for Economic Research: “The Fed is Bankrupt”

“The Fed is bankrupt — and I don’t just mean intellectually”, Thomas L. Hogan, Ph.D. writes, a senior research faculty at American Institute for Economic Research (AIER) and the ex-chief economist for the U.S. Senate Committee on Banking, Housing and Urban Affairs. Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell recently testified before …

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