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The climate crisis will be the Mother of all financial crises

11:32 27.07.2023

The climate crisis will be the Mother of all financial crises

Our rapidly heating planet is the fundamental crisis for humanity and will have repercussions on all human systems. The rising cost of living is already a consequence of the climate crisis, high prices are and will continue to be imposed on people because overall supply is falling. And they will …

WSJ: Ukraine's stalled offensive and Biden uneasy political position

11:31 27.07.2023

WSJ: Ukraine's stalled offensive and Biden uneasy political position

The slow pace of Ukraine’s counteroffensive against entrenched Russian forces is dimming hopes that negotiations for an end to the fighting could come this year and raising the specter of an open-ended conflict, according to Western officials, pointes ‘The Wall Street Journal’. A potential stalemate would test President Biden’s stated …

British bureaucracy cuts off the King's income

11:31 27.07.2023

British bureaucracy cuts off the King's income

Sovereign Grant changed after Crown Estate sees profits surge. The reduction follows a review by Royal Trustees - which include Prime Minister Rishi Sunak, Chancellor Jeremy Hunt and Keeper of the Privy Purse Sir Michael Stevens, informs Sky new. The Sovereign Grant used to finance the monarchy's official duties, will …

Glimpses of an Endgame in Ukraine

11:30 26.07.2023

Glimpses of an Endgame in Ukraine

The Western narrative that the war is between Russia and Ukraine, where central issue is the Westphalian principle of national sovereignty, wore thin progressively leaving a void. There is a realisation today that the war is actually between Russia and NATO and that Ukraine had ceased to be a sovereign …

WSJ: Russia notched a victory over Western oil sanctions

11:28 26.07.2023

WSJ: Russia notched a victory over Western oil sanctions

Russia notched a victory in the fight for influence over global oil markets in recent days when the price of the country’s most coveted crude traded above a Western price cap, confesses ‘Wall Street Journal’. It is the first time that the price for its flagship Urals grade of oil …

Millions of US military emails leaks to… Mali

11:26 26.07.2023

Millions of US military emails leaks to… Mali

Millions of US military emails were misdirected to Mali due to a "typo leak" that revealed extremely sensitive information such as diplomatic documents, tax returns, passwords, and top officials' travel data, reveals ‘Financial Times’. Despite repeated warnings over a decade, a steady flow of email traffic continues to the ‘.ML’ …

Germans have nothing to fight with – they want to build ‘an army’ in some future

11:24 26.07.2023

Germans have nothing to fight with – they want to build ‘an army’ in some future

At the moment, Berlin does not have a single combat-ready division, a military unit comprising more than 20,000 troops. It aims to have the first of three divisions operational by 2025, with the second to follow in 2027, informs Reuters. Germany is confident it will have the best equipped army …

Australian mercenary in Ukraine: “Incompetent commanders are putting soldiers in danger”

11:45 25.07.2023

Australian mercenary in Ukraine: “Incompetent commanders are putting soldiers in danger”

An Australian man serving with the Ukrainian International Legion is alleging that Australians, Ukrainians and other volunteers are being put in danger and threatened with repercussions for speaking out by some incompetent Ukrainian commanders, writes Australian ABC.net. Tens of thousands of volunteer soldiers have joined the Ukrainian International Legion, including …

FT: Russia has a plan to supply grain to Africa

11:45 25.07.2023

FT: Russia has a plan to supply grain to Africa

Russia is pushing a plan to supply grain to Africa and cut Ukraine out of the global market after Moscow’s withdrawal from a UN-backed deal, according to three people familiar with the matter, notes ‘Financial Times’. Kyiv and its western backers are also likely to be deeply suspicious of Russia’s …

What was previously a taboo – now is discussing during the crisis: ‘There is no need in EU existence’

11:42 25.07.2023

What was previously a taboo – now is discussing during the crisis: ‘There is no need in EU existence’

The far-right Alternative for Germany (AfD) is set to make the controlled dissolution of the EU one of its key targets for the upcoming European elections, with its leader Tino Chrupalla calling Hungary’s Prime Minister Viktor Orbán one of his main allies. In their EU election manifesto proposal, which is …

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