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FP: U.S. Middle East policy has failed

11:22 18.01.2024

FP: U.S. Middle East policy has failed

Following Hamas’s brutal massacre of Israeli civilians on Oct. 7, Israel’s massive military campaign against the group has brought the Gaza Strip to the brink of annihilation and the Middle East to the edge of a broader war. A slew of incidents since then suggests that the conflict could escalate …

Bloodied and exhausted: Ukraine’s effort to mobilize more troops hits trouble

12:11 17.01.2024

Bloodied and exhausted: Ukraine’s effort to mobilize more troops hits trouble

Kyiv needs more men for the battlefield, but must also balance concerns about the economy, taxes and fairness, writes POLITICO. Ukraine's parliament withdrew a mobilization bill that would supply more troops to the front, but which has come under ferocious attack for flaws in how it was drafted. "Nothing wil...

Europe’s brinkmanship

12:08 17.01.2024

Europe’s brinkmanship

Russia’s economy is nearly 14 times the size of Ukraine’s, but the combined resources of Ukraine’s allies are so much greater that it should be able to win. Yet as the conflict enters its third year, it is Russia’s defence industry that is slowly turning the war in its favour, …

Taiwan: cross-strait brinkmanship to continue

12:05 17.01.2024

Taiwan: cross-strait brinkmanship to continue

Chinease Foreign Ministry spokesperson’s remarks on the election in Taiwan Q: What’s your comment on the result of the election in the Taiwan region? A: The spokesperson of the Taiwan Affairs Office of the State Council has commented on the result of the election in China’s Taiwan region. The Taiwan …

General Igor Kirillov: “The structure of the system set up by the U.S. administration for global biological risk management became clear”

12:12 16.01.2024

General Igor Kirillov: “The structure of the system set up by the U.S. administration for global biological risk management became clear”

Briefing by Chief of Nuclear, Chemical, and Biological Protection Troops of the Armed Forces of the Russian Federation Lieutenant General Igor Kirillov on U.S. military-biological activity. Key points: During 2023, the Ministry of Defence of the Russian Federation carried out a detailed analysis of U.S. military biological activities in Ukraine …

Some reasonable voices from the Eastern Europe on Ukrainian crises

12:11 16.01.2024

Some reasonable voices from the Eastern Europe on Ukrainian crises

Slovakia’s Prime Minister Robert Fico (photo) has slammed “stupid liberal demagogues” who still support military aid to Kyiv. Funding and arming Ukraine is a “futile waste of human resources and money” that will serve only to fill Ukrainian cemeteries with “thousands of dead soldiers,” Slovak Prime Minister Robert Fico wrote …

View from China: Because of the US, the World is entering ‘the Voldemort of years’

12:10 16.01.2024

View from China: Because of the US, the World is entering ‘the Voldemort of years’

"Politically, 2024 is the Voldemort of years," reads the latest report issued by Eurasia Group, a US-based global political risk research and consulting firm, cites ‘The Global Times’ from China. (Lord Voldemort is the primary antagonist in the ‘Harry Potter’ series). In its annual report "Top Risks for 2024" Eurasia …

Brexit cost the UK economy £140 billion, London Mayor Says

12:09 16.01.2024

Brexit cost the UK economy £140 billion, London Mayor Says

London Mayor Sadiq Khan blames Brexit for costing the UK economy £140 billion ($178 billion), calling on the government to “urgently” rebuild relations with the European Union to stem the decline. Britain’s EU divorce has also meant there are 2 million fewer jobs nationwide than there otherwise would have been, …

American way: A culture in collapse

11:31 15.01.2024

American way: A culture in collapse

American civilization has been turned upside down, and we have a rendezvous soon with the once unthinkable and unimaginable, stresses ‘The American Greatness’. In the last six months, we have borne witness to many iconic moments evidencing the collapse of American culture. The signs are everywhere and cover the gamut …

Global economy headed for worst half-decade in 30 years, World Bank warns

11:29 15.01.2024

Global economy headed for worst half-decade in 30 years, World Bank warns

Slowing growth enters third year, putting development goals at risk, notes ‘The Washington Post’. The global economy will slow in 2024 for the third straight year and appears headed for its weakest half-decade since the early 1990s, the World Bank said Tuesday in its latest annual forecast. While higher interest …

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