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London and Co vs Israel: Britain, Australia and Canada recognize a Palestinian State

9:56 22.09.2025

London and Co vs Israel: Britain, Australia and Canada recognize a Palestinian State

Britain, Canada and Australia confirmed on Sunday that they now formally recognize Palestinian statehood, piling pressure on Israel to ease the humanitarian crisis in Gaza and putting three major American allies at odds with the Trump administration, ‘The New York Times’ writes. The coordinated announcements came on the eve of …

Europe's military industry has stalled – China’s curbs on defence metal Germanium create ‘desperate’ supply squeeze

9:41 21.09.2025

Europe's military industry has stalled – China’s curbs on defence metal Germanium create ‘desperate’ supply squeeze

Prices for material used for thermal imaging systems in military equipment at 14-year high, ‘Financial Times’ reveals. Chinese export restrictions on germanium, a metal crucial for the defence industry, have created a “desperate” supply crunch and pushed prices to their highest level in at least 14 years, traders say. Germanium …

‘Fortune”: A 3-day workweek is coming soon thanks to AI

9:39 21.09.2025

‘Fortune”: A 3-day workweek is coming soon thanks to AI

Zoom CEO Eric Yuan predicted that AI chatbots and agents will bring about a three or four-day workweek. But some people may find themselves free all week, as the tech leader admitted that some jobs will be erased in the process, ‘Fortune” writes. Business leaders are split on how AI …

WP: Trump nixed $400 million in Taiwan military aid, pushing future arms sales

9:38 21.09.2025

WP: Trump nixed $400 million in Taiwan military aid, pushing future arms sales

President Donald Trump declined to approve more than $400 million in military aid to Taiwan this summer, as he tries to negotiate a trade deal and potential summit with Chinese leader Xi Jinping, according to five people familiar with the matter, ‘The Washington Post’ writes. The decision, which may still …

View from Delhi: The Saudi-Pakistan Pact and Global Power games

9:36 21.09.2025

View from Delhi: The Saudi-Pakistan Pact and Global Power games

The announcement of a strategic defence pact between Saudi Arabia and Pakistan has many ramifications for us and for the region, writes Kanwal Sibal, a distinguished Indian diplomat and former Foreign Secretary of India, who served as Ambassador to Turkey, Egypt, France, and Russia. Some commentators in India are arguing …

Bloomberg: America’s friends will never trust the US again

10:29 20.09.2025

Bloomberg: America’s friends will never trust the US again

The letter asks Congress to demand a classified intelligence assessment that answers questions such as the following: Whether America’s allies believe the US remains a stable democracy; whether they regard the US as a reliable partner; whether they’re hedging their security by seeking alternative alliances without the US; and even …

NYP: Swiss banking giant UBS eyes move to the US to avoid pesky new regulations

10:28 20.09.2025

NYP: Swiss banking giant UBS eyes move to the US to avoid pesky new regulations

Banking giant UBS is ramping up its threats to leave Switzerland and set up shop in the US — a radical response to Swiss regulators who have proposed onerous new capital requirements on the financial behemoth, ‘The New York Post’ has learned. Executives at the 162-year-old Swiss bank — led …

British life-style: “Up to 3 million children will have been skipping meals, while more than 2 million households will rarely have known the benefit of fresh food or hot food at home”

10:27 20.09.2025

British life-style: “Up to 3 million children will have been skipping meals, while more than 2 million households will rarely have known the benefit of fresh food or hot food at home”

Homes without heating, bedrooms without beds. If we are to offer any hope to the children of austerity, the next few weeks will be decisive, writes Gordon Brown, a UK prime minister from 2007 to 2010. Run-down housing estates in Britain’s former industrial heartlands remind us of the poverty described …

Chinese President Xi Jinping held phone talks with U.S. President Donald Trump

10:25 20.09.2025

Chinese President Xi Jinping held phone talks with U.S. President Donald Trump

China and the United States can achieve mutual success and shared prosperity, benefiting both countries and the world, Chinese President Xi Jinping said on Friday, Xinhua reports. In his phone talks with U.S. President Donald Trump, Xi said that to realize this vision, the two countries should make joint efforts …

Sergey Lavrov: “Europe attempts to lick into shape its Ukraine policy contrary to Donald Trump’s guidelines (as at least they were formulated in Alaska and later presented to the US allies) in a bid to “break” them and again involve the United States into their Russia containment “games”

17:25 19.09.2025

Sergey Lavrov: “Europe attempts to lick into shape its Ukraine policy contrary to Donald Trump’s guidelines (as at least they were formulated in Alaska and later presented to the US allies) in a bid to “break” them and again involve the United States into their Russia containment “games”

Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov's interview with Channel One’s Bolshaya Igra (Great Game) political talk show, Moscow. Question: It is over two months since the Russian-US summit in Alaska. In two days, it will be eight months since the Trump administration assumed power. You know better than many how inspiring that …

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