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Al-Ahram: "Democracy" has become a Trojan horse for violent regime change

10:37 12.03.2023

Al-Ahram: "Democracy" has become a Trojan horse for violent regime change

In December 2008, according to the Egyptian newspaper Al-Ahram, US President George W. Bush called President-elect Barack Obama and said he wanted him to meet with the director of the Central Intelligence Agency to brief on the agency's plans around the world. He made it clear that, given the extreme …

Rich Chinese clients worry about their money in Swiss banks

10:37 12.03.2023

Rich Chinese clients worry about their money in Swiss banks

Swiss banks lose the image of reliable financial institutions. Executives at Switzerland’s biggest banks say rich Chinese clients have become much more worried about parking money in the country because of its tough approach to applying sanctions since Russian special military operation in Ukraine, notes “The Financial Times”. “We were …

India's oil deals with Russia dent decades-old dollar dominance

10:34 12.03.2023

India's oil deals with Russia dent decades-old dollar dominance

US-led international sanctions on Russia have begun to erode the dollar's decades-old dominance of international oil trade as most deals with India – Russia's top outlet for seaborne crude – have been settled in other currencies, informs Reuters. The dollar's pre-eminence has periodically been called into question and yet it …

“Observateur Continental”: The West is determined to destroy Russia

10:48 11.03.2023

“Observateur Continental”: The West is determined to destroy Russia

Observers are talking about a possible attack by the Ukrainian armed forces on Transnistria in order to seize huge Russian military depots there. The conflict is on the way to a direct confrontation between the US and Russia. The West is determined to destroy Russia and threatens world peace, stresses …

It is Zugzwang for Biden

10:48 11.03.2023

It is Zugzwang for Biden

“The big question is whether the Nord Stream sabotage will also be the undoing of the Biden presidency?” - M.K. Bhadrakumar, Indian Ambassador and prominent international observer, puts a question. ‘The New York Times’ reported that a ‘pro-Ukrainian group’ sabotaged Nord Stream pipeline in the Baltic on Sept. 27, 2022. …

MPs: UK ammunition stockpile ‘dangerously low’

10:31 10.03.2023

MPs: UK ammunition stockpile ‘dangerously low’

Rebuilding Britain’s dwindling stockpile of munitions after the war in Ukraine could take at least a decade putting UK national security at risk, MPs have warned, writes UK “The Standard”. The Commons Defence Committee said the UK and other Nato allies have allowed their reserves of ammunition to fall to …

More than 1.2 million march in France. Protesters aim to ‘bring France to standstill’

10:30 10.03.2023

More than 1.2 million march in France. Protesters aim to ‘bring France to standstill’

More than 1.2 million protesters marched in France on Tuesday as rail workers and refinery staff began rolling strikes and trade unions stepped up their campaign to try to stop Emmanuel Macron’s plan to raise the pension age to 64. For the sixth time since the start of the year, …

How West’s disruptive chorus against Russia spoiled G20 party in India

12:51 09.03.2023

How West’s disruptive chorus against Russia spoiled G20 party in India

The G7 countries have shown a determination to raise a disruptive chorus of condemnation against Russia at every international meet, as if the Ukraine conflict constitutes the centre of gravity of international relations around which all other problems must rotate, notes Kanval Sibal, a former Indian Foreign Secretary, India’s Ambassador …

‘Counterpunch’: Blinken’s trip to Central Asia – unwise and unwarranted

12:48 09.03.2023

‘Counterpunch’: Blinken’s trip to Central Asia – unwise and unwarranted

In an effort to gain leverage against Russia and China, Secretary of State Antony Blinken traveled to Kazakhstan last week to meet with foreign ministers of the five Central Asian nations, comments ‘Counterpunch’. The United States has no vital national security interests in any of the five Islamic states that …

Opinion from Austria: “The slow death of Europe”

10:16 08.03.2023

Opinion from Austria: “The slow death of Europe”

"The West rose to global dominance between the 16th and 18th centuries. Yet a closer look at those 300 years reveals that they were rife with war, corruption and unrest… The West enjoyed a level of societal energy that propelled it to global dominance. This was made possible by extending …

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