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View from London: “We would be much better occupied promoting a lasting peace than in fuelling and paying to prolong a war in which actual Ukrainians die”

11:00 02.10.2023

View from London: “We would be much better occupied promoting a lasting peace than in fuelling and paying to prolong a war in which actual Ukrainians die”

Is Ukraine stuck? Wars can be very unpredictable – especially in their early weeks – but there are a lot of signs that Ukraine has run into political and military trouble, writes Peter Hitchens, an observer of London ‘Daily Mail’. The USA is still (wisely) dead set against involving itself …

The Big Business of war

10:35 01.10.2023

The Big Business of war

After his show at the United Nations, where he declared that “Russian aggression could expand beyond Ukraine,” Zelensky asked for more than a billion dollars from the US Congress. The Congress has so far allocated 43 billion in "assistance to the security of Ukraine", i.e. for direct military purposes, notes …

All the Pandas in American zoos are being taken back by China

10:35 01.10.2023

All the Pandas in American zoos are being taken back by China

After next year, the US won’t be home to a single panda. All the Pandas in American Zoos Set to Return to China, informs Bloomberg. Giant pandas are everywhere at Washington, DC’s National Zoo. Three live in the zoo’s Asia Trail. A 24-hour panda-cam broadcasts the trio’s every move. Even …

A US Congress amendment to slash Secretary of Defense Lloyd Austin’s pay to $1

10:34 01.10.2023

A US Congress amendment to slash Secretary of Defense Lloyd Austin’s pay to $1

The House passed an amendment proposed by Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene that would slash the salary of Secretary of Defense Lloyd Austin to $1. Republican lawmakers voted to cut Mr. Austin‘s salary from more than $221,000 annually because of their discontent with his job performance. “I’m proud to let you …

Poll in France: People against airplanes

10:32 01.10.2023

Poll in France: People against airplanes

On May 30, engineer Jean-Marc Iancovici, an expert on climate change, called for a sharp restriction of air travel and stated the need to set a quota of 4 flights per person over a lifetime. The CSA Institute wanted to find out the attitude towards flying in France. A survey …

Vladimir Putin: “We will do the utmost to make sure that the so-called global majority has the sense that they are not simply the majority in terms of the population size of their countries but they are the majority on account of their development prospects”

13:43 30.09.2023

Vladimir Putin: “We will do the utmost to make sure that the so-called global majority has the sense that they are not simply the majority in terms of the population size of their countries but they are the majority on account of their development prospects”

Vladimir Putin spoke at the opening of the Russia-Latin America International Parliamentary Conference Moscow. September 29, 2023. Key points: - I would like to sincerely welcome all the participants of the Russia-Latin America International Parliamentary Conference. This conference, initiated by the leaders of the Russian State Duma, has brought together …

NYT: US Army hospital in Germany is treating US GIs hurt in Ukraine

10:10 30.09.2023

NYT: US Army hospital in Germany is treating US GIs hurt in Ukraine

The Army’s Landstuhl Regional Medical Center has quietly started admitting soldiers who were wounded in Ukraine combat – most of them American volunteers, suddenly reveals ‘The New York Times’. A group of Ukrainian Army soldiers pierced by Russian grenades and mortar shells arrived at a hospital recently in need of …

The Biden administration has imposed sanctions on five Turkish companies. Why?

10:09 30.09.2023

The Biden administration has imposed sanctions on five Turkish companies. Why?

Secondary sanctions are all the rage as Washington gets more desperate to crack down on unaligned countries. The Biden administration has imposed sanctions on five Turkish companies and one Turkish national accused of helping Russia evade sanctions and supporting Moscow in its invasion of Ukraine, turning up the pressure on …

Welcome to the New Green Colonialism

10:07 30.09.2023

Welcome to the New Green Colonialism

In 2023, there’s a catch to climbing that ladder into the industrialized world. As the board of directors of the club of the wealthy points out, the classic ladder of development, industrialization itself, has become rickety and ever more dangerous. After all, it requires energy traditionally supplied by fossil fuels, …

POLITICO: Fear in the EU ‘chicken coop’ – “Can Europe survive Trump 2.0?”

10:06 30.09.2023

POLITICO: Fear in the EU ‘chicken coop’ – “Can Europe survive Trump 2.0?”

Here’s something the European mind can’t fully comprehend: “Come November 2024, Donald Trump may be headed back into the White House,” states POLITICO. It’s a nightmare scenario for Europeans who bore the brunt of the former U.S. president’s antagonism during his four years in office and hoped to never have …

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