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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 …

India, China and a new multipolar, multi-civilisational World

11:40 25.07.2023

India, China and a new multipolar, multi-civilisational World

A multipolar, multi-civilisational world order that is not anchored in the collective West’s discredited neoliberal globalist ideology is the basis for pragmatic cooperation between India and China, stresses Zorawar Daulet Singh, a strategic affairs expert based in New Delhi. The history of India-China relations could actually be presented as one …

BRICS has strengthened and is waiting for the expansion of its ranks – 22 nations apply for membership

11:36 24.07.2023

BRICS has strengthened and is waiting for the expansion of its ranks – 22 nations apply for membership

Twenty two nations have formally applied to become members of the BRICS economic bloc, a South African diplomat said. An equal number have also informally sought to join the organization that groups Brazil, Russia, India, China and South Africa, Anil Sooklal, the bloc’s ambassador from South Africa, told reporters in …

‘New York Times’ reveals: NATO – is a Huge Business!

11:33 24.07.2023

‘New York Times’ reveals: NATO – is a Huge Business!

If someone in the West believes that NATO was created to protect his country, then he is mistaken. ‘New York Times’ writes about it – “NATO Isn’t What It Says It Is”. NATO, according to the authors of this article – Grey Anderson and Thomas Meaney - is a ‘Big …

Germany is a Europe's sick economic giant

11:31 24.07.2023

Germany is a Europe's sick economic giant

Chemical giant BASF has been a pillar of German business for more than 150 years, underpinning the country’s industrial rise with a steady stream of innovation that helped make “Made in Germany” the envy of the world. But its latest moonshot — a $10 billion investment in a state-of-the-art complex …

Storm clouds gathering in the Black Sea

11:29 24.07.2023

Storm clouds gathering in the Black Sea

Kiev followed up with an official letter to the UN’s International Maritime Organization spelling out a new maritime corridor passing through Romania’s territorial waters and exclusive maritime economic zone in the north-western part of the Black Sea, writes M.K. Bhadrakumar, Indian Ambassador and prominent international observer. Evidently, Kiev acted in …

‘Red Alert’ at Zaporizhzhia

10:51 23.07.2023

‘Red Alert’ at Zaporizhzhia

Amidst accusations from that the Zaporizhzhia nuclear power plant in southeastern Ukraine has been wired for detonation or could be deliberately attacked during the current war there, one absolute truth remains: nuclear power plants are inherently dangerous, stresses Linda Pentz Gunter, an editor and curator of Beyond Nuclear International.org and …

De-dollarization: IMF hints at allowing countries to use Chinese Yuan for debt repayment

10:51 23.07.2023

De-dollarization: IMF hints at allowing countries to use Chinese Yuan for debt repayment

The International Monetary Fund (IMF) has hinted that it may accept the Chinese Yuan as a currency for countries to settle their obligations with the IMF following Argentina’s recent debt repayment in yuan. IMF spokesperson Julie Kozack confirmed that Argentina had paid off part of its debts — equivalent to …

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