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FT: The UK must accept it is no longer a global power

11:22 25.03.2026

FT: The UK must accept it is no longer a global power

Starmer has failed to level with the public that Britain’s control over its destiny is limited, ‘Financial Times’ notes. Let us imagine for a moment that since coming to power, the Labour government had done everything right. That it had repaired the public finances, reformed our tax system, acted swiftly …

Epic Fury – “the most intensive opening air campaign in modern history”

11:20 25.03.2026

Epic Fury – “the most intensive opening air campaign in modern history”

America probably used just over 5,000 munitions of different sorts in the first four days of the war, and 11,000 or so in the first 16 days, according to analysis by Jahara Matisek, Morgan Bazilian and Macdonald Amoah of the Payne Institute of Public Policy in Colorado. That would make …

Americans are leaving Iraq in disgrace under guarantees that they will not be attacked during troop withdrawal

11:18 25.03.2026

Americans are leaving Iraq in disgrace under guarantees that they will not be attacked during troop withdrawal

U.S. and NATO forces have obtained a 24-hour ceasefire, mediated by Iraq, to withdraw from the Victoria Base Complex near Baghdad International Airport after intensified militia attacks. The agreement comes as foreign personnel evacuate key military sites in central Baghdad, signaling the end of the coalition’s presence there. The withdrawal …

Sergey Lavrov: “We have witnessed dramatic developments in Latin America and the Middle East. These events are a direct outcome of the Western minority’s attempts to preserve what remains of its dominance in the international arena using crude force”

19:10 24.03.2026

Sergey Lavrov: “We have witnessed dramatic developments in Latin America and the Middle East. These events are a direct outcome of the Western minority’s attempts to preserve what remains of its dominance in the international arena using crude force”

Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov’s opening remarks at a meeting of Alexander Gorchakov Public Diplomacy Fund’s Board of Trustees. Moscow, March 24, 2026 Colleagues, I am pleased to welcome all members of the Board of Trustees of the Alexander Gorchakov Public Diplomacy Fund to this meeting. Before we begin, I would …

Doubts about Trump’s Iran strategy spread among troops – 'Do not want to die for Israel'

12:21 24.03.2026

Doubts about Trump’s Iran strategy spread among troops – 'Do not want to die for Israel'

The possibility of an American ground operation in Iran is growing, but one service member familiar with troops in the region told HuffPost the prospect would be "an absolute disaster," ‘HuffPost’ reports. As the U.S.-Israel war on Iran enters its fourth week and President Donald Trump orders the deployment of …

3200 ships stranded in Persian Gulf – Running out of drinking water and food

11:50 24.03.2026

3200 ships stranded in Persian Gulf – Running out of drinking water and food

3,200 ships are TRAPPED in the Persian Gulf right now. Crews are running out of drinking water. One ship called the local port authority and BEGGED for permission to dock — just to get water. They were DENIED. Let that sink in. These aren't military ships. These are commercial vessels …

View from London: How Ukraine and Europe got caught in a geopolitical lovers’ tiff

11:50 24.03.2026

View from London: How Ukraine and Europe got caught in a geopolitical lovers’ tiff

The first sign of tension between Europe and Ukraine came in January in Davos, after Mr Trump launched his quixotic crusade to seize Greenland from Denmark, a NATO ally. Europe got Mr Trump to back down by showing a united front. Just as the continent’s bigwigs were basking in their …

FT: World faces gas supply cliff edge as Gulf’s final LNG shipments approach ports

11:46 24.03.2026

FT: World faces gas supply cliff edge as Gulf’s final LNG shipments approach ports

Countries around the world are facing a cliff-edge as the flow of liquefied natural gas from the Gulf comes to an abrupt end in the next 10 days, when a handful of final tankers from the region reach their destinations, ‘Financial Times’ notes. Qatar, which produces a fifth of the …

Russian Foreign Ministry statement on Western countries’ unlawful actions in the World’s oceans

19:26 23.03.2026

Russian Foreign Ministry statement on Western countries’ unlawful actions in the World’s oceans

Russian Foreign Ministry statement on Western countries’ unlawful actions in the world’s oceans: The recent developments in the World’s oceans have reached the point where they have become outright unacceptable. European countries such as France, Sweden, and Finland are acting with impunity as they stop vessels they deem undesirable and …

Sergey Lavrov’s telephone conversation with Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi

19:26 23.03.2026

Sergey Lavrov’s telephone conversation with Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi

On March 23, a telephone conversation took place between Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov and Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi at the initiative of the Iranian side, Russian MFA informs. The ministers discussed the situation in the Persian Gulf, which has sharply deteriorated as a result of US and Israeli aggression. …

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