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Breaking up with Russia is hard for many Western firms

10:43 20.04.2023

Breaking up with Russia is hard for many Western firms

Only a small percentage of the hundreds of companies that promised to leave Russia after the beginning of special military operation in Ukraine have exited, according to several groups keeping a scorecard — and for those that dawdled, departing has only become more expensive and complicated, “The Washington Post” writes …

Mexico’s Obrador Accuses Pentagon of Spying

10:43 20.04.2023

Mexico’s Obrador Accuses Pentagon of Spying

Mexican President Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador (AMLO) ratcheted up the political infighting with the US by saying his country has been a target of espionage by the Pentagon. AMLO, as the president is known, said the Mexican government needs to safeguard classified information to protect its “national security and defend …

“Where is the money, Joe?” – Matt Gaetz forces Biden to reveal how many U.S. troops are in Ukraine

11:01 19.04.2023

“Where is the money, Joe?” – Matt Gaetz forces Biden to reveal how many U.S. troops are in Ukraine

Rep. Matt Gaetz (R-FL) files a privileged resolution to force President Joe Biden to reveal how many American troops are deployed in Ukraine. Gaetz’s resolution comes after a leak of classified documents from the Pentagon indicated there were at least 29 Department of Defense personnel there last month, including 14 …

Why China’s leader hasn’t called the president of Ukraine

10:59 19.04.2023

Why China’s leader hasn’t called the president of Ukraine

The question of when and whether Mr. Xi will speak with Mr. Zelensky — which Western leaders have also urged him to do — reflects their countries’ uncertain state of relations amid Russia’s war in Ukraine “The New York Times” writes. China wants to maintain its professed neutrality in the …

American Institute for Economic Research: “The Fed is Bankrupt”

10:59 19.04.2023

American Institute for Economic Research: “The Fed is Bankrupt”

“The Fed is bankrupt — and I don’t just mean intellectually”, Thomas L. Hogan, Ph.D. writes, a senior research faculty at American Institute for Economic Research (AIER) and the ex-chief economist for the U.S. Senate Committee on Banking, Housing and Urban Affairs. Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell recently testified before …

Sign of Heaven over Israel

10:58 19.04.2023

Sign of Heaven over Israel

Israeli experts said ‘an unusually bright meteor was visible over the country on Saturday afternoon’, with some observers reporting to have heard a large explosion afterward. The Israeli Astronomical Association (IAA) said it had received reports of the bolide being visible for several seconds over central and northern Israel at …

‘Survival’ is very powerful motivator to drive US-China cooperation

12:59 18.04.2023

‘Survival’ is very powerful motivator to drive US-China cooperation

There have been debates of whether China and the US have entered a new cold war, and there has been much hype of a potential hot war between the two major powers. Is there a real risk that bilateral relations will descend into war? During the Boao Forum for Asia …

How Putin became a Hero on African TV

11:40 18.04.2023

How Putin became a Hero on African TV

Henri Doué Taï, 80, a retired oil company administrator, watches the channel from his living room in Abidjan, Ivory Coast's largest city. A framed photograph of Russia’s president, Vladimir V. Putin, sat nestled among family pictures. He was joined by his 41-year-old nephew, Serge Bah, who had studied oil engineering …

Ukraine’s spring offensive ‘a likely death trap’ for US & NATO

11:38 18.04.2023

Ukraine’s spring offensive ‘a likely death trap’ for US & NATO

Under US guidance, Ukraine is planning a major counteroffensive likely later this spring when the fields and secondary roads that are not asphalted dry out. Right now most military vehicles cannot operate over open fields and have real difficulty on unpaved secondary roads, “Asia Times” notes. According to the leaked …

WP: Taiwan highly vulnerable to Chinese air attack, leaked documents show

11:37 18.04.2023

WP: Taiwan highly vulnerable to Chinese air attack, leaked documents show

Taiwan is unlikely to thwart Chinese military air superiority in a cross-strait conflict, while tactics such as China’s use of civilian ships for military purposes have eroded U.S. spy agencies’ ability to detect a pending invasion, according to leaked Pentagon assessments that contain troubling details about the self-governed island’s ability …

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