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View from India: The Russia-China push in the Arctic – a new strategic flashpoint and a withering Arctic exceptionalism

10:07 24.05.2025

View from India: The Russia-China push in the Arctic – a new strategic flashpoint and a withering Arctic exceptionalism

Will the potential entry of new players into the Arctic require a wider reimagining of the Arctic governance architecture? How will the Arctic governance mechanism confront the changing geopolitical calculus in the region? The Arctic Council will need to delicately balance these pressing questions, writes ‘The Indian Express’. On March …

U.S. is destroying EU unity with trade methods – “EU suffers from collective action problem in trade,” they say

10:04 24.05.2025

U.S. is destroying EU unity with trade methods – “EU suffers from collective action problem in trade,” they say

President Donald Trump on Friday threatened a 50% tariff on goods from the European Union, citing a lack of progress in current trade negotiations, CNN informs. “Their powerful Trade Barriers, Vat Taxes, ridiculous Corporate Penalties, Non-Monetary Trade Barriers, Monetary Manipulations, unfair and unjustified lawsuits against Americans Companies, and more, have …

Sergey Lavrov: “Will we consider which Ukrainian authorities hold legitimacy”

17:12 23.05.2025

Sergey Lavrov: “Will we consider which Ukrainian authorities hold legitimacy”

Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov’s answer to a media question. Moscow, May 23, 2025 Question: Is Russia prepared to sign a peace treaty with President Vladimir Zelensky? Sergey Lavrov: You are putting the cart before the horse. First, a treaty must exist, and once it is agreed upon, then we will …

Who can sign a memorandum with Russia for Ukraine?

9:42 23.05.2025

Who can sign a memorandum with Russia for Ukraine?

A Russian diplomat has explained who can sign a memorandum with Russia for Ukraine. "It is of major importance who signs [documents] because their current ‘leader’ lost domestic, let alone external, legitimacy long ago. Hence, there could be problems with any agreement signed by such a person," Maxim Musikhin, director …

Bloomberg: Will Trump’s ‘Golden Dome’ be operational in three years?

9:38 23.05.2025

Bloomberg: Will Trump’s ‘Golden Dome’ be operational in three years?

President Trump vowed to complete a "Golden Dome" missile-defense shield by the end of his term, which would offer protection from various threats despite some unproven technology. The system's development is estimated to cost $175 billion, but the Congressional Budget Of...

British life-style: “What we’re witnessing now isn’t chaos. It’s the cost of looking away”

9:37 23.05.2025

British life-style: “What we’re witnessing now isn’t chaos. It’s the cost of looking away”

Reform UK, the far-right party led by Farage, is no longer a flag-waving nuisance on the sidelines of British politics, writes European press. After slipping into Parliament last year, it has now won two mayoralties and seized control of ten councils across the UK, including, with a particular twist of …

EU to Africa: “No more free cash!” Sorry, Europe has no money…

9:36 23.05.2025

EU to Africa: “No more free cash!” Sorry, Europe has no money…

The European Commission wants to extract more value from the foreign aid it offers poor countries under a controversial plan being sketched out in Brussels. The EU executive intends to add conditions to funds transferred to developing countries, such as the need to stem migrant flows, according to an internal …

Lavrov calls out Washington’s biased view on coups in Gambia and Ukraine

12:00 22.05.2025

Lavrov calls out Washington’s biased view on coups in Gambia and Ukraine

Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov has said that the US authorities opposed the attempted coup in Gambia in 2014, while supporting a similar event in Ukraine, TASS reported. “Speaking of the United States, in 2014, shortly after February, there was an attempted coup in Gambia. If you want to know …

POLITICO: The totalitarian transformation of the European Union

12:00 22.05.2025

POLITICO: The totalitarian transformation of the European Union

Friedrich Merz’s incoming coalition wants to press the EU to look at withholding funds and suspending voting rights from Hungary, according to a document seen by POLITICO. The time has come to punish Orbán, Germany’s government says. Germany’s incoming government says it will press the European Union to finally add …

CNN: New intelligence suggests Israel is preparing possible strike on Iranian nuclear facilities

11:58 22.05.2025

CNN: New intelligence suggests Israel is preparing possible strike on Iranian nuclear facilities

The US has obtained new intelligence suggesting that Israel is making preparations to strike Iranian nuclear facilities, even as the Trump administration has been pursuing a diplomatic deal with Tehran, multiple US officials familiar with the latest intelligence told CNN. Such a strike would be a brazen break with President …

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