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Russia’s leading independent newspaper Novaya Gazeta, whose chief editor last year was co-awarded the Nobel Peace Prize, said Monday that a court had stripped it of its print license. “The Basmanny co
Sep. 5, 2022
War in Ukraine
U.S. military goals should include “de-imperialization” of Russia. That’s according to U.S. General Ben Hodges, former Commander EUCOM. “I think that US war-aims for this conflict should include ‘de-i
Sep. 5, 2022
Liz Truss will become Britain’s third female prime minister if she wins the Conservative leadership election, while rival Rishi Sunak hopes to be the first non-white incumbent in Downing Street. The c
Sep. 5, 2022
A beautiful old manor on the outskirts of Geneva seems the image of peace and tranquillity, but inside the horrors of the war in Ukraine are ever present. Dozens of people, most speaking Ukrainian or
Sep. 4, 2022
War in Ukraine
Capping the price of Russian oil, an approach G7 members said Friday they want to pursue “urgently,” would be an unprecedented move and one which some analysts say could backfire. – How would a cap wo
Sep. 4, 2022
UN
Thinking outside the box The year was 1987. The ice of the Cold War had begun to melt, and the United Nations Secretariat, an ever-subtle political thermometer, sensed an opportunity to engage in prev
Sep. 4, 2022
Prime Minister Denys Shmygal will be the first high-level Ukrainian official to visit Germany in months on Sunday, Sep. 4, in a sign of eased tensions after a rocky patch between Kyiv and Berlin. Chan
Sep. 4, 2022
Russia
Mikhail Gorbachev’s death marked the passing of a significant figure in the 20th Century who lifted the Iron Curtain and engaged in arms-control talks with President Ronald Reagan to reduce the risk o
Sep. 3, 2022
Russia
The Federal security service of Russia (FSS) is looking for Ukrainians in Moscow to accuse them of potential terrorist attacks, according to the Sept. 2 Facebook page of Ukraine’s Intelligence Directo
Sep. 3, 2022
Major U.S. technology companies have begun moving production of their products from China to neighboring Asian countries. This was reported by the U.S. edition of The New York Times on Sep. 1. These c
Sep. 2, 2022
Russia
The president of Kazakhstan announced on Sept. 1 his intention to hold extraordinary elections in the country. Kazakhstan’s President Kassym-Zhomart Tokayev proposed transforming the system of power.
Sep. 2, 2022
Russia
Ravil Maganov, chairman of the board of directors of the Russian oil company Lukoil, has died. According to the Russian media, a top manager of an oil company fell out of a sixth-floor window of the C
Sep. 2, 2022
Russia
On Aug. 31, foreign affairs ministers from various European Union (EU) countries had an informal meeting in Prague to discuss one of the most contentious proposals put forward by Ukraine since Russia
Sep. 2, 2022
War in Ukraine
The National Republican Army (NRA), who this month claimed responsibility for the assassination of Darya Dugina, yesterday signed a Declaration of Cooperation with the numerous Russian anti-Putin, pro
Sep. 1, 2022
Russia
Pizza, spies and mandolino Italy, often described as a front-line in the Cold War confrontation between east and west, features in its inherent destiny of being a spy nest. Naples, the home of pizza,
Sep. 1, 2022
Mikhail Gorbachev, the last leader of the Soviet Union who, in seeking to preserve it has died aged 91.
Sep. 1, 2022
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The June 19 defense pact signed between Russia and North Korea included a promise to provide military assistance to one another – within days Pyongyang said it was sending troops to Ukraine.
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