Source link The Russian president has described the late statesman as “far-sighted” and “wise” Condolences have been pouring in from foreign leaders and dignitaries after veteran US diplomat Henry Kissinger passed away at the age of 100 on Wednesday. Russian President Vladimir Putin has said it was thanks to the American statesman that the world […]
Source link Voting concluded in Telangana, where the ruling BJP and main opposition Congress are facing competition from the regional BRS party The South Indian state of Telangana has entered a three-way contest between the regional Bharat Rashtra Samithi (BRS), the Narendra Modi-led Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP), and the main opposition party Congress in the last […]
Source link The country’s Supreme Court has designated the “international LGBT movement” an extremist group The Supreme Court of Russia outlawed the “international LGBT public movement” on Thursday, designating it an extremist group. The ruling affects the group’s subsidiaries as well, the court announced, without naming specific organizations. The lawsuit was filed earlier this month […]
Source link The Qatari foreign minister kept Frank-Walter Steinmeier waiting in scorching heat German President Frank-Walter Steinmeier was kept waiting for almost 30 minutes in a plane passenger exit in the searing heat of Doha on Wednesday, before Qatari Foreign Minister Soltan bin Saad Al-Muraikhi finally arrived to receive him, German media have reported. State […]
Source link The organization’s future is now in jeopardy, mainly due to the actions of Western states, the Russian Foreign Minister has said The Organization for Security and Co-operation in Europe (OSCE) has found itself in the throes of a serious crisis, and its future is unclear, Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov has said. You […]
Source link The African country’s high court commenced hearings into a murder case against UK soldiers on Wednesday The British Army Training Unit in Kenya (BATUK) has asked the East African country’s high court to dismiss a lawsuit involving the alleged murder of a young woman, Agnes Wanjiru, by its soldiers more than a decade […]
Source link Ceding territory to Russia in exchange for membership in the US-led bloc is not an option, Dmitry Kuleba has said The idea that Ukraine could cede territories that it lost to Russia in exchange for NATO membership remains unacceptable, Ukrainian Foreign Minister Dmitry Kuleba told journalists on the sidelines of a NATO meeting […]
Source link Major Russian brewer Baltika is planning exports to South Africa and intends to use the country as a continental hub, the company’s head of overseas sales, Oleg Lazarenko, has announced. Lazarenko revealed the plans during an event held this week by the Russian Ministry of Agriculture and the Agroexport federal center, which was […]
Source link The only platform that refused to cooperate and take down “vile” posts was Elon Musk’s X, the justice minister said Irish Justice Minister Helen McEntee has claimed that most social media companies complied with the government’s requests to take down posts during last week’s Dublin riots. However, Elon Musk’s X refused, the minister […]
Source link New Delhi has expressed concern over Washington’s allegations suggesting an Indian intelligence official had ‘recruited’ a man to kill Khalistan activist Gurpatwant Singh Pannun India’s Foreign Ministry reacted on Thursday to accusations by US federal prosecutors that an Indian intelligence official had orchestrated a plot to assassinate US-based Khalistan movement leader Gurpatwant Singh […]
Source link ESG funds, once champions of environmental causes, have raised ethical concerns after investing heavily in defense stocks Russian Market is a project by a financial blogger, Swiss journalist and political commentator based in Zurich. Follow him on X @runews In the cutthroat world of asset management, my gig as an investment banker at Zurich’s top […]
Source link The Russian foreign minister’s attendance is “unacceptable” due to the Ukraine conflict, his Polish counterpart has said Poland’s top diplomat will boycott a major meeting of the Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe (OSCE) in North Macedonia to protest the participation of Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov. Polish Foreign Minister Szymon Szynkowski […]
Source link An arrangement similar to the Reagan-negotiated deal to lift siege of Beirut is reportedly being discussed by the US and Israel The administration of US President Joe Biden is reportedly seeking a resolution of the humanitarian disaster in Gaza similar to what President Ronald Reagan imposed on Israel during the 1982 siege of […]
Source link British banking giant Barclays will cut 900 jobs across its domestic business, trade union Unite revealed on Tuesday, calling the bank’s move “disgraceful” in the run-up to Christmas. According to Unite, the cuts would mostly target the bank’s back-office divisions such as compliance, finance, legal, policy, IT and risk. The affected staff were […]
Source link The oil-rich country is seeking stabilization after the NATO-backed overthrow of Muammar Gaddafi more than a decade ago Libya is working to improve its economy by strengthening ties with Russia, the leader of the Libya’s High State Council (HSC), Mohammed Takala, said in an interview published by TASS News on Tuesday. The Libyan […]