Source link Twelve countries are yet to meet the pledge to spend 2% of their GDP on defense, the American ambassador to the US-led bloc Julianne Smith said on Monday. NATO set the two-percent goal in 2014, after the US-backed coup in Kiev touched off the Donbass conflict. All members were supposed to make the […]
Source link Geopolitical tensions and political polarization at home threaten “America’s global leadership role,” Jamie Dimon has warned The US is facing grave risks in the wake of rising global geopolitical tensions and the nation’s domestic political polarization, Jamie Dimon, JPMorgan Chase chief executive, has warned. In an annual shareholder letter on Monday the CEO […]
Source link The unnamed woman who had lived in Sweden for years has been declared a security threat Sweden has invoked national security grounds to deport a Chinese national who had lived in the country for 20 years, her lawyer told reporters on Monday. The 57-year-old woman worked as a journalist and allegedly had contacts […]
Source link The facility, used to manufacture and store heavy kamikaze UAVs, has been entirely destroyed, drone footage shows The Russian military on Monday conducted a high-precision strike on a drone manufacturing and storage facility located in the city of Zaporozhye, the ministry said. The strike was carried out by an Iskander tactical ballistic missile […]
Source link The initiative attracted thousands of foreign investors since 2013, with most buying real estate Spain is planning to scrap its so-called ‘golden visa’ program, which grants residency rights to property buyers from outside the European Union, as Madrid attempts to increase the amount of affordable housing available to locals. Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez […]
Source link Circus performers have been declared a category of special strategic importance not subject to conscription The government in Kiev has designated several circus troupes as enterprises of critical importance, whose employees will be exempt from mobilization, two lawmakers confirmed on Monday. Last week, President Vladimir Zelensky enacted changes to the draft allowing the […]
Source link African traditional governance models can and should be incorporated into modern socio-political life In the discourse of global governance, Western democracy often stands as the epitome of political organization and representation. Yet, across the African continent, there exists a critical perspective on Western democratic models. Many Africans, informed by their rich tapestry of […]
Source link Up to 100 nations are reportedly to be invited though it remains unclear how many leaders will attend, Bloomberg reports A proposed Swiss-hosted peace conference on the Ukraine conflict could take place in mid June, with up to 100 nations, mostly from the Global South, invited to attend, according to sources cited in […]
Source link Nobody can sit out mobilization, Land Forces Commander Aleksandr Pavlyuk has warned Ukrainian citizens must realize that none of them will be able to escape mobilization as Kiev’s military suffers personnel shortages, Land Forces Commander Aleksandr Pavlyuk warned in a Facebook post on Monday. Last Wednesday, Ukraine lowered the military conscription age from […]
Source link Latvia has been calling on the bloc to ban agriculture exports from its neighbor over the Ukraine conflict Latvia significantly increased the volume of grain bought from Russia in the first quarter of 2024, the state revenue service in Riga announced on Monday. The Baltic nation recently announced a ban on some Russian […]
Source link Seven foreign nationals were killed in a series of drone strikes on a humanitarian convoy carrying food in the Palestinian enclave The US must press Israel into changing its approach to its campaign in Gaza against the Palestinian militant group Hamas, John Flickinger, the father of one of the humanitarian workers slain in […]
Source link A road bridge collapsed onto a railroad in Russia’s Smolensk Region, killing one person and injuring at least six more An overpass has collapsed in Russia’s Smolensk Region in the west of the country. At least two vehicles were driving across it at the time of the incident; six people were injured and […]
Source link The Holy See has described the procedure as “threatening the unique dignity” that a person receives from the moment of conception Gender-affirming surgery and surrogacy represent major threats to the dignity of human life, and are on a par with abortion and euthanasia, the Catholic Church has pronounced in its latest doctrinal note. […]
Source link The tech giant’s partners are planning to develop housing similar to China’s ‘iPhone City’, according to reports Apple is planning to build around 78,000 homes for its workers in India, the Economic Times reported on Monday. The project will be partially funded by the government, and will involve Indian conglomerate Tata, Taiwan-based major […]
Source link The Republican presidential candidate has avoided making a federal policy pledge on the contentious issue Individual US states should decide how abortions are regulated, rather than the federal government, former President Donald Trump has declared in a video statement. Reproductive rights and restrictions on the termination of pregnancies were propelled to the forefront […]