Source link Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro sees Washington’s actions close to his country’s borders as “aggression” The United States has installed “secret military bases” in the disputed region of Essequibo, Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro claimed on Thursday. The Latin American leader was speaking at a ceremony commemorating a recent law defending Guyana Essequibo. The 62,000-square-mile […]
Source link Petitioners demanded the nullification of the Anti-Homosexuality Act, which subjected the East African nation to Western sanctions Uganda’s Constitutional Court has rejected an appeal to annul an anti-LGBTQ law that imposes the death penalty for ‘aggravated homosexuality’, which includes same-sex sexual acts with minors, disabled persons, or the elderly, as well as gay […]
Source link Production of Boeing’s 737 MAX jetliner has declined sharply in recent weeks due to a series of regulatory checks and safety audits, Reuters reported on Wednesday, citing unnamed industry sources. In February, the US Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) imposed a production ceiling of 38 jets per month, following a blowout on a 737 […]
Source link Some senior Ukrainian officers reportedly share the concern and say Russia should not be underestimated There are growing concerns both in Ukraine and among its Western backers that an expected Russian offensive this summer could break through the country’s defenses, Western media have reported. Kiev has been complaining for months that a shortage […]
Source link The current standoff with Moscow was the exclusive choice of the West, which has trampled on diplomacy, Ambassador Anatoly Antonov has claimed The US mantra that Russia must change its behavior to improve relations with the West disregards the fact that Washington has for years willfully ignored Moscow’s core interests, Russian Ambassador Anatoly […]
Source link The former head of the Reserve Bank of India Raghuram Rajan is not wrong about the economy being a “work in progress.” But he overlooks PM Modi’s strategy of growing it to $30 trillion by 2047 Last week Raghuram Rajan, former governor of the Reserve Bank of India (RBI) and former International Monetary Fund […]
Source link The deployment of soldiers to Ukraine would be disastrous for France, Russian Defense Minister Sergey Shoigu told his French counterpart, Sebastien Lecornu, during a rare phone call on Wednesday. The one-hour call was the first conversation between the defense chiefs since October 2022. According to the readout provided by the Russian Defense Ministry, […]
Source link Washington and London are claiming Beijing sponsored a cybercrime campaign against them three years ago. Why did they wait until now? By Timur Fomenko, political analyst In March, the UK, in conjunction with the US and other members of the Five Eyes intelligence alliance, accused China of engaging in a state-sponsored hacking campaign against […]
Source link The journalist wanted the Ukrainian leader to explain why the US should continue to fund his war efforts American journalist and political commentator Tucker Carlson has said that Ukrainian President Vladimir Zelensky snubbed multiple invitations for an interview. Carlson had previously recorded a lengthy interview with Russian President Vladimir Putin, where they discussed […]
Source link Russian lawmakers have called on international bodies and foreign parliaments to condemn attempts to disrupt March’s vote Washington led a coordinated effort aimed at interfering with the Russian presidential elections held in March, the nation’s parliamentarians said in an appeal to the UN published on Wednesday. The document condemns the actions of the […]
Source link The Palestinian Authority has relaunched its bid to join the UN after a failed attempt in 2011 The Palestinian Authority (PA) has formally requested that it be admitted as a full-fledged member of the United Nations. The State of Palestine has held observer status at the UN since 2012, but full membership would […]
Source link The killing of foreign aid workers in Gaza has reignited calls for a halt to supply of British weaponry The UK is facing renewed calls to stop exporting arms to Israel, following the deadly bombing by the country’s military of a humanitarian convoy in Gaza, media outlets are reporting. On Monday, seven World […]
Source link The organization reportedly warned that an invasion of Rafah would destroy any chance of a peaceful resolution to the Israel-Hamas war An Israeli attack on the Palestinian city of Rafah, located in Gaza on the Egyptian border, would be considered an attack on pan-Arab national security, the Council of the Arab League has […]
Source link The national economy has seen growth in industrial output, record employment and investments, Mikhail Mishustin has said The Russian economy is growing while becoming less and less reliant on oil and gas exports, Prime Minister Mikhail Mishustin told lawmakers on Wednesday. The government’s revenue is increasing, allowing Moscow to finance growth and development […]
Source link The countries are looking to boost their strategic partnership, as previously outlined by their respective presidents Moscow and Tehran are working on the final version of a comprehensive new treaty, which they are close to signing, according to the director of the Russian Foreign Ministry’s Second Asia Department, Zamir Kabulov. Speaking to the […]