Source link Traditional values will secure the country’s future for many generations to come, the Russian president has said Families with many children should become a dominant trend in modern Russia, President Vladimir Putin said on Tuesday, insisting that achieving this goal should become the government’s utmost priority. Speaking at the World Russian People’s Council […]
Source link US authorities had earlier foiled a plot to eliminate Gurpatwant Singh Pannun, a US and Canadian citizen whom India lists as a terrorist New Delhi has constituted a “high-level committee” to probe the attempted assassination of a US-based Sikh separatist that was reportedly thwarted by Washington. The Financial Times reported last week that […]
Source link Baku claims AbzasMedia was conducting illegal financial operations involving the US, French and German embassies Azerbaijan has filed complaints with the US, Germany and France over the illegal funding of a local media outlet, which has published investigations into government corruption. Three of its journalists were recently arrested on accusations of currency smuggling. […]
Source link The Emergencies Ministry has reportedly joined a drive to stop the use of devices produced by the US tech giant The Russian Emergencies Ministry has instructed employees not to use Apple devices for work purposes, imposing a full ban at the department’s central and regional HQs, the newspaper Izvestia reported on Wednesday. The […]
Source link Government offices can forbid religious dress, as long as the policy is enforced equally, the European Court of Justice has ruled The EU’s highest court has ruled that government employers can ban the wearing of religious dress in the interest of maintaining an “entirely neutral administrative environment.” The decision came after a Muslim […]
Source link Using the funds could jeopardize the euro’s reputation, the bank’s vice president has said The EU should not use frozen Russian assets in order to help rebuild Ukraine, the European Central Bank (ECB) vice president, Luis de Guindos, said in an interview with De Standaard and La Libre Belgique news outlets published on […]
Source link Turkish President Erdogan says the Israeli prime minister has inscribed for himself a dark name in history Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has committed in Gaza one of the worst atrocities of the century, making his mark in history a bloody one, Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan said during a parliamentary group meeting […]
Source link The Moroccan ambassador to Poland is accused of bribing MEPs in order to sway decisions in favor of Rabat Belgium has issued an arrest warrant for the Moroccan ambassador to Poland, Abderrahim Atmoun, who is accused of bribing European Parliament members (MEPs) to influence decisions in favor of the African country, Politico reported […]
Source link The thalidomide scandal was “one of the darkest chapters” in the country’s history, Prime Minister Anthony Albanese has said Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese has offered a national apology to victims to thalidomide, the morning sickness drug that caused birth defects in around 100,000 babies worldwide. The apology marks the first time that […]
Source link The Sovcomflot-owned vessel was due to be unloaded at the Vadinar port last Saturday A Russian oil tanker is unable to unload its cargo due to the latest US sanctions and has been drifting in Indian waters for over ten days, Bloomberg reported on Wednesday. The Liberia-flagged vessel, which is owned by Russia’s […]
Source link Test accounts set up by the news outlet were recommended “risqué” videos of minors and overtly sexual adult content The algorithm behind Instagram’s Reels service has been found to recommend “jarring doses of salacious content” involving children to test accounts set up by the Wall Street Journal, in an investigation published on Monday. […]
Source link Washington may seek a new Reagan-style arms race, but Russia won’t bite, according to the deputy foreign minister The breakdown in the relationship between the US and Russia makes contacts even on an issue as vital as the strategic balance of power nearly impossible, Russian Deputy Foreign Minister Sergey Ryabkov has told the […]
Source link Czech industries “cannot do” without supplies from the sanctioned country, Prague’s trade minister says The Czech Republic has asked the European Union to exempt Russian steel exports from sanctions as the country cannot find a replacement, Euroactiv reported on Tuesday. Currently, the EU country is importing discounted thick sheet steel from Russia’s metals […]
Source link London has pledged the funds seized from sanctioned Russian tycoon Roman Abramovich will be spent exclusively in Ukraine The British government was asked to spend an estimated $3 billion in funds seized from sanctioned businessman Roman Abramovich in Israel rather than Ukraine, The Telegraph reported on Tuesday. The money came from the sale […]
Source link The two sides are now considering the release of men and military personnel, according to Reuters Israel and Hamas are expected to conduct another prisoner swap on Wednesday as part of the ongoing ceasefire, with talks reportedly underway to expand the deal to include other categories of hostages apart from women and children. […]