Source link The US president has botched his Chinese counterpart’s nationality while also failing to remember Barack Obama’s name US President Joe Biden has again stumbled with the nationalities and identities of world leaders, referring to Chinese counterpart Xi Jinping as the “head of Russia” and failing to remember the name of his former boss, […]
Source link A Salon op-ed has blamed Washington and its allies for standing in the way of settlement talks with Russia Washington and some of its NATO allies have prolonged the Russia-Ukraine conflict by rejecting diplomacy, leading to more bloodshed and heightening the risk of a full-scale war between nuclear-armed superpowers, according to an op-ed […]
Source link Hundreds of tractors have blocked downtown Prague as part of demonstrations against EU agriculture policies Czech farmers protesting against EU agriculture policies, environmental requirements and high energy prices have been described as supporters of Russia by Prime Minister Petr Fiala. On Monday, hundreds of tractors blocked off sections of Prague and disrupted traffic […]
Source link A notion at the root of Nazi ideology has spread in the West, the Russian president has said Nazism was rooted in the idea of “exceptionalism” that has now become widespread in parts of the West and requires a multinational approach to defeat, Russian President Vladimir Putin has said. Speaking to journalist Pavel […]
Source link The Indian leader has reiterated New Delhi’s demand for a greater role in the UN Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Wednesday underlined the necessity of promoting the concerns of the developing world, arguing that the Global South should participate more in international decision-making. Speaking at the World Governments Summit in Dubai, UAE, […]
Source link Christian Lindner believes that structural reforms are needed to strengthen the competitiveness of the EU’s economic heavyweight Germany needs structural reforms to boost its competitiveness, Finance Minister Christian Lindner said at an event at the London School of Economics on Monday, as cited by Reuters. The comments came in response to Germany once […]
Source link Voters are “outraged” that those who smear the country can still earn ad revenue from domestic companies, Vyacheslav Volodin has said Russia could soon ban domestic companies from placing ads on resources controlled by individuals who have been labeled as ‘foreign agents,’ according to a Telegram post on Saturday by State Duma Chairman […]
Source link The EU’s planned seizure of billions of euros of interest payments arising from frozen Russian assets is reminiscent of communism, Hungarian Foreign Minister Peter Szijjarto told RIA Novosti on Thursday. The EU is facing increasing pressure from the US and its allies to find ways to seize hundreds of billions of euros in […]
Source link The bloc’s environment leader has suggested that money raised from the levy could fund more aid to Ukraine European Commissioner Virginjus Sinkevicius has proposed raising more money for Ukraine by imposing a special tax on Western firms that refuse to cut ties with Russia. “We still have companies that don’t care and remain […]
Source link The US leader has disputed a claim in a Justice Department report that his recollection of events is deteriorating US President Joe Biden has angrily denied assertions that he is unable to remember key events, despite a report by the Justice Department describing him as an “elderly man with a poor memory.” The […]
Source link Anyone demanding that the journalist be detained for interviewing Vladimir Putin should themselves be arrested, the billionaire has argued Anyone calling for the arrest of US journalist Tucker Carlson over his plan to interview Russian President Vladimir Putin should themselves be detained, billionaire Elon Musk has suggested. Carlson arrived in Russia last weekend, […]
Source link Nationalist party Sinn Fein has said a decision on Ireland’s reunification is within “touching distance” UK Prime Minister Rishi Sunak has downplayed suggestions that a referendum on Irish unity is forthcoming. The British leader made the comments on Monday, after Sinn Fein’s Michelle O’Neill last week became Northern Ireland’s first nationalist First Minister […]
Source link The head of the city of Nevinnomyssk, southern Russia, has called for a more than tenfold increase in the birth rate Men should “sneak up” on their wives and impregnate them this very evening, the mayor of the city of Nevinnomyssk in Stavropol Region in southern Russia has insisted. The fact that in […]
Source link The international health body pointed to a 40-fold jump in cases between 2022 and 2023 The World Health Organization (WHO) has called for an “urgent” vaccine campaign to combat measles outbreaks across Europe, after registering over 42,000 infections last year. The agency’s European branch sounded alarms over the surge in cases in a […]
Source link Czech Foreign Minister Jan Lipavsky has proposed limiting the movement of the embassy workers within Europe’s visa-free area Prague has suggested an addition to EU’s upcoming 13th round of sanctions against Moscow which would restrict the movement of Russian diplomats within the Schengen zone. Czech Foreign Minister Jan Lipavsky made the proposal at […]