Source link Georgia has “strong arguments” against imposing restrictions on its neighbor, PM Kobakhidze said Tbilisi will continue to resist the calls to impose sanctions on Russia, Georgian Prime Minister Irakli Kobakhidze said on Monday. Tbilisi previously declined to join many Western countries in adopting restrictions aimed at Moscow, citing security concerns. Kobakhidze made his […]
Source link Latvia is serving as a middleman for the import of Western spirits into the Russian market, experts say Latvia became Russia’s top supplier of whisky last year, reaching $250 million in sales and outpacing all other exporters combined, RIA Novosti reported on Monday, citing industry data. The Baltic nation ramped up shipments of […]
Source link The Biden administration has publicly disclosed sensitive details of a potential UAV sale to New Delhi, drawing the interest of its hostile neighbors Indian Army Chief Gen. Manoj Pande concluded a four-day visit to the US on Friday. During the trip, he held high-level talks with his American counterpart Gen. Randy George and […]
Source link Greek lawmakers have voted to legalize same-sex weddings in the country, despite staunch opposition by the Orthodox Church of Greece and almost half of the population. The bill was approved on Thursday by a majority of 176 lawmakers in the 300-seat Greek parliament, as 76 rejected it and 46 were not present for […]
Source link The confiscated vehicles will be handed over to Ukraine, Latvia’s Transport Ministry said Legislation in Latvia banning the use of cars with Russian license plates has come into force, the EU country’s Transport Ministry has announced. The deadline set by the government in Riga for the owners of such vehicles to register them […]
Source link The Russian leader accuses Annalena Baerbock of disregarding the economic interests of her own people The German foreign minister is showing hostility not only to Russia, but also to her own country, by pursuing harmful economic policies, Russian President Vladimir Putin has claimed. During an interview with Russia 1 TV correspondent Pavel Zarubin […]
Source link Estonia’s economy has been among the worst performers in the EU, a circumstance Kaja Kallas partly attributes to citizens overly focusing on their grievances Estonian Prime Minister Kaja Kallas has urged her country’s citizens to complain less, adding that an excessive focus on grievances has contributed to making the Baltic nation’s economy among […]
Source link Chart-topping American country music singer Toby Keith, one of the most recognizable performers in the genre, died on Monday aged 62, his family has announced in a post on X (formerly Twitter). While the statement on Tuesday did not specify the cause of death, merely saying the singer had “passed peacefully” while surrounded […]
Source link The Russian food safety regulator, Rosselkhoznadzor, has partially banned imports of bananas from Ecuador, the world’s largest exporter of the fruit, after discovering a dangerous pest in shipments, the agency said in a statement on its website on Friday. The ban targets five Ecuadorian exporters, and will come into force on February 5. […]
Source link 12% of UK manufacturers have been affected by shipping disruptions in the Red Sea, according to a survey by S&P Global The UK economy has been hit hardest among its European peers by shipping disruptions in the Red Sea, an S&P Global PMI survey released this week shows. According to the findings12% of […]
Source link Gazprom supplied all of the agreed-upon volumes to Austria under a long-term contract, the outlet says Austria has become a net energy exporter for the first time in twenty years as stable supplies of Russian natural gas allowed it to sell more electricity than it imported, Bloomberg reported this week. While most EU […]
Source link Namibia accounted for more than 40% of Russian imports of the delicacy in 2023, according to official data Namibia has become the leading supplier of oysters to Russia, with shipments amounting to 337 tons in 2023, according to data from the Russian Federal Fishery Agency (Rosrybolovstvo). Statistics released on Monday show the southern […]
Source link The historic meeting in between the president of Chad and Vladimir Putin in Moscow outlines new contours of Russian-African future In many ways, the Russia-Africa Summit that was held in July 2023 is going on to this day. Since that event, the leaders of three African countries – South Sudan, Equatorial Guinea and, […]
Source link Republicans are rallying to The Donald against what they see as an assault on the US from all directions Coming off of a resounding victory in the New Hampshire primaries, former US President Donald Trump is on the road to a second presidential showdown against the incumbent Joe Biden. Predictably, Trump soundly defeated […]
Source link Israel plans to recapture the Philadelphi Corridor, but experts warn that might be a bad idea The 14km border that separates Gaza from Egypt has been used for years by militants in the enclave to smuggle weapons, technology, money, and personnel. To stop that from happening, Israel is now mulling the possibility of […]