Source link The European Commission chief said the bloc’s upcoming summit will merely consider starting accession talks, not Kiev’s admission Ukraine’s possible accession to the EU will not be on the agenda at the bloc’s summit this week, European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen has said. She noted that the 27 leaders would merely […]
Source link Former president says Democrats’ warnings over his possible second presidential term are a “hoax” Ahead of a possible rematch at the polls against political foe Joe Biden next year, former US President Donald Trump has brushed aside warnings by Democrats over his potential return to the White House and claimed that it’s actually […]
Source link Expenses incurred by mass immigration to the Netherlands have averaged €17 billion per year over a quarter-century The Dutch government’s spending on migrants exceeds the average outlay on education, social security and benefits, according a new study. The net cost of immigration has reportedly amounted to more than €400 billion ($430 billion at […]
Source link The formation of a multipolar world is the objective course of history, the Russian foreign minister said The 500-year-long dominance of the West is coming to an end, being replaced by “a new polycentric world,” Russia’s foreign minister, Sergey Lavrov, said Sunday in a video address to the Doha Forum. The minister expressed […]
Source link Geopolitical conflicts have sparked unprecedented demand, according to Vista Outdoor A scarcity of global gunpowder supplies could trigger a substantial increase in ammunition prices, US company Vista Outdoor has warned, according to a Newsweek report. The Minnesota-based firm, which owns several firearms businesses, told the magazine last week that it would go ahead […]
Source link Britain’s Ministry of Defense plans to hand over two mine countermeasure vessels as part of a new maritime coalition Britain will provide Ukraine with two mine-clearingships as part of a new maritime coalition, the country’s Ministry of Defense has announced. The new initiative, which also includes Norway, is said to be long-term, aiming to […]
Source link Households will be forced to cut spending on presents to afford essentials, according to the UK’s National Debtline The worsening cost-of-living crisis will force UK families to tighten their belts this Christmas, cutting back on presents or food, The Guardian reported last week, citing new research by National Debtline. Data shows that around […]
Source link American leadership is needed to end the fighting instead of writing “blank checks,” J.D. Vance says The United States needs to accept that Ukraine is going to “cede some territory” to Russia and bring the conflict to a close, Republican Senator J.D. Vance has argued, stressing that it’s in the interests of both […]
Source link Astronauts aboard the International Space Station (ISS) have announced the discovery of an elusive space-grown dwarf tomato that went missing over eight months ago. The diminutive Red Robin tomato, measuring a mere 2.5 centimeters wide, was part of the final harvest of the Veg-05 experiment designed to explore the impact of spaceflight on […]
Source link Over 40 tons of the precious metal were added to state reserves in October, according to the World Gold Council Central banks have continued their gold buying spree, with reported net monthly purchases totaling 42 tons in October, the World Gold Council (WGC) has revealed. According to a report published last week, the […]
Source link The animosity created by the violence in Gaza will haunt the Middle East for generations, Foreign Minister Ayman Safadi has warned Jordan’s foreign minister has claimed Israel cannot achieve military victory in Gaza and has already suffered a strategic defeat by alienating the entire region. Speaking on Sunday at the Doha Forum – […]
Source link A growing share of US voters say their country is spending too much on Kiev, polls have shown Americans are increasingly turning against funding Ukraine’s conflict with Russia, two recent opinion polls have shown. Partisan divisions have also had a serious impact on attitudes towards the provision of aid in the US. In a survey […]
Source link The launch of a special economic zone with a wide range of tax breaks and other business incentives in the Russian Arctic has helped to attract significant investment, First Deputy Minister for the Development of the Far East and the Arctic, Gadzhimagomed Guseynov, has said. According to the official, who was addressing a […]
Source link An F-16 fighter jet operated by US Forces Korea (USFK) crashed during a training exercise over the Yellow Sea on Monday morning, the news agency Yonhap reported, citing military sources. The incident happened at around 9am local time off the country’s western coast near the city of Gunsan in North Jeolla Province, the […]
Source link In his inaugural speech on Sunday, Javier Milei announced that tough austerity measures will be needed to help tame inflation and tackle debt In his first speech as Argentina’s president, Javier Milei gave his supporters some sobering news, warning that the country’s economic crisis will get worse before a recovery can begin because […]