Source link Authorities said the event attended by Viktor Orban and Nigel Farage presented a “possibility of disorder” Belgian police barricaded the entrance to a conference of national conservatives in the capital of the EU for several hours, in what participants denounced as censorship and political repression. The event, dubbed NatCon, drew populists from both […]
Source link The Biden administration’s fiscal policy is a cause for concern, according to a report The International Monetary Fund (IMF) has raised concerns about overspending by the US government, warning it has been reigniting inflation risks and undermining financial stability around the world. The US federal budget deficit jumped from $1.4 trillion in fiscal […]
Source link The Euro-Atlantic region has not experienced a crisis like today’s since the end of the Cold War; that has created an opportunity for real change By Ivan Timofeev, programme director of the Valdai Club On February 29, 2024, Russian President Vladimir Putin, in his annual address to the Federal Assembly, emphasized the need for […]
Source link West Jerusalem has announced a ‘diplomatic offensive’ against the Islamic Republic Israel’s foreign ministry has called for international sanctions on Iran to be tightened, following the Islamic Republic’s attack on the country over the weekend. Tehran carried out a massive airstrike on Israeli territory on Saturday in response to the bombing of the […]
Source link Iran’s first direct attack on Israel is the fault of Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu first and foremost, Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan has said. In a televised address after a cabinet meeting in Ankara, Erdogan said it was unfair to look at last Saturday’s events in a vacuum. “The one chiefly responsible […]
Source link The proposed system is intended to protect member countries from drone and missile attacks Poland plans to take part in the development of a European air-defense system that would protect states against potential drone and missile attacks, Prime Minister Donald Tusk has announced. The so-called European Sky Shield Initiative was first announced by […]
Source link The German chancellor has a weak hand to play against Beijing, and he won’t dare do the only thing that could give him leverage German Chancellor Olaf Scholz is on a three-day visit to China. He is not traveling alone. A large delegation of German business representatives, including from flagship companies such as […]
Source link EU foreign policy chief Josep Borrell says there are legal hurdles preventing such a move Israeli Foreign Minister Israel Katz has called on allies to recognize Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) as a terrorist organization following the massive aerial attack on Israeli territory late on Saturday. However, the EU’s foreign policy chief […]
Source link The US does not intend to take part in any potential retaliatory strike on Tehran on West Jerusalem’s behalf, unnamed officials told the outlet The US will not help Israel retaliate in the wake of Iran’s missile and drone attack by launching offensive military operations, Biden administration officials have been privately warning, according […]
Source link Ukrainian President Vladimir Zelensky has accused US politicians of playing political games around the issue of aid for Kiev, claiming that they do not care how many people in his country are dying. Zelensky’s comments come as US lawmakers prepare to vote on a controversial aid package for Ukraine that has been stalled […]
Source link Russian President Vladimir Putin has spoken with his Iranian counterpart, Ebrahim Raisi, following Tehran’s drone and missile attack on Israel, the Kremlin has said. Iran launched scores of drones and missiles against Israel on Saturday, as “punishment” for the bombing of the Iranian consulate in Damascus, Syria that killed seven high-ranking Islamic Revolutionary […]
Source link Tehran’s retaliatory attack may not have caused much destruction, but it was far from a failure On the night of April 14, Iran and its proxy forces launched a series of cruise missile and kamikaze drone strikes on Israeli territory. The attacks did not come as a surprise. Tehran had warned that it […]
Source link Exports from the country’s major ports surged to 3.95 million barrels a day in the week to April 14, data is showing Maritime exports of Russian crude almost climbed to a year-on-year high in the second week of April, Bloomberg reported on Tuesday, adding that flows from the country’s major ports were near […]
Source link Kiev’s refusal to acquiesce has seen tensions rise between Ukraine and its top backer, the paper claims, citing anonymous US officials The US has on multiple occasions asked Ukraine to stop targeting Russian oil refineries with its drones, the Washington Post claims, citing anonymous American officials. Kiev has reportedly ignored those requests, thus […]
Source link It would be “difficult” to exclude Moscow from marking 80 years since the Allied landing in Normandy, Europe 1 said A Russian delegation will be invited to a ceremony in France marking the 80th anniversary of D-Day, broadcaster Europe 1 has reported. The Allied landing in Normandy, which opened a second front against […]