Source link Top adviser to PM Benjamin Netanyahu Mark Regev told reporters the move would not be an attempt to take “territory from Gaza” Israel is going to create a “security envelope” in Gaza once its military has vanquished Hamas, a senior adviser to Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has revealed to the media. Earlier, Reuters […]
Source link Citing the NATO build-up, Moscow has increased the size of its active service to 1.3 million Russian President Vladimir Putin on Friday signed an executive order increasing the size of the armed forces by 170,000 members, effective immediately. The order establishes the size of the armed forces of the Russian Federation at 2,209,130 […]
Source link A New Delhi official paid for the killing of a Sikh separatist in New York, prosecutors claim The US Department of Justice announced on Wednesday that an Indian national, arrested earlier this year in the Czech Republic, has been charged with plotting to assassinate Gurpatwant Singh Pannun, a Sikh activist whom India has […]
Source link Kiev could have stopped the conflict in April 2022 by recognizing the independence of two Donbass republics and Crimea as Russian territory, the head of Moscow’s negotiating team, Vladimir Medinsky, said on Tuesday. The former culture minister led the Russian delegation at the Istanbul talks, where he said Ukraine “missed the opportunity” to […]
Source link The date of the next Russian presidential election will be officially announced soon, the head of the Communist Party (CPRF), Gennady Zyuganov, claimed on Tuesday.The Russian Federation Council – the upper house of parliament – will launch the election campaign on December 13, Zyuganov told journalists, without revealing his sources. He also leads […]
Source link Imports into the bloc from the sanctioned country have fallen nearly fivefold, Eurostat data shows Imports from Russia into the European Union have fallen nearly fivefold since the imposition of Ukraine-related restrictions on Moscow last year, the bloc’s statistics agency has revealed. According to Eurostat’s latest figures, seasonally adjusted values show that Russia’s […]
Source link The term ‘gaslighting’ was listed by Merriam-Webster as being last year’s most-defining word In a year where artificial intelligence (AI) ushered in a new dimension to the digital age and where social media has at times been a battleground for disinformation, Merriam-Webster, the oldest dictionary publisher in the United States, says that its […]
Source link Tens of thousands of babies were born in states that have enacted abortion restrictions in the wake of the US Supreme Court overturning the landmark Roe v. Wade ruling last year, according to the findings of a study. In June 2022, the United States’ highest court voted 6-3 in favor of reversing the […]
Source link Christine Lagarde says her son has been investing in digital assets despite her openly expressed stance against cryptocurrencies European Central Bank (ECB) President Christine Lagarde on Friday revealed that her son lost nearly all of his investments in digital assets, despite her warnings not to trust cryptocurrencies. Lagarde, whose long-standing stance against the […]
Source link The deficit has narrowed due to rising state revenues, the finance minister has said Russia’s budget deficit has narrowed and will be significantly lower than previous government expectations as energy revenues and the broader economy have recovered despite pressure from Western sanctions, Russian Finance Minister Anton Siluanov revealed on Wednesday. According to the […]
Source link The World Bank has approved $1.1 billion in financial aid for Ukraine, Prime Minister Denis Shmigal says The Ukrainian government expects to get a loan of $1.1 billion from the World Bank, Prime Minister Denis Shmigal said on Saturday, adding that the aid will be used for social benefits, education, medicine, and other […]
Source link Javier Milei is tipped by pollsters to triumph in Sunday’s run-off election in Argentina Argentina’s libertarian presidential candidate Javier Milei, a prominent supporter of Israel, has outlined his intention to convert to Judaism, though he also acknowledged that any move to do so would likely have to wait until his political career is […]
Source link The country’s space research organization is conducting several tests in the run-up to Gaganyaan, the nation’s first manned mission India’s national space agency is looking to launch at least two more missions in 2023 as a part of the country’s ambitious effort to set up its own space station by 2035 and send […]
Source link The Lebanese armed group has clashed with Israeli forces several times since fighting erupted in Gaza Hezbollah will only step up its involvement in the conflict between Israel and Hamas if the Palestinian faction is completely eliminated in Gaza, a senior Hamas spokesman has said. Speaking on Monday, Hamas’ representative in Beirut, Ahmed […]