Source link Tehran is factoring in potential American reprisals, officials have told the news outlet The US expects Iran to moderate its retaliation for an Israeli airstrike on its consulate in Damascus out of fear that Washington will respond, sources have told Politico. The US government believes the Iranian response to the April 1 incident […]
Source link Washington is reportedly “frustrated” that Western efforts to secure funding for Kiev have hit a snag The US has run out of options to help Ukraine beyond hoping Congress ultimately passes a $60 billion aid package before the frontline starts to crumble under Russian pressure, Bloomberg reported on Thursday, citing unnamed officials. According […]
Source link Three stranded sailors were rescued from a deserted island in the Pacific on Tuesday, ending a week-long ordeal after their boat was damaged, the US Coast Guard said in a statement this week. Rescuers were able to locate the castaways thanks to a ‘help’ sign that they spelled out with palm leaves on the […]
Source link Serbia is “proud” of its ironclad position on Ukraine conflict, President Aleksandar Vucic has said Serbia will not be blackmailed into adopting the Western line regarding the Ukraine conflict and imposing sanctions on Moscow, President Aleksandar Vucic said on Thursday. Since the hostilities broke out two years ago, Serbia, which has traditionally maintained […]
Source link Swiss activists backed by the country’s top political party have filed a petition with enough signatures to trigger a referendum that could enshrine Bern’s neutrality in the constitution and potentially restore the country’s economic ties with Moscow. The so-called “Neutrality Initiative” signed by over 130,000 residents was officially filed on Thursday, according to […]
Source link The Marine Nationale is training to face someone “who wants to destroy us,” a top naval officer has said France has shifted its naval posture from intercepting drug traffickers and poachers to training for a conventional war, Rear Admiral Jacques Mallard has told Politico. Mallard commands France’s only carrier battle group, built around […]
Source link ‘Independent’ media are paid by the USAID and NED to advance Kiev’s narratives and silence critics A “sprawling constellation” of supposedly independent organizations and fact-checkers bankrolled by Washington has been behind labeling Americans who disagree with Kiev Russian propagandists, according to an investigation published on Thursday. Journalist Lee Fang and RealClearInvestigations have looked […]
Source link The former president encouraged his party to scuttle a bill that was used by the FBI to spy on his campaign A group of conservative lawmakers have defeated an effort by House Speaker Mike Johnson to hold a vote on funding the FISA surveillance act. While the act once enjoyed bipartisan support, the […]
Source link Truong My Lan stole the equivalent of 4.69% of Vietnam’s GDP in a decade-long embezzlement scheme Real estate developer Truong My Lan has been sentenced to death by a Vietnamese court for her role in Southeast Asia’s largest ever embezzlement scheme. The verdict was handed down by a court in Ho Chi Minh […]
Source link The Jewish state can’t change its location, so it must learn to embrace the Middle East The Middle East is waiting for another big event – Iran’s retaliation for the (nominally anonymous, but clearly Israeli) attack on its consulate in Damascus. A peculiarity of Tehran’s political culture is the desire for restraint; no […]
Source link Latvia resolves to provide Kiev with military aid equivalent to 0.25% of its GDP each year, as part of new agreement with Ukraine Riga has resolved to supply Ukraine with military aid amounting to $120 million (€112 million) this year and will continue giving the equivalent of 0.25% of Latvia’s GDP in aid […]
Source link Thomas Bach was convinced to offer a prayer to Vovan and Lexus during a video call with the notorious Russian pranksters Two Russian pranksters have tricked International Olympic Committee (IOC) President Thomas Bach into praying to the nonexistent ‘saints Vovan and Lexus,’ for divine assistance disrupting the upcoming World Friendship Games in Russia. […]
Source link One day before the anniversary, US President Joe Biden said he was “considering” dropping charges against the WikiLeaks founder As of Thursday, WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange has been confined to London’s Belmarsh Prison for five years. His detention “makes a mockery of the USA’s obligations under international law,” Amnesty International said. The grim […]
Source link Pyongyang must be ready to fight and win against all enemies, Kim Jong-un has said The Democratic People’s Republic of Korea needs to be ready to fight and win a war, the nation’s leader Kim Jong-un said during a visit to an elite military academy, the state news agency KCNA reported on Thursday. […]
Source link Almost three-quarters of Polish people don’t want NATO boots on the ground, Euractiv has reported, citing a new poll A vast majority of Poles are opposed to deploying NATO troops to Ukraine, Euractiv reported on Wednesday, citing a survey by the Public Opinion Research Center (CBOS). Almost three-quarters of respondents (74.8%) said they […]