The UK is preparing for a new wave of US trade tariffs that could be imposed this week, several media outlets reported on Monday, citing Downing Street. Few details about the potential tariffs have been made public so far, but they could cut the size of the British economy by …
Read More »France’s Le Pen sentenced to four years in jail
A Paris court has sentenced French right-wing politician Marine Le Pen to a four-year jail term, half of which is without parole, in a case involving the embezzlement of EU funds for her National Rally (RN) party. Le Pen has also been barred from running for president in 2027. The …
Read More »ICC is a tool of the West – expert
The EU’s disregard for the International Criminal Court’s (ICC) rulings against Israel shows it is a “fake justice” institution, Drago Bosnic, a military expert and contributor to the Bangladeshi Blitz weekly, has told RT. In November 2024, the ICC issued arrest warrants for Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and former …
Read More »New South African ambassador to US will be ‘fit and proper’ – minister
Minister of International Relations and Cooperation, Ronald Lamola said the person replacing expelled South African ambassador to the US, Ebrahim Rasool, would be a capable South African who is fit and proper for the position, regardless of race. ”As for whether the ambassador to the US should be white or black, the …
Read More »Are white farmers really persecuted? What’s behind the US-South Africa spat
On March 15, 2025, US Secretary of State Marco Rubio declared South African Ambassador to the US Ebrahim Rasool persona non grata following Rasool’s public remarks accusing US President Donald Trump of heading the global white supremacy movement. This marks another crisis in the relationship between Washington and Pretoria, which …
Read More »Iranian MP calls for nuclear bombs
US President Donald Trump would not dare threaten to bomb Iran if Tehran had nuclear weapons, Ahmad Naderi, a member of the Presidium of the Iranian Parliament, said on Monday. A day earlier, the US president threatened Iran with unprecedented bombing if it doesn’t accept a nuclear deal. “It will …
Read More »Leaks aside: What is Trump’s endgame with the Houthis?
The Trump administration’s escalating military and diplomatic campaign against Yemen’s Houthis is fueling broader tensions across the Middle East, intensifying its already strained relationship with Iran. Recent targeted US strikes in Yemen, portrayed by Washington as defensive measures against Iranian-supported aggression, highlight a strategic push to dismantle Tehran’s regional influence. …
Read More »Le Pen blasts ‘political’ sentencing
French presidential hopeful Marine Le Pen has denounced the sentence handed down to her by a Paris court as a “political decision” taken on an “order” of her opponents, who seek to prevent her from running in the country’s 2027 presidential elections. She was sentenced to four years in prison on …
Read More »Is a Russia-US Nord Stream revival really possible?
With Donald Trump’s return to the White House, the world is bracing for yet another shift in global energy politics. For years, the United States has fought fiercely against Russian gas dominance in Europe, imposing sanctions, lobbying against Nord Stream 2, and promoting its own liquefied natural gas (LNG) exports. …
Read More »US State Department reacts to Le Pen conviction
The US has condemned the prison sentence handed down to French conservative politician Marine Le Pen, who was found guilty of embezzlement and banned from running for president. On Monday, a Paris court ordered Le Pen, the former head of the National Rally (RN) party, to serve four years in …
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