Israel’s Foreign Minister Yisrael Katz met his French counterpart on Monday, warning him that “time [is] running out to find a diplomatic solution in Lebanon,” and indicating that his country was prepared to go to war if diplomacy fails. The reason is that, since October 7, Hezbollah, the Lebanon-based group …
Read More »OSCE ‘on the brink of abyss’ – Lavrov
The Organization for Security and Co-operation in Europe (OSCE) has found itself in the throes of a serious crisis, and its future is unclear, Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov has said. In his address to the OSCE Ministerial Council in Skopje, North Macedonia, the minister lamented that after decades of …
Read More »World on the brink of nuclear catastrophe – Moscow
Kiev’s “reckless” actions are pushing the world ever closer to a major nuclear disaster, Russia’s ambassador to the UN, Vassily Nebenzia, told the UN Security Council at a meeting focused on the Zaporozhye power plant in southern Ukraine. The plant has been under the control of Russian forces since the …
Read More »World is nearing ‘brink’ of nuclear war – Tulsi Gabbard
President Joe Biden’s administration is driving the world toward a devastating nuclear conflict by using the Ukraine crisis to fight a “proxy war” with Russia, former congresswoman and 2020 presidential candidate Tulsi Gabbard has warned. “The American people need to understand the seriousness of the situation that the Biden administration …
Read More »World on brink of commodities shock – study
Global energy prices are projected to rise dramatically, culminating in the biggest price jump in commodities in nearly half a century, the World Bank has warned. According to the bank’s April Commodity Markets Outlook report, global energy prices, which have already seen a dramatic surge due to ongoing Covid-19 lockdowns …
Read More »US-Russia ties ‘on the brink’ – Moscow
The “unacceptable” remarks of the US President Joe Biden about his Russian counterpart Vladimir Putin have left the bilateral relations between the countries “on the brink of collapse,” Russia’s Foreign Ministry has said. The ministry was referring to comments made last week by Biden calling Putin a “war criminal,” a …
Read More »America is ‘on the brink of a widening abyss,’ former US president warns
Former US President Jimmy Carter has penned an op-ed warning Americans that the country needs to take “immediate action” if it is going to keep from losing its “precious democracy.” “Our great nation now teeters on the brink of a widening abyss,” Carter, who served as president from 1977 to …
Read More »Unit behind notorious Pegasus spyware on brink of shutdown – reports
On Monday, Bloomberg reported that the NSO Group’s owners were in talks for the refinancing and potential outright sale of the business, which is in danger of defaulting on its debts, citing sources familiar with the matter. Prospective buyers include two American funds that have discussed closing the Pegasus unit …
Read More »US on the brink of default, think tank projects
“The debt limit ‘X Date’ – when the United States will no longer be able to meet its obligations in full and on time – will most likely occur between December 21, 2021, and January 28, 2022,” the Washington, DC-based think tank warned on its website. According to Shai Akabas, …
Read More »Brink of history: Vladimir Putin congratulates Dina Averina after gymnastics great becomes world champion for 15th time (VIDEO)
Dazzling in this year’s championships in the Japanese city of Kitakyushu, the 23-year-old earned gold medals in the hoop and ball competitions on Wednesday to take her tally to 13 individual world titles, moving level with two-time Olympic gold medalist Evgeniya Kanaeva. Tokyo Games silver medalist Averina performed to AC/DC’s ‘Thunderstruck’ on her …
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