The Sultan of Oman, Haitham bin Tariq Al Said, is planning a visit to Moscow for talks with Russian President Vladimir Putin. This visit carries particular significance against the backdrop of a new phase in nuclear negotiations between Iran and the United States, in which Oman is once again playing …
Read More »Some EU states still consider Russia ‘good friend’ – Borrell
The EU’s top diplomat, Josep Borrell, has admitted that not every member state agrees to view Russia as Europe’s “the most existential threat.” He argued that such differences are jeopardizing the bloc’s policies, especially the resolve to provide military aid to Ukraine. Speaking at Oxford University on Friday, Borrell said …
Read More »Biden ‘offers handshake to imaginary friend’
US President Joe Biden has been widely mocked following a public appearance on Thursday. After delivering a speech in North Carolina, he appeared to offer a handshake with no one there to receive it. The president visited North Carolina A&T State University in Greensboro to make a 40-minute address on …
Read More »Russians reveal whether they see Ukraine as friend or foe
The survey, in which 1,600 people were questioned, was published on Tuesday by the Russian Public Opinion Research Center, and uncovered people’s attitudes towards the nearby country and its citizens. More than half of respondents (52%) answered that they view the Ukrainian people as brothers, with this opinion being more …
Read More »‘The country that bombed you is your friend. The one that built your new railway is your enemy’
Thursday was National Day in Laos, a celebration marking 46 years since the landlocked Southeast Asian nation deposed its monarchy and became a revolutionary communist state, an effort which was supported by Vietnam. This year, the anniversary had added significance, as it saw the opening of a major new project, an …
Read More »‘She was my friend’: Baldwin breaks silence on ‘one-in-a-trillion’ set shooting, says movie had ‘well-oiled crew’
“There are incidental accidents on film sets from time to time, but nothing like this. This is a one in a trillion episode,” Baldwin told gathered press on Saturday. Hutchins died earlier this month after Baldwin fired a live round from a weapon while filming the movie ‘Rust’ in New …
Read More »Russia and Israel are connected by ‘very deep bond’ & Putin is ‘close, true friend’ of the Jewish people, says Israeli PM Bennett
Speaking to the press at the start of a working visit to Bocharov Ruchey, the Russian presidential residence in Sochi, Bennett suggested that the two countries can work to build up their economic and political relationship. “For the last 20 years, and even more, you have led the process of …
Read More »Bring a friend and get a present! Switzerland incentivizes citizens to convince acquaintances to get Covid jab
Switzerland has, so far, fully vaccinated over 58% of its population, giving it one of the lowest inoculation rates in Western Europe, pushing the government to seek ways of boosting take-up among those who have not yet received a Covid jab. Announcing the new scheme on Friday, the Swiss government …
Read More »The horrific beheading of a young female friend of a friend in Islamabad has finally made me understand why we need feminism
“What does it mean to be a feminist today?” someone once asked me. I answered, “I don’t know”, because, for a long time, I never quite identified with feminism. While at university in Britain, I’d long witnessed radical, third-wave feminists dominating the campuses. Though they insisted they believed in gender …
Read More »Turkey is straddling a fine line between being friend or foe to the US, EU, and NATO
Turkey seems conflicted over which role it wants to play when it comes to its US, EU, and NATO allies. In June, Turkey offered to maintain its military presence in Afghanistan, currently consisting of a battalion of about 500 soldiers who secure and operate the military section of the Hamid Karzai …
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