Talks in Qatar about ending the conflict between Israel and Hamas are close to succeeding, US national security adviser Jake Sullivan has said. Israel declared war on the Palestinian group after the October 7, 2023 incursion from Gaza that claimed over 1,100 lives. More than 46,000 Palestinians have been killed …
Read More »Gaza truce could happen ‘this week’ – White House
Talks in Qatar about ending the conflict between Israel and Hamas are close to succeeding, US national security adviser Jake Sullivan has said. Israel declared war on the Palestinian group after the October 7, 2023 incursion from Gaza that claimed over 1,100 lives. More than 46,000 Palestinians have been killed …
Read More »Hollywood abandoned Russia one year ago, but the country’s box office has just set an all time record: How did this happen?
Over the past year, many Western companies have left Russia. This hasn’t just affected the economy, it has also altered the cultural landscape. The film industry is no exception. Without Western premieres and streaming services, the country is reconsidering its approach to the film business. Russia has many examples to look to …
Read More »Russia, Ukraine and the West: As winter arrives on the battlefield, what will happen next in the conflict?
The battle for Kherson that we discussed in our last article ended in Ukraine’s favor – but with a small twist: there was no actual battle. For three weeks, Russia evacuated not only residents who wished to leave the city – and the right bank of the Dnieper River – …
Read More »The price of politics: What will happen if the West really abandons Russian gas?
On April 2, Lithuania became the first EU country to declare that it was completely abandoning Russian gas. The announcement was made amidst Moscow’s ongoing military assault in Ukraine and came after the Kremlin announced a new payment procedure for countries deemed “unfriendly.” Under the new rules, importers from the …
Read More »German trade unions explain what would happen without Russian energy
Germany will see its major industries like steel, chemicals and paper shut down in a matter of weeks if it’s left without gas, oil and coal from Russia, the country’s top industrial unions have said. The heads of IG Metall, IGBCE and IG Bau unions held a joint press-conference in …
Read More »Russia tells Britain what will happen if it sanctions ‘oligarchs’
Any attempts to seize property from Russian individuals London believes to be “oligarchs” would primarily hurt Britain itself, the head of Russia’s Senate committee for protection of national sovereignty, Andrey Klimov, said on Sunday. The move would likely heavily damage the UK’s image as a safe place for investments, causing …
Read More »What would happen if Ukraine & Russia went to war?
Behind the rhetoric lies a real and ongoing crisis. Even the comparatively limited conflict in Donbass up until now has already done severe damage. According to Ukraine’s foreign minister, about 14,000 people have been killed in the fighting, and the UN’s Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs counts 3.4 …
Read More »Musk vows mass Tesla server outage won’t happen again
Tesla cars require the use of a cell phone to gain access, though other options such as a keycard are available as backup. Since Friday evening, as many as 500 people worldwide reported on social media that they couldn’t access their vehicle by either method and were receiving a server …
Read More »‘It will never happen’: Snowden laughs off suggestion Julian Assange or himself would ever get Nobel Peace Prize
Snowden burst into laughter during an interview with the Russian media on Thursday, when the host asked him if Assange or he could imagine their nominations for the prestigious international award lead to either of them receiving it. “It will never happen,” he assured. “The thing is, someone like Julian …
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