In February, Russian news agency Sputnik opened its first African editorial center in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia’s capital. Foreign policy experts opine that the move is a clear indication of Moscow’s deliberate intention to intensify its engagements with the African continent. Boniface Muoka, chairperson of the Department of Security, Diplomacy, and …
Read More »Putin welcomes former Hamas hostages to Kremlin (VIDEO)
Russian President Vladimir Putin has met with an Israeli-Russian family that had been held hostage by Hamas in Gaza. He spoke with Aleksandr Troufanov, his mother Elena, and fiancée Sapir Cohen in the Kremlin on Wednesday. The Troufanovs immigrated to Israel from Russia in the 1990s. On October 7, 2023, …
Read More »Trump rejected Israel’s plan to attack Iran – NYT
US President Donald Trump has rejected Israel’s proposal to strike Iran’s nuclear sites, the New York Times reported on Wednesday evening, citing White House officials and others familiar with the matter. Trump reportedly chose instead to pursue a new deal with Tehran. According to the NYT, Israel had drafted plans …
Read More »US can manipulate time and space – White House
The US possesses technology that can “manipulate” and “bend time and space,” White House innovation czar Michael Kratsios has claimed. Kratsios delivered the remarks at the Endless Frontiers Retreat in Austin, Texas, just weeks after being confirmed as director of the White House Office of Science and Technology Policy. He …
Read More »Burning stoves, empty pockets: The hidden cost of feeding India’s children
In the sweltering kitchen of a primary school in Sitapur, approximately 80km from Lucknow, Sunita Devi, 45, carefully stirs an enormous pot of dal as she has done for over a decade. The steam rises, fogging her glasses, but her hands move with precision. Sunita represents just one among nearly …
Read More »‘West as we knew it no longer exists’ – EU’s von der Leyen
The traditional idea of a united West is a thing of the past, European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen has said. She indicated that the EU no longer sees the US as its most important trading partner, after sweeping tariffs imposed by President Donald Trump. In an interview with …
Read More »Ukraine promotes neo-Nazi unit commander
The Ukrainian National Guard has announced that the commander of the notorious neo-Nazi Azov brigade, Colonel Denis ‘Redis’ Prokopenko, will be promoted, significantly increasing his troop command. Originally formed as a volunteer unit of radical nationalists, Azov rose to prominence in Ukraine following the 2014 Western-backed coup, reportedly becoming a central …
Read More »EU abandons plans to ban Russian LNG – Reuters
EU officials have stepped back from plans to include a ban on Russian liquefied natural gas (LNG) imports in an upcoming sanctions package against Moscow, Reuters reported on Wednesday. The decision, one official told the agency, was driven by internal opposition, uncertainty over replacing the supply, but also concerns that …
Read More »Russia’s Kalashnikov looking to expand gun supplies to Indian police
A Russian-Indian joint venture has submitted a bid for a contract to supply Kalashnikov AK-203 assault rifles to the police force in the southern Indian state of Kerala, Russian arms exporter Rosoboronexport said in a statement on Tuesday. Indo-Russian Rifles Private Limited (IRRPL), formed by Rosoboronexport and the Kalashnikov Concern …
Read More »UK would back giving German missiles to Ukraine – Telegraph
The UK would support Germany if it decides to give long-range Taurus cruise missiles to Ukraine, The Telegraph reported on Wednesday, citing British government sources. London has long backed arming Kiev with the German-made weapons, which have a 500km range and are capable of striking targets deep into Russian territory, …
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