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As the Ukraine crisis rolls on, there is a growing fear among Western commentators and foreign policy elites that a “China-Russia” axis is consolidating, which will pose a gargantuan threat. With this thinking, many, especially on the right of US politics, have called for an effort to split Moscow from …

New York Governor Kathy Hochul’s order for everyone to wear masks in public was shut down by a New York State Supreme Court judge, who ruled that such decisions must be passed by lawmakers instead. Judge Thomas Rademaker ruled on Monday that the New York State Legislature was the only …

Sputnik V produces a better neutralizing antibody response to Omicron than the mRNA vaccines, Professor Hildegund Ertl, one of the top US vaccine specialists, said, according to a statement posted on Sputnik V Twitter page on Monday. The vaccine and immunotherapy researcher working at the Wistar Institute located in Philadelphia, …

Seven US Navy personnel were injured after a pilot suffered a “landing mishap” on a US supercarrier and was forced to eject from the aircraft while performing operations in the South China Sea. The US Navy announced on Monday that one of its F-35C Lightning II stealth planes had a …

Asked about political impact of inflation, US President Joe Biden called the reporter who shouted the question a “stupid son of a b****.” The remark was captured before his microphone was cut off, at Monday’s meeting of the White House Competition Council. The White House press corps was invited to …

Officials from Moscow and Kiev will meet in Paris on Wednesday, an aide to French President Emmanuel Macron told AFP on Monday on the condition of anonymity, adding that he sees a “path to de-escalation” ahead of the expected “Normandy Four” meeting between France, Germany, Russia, and Ukraine. Macron “thinks …

After US and UK embassies in Kiev began advising non-essential staff and dependents to leave, the Ukrainian government said there was no need to panic and that a Russian “invasion” did not look imminent at all. “There is no reason for panic,” said President Volodymyr Zelensky after the meeting of …

Denmark must “immediately withdraw” some 90 troops it deployed to Mali last week “without [the government’s] consent and in violation of the protocols” allowing European nations to intervene in that African country, the government in Bamako said on Monday. Some 91 Danes from the Jaeger Corps special forces arrived in …

Americans should avoid visiting Russia because of the current Ukrainian crisis, Covid-19, and alleged “harassment by Russian government security officials,” among other reasons, the US State Department said on Sunday. The agency issued a “Do Not Travel” advisory message, noting that the US government’s ability “to provide routine or emergency services” …

Moscow Region prosecutors announced on Monday they are investigating social media star Lena Izumrud, real name Valeria Tatarintseva, over videos that showed her leading a muzzled bear into her apartment block to entertain her one-year-old son Mark. The investigation will probe Tatarintseva for potential animal mistreatment and child endangerment offenses. …