Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban told US President Donald Trump in a recent phone call that his country’s economy would plummet almost instantly if it stopped receiving Russian oil and gas. Budapest continues to resist mounting pressure from Brussels and Washington to end its reliance on Russian energy, citing geographic and …
Read More »EU reveals 18th sanctions package against Moscow
The EU has managed to approve its 18th sanctions package against Russia over the Ukraine conflict, targeting Moscow’s energy and banking sectors, the bloc’s foreign policy chief Kaja Kallas has said. The Kremlin has decried the unilateral restrictions by Brussels as “illegal.” A previous attempt to greenlight the package, which …
Read More »Vatican reveals cause of Pope Francis’s death
Pope Francis died from a stroke followed by heart failure, the Vatican has confirmed, outlining the health complications that led to the pontiff’s passing at age 88 on Easter Monday. The Holy See announced that Francis died at 7:35am on April 21 at his residence in Casa Santa Marta, Vatican …
Read More »Trump reveals pick for FBI director
US President-elect Donald Trump has named his former adviser Kash Patel to serve as next FBI director. If confirmed by the Senate, Patel will replace Christopher Wray, whom Trump often attacked and accused of going after him and his allies for political reasons. “Kash is a brilliant lawyer, investigator, and …
Read More »Blinken reveals US stance on potential Israeli invasion of Rafah
The US believes that Israel could achieve its military objectives in Gaza without an invasion of the city of Rafah, which Washington will not support, Secretary of State Antony Blinken has said. The statement was made on Friday at a news conference following a summit of G7 foreign ministers on …
Read More »Zelensky reveals new commander-in-chief of Ukrainian Army
Ukrainian President Vladimir Zelensky named General Aleksandr Sirsky as the new head of the armed forces on Thursday, after sacking General Valery Zaluzhny from the post. The move comes almost a week after Zelensky hinted in an interview with an Italian outlet that he would seek a “reset” of both …
Read More »Tucker Carlson reveals when Putin interview will be aired
American conservative journalist and political commentator Tucker Carlson has said that his conversation with Russian President Vladimir Putin will be aired at 6 pm EST on Thursday. The announcement of the broadcast appeared on Carlson’s Instagram account. Carlson, who launched his own network on X (formerly Twitter) in June 2023, has …
Read More »Hamas official reveals conditions for hostages’ release to RT
Hamas cannot release the hostages it is holding in Gaza until the Israeli military stops its bombing campaign against the Palestinian enclave, Basem Naim, a member of the militant group’s political bureau, told RT during his delegation’s visit to Moscow this week. Naim said Hamas could not collect necessary information …
Read More »EU reveals position on Israel-Gaza war
The EU has condemned Hamas and ordered the militant group to release Israeli hostages without preconditions, affirming support for Israel’s right to self-defense within the confines of international law in a statement released by the European Council on Sunday. Affirming the EU’s commitment to “a lasting and sustainable peace based …
Read More »Putin reveals latest Ukrainian losses
The Ukrainian military has lost more than 90,000 troops since its counteroffensive against Russian forces began in June, Russian President Vladimir Putin said on Thursday. With little territory gained, Kiev’s Western backers reportedly consider the operation a failure. “Since June 4 alone, Ukrainian units have already lost over 90,000 people,” …
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