Washington does not believe that Moscow or Evgeny Prigozhin’s Wagner Group were connected to the military coup in Niger, but is nevertheless concerned the African nation could come under Russian influence, US Secretary of State Antony Blinken has said. In an interview with the BBC on Tuesday, he admitted that …
Read More »China worried about potential nuclear catastrophe
The destruction of the Kakhovka dam on the Dnieper River could endanger the Zaporozhye nuclear power plant, China’s ambassador to the UN, Zhang Jun, told the Security Council on Tuesday. Beijing has urged Ukraine and Russia to ensure this does not happen. “We express our great concern over the destruction …
Read More »Kremlin not worried about ICC warrant for Putin – spokesman
The International Criminal Court is a puppet of the collective West and Russia finds it hard to imagine any country would dare enforce its writ against a sovereign nuclear power, Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov said in an interview on Wednesday. The Bosnian Serb outlet ATV asked Peskov about the ICC …
Read More »Ukrainian mayor worried by growing anti-Russian hatred
Gennady Trukhanov, the mayor of Odessa, the third most populous city in Ukraine, has revealed that he is concerned by the rising levels of anti-Russian sentiment. In an interview with the New York Times, published on Saturday, Trukhanov said that he was against renaming the city’s central Pushkin Street, named …
Read More »UK, Spain worried about Russian ‘threat’
Russia’s expanding presence on the African continent might pose a “worrying” threat to the southern flank of NATO, Spain’s Defense Minister Margarita Robles and British Defense Secretary Ben Wallace stated at a joint press conference in Madrid on Wednesday. African nations such as Libya and Mali see increased activities of …
Read More »Intl watchdog is worried about weapons-grade nuclear materials in Ukraine
The UN’s nuclear watchdog is worried that some of the fissile materials that could potentially be used to produce a nuclear weapon could go missing in Ukraine. The nightmare scenario was shared on Wednesday by Rafael Grossi, the director general of the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA), at a panel …
Read More »Twitter staff worried about ‘transphobe’ Musk – Insider
In an “emergency meeting” on Friday, employees of Twitter reportedly complained to CEO Parag Agrawal and diversity officer Dalana Brand that new owner Elon Musk is allegedly an “open homophobe and transphobe.” They also allegedly expressed fears for their futures at the company. The “impromptu” get together was reported on Saturday by Insider, which …
Read More »‘Spy world’ worried about Biden’s intel leaks on Russia – reports
US national security and intelligence veterans have expressed concern over President Joe Biden’s strategy in dealing with Russia, saying that regular leaks to the public over a predicted invasion of Ukraine could hurt Washington’s credibility in the long run and turn out to be entirely wrong. “I am concerned about …
Read More »Number of Americans worried about future of US democracy revealed
A shocking 83% of registered American voters are at least somewhat worried about the future of democracy in the country, according to a new poll conducted on the eve of the anniversary of last year’s Capitol riot. The vast majority of Americans of all political persuasions are very or somewhat …
Read More »The EU should be more worried about America than Russia or China
The head of the organisation’s foreign relations, Josep Borrell, has signed off on a stentorian call to – well, not arms, really, but at least “assets.” He sees his bloc at risk of “strategic shrinkage” (meaning loss of power, both economic and military) and coming up short in the “battle …
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