Eighteen more were injured after the iconic Gloria funicular derailed and crashed, emergency services have said At least 15 people died and 18 more were injured when a car on Lisbon’s Gloria funicular railway derailed and crashed on Wednesday, an emergency medical service spokesman has said. According to media reports, the crash occurred around 6pm,…
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Putin responds to Merz’s ‘war criminal’ insult
The German chancellor tried to divert the responsibility for the Ukraine conflict away from the West, the Russian president has said Chancellor Friedrich Merz sought to shift the responsibility for the Ukraine conflict away from the West, Russian President Vladimir Putin has said, after the German leader called him a “war criminal.” Speaking during a…
China cooperation, Ukraine conflict, and potential meeting with Zelensky: Key takeaways from Putin’s Q&A session
The Russian president has held a major press conference concluding a four-day visit with his Chinese counterpart and numerous world leaders Russian President Vladimir Putin has concluded his four-day visit to China. Ahead of his departure on Wednesday, he held a major Q&A session, speaking to the media on a broad range of topics, including…
The West has a big problem: it can’t stop lying. Even to itself
The desperate search for a “Russian footprint” in the murder of Ukrainian politician Andrey Parubiy is a symptom of terminal self-delusion Power and truth are not natural allies. Indeed, every person and institution – be it a government, a company, a university, or a “think tank” – tends to lie more as they become more…
Russia-China gas deal to ‘turn the LNG market on its head’ – analysts
Moscow could double deliveries to its Asian neighbor by the 2030s, shutting out US exports, Bloomberg has warned Russia’s announcement this week of expanded pipeline gas exports to China could shake the global liquefied natural gas (LNG) market and squeeze out US suppliers, Bloomberg reported on Wednesday. During his visit to China, Russian President Vladimir…
Putin commends North Korean soldiers who helped Russia
The president said the troops sent by Kim Jong-un to Kursk Region demonstrated courage and heroism Russian President Vladimir Putin has expressed his gratitude to North Korean soldiers who helped Moscow’s forces defend Kursk Region from a Ukrainian incursion. Putin made the statement during a meeting with North Korean leader Kim Jong-un in China on…
Russia confirms talks to supply more S-400 missile systems to India – media
Moscow is also looking to sell Su-57 fighter aircraft to the South Asian nation, Dmitry Shugayev has said Moscow and New Delhi are negotiating the supply of more S-400 surface-to-air missile systems to India, TASS reported on Monday, citing a senior Russian defense official. India has already received three of the five S-400 air defense…
‘Western liberal dictatorships’ spreading hate – Moscow
Russia will continue to resist attempts to distort the legacy of World War II, the Foreign Ministry spokeswoman has said Moscow is committed to countering the xenophobia promoted by the West and to protecting the “true freedom” for which Russia fought in World War II, Russian Foreign Ministry spokeswoman Maria Zakharova has told RT. She…
Christian Father in Pakistan Fights to Recover Daughter
Notification by president of Pakistan enacting law against child marriages in the Islamabad Capital Territory. (Christian Daily International-Morning Star News) LAHORE, Pakistan (Christian Daily International–Morning Star News) – The Christian father of a 13-year-old girl has fought to recover his daughter since July 31, when a court in Pakistan handed custody of her to a Muslim…
Decoding Britain’s Polarised Immigration Politics
Article by Simon Cottee Britain has an immigration crisis. Every week, hundreds of people illegally enter the country on boats and the government is seemingly powerless to stop it. Most of these individuals, who have enlisted the services of human traffickers to enter the UK and who have arrived from France, claim that they are refugees…
Are Talks of the Democratic Party’s Extinction Premature?
Democrats in disarray—right-wing media outlets in the United States have been publishing pieces along those lines since Donald Trump’s victory in the 2024 presidential election. Ever since the left-leaning The New York Times put out their article about the Democrats’ stunning underperformance in party registration, these right-wing outlets and content creators have been even more…
Herdsmen Kill Seven Christians in Central Nigeria
Pastor Paul Enenche decries June 13-14 massacre in Yelwata, Benue state Nigeria on TRT World report. (Screenshot from YouTube) ABUJA, Nigeria (Christian Daily International–Morning Star News) – Fulani herdsmen on Aug. 24 killed two Christians in Benue state, Nigeria, following the slaughter of five others earlier in the month, sources said. All seven Christians were killed in Guma…
The Perils of Dehumanizing Russia—and Western Hypocrisy Behind It
French President Emmanuel Macron recently labelled Russian President Vladimir Putin ‘an ogre at our gates’, a statement that caused outrage in Moscow. Just two days ago, Finnish Foreign Minister Elina Valtonen said that ‘the freedom-loving world should now focus on truly curing the cancer rather than merely killing the pain,’ referring to Russia. For those…
Russia, China and North Korea ‘conspiring’ against US – Trump
The president made the claims amid the WWII victory celebrations in Beijing President Donald Trump has accused China, Russia, and North Korea of “conspiring” against the US. He made the remarks on his Truth Social platform during a military parade in Beijing on Wednesday marking the victory over Japan in World War II. “Many Americans…
European NATO states have ‘no political will’ – US envoy
Allies are looking for American leadership on Ukraine matters, Matthew Whitaker has said European NATO members are indecisive when it comes to the Ukraine conflict, US envoy to the bloc Matthew Whitaker has said. The diplomat made the remarks while speaking at the Bled Strategic Forum in Slovenia on Tuesday. “I think it’s very naive…
US Congress releases first batch of Epstein files
Republicans subpoenaed the documents after the FBI and DOJ said the convicted sex offender kept no “client list” The House Oversight and Government Reform Committee has released more than 33,000 pages of documents related to disgraced financier and convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein. The US congressional committee posted a link to the 33,295 pages on…
Fico shames EU’s no-show in Beijing
The Slovak prime minister has said his country will be the bloc’s lone representative at China’s WWII commemoration Slovak Prime Minister Robert Fico has criticized the other EU leaders for skipping China’s World War II commemoration events, calling their absence “embarrassing.” Fico made the remarks before arriving in Beijing on Tuesday, where he met Chinese…
Kiev wants its largest Christian denomination banned
The Ukrainian Orthodox Church was previously designated an entity linked to Russia, and has refused to “correct violations” Authorities in Kiev have filed a case with Ukraine’s top administrative court to have the Ukrainian Orthodox Church (UOC) legally dissolved. Since the escalation of the Ukraine conflict in February 2022, Vladimir Zelensky’s government has taken an…
‘Time has healed a number of old differences’ — An Interview with Iulian Chifu
Iulian Chifu is a Romanian foreign policy analyst and former presidential adviser. He was Presidential Counsellor for Strategic Affairs and International Security at the Romanian Presidency from 2012 to 2014, Presidential Counsellor for Strategic Affairs, Security, and Foreign Policy from 2011 to 2012 for Romanian President Traian Băsescu, and State Counsellor for Foreign Affairs, Security,…
American CEO Calls for the US to Implement Hungary’s Tax Exemption for Mothers
Jeremy Wayne Tate, CEO of the American education company Classic Learning Test, has recently taken to X to praise Hungary for its initiative to give mothers lifetime income tax exemptions, and call for similar tax credits in the United States. In his social media post, he writes: ‘Have four or more babies in Hungary and…
Israel beginning mass mobilization to take Gaza City – Jerusalem Post
Some 40,000 reservists are reportedly expected to be called up for the offensive Tens of thousands of Israeli reservists have begun reporting for duty as the Israel Defense Forces (IDF) prepares for a new offensive to take full control of Gaza City, The Jerusalem Post reported on Tuesday. Israeli Army Radio said about 40,000 reservists…
Israel had ‘total control’ over Congress – Trump
West Jerusalem used to have the “strongest lobby,” but its power has dwindled, the US president has said Israel previously had “total control” over the US Congress, and it was impossible for someone speaking “badly” of the Jewish state to be in politics, US President Donald Trump has said. Trump said that in an exclusive…
EU is out of touch with global reality – Fico to Putin
The Slovak PM has said he “doesn’t understand” some of the decisions made in Brussels Brussels is out of touch with global realities and often fails to adapt to a changing world, Slovak Prime Minister Robert Fico has claimed. Fico made the remarks on Tuesday during a meeting with Russian President Vladimir Putin in China,…
Did you notice the EU just lost its gas lifeline? Here’s what you should know
With one deal in Beijing Russia redirected energy flows that had run to the West for fifty years, eastward The EU’s cheap-gas lifeline just got handed to Beijing instead. With three signatures, Russia, China and Mongolia rerouted half a century of energy history eastward. On Tuesday, the three countries signed a legally binding memorandum for…
San Diego Padres Sign First Hungarian Player in MLB History
For the first time in the sport’s history, a Hungarian player has signed with a Major League Baseball (MLB) team, as the San Diego Padres announced the acquisition of Márkó Moura in August. The online magazine albat.com published a detailed article on the Californian club’s historic signing. It noted that the 16-year-old Moura plays as…
Kim pledges North Korean commitment to supporting Russia
Pyongyang previously deployed troops to assist in repelling a Ukrainian incursion into Kursk Region North Koreans view Russians as their brothers and see it as a fraternal duty to help the neighboring country in any way they can, North Korean leader Kim Jong-un told President Vladimir Putin Wednesday. Putin and Kim met for bilateral talks…
A Dozen Popular American Brands Eye Expansion in Hungary
A dozen popular American brands have expressed interest in doing business in Hungary. Representatives of Velvet Taco, Barberitos, Olive Garden, Pizza Inn, and others will visit Budapest on 16 September to meet potential partners and present their expansion plans, the US Embassy in Budapest announced. ‘In cooperation with the Hungarian Franchise Association and the Budapest…
Sharp China: Xi Welcomes Putin and Modi at the SCO Summit; Perspective on the India and China Buzz; World War II and a ‘Memory War’
This episode of Sharp China is outside the paywall. Show Notes: On today’s show Andrew and Bill begin with takeaways from the SCO Summit, including Xi’s announcement of the Global Governance Initiative (GGI), outreach to the global south, and the PRC’s warming relationship with India as Modi’s first trip to China in seven years spawns…
Tianjin Summit — Pushing for a New World Order
Russian President Vladimir Putin, Chinese leader Xi Jinping, and Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi met on Monday in Tianjin, China, for the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation (SCO) summit. The SCO is a Eurasian security grouping consisting of ten member states and more than a dozen permanent dialogue partners, including Saudi Arabia, Qatar, and Turkey. While far…
Pakistan ‘respects’ Russia’s ties with India – PM Sharif
Islamabad has expressed interest in expanding its relationship with Moscow in multiple areas Islamabad respects Moscow’s relationship with New Delhi, Pakistani Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif told Russian President Vladimir Putin on Tuesday. In a meeting held after the Shanghai Cooperation Organization (SCO) summit in Tianjin, China, Sharif said Pakistan would like to enhance its ties…
Pope St. Pius X — The Pope of Peace
‘I have raised a chosen man from my people, with my holy oil I have anointed him so that my hand is always with him and my arm strengthens him.’ (Psalm 89, 20) These are the words of the Introit, the psalm verse that opens the Mass on the feast of Pope St. Pius X…
Putin, Zelensky ‘not yet ready’ to meet – Erdogan
Ankara is in contact with both Moscow and Kiev and hopes to build on progress made at past Istanbul talks, the Turkish leader has said Russian President Vladimir Putin and Ukraine’s Vladimir Zelensky have yet to agree to a summit, Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan has stated. Speaking to reporters on his way back from…
The West has just been given a rude awakening
Self-obsessed establishments can live in their illusory worlds all they want – it won’t change the fact that a new world is upon us Oswald Spengler, eccentric German arch-conservative, brilliant author of “The Decline of the West,” and proud pessimist extraordinaire (“optimism is cowardice”), could also be rather woke: You will find no more disdainful…
Finnish president says country won war with USSR
Alexander Stubb has claimed that despite losing territory in the conflict, Helsinki came out the victor Finnish President Alexander Stubb has claimed that his country “won” its war against the Soviet Union by preserving independence, despite losing territory in 1944. In an interview with The Economist, Stubb insisted that maintaining sovereignty in the face of…
China announces visa-free travel for Russians
A one-year trial will start on September 15, the Foreign Ministry in Beijing has said China will grant visa-free entry to Russian citizens on a one-year trial basis to further facilitate travel between the two countries, Beijing announced on Tuesday. The announcement comes during Russian President Vladimir Putin’s four-day visit to the country for the…
NATO has outlived its purpose – Jeffrey Sachs
The military bloc should have been dissolved after the collapse of the Soviet Union, the US economist has argued NATO has outlived its purpose and should have been dissolved decades ago, prominent American economist and Columbia University professor Jeffrey Sachs believes. Speaking to RIA Novosti on Sunday, Sachs argued that NATO was initially formed for…
Are Ukrainian vigilantes rising up against the Kiev regime?
Far-right politician Andrey Parubiy was killed not by a Russian agent, but by a grieving father desperate for justice When the news broke that a suspect had been arrested in the assassination of former Rada speaker, far-right Maidan figure Andrey Parubiy, much of the initial discussion revolved around Russia. Ukrainian authorities are predictably looking for a “Russian…
Search for Titanic was US Navy covert op — CNN
The 1985 expedition to the sunken ocean liner was a front for testing a new deep-sea imaging system, the head of the mission has said The 1985 discovery of the sunken RMS Titanic by American researchers was in fact part of a broader, covert US Navy mission aimed at testing a newly-developed deep-sea imaging system,…
Suspected killer of Ukrainian neo-Nazi MP denies working for Russia
The assassination of Andrey Parubiy was an act of “personal revenge” against the country’s authorities, the suspect has claimed The suspected killer of prominent Ukrainian far-right politician Andrey Parubiy has denied any links to Russia, stating the murder was an act of “personal revenge” against the country’s authorities. Parubiy was shot eight times on Saturday…
South African Post halts US deliveries
The move follows President Donald Trump’s order last month ending duty-free entry for parcels valued at less than $800 The South African Post Office (SAPO) has announced the immediate suspension of all outbound parcel deliveries to the United States amid shifting global trade regulations. This comes after US President Donald Trump signed an executive order last month…
Putin envoy names two global powers for joint projects in Arctic
Russia sees shared investments in the region as both economically and politically beneficial, Kirill Dmitriev has said Russia views both the US and China as potential partners for future oil and gas projects in the Arctic and would consider three-way investment opportunities, according to Kirill Dmitriev, President Vladimir Putin’s aide on international economic affairs. Moscow…
US Treasury secretary threatens Russia with new sanctions
Scott Bessent has said economic restrictions against Moscow are still on the table and will be closely examined this week US Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent has said that Washington could still impose additional sanctions on Russia, citing continued military strikes on targets in Ukraine. Speaking to Fox News, Bessent claimed that Russia had intensified its…
Putin suggests EU-state response to Ukrainian attacks on energy flow
Slovakia could cut energy supplies in retaliation for Kiev’s disruption of oil deliveries, the Russian president has said Bratislava could retaliate against Ukrainian attacks on its oil deliveries by cutting off energy supplies to the country, Russian President Vladimir Putin told Slovak Prime Minister Robert Fico during a meeting in Beijing on Tuesday. Slovakia and…
India keen to develop fourth-gen nuclear energy with Russia – Rosatom CEO
Strategic cooperation between New Delhi and Moscow is growing across emerging technologies, Aleksey Likhachev has said India has shown a keen interest in developing fourth-generation nuclear energy with Russia, Rosatom CEO Aleksey Likhachev has said. Addressing reporters on the sidelines of the Shanghai Cooperation Organization (SCO) summit in Tianjin, China on Monday, the head of…
September 3 commemoration; Xi meets Putin; Global Governance Initiative; August Politburo meeting
Summary of today’s top items: 1. September 3 events – You can watch the ceremony and parade in English on YouTube here. The broadcast is already underway; the parade starts around 9 AM Beijing time. 2. September 3 People’s Daily Editorial (社论) on the anniversary – The title of the editorial is “Drawing Strength from…
The taming of a gender researcher
Last month, Dr. Gordon Guyatt, an authority on medical research, capitulated to a transgender activist mob and undermined his own field in the process. Guyatt, a professor at McMaster University in Canada, co-founded the field of evidence-based medicine in the Nineties. His team has been conducting systematic reviews of the evidence behind gender-transition treatments for…
The shameful arrest of Graham Linehan
Many will remember celebrity outlaw Ronnie Biggs landing at Gatwick Airport in May 2001 and being immediately arrested. Having participated in the Great Train Robbery of 1963, in which £2.6 million was stolen and the driver badly beaten, he subsequently escaped prison and lived for decades as an international fugitive. Most would agree that this…
Trump’s crackdown is only just beginning
A Spanish friend once told me that for years after the death of Franco, every time a larger than usual number of car accidents occurred over a weekend, there was a call for the return of fascism. For some, freedom of expression could not hold a candle to freedom from physical harm. Imagine how those people…
Britain is a nation of flunkies
Hereditary privilege has, mercifully, lost much of its cachet. Yet the zombie refuses to rest in its grave. Costume dramas and bodice-rippers about dukes and dowagers continue to pour forth; queues of deferential tourists lengthen outside stately homes; and royal gossip still clutters our feuilletons and opinion pages. From Downton to Bridgerton to Saltburn, aristos continue to hog our screens,…
Why exams are good for you
School sucks. Early mornings, double maths, running round freezing-cold sports pitches — the thought of doing it all again makes me break out in a nervous sweat. Once a month or so, I have the same nightmare: it’s sixth form, and my exam results are in my hands. In my real life, my dad entered…
The Wrong President Will Attend China’s Military Parade
This a guest post by Dr. David M. Finkelstein, vice president and director of CNA’s China and Indo-Pacific Security Affairs Division. On September 3, the People’s Republic of China will stage what no doubt will be a spectacular military parade to commemorate the 80th anniversary of the end of the Second World War—known in the…
