Moscow would lose in a war with the West, Polish Foreign Minister Radoslaw Sikorski has claimed Russia should fear clashing with NATO because such a war would end in “inevitable defeat” for Moscow, Polish Foreign Minister Radoslaw Sikorski said in parliament on Thursday, claiming that the US-led military bloc has several times more troops and…
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Janez Janša, Gábor Kubatov, and János Bóka Speak at CPAC Hungary 2024
Nicknamed ‘the Slovenian Trump,’ Former Prime Minister Janez Janša of Slovenia was among the most anticipated speakers on Day 1 of CPAC Hungary 2024, taking place on 25–26 April at the Millenáris Park in Budapest. He appeared in the ‘Save the West, Protect the Borders’ block of the scheduled speakers in the afternoon. PM Janša…
Three Christians Slain in Benue State, Central Nigeria
Benue River in Makurdi, Benue state, Nigeria. (Bandele Femi, Ashinze, Creative Commons) ABUJA, Nigeria (Christian Daily International–Morning Star News) – Fulani herdsmen killed three Christians last week in an area of Benue state, central Nigeria, a local leader said. Otukpo Local Government Council Chairman Alfred Omakwu said the herdsmen on Saturday (April 20) killed a Christian…
France makes military request to Greece – media
Paris is reportedly seeking to use the Greek Crotale air defense system during the summer Olympics The French government has made an official request to borrow an air defense system from Greece for the duration of the Paris Olympics, Greek daily Kathimerini has reported, citing well-informed sources. France has been calling on its international allies…
Russia assesses impact of possible US seizure of assets
American lawmakers approved a bill allowing the confiscation of funds earlier this week Russia’s financial stability will not be affected if the US seizes its frozen assets, Bank of Russia Governor Elvira Nabiullina told journalists on Friday. The US and its allies have blocked around $300 billion in Russian central bank assets as part of…
Greece reveals stance on Patriots and S-300s for Ukraine
The country can’t part with air defense systems that are crucial for its deterrence capabilities, PM Kyriakos Mitsotakis has said Athens will not supply Kiev with US-made Patriot or Soviet-designed S-300 air defense systems, the Prime Minister of Greece Kyriakos Mitsotakis has said. Local media reported earlier this week that the country might provide Kiev with at…
Dozens escape from Nigerian prison after rainstorm chaos
The West African country’s security authorities say they are in “hot” pursuit to recapture them More than 100 inmates have escaped from a prison in Nigeria after heavy rains caused extensive damage to parts of the facility, prison authorities of the West African nation reported on Thursday. Adamu Duza, a spokesperson for the Nigerian Correctional…
WATCH police tase pro-Palestinian protester at US college
Officers used tear gas to disperse activists at Emory University campus amid a nationwide crackdown Police officers in the US state of Georgia used tear gas and tasers to disperse a pro-Palestinian student encampment on Thursday, as law enforcement targeted activists at university campuses nationwide. The clashes took place at Emory University in Atlanta, where…
2024 Weekly Discussion Thread #10; Xi meets Blinken
Read more Click this link for the original source of this article. Author: Bill Bishop This content is courtesy of, and owned and copyrighted by, https://sinocism.com and its author. This content is made available by use of the public RSS feed offered by the host site and is used for educational purposes only. If you…
Blinken in Beijing: The US tried to convince China to turn against Russia – but did it work?
Washington basically wants Beijing to disown Moscow and then later face its wrath alone Antony Blinken traveled to China this week to warn Beijing about sanctions for supplying military technology to Russia, according to the Financial Times and Bloomberg in their previews of the US secretary of state’s visit. They didn’t specify which sanctions might…
Venetians clash with riot police over tourism (PHOTOS, VIDEO)
Many of the city’s residents are against new admission charge for visitors, introduced to reduce overcrowding Hundreds of Venetians took to the streets of their sinking city on Thursday in protest against an entrance fee that the local authorities started charging visitors to protect the UNESCO world heritage site from the effects of over-tourism. The…
Trump plans to sanction countries for refusing to use dollar – Bloomberg
Advisers to the former US president are considering penalties for nations seeking to trade in national currencies, the outlet has reported Economic aides to former US President Donald Trump are looking for options to stop countries from shifting away from the US dollar as it faces a growing challenge from emerging markets, including BRICS nations,…
Millions in India brave intense heat to cast their votes
Voters in 12 states and one union territory are participating in the second phase of the general election Over 160 million Indians are casting their votes on Friday despite an intense heat wave that is sweeping the country. The second (of seven) phase of the polling process is being conducted in 88 parliamentary constituencies across…
US to withdraw troops from African states
The Pentagon says complete pullout will take place in Niger, while forces in Chad will be temporarily repositioned Washington will fully withdraw its troops from Niger and is also relocating military personnel stationed in Chad, as it considers other options for continuing America’s counterterrorism mission in the Sahel region, the Pentagon announced on Thursday. The…
Russian defense minister comments on role of Western advisers in Ukraine conflict
The West is supplying weapons and helping Kiev’s military instead of de-escalating hostilities, Sergey Shoigu claims Foreign military advisers in Ukraine are directly involved in the preparation of attacks on Russian territories, Defense Minister Sergey Shoigu said on Friday during a high-level meeting of Shanghai Cooperation Organization (SCO) countries. Apart from helping to prepare attacks,…
Donald Trump Praises Hungarian Patriots at CPAC Hungary
Donald Trump, former President of the United States and Republican presidential nominee, praised the efforts of Hungarians in defence of Western civilization, freedom, family, and Judeo-Christian culture in a video message aired at the Conservative Political Action Conference (CPAC Hungary) in Budapest on Friday. ‘It is a great honour for me to speak to so…
Russia has never threatened NATO – Shoigu
The Western bloc has expanded along Russia’s border, compromising national security, the defense minister has said NATO poses an increasingly serious threat to Russia, but Western leaders are falsely claiming Moscow intends to attack their nations, as they seek to justify stoking the Ukraine conflict, Russian Defense Minister Sergey Shoigu said on Friday. The minister…
Russian forces strike train carrying Western weapons – MoD
The successful attack took place in Russia’s Donetsk People’s Republic, according to the Defense Ministry Russian forces have struck a freight train carrying military equipment supplied to Ukraine by its Western backers, the Defense Ministry in Moscow has said. DETAILS TO FOLLOW Click this link for the original source of this article. Author: RT This…
Blinken threatens China over Russia ties VIDEO
The US Secretary of State says Washington is prepared to impose more sanctions on Beijing over the alleged transfer of military components DETAILS TO FOLLOW Click this link for the original source of this article. Author: RT This content is courtesy of, and owned and copyrighted by, https://www.rt.com and its author. This content is made…
US created Ukraine conflict – Shoigu
Washington spreads global chaos for its own benefit, the Russian defense minister has claimed The Ukraine conflict is Washington’s doing and the US is deliberately trying to prolong the fighting, Russian Defense Minister Sergey Shoigu said on Friday during a meeting with his counterparts from Asian nations. Shoigu is taking part in a gathering of…
Two Critical Visits to Open New Stage of Hungarian–UAE relations
The attractiveness of Hungary as an investment destination has grown rapidly, with the total value of FDI inflows doubling in just one year by the end of 2023. This trend of increasing investment is expected to continue as Hungary seeks further investment from the UAE, potentially attracting other Gulf countries as well. On 14 March…
India hits out at US allegations of ‘human rights abuse’
New Delhi says a State Department report criticizing its response to violence in Manipur shows “poor understanding” of the country New Delhi has condemned a US State Department report containing allegations of human rights violations in the country. The Human Rights report for 2023 claimed that significant abuses had occurred in the Indian state of…
NATO responsible for Ukraine crisis – Beijing
China’s foreign ministry has rejected Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg’s claim that it is “fueling” the conflict NATO is directly responsible for the Ukraine conflict, Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesman Wang Wenbin said during a press briefing on Friday, reacting to criticisms raised by the US-led military bloc. On Thursday, NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg called out…
France to fall out of world’s top ten economies – IMF
The country’s share of global GDP will drop below 2%, the fund has projected Slow economic growth will push France out of list of world’s ten largest economies in five years, according to an updated global economic outlook from the International Monetary Fund. The Washington-based institution expects France’s contribution to global economic growth in purchasing…
NATO failed to keep its promises to Ukraine – Stoltenberg
Kiev’s forces have been “outgunned” by Russia due to a decline in Western aid, the chief of the US-led military bloc has said Insufficient support from the West for Ukraine is the reason for Russia’s advances on the battlefield, but more military aid for Kiev is on its way, NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg has…
US seizure of Russian assets would accelerate de-dollarization – ex-IMF official
American lawmakers approved a bill allowing the confiscation of Russian funds on Wednesday The “weaponization” of the US dollar through the seizure of frozen Russian assets could prompt a global shift away from the greenback, Bloomberg reported on Wednesday, citing a former International Monetary Fund (IMF) official. US President Joe Biden signed a bill…
African officials hail Russia’s role in fight against global terrorism
Moscow’s inclusive security initiatives can help address extremist violence, representatives at a summit in Saint Petersburg told RT Africa is willing to collaborate with Russia and other interested nations to fight terrorism, defense chiefs and diplomats from the continent told RT on Wednesday. The officials made the statements on the sidelines of the 12th International…
Gebrüder Weiss Expands Operations with 10 Billion HUF Investment in Dunaharaszti
The logistics complex operating with the most modern and innovative technologies, built with a 10 billion HUF investment by Gebrüder Weiss Ltd, was inaugurated on Thursday in Dunaharaszti. Chairman of the Board of Directors of the Gebrüder Weiss (GW) group Wolfgang Senger-Weiss stated during the pre-inauguration press briefing that following the recession of recent years,…
Defence Minister of Hungary: Hungary Advocates for Peace Amid Global Turmoil
‘In the midst of global turmoil and conflict, Hungary prioritizes peace,’ Defence Minister Kristóf Szalay-Bobrovniczky on Thursday in Budapest, following discussions with defence ministers from the Central European Defence Cooperation (CEDC). The minister emphasized Hungary’s clear stance on the Ukrainian conflict, emphasizing the urgent need for an immediate ceasefire and peace. He added that especially…
Tony Abbott at CPAC: ‘The only country in the world that’s successfully stopped a wave of illegal immigration by boat is Australia’
Hungarian Conservative has the privilege of being the first English-language outlet to publish the full remarks delivered on 25 April 2024, the first day of CPAC Hungary 20124 by former Australian Prime Minister Tony Abbott. Read the insightful address below. *** The new conservatism is intensely patriotic, economically pragmatic, and deeply respectful of tradition. As…
Pelosi insulting Americans – Moscow
Attempts to smear pro-Palestinian protests as “tinged” by Russia are an affront to voters, the Foreign Ministry spokeswoman has said Former US House Speaker Nancy Pelosi is insulting American voters by trying to blame Moscow for a wave of pro-Palestinian protests across the country, Russian Foreign Ministry spokeswoman Maria Zakharova said on Friday. The senior…
New Delhi seeks global effort to counter terrorists’ misuse of communication tech
At a Russia-hosted meeting, India’s national security advisor emphasized the need to cooperate on information security India’s National Security Advisor Ajit Doval has called for broader cooperation to counter the misuse of information technology by extremists and criminals, and to crack down on terrorism funding. Speaking at the XII International Meeting of High-Level Security Officials…
Warning To Parents: ‘Do Not Send Your Children to UCLA’ (Video)
Students, professors, and non-student radicals built an encampment at the University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA) on Thursday, erecting tents and barricades in a scene similar to one that unfolded on the campus of the University of Southern California on Wednesday and resulted in dozens of arrests. The demonstration in Dickson Plaza was promoted by…
Beijing warns Washington against crossing ‘red lines’
Negative factors in US-China relations are increasing, the country’s foreign minister has told his American counterpart The US is challenging China’s core interests and suppressing the country’s development, Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi stated on Friday during talks with his US counterpart, Secretary of State Antony Blinken. The “giant ship” of China-US ties had stabilized,…
Battle Royale: How a king ended up on the ballot in India
The 32-year old scion of the 500-year-old Wodeyar family is running in India’s general election in Mysuru; reverence for his dynasty almost ensures a win. Yaduveer Krishnadatta Chamaraja Wodeyar is the scion of a 500-year-old royal family. He’s also the candidate of India’s ruling Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP), led by Prime Minister Narendra Modi, in…
Another EU state could help Kiev repatriate military-aged men
Lithuania may follow Poland’s suit in dealing with fighting age Ukrainians, the country’s defense chief has claimed Lithuanian Defense Minister Laurynas Kasciunas has stated that Ukraine is “very short of mobilization reserves,” after Kiev suspended issuing new passports to conscription age men residing abroad. Ukraine banned all men between the ages of 18 and 60…
Breaking: First Canadian Community Mandates QR Codes for Residents: Echoes of China’s Surveillance State (Video)
The serene landscape of the Îles-de-la-Madeleine, nestled in the Gulf of Saint Lawrence, is currently gripped by a contentious debate over a proposed municipal regulation that has sent shockwaves through the community. At the heart of the controversy lies an authoritarian measure: the mandatory requirement for residents to present a QR code upon exiting the…
Blinken in Shanghai; Putin to the PRC; TikTok; Huawei; New report on the Wuxi Group
Summary of today’s Essential Eight: 1. Xi visits the Army Medical University – Xi’s inspection tours usually include a meeting with local PLA officers, and his visit to Chongqing was no different. He inspected the Army Medical University. 2. Putin confirms May trip to the PRC – Vladimir Putin has said he will travel to…
Pentagon unveils targets for ATACMS missiles secretly shipped to Ukraine – NYT
Kiev could use the systems to “put more pressure” on Crimea, according to the newspaper The US-supplied Army Tactical Missile Systems, known as ATACMS, will allow Ukrainian forces to target Russia’s Crimean Peninsula “more effectively,” the New York Times has reported, citing senior Pentagon officials. Washington secretly sent Kiev an unspecified number of longer-range ATACMS…
Warning: How Long Before Muslims Win Their Fight To Have an Islamic Political Party in the UK (Video)
In the wake of the recent rejection of the proposed “Party of Islam” by the UK’s Electoral Commission, concerns have escalated regarding the potential emergence of such a dangerous political party and its implications for the country’s social and political landscape. The rejection came as the commission cited inadequacies in the proposed constitution and organizational…
US finalizes $6bn Ukraine military package – Politico
Much of the equipment won’t be ready for years, however The Pentagon is preparing to announce a batch of weapons and ammunition for Kiev worth up to $6 billion as early as Friday, anonymous officials have told Politico. Among the items featured in the package is ammunition for Patriot and NASAMS air defense systems, artillery…
Columbia’s parody of radical activism
This week, amid widespread US campus protests against the war in Gaza, a video emerged of a confrontation on the Columbia quad. A slender young black man in a keffiyeh and a pair of florid pink Crocs paces through the crowd, shouting an urgent warning: “We have a Zionist at the entrance of our encampment!”…
Would Kant really support BLM?
Poor old Immanuel Kant, scourge of many an undergraduate essay crisis, whose 300th birthday fell this week. Was ever any other major intellectual figure put through so much painful contemporary “rethinking”? According to the late political theorist Charles W. Mills, Kant’s oeuvre contains the resources to establish a variety of “Black radical Kantianism”. Numerous others…
How civil servants killed the spy
The police were searching the home of a Libyan terror suspect, Abu Anas al-Liby, in Manchester when they came across an al-Qaeda handbook. The year was 2000, and the handbook — later dubbed the “Manchester Manual” — laid out the alarmingly sophisticated espionage techniques used by the terrorist group. One section stated that al-Qaeda’s financial…
Dungeness is England’s last hope
I spent St George’s Day watching Derek Jarman’s The Last of England. The film is an apocalypse of sorts. It reveals what is to come. More importantly, it reveals what is already here. An opening monologue tries to pin down the moment when soul leaves body: “We pull the curtains tight over the dawn and…
Girl Kidnapped, Forcibly Converted/Married in Pakistan
Muskan Salman was kidnapped on March 11, 2024, in Sindh Province, Pakistan. (Christian Daily International-Morning Star News) LAHORE, Pakistan (Christian Daily International–Morning Star News) – A Christian father in Pakistan who took his 15-year-old daughter out of school to protect her from harassment by a Muslim is now trying to free her from kidnapping and forcible…
Milei reforms make Argentine Peso world’s top performing currency – Bloomberg
The anarcho-capitalist president had wanted to scrap the national coin for US dollars Argentinian President Javier Milei’s “shock therapy” has managed to bolster the country’s currency in a key foreign-exchange market to levels unmatched across the globe, according to Bloomberg. The “parallel peso” trading on the blue-chip swap exchange has risen 25% against the US…
EU parliament condemns Iran over strikes on Israel
The body urged more restrictions on the heavily-sanctioned country, while calling for “de-escalation” in the Middle East The European Parliament passed a resolution on Thursday condemning recent Iranian drone and missile strikes on Israel and calling for new restrictions sanctions against Tehran. The resolution was backed by an overwhelming majority, with 357 MEPs voting for…
Here’s what makes Blinken’s job in China especially difficult
“Overcapacity” and “dual-purpose trade” are catchphrases to hide the fact that Washington is getting trounced in the economy of the future US Secretary of State Antony Blinken arrived in China on Wednesday to kick off a three-day trip. It is reported that he will speak with his Chinese counterpart and potentially with President Xi Jinping….
US Congress probing 13 banks for January 6 ‘collusion’
Purchases of Bibles or searches for “MAGA” and Trump were considered indicators of “extremism” Republicans in the House of Representatives have sent letters to a total of thirteen financial institutions they suspect of colluding with the FBI and the Treasury Department to spy on Americans without a warrant in relation to the 2021 Capitol riot….
Fugitive drug trafficker caught after strolling with ‘dead dolphin’
A Russian man who was being sought on drug trafficking charges, ended up in custody after starring in a bizarre viral video Russian police have apprehended a 40-year-old man who was on authorities’ wanted list, suspected of trafficking drugs in exceptionally large quantities, after he was spotted on a CCTV camera casually carrying around a…