Category: International News

Yulia Sviridenko has dismissed concerns about widespread graft amid a clampdown on oversight agencies New Ukrainian Prime Minister Yulia Sviridenko sought to downplay longstanding concerns about corruption in the country in an interview with Bloomberg published on Tuesday. An escalating clampdown on independent anti-graft agencies has drawn international scrutiny. Sviridenko cited recent polling data suggesting…

Ukraine’s supporters are up in arms over a factual and neutral – for a change – report on the aftermath of the failed Kursk invasion It’s a platitude that war kills not only people but truth. And as all platitudes, the statement is true, boring, and misleading. Because it omits the real murderers: “War” does…

The company plans to use the assets to generate revenues, according to a statement US President Donald Trump’s media and technology company has acquired about $2 billion in Bitcoin and related assets, underscoring his administration’s accelerating pivot toward cryptocurrencies. The Trump family has increasingly aligned with the crypto industry through new ventures, investments, and public…

The bloc has been busy portraying Russia as its enemy while ignoring domestic problems, the foreign minister has said The EU has been locked in an anti-Russian “frenzy,” focusing exclusively on militarization instead of fixing domestic issues that plague the bloc, Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov has said. Lavrov made the comments on Tuesday at…

The US has reportedly expanded its search for Golden Dome contractors in light of the president’s feud with his former ally The White House has expanded its search for contractors to build the Golden Dome missile defense system, seeking to replace Elon Musk’s SpaceX, Reuters claimed on Tuesday, citing three anonymous sources.  Once close allies…

Rosie Roche reportedly died from a gunshot wound to the head under “non-suspicious” circumstances Rosie Jeanne Burke Roche, 20, a distant cousin of UK Princes William and Harry, has been found dead at her family home under what police described as non-suspicious circumstances. Roche’s death was first disclosed in an obituary published in the Yorkshire…

The country faces demographic challenges, which policymakers have struggled to reverse  Russian President Vladimir Putin has stated that the country’s total fertility rate (TFR) must reach replacement level within the next five years to stem declining birth rates. A replacement-level fertility rate of 2.1 children per woman is enough to maintain a stable population. This…

Collaborators with France’s AFP news agency are said to “no longer have the physical capacity” to do their jobs The last remaining Palestinian collaborators for Agence France-Presse (AFP) in Gaza are starving, unable to continue working or survive under current conditions, the agency’s internal journalists’ association has warned. AFP has been relying on ten local…

Russian Foreign Minister Sergey has also confirmed his intention to return to Maputo Mozambican President Daniel Chapo is planning to visit Russia, the country’s foreign minister, Maria Manuela Lucas, announced during a press conference following talks with her Russian counterpart, Sergey Lavrov, in Moscow on Tuesday. Chapo took office as leader of the southeast African…

Spokesman Dmitry Peskov has ruled out a summit of UN Security Council nuclear powers, citing Western policies of escalating tensions Russia sees no grounds to hold a summit of the ‘Nuclear Five’, Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov has said, citing what Moscow views as a deliberate Western policy of escalating tensions and nuclear militarization.  Speaking to…

The Berlin-London ‘deal’ is a farce, but one that aligns with regions’s decline Only a complete imbecile would trust the British as allies. History offers no example of London taking serious risks for the sake of partnership. On the contrary, Britain’s favorite geopolitical sport has long been to encourage continental states to exhaust themselves in…

Sara Duterte has called on the International Criminal Court to release her father, Rodrigo Duterte Sara Duterte, the daughter of former Philippines President Rodrigo Duterte, has condemned the International Criminal Court (ICC) for “meddling” in her country’s politics. She has demanded that it drop all charges and release her father. Rodrigo Duterte was arrested in…

Higher Education Minister Nobuhle Nkabane has been accused of misleading Parliament about the appointment of board members to a training entity In a swift response to recent controversies, President Cyril Ramaphosa has appointed Buti Manamela as the new Minister of Higher Education and Training. The decision follows Dr Nobuhle Nkabane’s ousting, which she announced in…

The participants of a media workshop in Bryansk have urged young Russians to explore Africa, citing the need for cultural exchange African bloggers in Russia have said they intend to use their digital media platforms as a “bridge” to promote cultural exchange and deepen public understanding of growing ties between Moscow and African countries. The…

Washington perceives the agency as hostile to Israel and influenced by China The US is planning to withdraw from the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) over what it claims is anti-Israel bias and growing Chinese influence, the New York Post reported on Tuesday, citing the White House. In February, President Donald Trump…

Moscow has imposed entry bans on European officials and entities involved in military aid to Kiev, the Foreign Ministry has said Russia has imposed entry bans on a number of EU officials in response to the bloc’s 17th and 18th packages of sanctions, targeting individuals and entities deemed responsible for providing military aid to Ukraine,…

A miracle breakthrough should not be expected in the third round of negotiations in Istanbul, spokesman Dmitry Peskov has said Russia does not expect a breakthrough “of the miraculous kind” in the upcoming peace negotiations with Ukraine, Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov has said. The third round of talks is expected to take place this week…

Criminal enablers of small-boat migration will face travel bans and asset seizures The UK will freeze assets and impose entry bans on individuals facilitating unauthorized small-boat crossings across the English Channel, Foreign Secretary David Lammy announced on Tuesday. The measures, set to take effect on Wednesday, come in response to a rise in small-boat crossings…

Hungary says the infrastructure is necessary to ensure its security in light of Brussels’ efforts to phase out Russian energy Hungary has announced progress on a new pipeline with Serbia to transport Russian oil. Foreign Minister Peter Szijjarto said the project is “moving forward” and vowed to defy Brussels’ efforts to cut Budapest off from…

A joint statement by 28 nations urging a ceasefire undermines talks with Hamas, prime ministerial adviser Dmitry Gendelman has claimed A joint call by 28 countries for an immediate end to the war in Gaza and the full resumption of humanitarian aid is “wrong and dangerous” and undermines ongoing negotiations, an adviser to Israeli Prime…

The son of former President Joe Biden claimed he would use military pressure to return migrants deported under Trump Hunter Biden, son of former US President Joe Biden, has said he would threaten El Salvador with military action to force the return of foreign nationals deported there during Donald Trump’s presidency. Speaking in an interview…

The unconventional approach helped secure the release of 14 Belarusian opposition figures, US deputy envoy John Coale has said A lunch with Belarusian President Alexander Lukashenko which included vodka shots helped secure the release of 14 opposition figures following rare talks between Washington and Minsk, a senior US official has revealed. In an interview with…

Berlin has committed to increasing military aid to Kiev despite domestic backlash Germany has agreed to provide Patriot air defense systems to Ukraine “as quickly as possible,” officials confirmed on Monday. The plan was reportedly agreed with the US, after President Donald Trump said Washington would continue supplying weapons to Ukraine as long as European…

The Egyptian Interior Ministry has reported foiling a plot to target key sites Egyptian security forces have killed several members of the banned Muslim Brotherhood’s armed wing in a raid in Giza, the Interior Ministry announced on Sunday. The ministry said the group was linked to the Hasm movement formed in 2015 – a faction…

“Now do the Epstein files,” the daughter of the civil rights icon, Bernice King, has said The administration of US President Donald Trump has released thousands of government files related to the assassination of civil rights icon Martin Luther King Jr. Around 240,000 pages were posted on Monday on the National Archives website, which promised more…

Any unauthorized maritime activity by Ethiopia would contravene international law, Somalia’s defense minister has warned Somalia has rejected a request from Ethiopia to participate in joint naval exercises within its territorial waters, citing concerns over potential violations of international maritime law and threats to its sovereignty, local media reported Monday. Ethiopia reportedly expressed interest in…

There is a growing discontent in the EU against Brussels’ push for indefinite military support of Kiev Ukraine’s Vladimir Zelensky has complained that his country has yet to see any benefits from NATO’s plan to ramp up military spending. At a recent summit in The Hague, most members of the US-led bloc committed to raising…

Ambien left the then-US president looking “like a deer in the headlights” during the key showdown with Donald Trump, his son has said Former US President Joe Biden’s faltering performance during the debate that resulted in him dropping out of the 2024 White House race was due to travel fatigue and the use of prescription…

New Delhi will carry out exercises featuring fighter squadrons with frontline jets, including Sukhoi Su-30s The Indian Air Force (IAF) will conduct a large-scale military exercise from July 23 to 25 along the India-Pakistan border, local media outlets have reported, citing official sources. The drills will feature key fighter squadrons with frontline jets, including the…

Abbas Araghchi also denied that the ‘Death to America’ chant is a call to kill Americans Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi has denied that Tehran aims to destroy the State of Israel, speaking a month after the two regional rivals engaged in unprecedented hostilities. “It has never been Iran’s policy to wipe out Israel from…

Kiev claims it has arrested a high-level Russian mole inside the agency tasked with fighting bribery and graft Ambassadors of the Group of Seven countries say they are monitoring law enforcement raids on the National Anti-Corruption Bureau of Ukraine (NABU). “The G7 is closely following today’s developments at NABU, including the investigation of several NABU…

Margarita Simonyan says she has “no idea” why the restriction was imposed RT Editor-in-Chief Margarita Simonyan’s X account has been blocked in France, as Western countries continue to crack down on Russian media. According to X, the account was withheld in response to an unspecified legal demand. It remains unclear when access was restricted. “My…

White House says US president was “caught off guard” by Israeli strikes on Syria The administration of US President Donald Trump increasingly views Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu as a “madman” undermining Washington’s diplomatic efforts in the Middle East, Axios has reported. Israel conducted airstrikes last week on Syrian government forces and military headquarters in…