Dr. Shashi Tharoor has visited the Russian capital at the invitation of RT The head of the Indian parliament’s international affairs committee, Dr. Shashi Tharoor, met his Russian counterpart, Leonid Slutsky, on Tuesday in Moscow. The two lawmakers exchanged opinions on the ongoing tensions in the Middle East, Gaza, the Ukraine conflict, and the recent…
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Europe bears ‘a share of the blame’ for Israel’s attack on Iran – Russia
Western leaders pressured the UN nuclear watchdog to publish an accusatory report on Tehran ahead of Israeli airstrikes, Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov has claimed European leaders pressured the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) to issue a negative assessment of Iran and “bear a share of the blame” for Israel’s attack on the Islamic Republic, Russian Foreign Minister…
‘Israel doomsday clock’ not bombed yet – Iranian media
West Jerusalem has claimed it targeted the digital display in Tehran The IDF carried out strikes on the so-called ‘Israel Doomsday Clock’ located in central Tehran, Israeli Defense Minister Israel Katz claimed on Monday. The statement quickly gained traction on social media, with Iranian state media denying it. The digital countdown timer was installed in…
MARSHMALLOW MINISTER MASHED: Leipzig court overturns Nancy Faeser’s ban on the AfD-adjacent magazine Compact
Jürgen Elsässer in court with his wife and lawyer. (Photo credit: dpa). Last year, our then-Interior Minister Nancy Faeser banned the AfD-adjacent magazine Compact. It was one of the more shocking moves in her campaign to crack down on “the extreme right” by restricting the speech, travel and economic activity of political dissidents in the…
Imprisoned Russian businessman slams Armenian government
Samvel Karapetyan has been arrested after siding with the Armenian Apostolic Church against the country’s leadership Armenia’s leadership has turned politics into a confrontational circus, a Russian-Armenian businessman currently detained by the government has claimed. Samvel Karapetyan, who holds both Russian and Armenian citizenship and has a net worth of some $5 billion, was arrested…
UN official gave Israel cover – and Iran paid the price
The IAEA chief’s ambiguous language helped justify illegal military action Israel’s military actions against Iran have significantly destabilized the Middle East, driven by concerns over Iran’s nuclear capabilities. These events, rooted in historical tensions, are irreversible and have reshaped regional dynamics. A key document that served as a pretext for Israel’s aggression was a resolution…
Christian Mother in Pakistan Raped at Gunpoint
Police vehicles in Pakistan. (Akash0078, Creative Commons) LAHORE, Pakistan (Christian Daily International–Morning Star News) – A Christian mother of five children in Pakistan was raped at gunpoint by a Muslim who had been harassing and pressuring her to convert to Islam and marry him, her husband said. The 36-year-old woman was alone in her house in…
Moscow rejects Israel-Iran and Ukraine conflict comparison
Hostilities in the two regions have different causes and contexts, Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov has said It is wrong to compare Israel’s attack on Iran with the Ukraine conflict, Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov has said, maintaining that the nature and context of the two conflicts are different. Speaking on Tuesday at the ‘Primakov…
Russia and Mali sign nuclear energy deal
The Russian state nuclear power firm Rosatom has been securing various projects to develop Africa’s energy future Russia and Mali have agreed to expand cooperation in the peaceful use of nuclear energy, Rosatom announced on Tuesday. The deal with the Russian state nuclear power firm covers infrastructure development, joint projects in healthcare and agriculture, and…
Most Popular Domestic Tourist Destination in Hungary Revealed
If you are coming to spend your holiday in Hungary from abroad, the overwhelming chances are that you will be visiting the capital city of Budapest. However, if you are a local living in Hungary full-time, you will be looking to get away from the nation’s largest population centre by far in the summer. Lake…
Trump’s Triumphant Return — Prospects Ahead of The Hague NATO Summit
NATO member state leaders will gather in The Hague, the Netherlands, on 24–25 June for the annual summit of the transatlantic defence alliance. However, this year’s meeting will be far from routine: in recent days, tensions in the Middle East have escalated to levels not seen in many years, with the United States directly striking…
NATO chief dodges question about why to fear a ‘Russian attack’
Mark Rutte only cited general concerns and requested more military spending when asked to explain the timeline for an alleged invasion NATO Secretary General Mark Rutte has failed to explain why the bloc believes Russia could attack within five years, but nevertheless used the claim during a press conference on Monday to reiterate calls for…
UK announces joint drone-production with Ukraine
Prime Minister Kier Starmer has hailed a “massive step forward” in British military assistance for opponents of Russia The UK has announced it will begin joint production of military drones with Ukraine. Speaking in London on Monday after a meeting with Ukraine’s Vladimir Zelensky, British Prime Minister Kier Starmer hailed a “first of its kind”…
Killing scientists’ families is not a strategy but a moral collapse
Israel’s campaign of assassinations has moved beyond military targets — now it’s wiping out the families of scientists in their homes, and calling it strategy. The recent revelation that Iranian nuclear scientist Mostafa Sadati-Armaki was killed along with his entire family – his wife, two daughters, and son – in an Israeli airstrike should stop…
Tehran has the right to develop nuclear energy for peaceful purposes – Indian expert
The head of a major think tank has drawn parallels between the Israel-Iran conflict and the 2003 US invasion of Iraq Iran has the right to develop nuclear technology for peaceful purposes, Sunjoy Joshi, chairman of the Observer Research Foundation (ORF), an independent Indian think tank, has said on the sidelines of an international conference…
Ukrainian terror plot targeting Russian energy facility busted – FSB (VIDEO)
Three suspects have been detained by the security service for attempting to sabotage a gas-distribution plant Three Russian nationals suspected of plotting a sabotage attack at a gas-distributing facility in the port city of Berdyansk have been apprehended in the country’s Zaporozhye Region, the Federal Security Service (FSB) said on Monday. According to video footage…
Kremlin outlines why Russia is ‘returning’ to Africa
Moscow and the countries of the continent stand to mutually benefit from stronger ties, according to presidential spokesman Dmitry Peskov Russia’s push to deepen ties with Africa coincides with mounting frustration over neocolonial influence among countries across the continent, Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov has said, according to Izvestia. Peskov told the news outlet in an…
Russia and Mali to boost trade and joint research
Presidents Vladimir Putin and Assimi Goita have signed new agreements in Moscow Russian President Vladimir Putin met with Mali’s transitional president, Colonel Assimi Goita, in Moscow on Monday and signed three agreements, including a treaty on an intergovernmental commission for trade and scientific cooperation. The documents will “undoubtedly fortify the legal framework” of cooperation between…
Trump drops ‘F-bomb’ over Israel and Iran
The two countries “do not know what the f**k they are doing,” the US president has said, referring to ceasefire violations US President Donald Trump has resorted to obscene language in blasting both Israel and Iran for allegedly violating a Washington-brokered ceasefire. Shortly after officially agreeing to the truce, West Jerusalem accused Tehran of firing…
Balázs Orbán, JD Vance Discuss Deepening US–Hungary Ties in Washington
Political Director of the Hungarian Prime Minister Balázs Orbán, met with US Vice President JD Vance on Tuesday at the White House. The meeting was also attended by the President of the Hungarian Institute of International Affairs, Gladden Pappin. According to a post on X by Balázs Orbán, the two sides ‘reaffirmed our commitment to…
Attack on Iran damaged US credibility – China
Beijing has condemned the strikes as a violation of the UN charter and joined Russia in warning of global consequences The US has damaged its own credibility by attacking Iran’s nuclear sites, Chinese UN Ambassador Fu Cong has said, denouncing the strikes as a violation of international norms and the United Nations charter. Earlier this…
Donald Trump’s strategic bombardment
Early in Tehran on Monday morning, Israel’s Persian-language social media service came out with a most unusual announcement: “Dear citizens of Tehran, in the coming days the Israeli army will continue its attacks against military targets in the Tehran region… To ensure your personal safety, we ask you to stay away from weapons production facilities,…
AI to Revolutionize Banking Sector, Deloitte Predicts
Artificial intelligence is set to bring sweeping changes to the financial services industry, particularly in banking, by significantly boosting efficiency, cutting costs, and unlocking new avenues for innovation, according to Deloitte’s latest FSI Predictions report. The analysis highlights that AI will impact everything from software development to fraud prevention. In the current environment of low…
Ukrainian kamikaze drone hits residential tower near Moscow (PHOTOS)
A pregnant woman was rushed to a hospital after flames swept through her apartment, according to the local governor A Ukrainian kamikaze drone struck a residential tower outside the Russian capital on Tuesday, putting two people in the hospital and destroying their apartment, according to Moscow Region Governor Andrey Vorobyov. The strike occurred in the…
Crude Oil Prices Plunge in Response to Restrained Iranian Retaliation, Ceasefire News
Last week, the markets got quite a scare. US forces, joining the Israelis, bombed Iranian nuclear facilities where the Islamist regime was suspected of developing a nuclear bomb. Fearing a large-scale conflict that could damage the energy infrastructure in Iran, the seventh largest oil producer in the world, crude oil prices jumped around 10 per…
China sets new solar record – data
May installations jumped fourfold year-on-year amid looming policy and trade pressures, according to official data China set a new record for monthly installed solar power capacity in May, according to official data. The National Energy Administration reported on Monday that China installed 93 gigawatts of solar panels in May – more than any other country…
Iranian nuclear scientist and his family killed in Israeli attack – media
Mostafa Sadati-Armaki, along with his wife and three children, died in the latest strikes on Tehran, Tasnim News Agency reports Top Iranian nuclear scientist Sayyed Mostafa Sadati-Armaki and his entire family have been killed in Israel’s latest strikes on Tehran, Tasnim News Agency reported on Monday. According to the state-run Iranian outlet, Sadati-Armaki was a…
Iran confirms ceasefire with Israel
Tehran has warned that it will deliver a “decisive response” to any violations of the truce by West Jerusalem Iran has agreed to a ceasefire with Israel since Tehran’s military objectives have been achieved, the Iranian Supreme National Security Council has announced. DETAILS TO FOLLOW Click this link for the original source of this article….
Hungary Is Seen as a Trendsetter in the Indo-Pacific — An Interview with Shihoko Goto
Shihoko Goto is a Senior Fellow at the Mansfield Foundation and a leading expert on Indo-Pacific economic and geopolitical affairs. Formerly Director of the Indo-Pacific Program at the Wilson Center in Washington, DC, she focuses on trade dynamics, regional power shifts, and US relations with Japan, South Korea, and Taiwan. Currently, she is an executive…
UK seeks to ban pro-Palestinian group
Activists who spray-painted a British warplane last week could be branded as terrorists The British government will ask lawmakers to ban a pro-Palestinian activist group as a terrorist organization, following an incident in which its members breached a military air base and sprayed paint into a warplane’s engine. UK Home Secretary Yvette Cooper confirmed the…
China-India relations have made ‘positive progress’ – Chinese foreign minister
Wang Yi has said the Asian neighbors should engage as partners rather than competitors China-India diplomatic ties have improved over the course of the last eight months, Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi said in a meeting with Indian National Security Adviser Ajit Doval in Beijing on Monday. Doval, who is also a special representative for…
Trump Announces Full Ceasefire between Israel and Iran, Declaring End to 12-Day War
US President Donald Trump announced on Monday evening that Israel and Iran have reached a full ceasefire agreement, effectively ending the recent military conflict he referred to as the ‘12-day war’. The announcement was made via Trump’s Truth Social account and marks a significant development in the Middle East following days of escalating tensions and…
Ákos Ezer’s Subtle Irony: Disquiet Beneath ‘…and the livin’ is easy’ at Einspach & Czapolai
At Einspach & Czapolai Fine Art in Budapest, Hungarian painter Ákos Ezer presents his latest solo exhibition titled ‘…and the livin’ is easy.’ Borrowed from George Gershwin’s timeless 1935 lullaby Summertime, the title sets the tone for an ironically charged reflection on summer, not as a carefree escape but as a season of concealed tension,…
Moscow concert hall massacre carried out ‘in the interest’ of Ukraine – investigators
Nearly 150 people were killed and more than 600 injured in the 2024 terrorist attack Last year’s terrorist attack on a concert hall outside Moscow, which killed nearly 150 people, was intended to destabilize Russia to Ukraine’s benefit, Russia’s Investigative Committee (Sledkom) said on Monday, marking the conclusion of its criminal investigation. On March 22,…
France condemns Israeli strike on Iranian prison
The IDF put foreigners in danger during its bombing campaign, the French foreign minister has said France has accused Israel of endangering its citizens by striking Evin Prison in Tehran on Monday. Iranian officials said parts of the facility were damaged in the attack. A video circulating on social media appears to show that the…
Serbia completely stops all ammo exports – Vucic
The announcement follows accusations from Moscow that Belgrade is secretly supplying munitions to Ukraine Serbia has temporarily halted all ammunition exports and will focus on replenishing its domestic stockpiles, President Aleksandar Vucic announced on Monday. The move comes in response to Russian accusations that Belgrade has been secretly supplying arms to Ukraine. The president made…
China and the Iran-Israel conflict; Lai: “Taiwan is of course a country”; Rickety “London Framework”; Curbing “involution-style” competition
The Politburo should meet in the next week, I assume/hope we will get a public readout. The June 2024 Politburo meeting announced that the Third Plenum would be held less than three weeks later. I doubt the Fourth Plenum will be held so soon given all the work that needs to go into the 15th…
Putin knows we are spreadsheet warriors
The European Union has experienced quite a few shocks over the past two decades. The most significant one was not Covid, or Brexit, or the Ukraine war. It was the sovereign debt crisis. The fairytale story is that Mario Draghi single-handedly ended the crisis when he told the world that he would do “whatever it…
When Andrew Tate met Bonnie Blue
How do you solve a problem like Bonnie Blue? The pornographic actress, 26, has struck gold with a daring business model: staging increasingly queasy stunts which push the boundaries of what a woman’s body and spirit can withstand. Blue, who first tasted ultra-virality when she slept with more than 1,000 men in a day, is…
Regime change won’t neuter Iran
The timing of American intervention on the side of Israel in its preemptive war on Iran is no coincidence. With Hezbollah diminished and the Syrian state weakened, this is the best opportunity Tel Aviv has to effect regime change in Iran. While the American goal seemed initially to be cessation of Iran’s nuclear programme, Israeli…
Forrest Reid: Belfast’s forgotten genius
The house is tall, too tall for the little boy. There are six flights of stairs, and his bedroom is at the very top. The lambent gaslight fails to drive away the ghosts; they take shape within the shadows, poised in every corner, watching him as he takes ever more frightful steps towards the yawning…
The end of MAGA is here
Wither MAGA? It should, in every sense, be ascendant. Donald Trump is only in the first year of his second term. He entered office with a respectable approval rating and, if not a true mandate in a bitterly divided country, at least a bit of political capital. He had also consolidated full control of the…
Iran and Israel have agreed to ceasefire – Trump
The Middle East archrivals will end their “12-day war,” the US president wrote on his Truth Social platform Iran and Israel have agreed to end hostilities, US President Donald Trump claimed on Monday evening. The announcement came hours after Iran fired missiles at a US military base in Qatar, in response to American strikes on…
Germany asking US for Europe troop withdrawal ‘roadmap’ – FT
Some NATO members are concerned that Berlin’s requests for clarity could spur Trump to pull out German Defense Minister Boris Pistorius has repeatedly asked US Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth to provide a “roadmap” for US troop withdrawal from Europe, Financial Times has said, citing three anonymous sources “briefed on their discussions.” Since taking office in…
Calvin Klein files to restore trademark in Russia
The US clothing brand pulled out of the country’s market in 2022 US fashion brand Calvin Klein has joined a growing number of foreign companies seeking to re-establish their trademarks in Russia, more than three years after halting operations following the escalation of the Ukraine conflict and subsequent Western sanctions. According to a filing with…
Ukraine conflict, hypersonic weapons, and nuclear arsenal upgrades: Key takeaways from Putin’s speech
The Russian president has met distinguished military graduates, and gave an address about the challenges faced by the country’s armed forces President Vladimir Putin on Monday hosted distinguished graduates of Russian military and security institutions in the Kremlin, speaking on the country’s challenges and outlining the priorities for its armed forces. Here are the key…
‘Our world is over’: Relatives of Air India victims mourn their loss
From London to Ahmedabad, grief ripples across continents as the full toll of the tragedy comes into focus What began as a joyful Eid homecoming turned into an unimaginable tragedy for the Syed family in Malad, a suburb of Mumbai in Maharashtra’s western region. Their son, Javed Ali Syed – an award-winning hotel manager based…
Trump urges petroleum producers to ‘keep oil prices down’
The president’s call comes after Iran threatened to block the Strait of Hormuz, a key trade route for crude US President Donald Trump has warned oil producers against pushing prices higher, amid rising market volatility following American strikes on Iran’s nuclear sites and Tehran’s threat to close the Strait of Hormuz – a key shipping…
Russia strikes more Ukrainian military training sites – MOD (VIDEOS)
A senior military commander in Kiev recently resigned over a similar incident Russian forces have conducted strikes on two sites used by Kiev to train newly mobilized troops, the Defense Ministry said. The announcement follows the resignation of a senior Ukrainian military commander, who criticized what he described as a lack of accountability for such…
Trump hits back at Medvedev
The US leader has criticized the former Russian president for suggesting some nations may provide Iran with nuclear weapons US President Donald Trump has cautioned the deputy chairman of Russia’s Security Council against “casually” talking about nuclear weapons. The comment came after the former Russian president suggested that several unnamed countries were prepared to provide…
Moscow accuses Belgrade of betraying friendship
Serbian companies continue to send munitions to Ukraine via third countries, according to Russia’s Foreign Intelligence Service Ukraine’s military continues to receive weapons from Serbia, Russia’s Foreign Intelligence Service (SVR) has stated in a press release published on Monday, in which it accused Belgrade of betraying its historic friendship with Moscow. Officially, Serbia has avoided…
