Cyclonic winds and incessant rain continue to batter the South Asian island nation, affecting over 40,000 people At least 56 people have been killed and over 20 others are missing after incessant rainfall triggered floods and landslides in Sri Lanka, the island nation’s authorities said on Friday. The rainfall, caused…
Pentagon officials reportedly deny the comparison despite admitting they don’t always know who they kill in the Caribbean US airstrikes on suspected drug smugglers in the Caribbean ordered by President Donald Trump bear similarities to the controversial ‘signature strikes’ on purported terrorists under former President Barack Obama, the New York…
The most-often cited metric of economic success more often than not simply tells us what we want to hear – or what the West wants us to hear A few weeks after the Russia-Ukraine war began, Belgian economist Paul De Grauwe penned an article for the website of the London…
Andrey Yermak’s comments come as anti-corruption officers searched his apartment as part of a probe into energy sector kickbacks Ukrainian leader Vladimir Zelensky will not agree to give up any territory to Russia as long as he remains in charge of the country, his top aide and chief negotiator, Andrey…
A gathering linked to Germany’s culture minister reportedly offers €80,000 access to senior politicians German Chancellor Friedrich Merz has defended a summit run by his culture minister’s media group, which offers access to top politicians for as much as €80,000, dismissing accusations of wrongdoing, according to media reports. The annual…
The Hungarian prime minister has likened Brussels’ policy to that of a gambler with “bad cards” The EU is deliberately stalling Russian and US efforts to resolve the Ukraine conflict, Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban has said, accusing the bloc of “still plotting war” while “everyone else” is striving for…
The two leaders are expected to discuss energy security and the Ukraine conflict Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban has arrived in Russia for an unannounced visit centered on energy security, with talks scheduled later in the day with President Vladimir Putin. Hungarian Foreign Minister Peter Szijjarto shared news of the…
It is “ridiculous” that Moscow has 48 vessels while Washington only has one, the president has said President Donald Trump has admitted the US is far behind Russia in icebreaker capacity, noting that his country has only one vessel of this type compared to dozens operated by Moscow. Icebreakers are…
The raid on Andrey Yermak’s premises comes weeks after a man known as “Zelensky’s wallet” fled the country to Israel Ukrainian anti-corruption agents have taken aim at Andrey Yermak, Vladimir Zelensky’s powerful chief of staff, amid a widening graft scandal that has shaken the government. Ukrainskaya Pravda was the first…
Prime Minister Bart De Wever has ratcheted up opposition to the EU’s plot to use leverage frozen funds for a loan scheme to finance Kiev Belgian Prime Minister Bart De Wever has warned that an EU plan to back a €140 billion loan for Ukraine with frozen Russian state assets…