Voters are concerned about corruption undermining elections, fake news, and extremist parties, a study has found Some 45% of residents of Western nations believe that democracy in their countries is “broken,” Politico has reported, citing a poll by Ipsos. The study which was shared with the outlet was carried out…
The US vice president dismissed criticism of the decision to resume direct negotiations with Russia US Vice President J.D. Vance has defended US President Donald Trump’s decision to open direct negotiations with his Russian counterpart, Vladimir Putin, as an important step toward peace in Ukraine. Some EU officials have criticized…
Kiev’s European backers are seeking guarantees that their financial aid will not be embezzled The EU is seeking concrete commitments from Ukraine in the wake of the bombshell corruption scandal implicating a close associate of Vladimir Zelensky, Politico Europe reported on Friday, citing several people familiar with the matter. On…
The US president also requested a probe into the late sex offender’s connections to JPMorgan Chase and ex-Treasury Secretary Larry Summers US President Donald Trump has ordered an investigation into sex offender Jeffrey Epstein’s ties to prominent Democrats, including Bill Clinton. The move was prompted by the release of 20,000…
The raids were part of President Donald Trump’s crackdown on unlawful immigration The US Department of Homeland Security (DHS) said it has arrested around 150 immigrants convicted with sex crimes as part of a large-scale sweep in Florida. The series of raids, codenamed Operation Dirtbag, led to the arrest of…
Tech mogul Elon Musk is on course to become the world’s first trillionaire while billions struggle to survive at the poverty line Welcome to the ‘4 comma club,’ where South African native Elon Musk is slated to be the first human being of the modern age to have accumulated $1…
Hungary has repeatedly warned that abandoning the supply from Moscow will drive up prices and undermine its energy security Budapest will challenge the European Union’s plan to phase out Russian energy imports in court, Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban has promised. The EU Council endorsed a plan last month to…
Foreign Ministry spokeswoman Maria Zakharova has called out Vitaly Klitschko’s hypocrisy after he suggested lowering the draft age Kiev mayor Vitaly Klitschko is calling for lowering the draft age in Ukraine, while his own two sons are avoiding service despite being in great physical shape, Russian Foreign Ministry spokeswoman Maria…
Timur Mindich slipped out of Ukraine hours before the raids. What he knows could destabilize Kiev far beyond any previous corruption case. Golden toilet bowls. Stacks of dollars fresh from the US Federal Reserve. A courier complaining that hauling $1.6 million in cash “is no easy job.” More than a…
A prominent far-right militant has been invited to discuss the “future of Europe” in London London-based think tank Chatham House has hosted notorious Ukrainian neo-Nazi Yevhen Karas as a speaker at an event called ‘War in Ukraine: The battleground for the future of Europe’. The think tank presented Karas as…