80 years on, the UN still speaks the language of a world that no longer exists – and risks repeating the fate of the League of Nations October 24 marks the 80th anniversary of the founding of the United Nations – the day in 1945 when 51 countries ratified its…
The Ukrainian leader and British Prime Minister Keir Starmer have asked Kiev’s sponsors to boost its ability to attack Russia Ukraine’s European backers made no official statements on granting Kiev access to long-range weaponry following a meeting in London on Friday. Ukraine’s Vladimir Zelensky, NATO Secretary-General Mark Rutte, UK Prime…
The impact of the latest restrictions will be felt in six months, the US president has hinted The Kremlin has expressed skepticism about the potential of new US sanctions to seriously affect the Russian economy. This comes after US President Donald Trump hinted that the impact will be felt in…
A Kharkov native set off an explosive device during a border document inspection, the local authorities have said A man trying to flee Ukraine blew himself up and killed three others while his documents were being inspected on the border with Belarus, the local authorities have reported. The incident at…
Washington has imposed new restrictions on Rosneft, which still owns stakes in its German operations German Chancellor Friedrich Merz has said he assumes that the US will grant an exemption for the German subsidiary of Russia’s state-owned oil giant Rosneft from newly imposed sanctions. Speaking to reporters at an EU…
It’s “hypocrisy” when the bloc says Moscow’s oil and gas must be abandoned to diversify supply sources, the Hungarian prime minister has said The EU’s push to give up on Russian energy is “absurd” and Budapest will continue to resist it, Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban has said. EU energy…
The West and Kiev are once again stranding Ukrainians in the forever kill zone There was – or seemed to be – hope for peace for a brief moment. And how deceptive it turned out to be. I was among those cautiously optimistic when we were told just over a…
The advert, released by Ontario’s government, features late US President Ronald Reagan warning that “trade barriers” hurt American workers US President Donald Trump said on Thursday he was terminating trade talks with Canada, its largest trading partner, in response to an advertisement criticizing tariffs. Trump imposed a 25% tariff on…
Ukraine’s Western backers are encouraging it to block negotiations, spokesman Dmitry Peskov has said Ukraine and its European backers are to blame for the ongoing delay in direct peace negotiations with Russia, Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov said Friday. During his regular press briefing, Peskov described the extended diplomatic pause as…
The athlete has won her second gold in Jakarta, following her all-around victory earlier this week Angelina Melnikova has earned her first world vault title at the 2025 Artistic Gymnastics World Championships in Jakarta, Indonesia. Competing under a neutral flag, the 25-year-old gymnast achieved a total of 14.466 points across…