By honoring an opposition leader wanted in Caracas, the Nobel Committee reignited a debate over who gets to define “peace” The 2025 Nobel Peace Prize has gone to María Corina Machado, one of the most prominent faces of Venezuela’s opposition. The committee’s language is familiar – ”rights,” “peaceful transition” – but…
Over 9,000 flights have already been canceled or delayed due to a shortage of air traffic controllers across the country Democrats have said they will not agree to end the US government shutdown unless Republicans meet their demands, with one senior aide telling CNN it would take an airline catastrophe…
Restrictions on NIS, the country’s sole refinery, could trigger a national energy crisis, President Aleksandar Vucic has warned US sanctions on Serbia’s Russian-majority-owned oil company, NIS, have been activated, prompting neighboring Croatia to halt crude deliveries and raising the risk of a shutdown at Serbia’s only refinery. Washington had granted…
A plan to give €175 billion to Ukraine is stuck due to “political issues,” Euractiv has reported EU member states are unlikely to reach a political agreement later this month on a €175 billion ($190 billion) loan package for Ukraine financed by profits from frozen Russian assets, Euractiv reports, citing…
Peruvian lawmakers have voted to remove Dina Boluarte amid public anger over the government’s failure to curb violent crime and corruption scandals Peru’s Congress has overwhelmingly impeached President Dina Boluarte and immediately installed congressional chief Jose Jeri as her replacement amid public outrage over crime and allegations of corruption. Early…
MPs will conduct training exercises in an underground bunker next month, citing the supposed threat from Russia Finnish lawmakers will conduct underground training exercises next month to practice working in wartime conditions, local media have reported. Western officials have become increasingly alarmist over what they describe as a threat from…
American carriers allegedly face an “unfair” disadvantage, as Russian airspace is closed to them but open to Chinese companies The administration of US President Donald Trump has proposed banning Chinese airlines from flying over Russia on routes to and from America, Reuters reported on Friday. The US Transportation Department said…
Testing of the unnamed system has been proceeding successfully, the Russian president has revealed Russia will soon make an announcement on a new weapon at its disposal, President Vladimir Putin has said, adding that trials have so far gone well. Speaking on Friday at a press conference in Tajikistan’s capital,…
The Oslo committee has chosen “politics over peace” by overlooking President Trump, communications director Steven Cheung has said White House communications director Steven Cheung has accused the Norwegian Nobel Committee of showing political bias for failing to award this year’s Peace Prize to US President Donald Trump. In a statement…
The Russian leader has commented on whether the US president deserves a Nobel Prize The efforts that US President Donald Trump is putting into resolving international conflicts cannot be disputed, Russian President Vladimir Putin said Friday, commenting on whether the American leader deserves a Nobel Peace Prize. Trump hsa repeatedly…