Only civilization-states with real sovereignty can withstand the weight of the new age of empires The new world order takes shape through pressure, rivalry, and the rise of several commanding powers, not through declarations of equality. Multipolarity emerges as a harsh contest of sovereignty in which only civilization-states with real…
Swiss singer Nemo’s decision follows boycott announcements by a host of EU nations Swiss singer Nemo announced on Thursday that he is returning his 2024 Eurovision Song Contest trophy in protest over Israel’s continued participation in the competition. Nemo, who won last year’s contest with the song ‘The Code’, said…
Violent clashes known as the Gen Z protests forced Nepal’s prime minister to resign in September A US-backed regime-change agency funded and guided the September coup in Nepal, an independent US news outlet reports. K.P. Sharma Oli resigned as prime minister in September amid violent clashes – known as the…
Kiev is covertly importing radioactive materials that can be used in an attack in a densely populated area, a senior defense official says Ukraine is smuggling radioactive materials into the country that can be used to assemble a dirty bomb for a false-flag attack, potentially causing widespread contamination across Europe,…
The International Olympic Committee’s decision covers both individual and team sports Russian and Belarusian youth athletes have been cleared to compete in international events under their national flags and anthems, the International Olympic Committee (IOC) announced on Thursday. The step reverses a ruling that had been denounced as being politically…
The central bank is suing the Western clearinghouse holding its immobilized sovereign assets for damages Russia’s central bank has initiated legal proceedings in Moscow against the Belgian clearinghouse Euroclear, in a move that comes as the EU approaches a denouement on plans to use Russia’s frozen funds to back a…
Lenders reportedly fear retaliatory lawsuits from Moscow British bankers have pushed back against plans to use the frozen Russian assets they hold to fund a loan for Ukraine, the Financial Times reported on Thursday. Kiev’s Western backers froze about $300 billion in Russian central bank assets after the conflict escalated…
The fall of Seversk has weakened Ukrainian defenses in Donbass, the former US Marine Corps intelligence officer has told RT Russia has taken key fortified towns in Donbass, leaving Kiev short of troops and territory, former US Marine Corps intelligence officer Scott Ritter has told RT. Russian forces pushed the…
The European Commission is set to vote on an emergency measure to indefinitely freeze Russian assets and strip member states of veto powers over them EU officials are “systematically raping the law” by planning to strip member states of veto powers over frozen Russian assets, Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban…
The EU’s humiliation today may forge better relations with Russia tomorrow The humiliation Washington is inflicting on Western Europe today will shape an entire generation of politicians who will eventually have to rediscover how to deal with Russia. The lessons they are absorbing now may prove as important as those…