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Erdogan removed the retirement age
Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan lifted the retirement age limit on Wednesday. With this act, more than two…
Netanyahu was sworn in as Israel’s prime minister
Benjamin Netanyahu on Thursday made a dramatic comeback as Israel’s prime minister after being sworn in as the…
Meloni: Russia does not want peace in Ukraine
There are no particular signs that Russia wants peace, says the Italian Prime Minister. There are no particular…
At least 100 people sentenced to death in Iran
At least 100 people have been sentenced to death or charged with capital crimes in connection with the…
France will continue military aid to Ukraine
The French defense minister went to Kiev to discuss the increase in military aid. Sebastien Lecornu, the French…
Kim Jong Un reveals his “wish list for 2023
North Korea’s supreme leader, Kim Jong Un, has today revealed his “wish list” for 2023 for his military.…
Russian state television admits the war is “exhausting Russia”
A Russian television presenter has admitted that the war in Ukraine “exhausts” Russia in “every way”. Even, according…
Medvedev predicts a war between France and Germany
Former Russian President Dmitry Medvedev, a staunch Vladimir Putin loyalist who was given a new job this week,…
Putin says he is ready to “negotiate with all involved”
Russian President Vladimir Putin said he is ready to “negotiate with everyone involved in this process for acceptable…
The wealth of the oligarchs must be taken to finance the war
Yevgeny Prigozhin, a close associate of Russian President Vladimir Putin and head of the Wagner mercenary military group,…
Turkey does not lift its veto, for Sweden to join NATO
Sweden has failed to lift Turkey’s veto on NATO membership. Foreign ministers met in Ankara on Thursday to…
Zelensky’s trip shows that Ukraine does not want peace
Russia has sharply criticized Volodymyr Zelensky’s visit to Washington, accusing the US of an indirect war against it.…
Zelensky travels to the USA – filmed in Poland
A Polish television has published footage showing that Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky has arrived in that country by…
Putin says the losses in Ukraine are a common tragedy
Russian President Vladimir Putin’s speech today is going on longer than many might have predicted, perhaps at least…
Zelensky is expected to meet Biden at the White House
Planning is underway for US President Joe Biden to welcome Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky to the White House…
The EU reached an important agreement on gas prices
The energy ministers of the European Union member states agreed today that the gas price cap mechanism will…
Germany has frozen more than five billion euros of Russia
Germany has frozen 5.046 billion euros of Russian assets as part of European Union (EU) sanctions over the…
US Congress recommended charges be filed against Trump
The January 6 House of Representatives committee voted unanimously at the end of the final public meeting on…
Former American commander: Ukraine will liberate Crimea
Ben Hodges, the former commander of US forces in Europe, has made a bold prediction about how the…
The EU gives Ukraine another two billion euros for weapons
The European Union has agreed to pay an additional two billion to the fund used to purchase weapons…
Russia is using 40-year-old ammunition
A senior US official has said that Russia is using 40-year-old ammunition, and as a result is facing…
Zelensky: If Putin dies, the war in Ukraine will not continue
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky is convinced that the war in Ukraine would automatically end if Russian leader Vladimir…
MEPs react after the Qatar scandal
Various MEPs have called to go to the end of the corruption affair, as such a phenomenon damages…
Putin threatens to use more advanced weapons
Russian President Vladimir Putin said Moscow could adopt what he described as the US concept of pre-emptive military…
Russia-Iran, global threat
Washington warns that Russia and Iran are in close cooperation with each other, aiming for a full partnership…
Germany will increase arms supplies to Ukraine
Germany understands Ukraine’s needs for weapons and will increase its supplies. This is what the Ukrainian media reports…
Biden called gay marriage ‘inevitable’
A decade ago, then-Vice President Joe Biden shocked the political world and surprised his boss by suddenly declaring…
Britain, Italy and Japan join forces for 6th generation jet
Great Britain, Italy and Japan have formed an alliance in the defense sector to design and manufacture the…
Who is the Russian that was released by the US?
Washington and Moscow exchanged imprisoned basketball player Brittney Greiner for arms dealer Victor Bout, who spent 12 years…
Putin: Prisoner exchanges with the US are possible
Russian President Vladimir Putin said on December 9 that further prisoner exchanges between the United States and Russia…
UN: Investigation into forced abortions in Nigeria
United Nations Secretary-General Antonio Guterres has called for an investigation into forced abortions allegedly carried out by the…
Netherland wants suspension of visa liberalization for Serbia
On December 8, the Dutch Parliament passed a resolution calling on its government to advocate in Brussels for…
Russia has no plans to take more territory from Ukraine
Russia began an aggressive mobilization in Ukraine early in the war on February 24, and Ukraine launched a…
American and Russian diplomats meet in Istanbul
Diplomats from Washington and Moscow met today in Istanbul to discuss a number of technical issues in their…
The Russian critic is sentenced to 8.5 years in prison
A Moscow court sentenced oppositionist Ilya Yashin to eight and a half years in prison for criticizing the…
Croatia is admitted to the Schengen area
The Ministers of Internal Affairs of the European Union approved on December 8 Croatia’s entry into the Schengen…
US to send more troops to Estonia
The United States will deploy additional infantry troops to Estonia “over the coming weeks” to bolster defenses on…
USA: Sweden and Finland soon to become part of NATO
US Secretary of State Antony Blinken said Washington will soon be able to call Finland and Sweden “NATO…
The EU will help the Ukrainian army with two billion euros
European Union countries will add another two billion euros to a fund that has been used to pay…
San Francisco reverses decision to use ‘killer robots’
San Francisco authorities have reversed a decision that allowed local police to use robots that can kill people.…
The US has approved the sale of aircraft parts to Taiwan
The US State Department on Tuesday approved the potential sale of $428 million in aircraft parts to Taiwan…
Hungary blocks the support package for Ukraine
Hungary has vetoed the European Union’s proposed 18 billion euro financial aid package for Ukraine for 2023. Instead…
Fight in the Parliament of Turkey
A Turkish opposition lawmaker was rushed to hospital and placed in intensive care in Ankara after being hit…
Turkey welcomes the extradition of the Kurdish militant
Turkey has welcomed Sweden’s extradition of a convicted Kurdish militant, but has signaled it expects more action before…
The EU blocks the import of oil from Russia
A package of European Union sanctions on Russian oil imports, which was approved in June, came into effect…
Scholz: We will buy American F-35 fighter jets
German Chancellor Olaf Scholz (SPD) has today confirmed his government’s plans to purchase American F-35 fighter jets, which…
Putin does not accept the conditions of the USA and Germany
The White House has confirmed that President Biden is ready to talk to President Putin, if the latter…
The Pentagon inaugurates the “B-21” plane
America’s new nuclear-capable, radar-evading jet made its debut on Friday after years of secretive production. Its testing comes…
Iran to Disband “Morality Police”
Iran’s morality police, tasked with enforcing the Islamic dress code, are being disbanded, the country’s attorney general has…
US will oppose the construction of new Jewish settlements
US Secretary of State Antony Blinken warned today that the United States will oppose the construction of new…
The G7 joins the EU in limiting the price of Russian oil
Group of Seven nations and Australia have joined the European Union in adopting a price cap of $60…
El Salvador mobilizes 10,000 troops near the capital
The President of El Salvador, Nayib Bukele, announced on Saturday the mobilization of 10,000 security forces in a…
Putin ready to talk with Biden about Ukraine
Vladimir Putin is open to talks on a possible settlement in Ukraine, but the United States’ refusal to…
The MP slaps a colleague in the Senegalese parliament
A violent brawl broke out in Senegal’s parliament after a male opposition lawmaker punched a female colleague in…
Scholz asked Putin to withdraw troops from Ukraine
German Chancellor Olaf Scholz has asked Russian President Vladimir Putin to find a diplomatic solution to the Ukraine…
Europe would be in trouble without the US
Finnish Prime Minister Sanna Marin has said that Europe is not “strong enough” to withstand the Russian invasion…
Biden: I didn’t expect Russia to be so brutal in Ukraine
Joe Biden has said at the press conference that the US stands with its allies “as strong as…
Biden says he would meet Putin only to end the war
The American president has welcomed the French president, Emmanuel Macron, to the White House. Joe Biden said he…
Sweden is taking steps towards NATO, but it is not enough
Turkish Foreign Minister Mevlut Cavusoglu stated that Sweden’s new government is more determined to address Ankara’s security concerns…
European Commission recommends freezing funds for Hungary
The European Commission recommended on Wednesday the blocking of 7.5 billion euros of European Union funds for Hungary…
Scholz promises to send more anti-aircraft tanks to Ukraine
German Chancellor Olaf Scholz on Tuesday pledged to send more Gepard anti-aircraft tanks to Ukraine. “We will continue…
US confirms Russia cut off nuclear weapons negotiations
The US State Department spokesman confirmed that Russia has unilaterally postponed nuclear weapons talks that were supposed to…
NATO is running out of reserves
Two-thirds of NATO countries have exhausted their capacity to supply Ukraine with weapons. “Armament reserves of 20 of…
Klitschko responds to Zelensky’s criticism
Kyiv Mayor Vitali Klitschko hit back at the Ukrainian president’s criticism of measures to help residents cope with…
Germany will make it easier to obtain citizenship
Germany’s government is pushing ahead with plans to ease citizenship rules in the European Union’s most populous country,…
Musk: I would support DeSantis in the presidential election
Billionaire Elon Musk said Friday he would support Ron DeSantis in 2024 if the Florida governor, who recently…
The head of NATO tells how the war ain Ukraine can end
NATO will not reduce support for Ukraine, Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg said at a press conference on Friday.…
Putin lies to the mothers of the killed Russian soldiers
Vladimir Putin has participated in a televised meeting with the mothers of Russian soldiers deployed in Ukraine. He…
The EU and the US will supply Ukraine with generators
The EU will supply Ukraine with 200 medium transformers, one large autotransformer and 40 generators. The news was…
Macron facing legal problems?
French President Emmanuel Macron will face potential legal trouble after prosecutors announced on November 24 that they were…
UN starts investigations for repression of protesters by Iran
The United Nations’ top human rights body decided Thursday to launch a new mission to investigate the Iranian…
The court “takes down” Trump
The US Supreme Court has ordered former President Donald Trump’s tax returns to be released to a congressional…
United Nations: “You are playing with fire”
Ukraine’s Zaporizhzhia nuclear power plant, which is under Russian control, was rocked by bombing on Sunday, prompting condemnation…
Sunak: We will strengthen Ukraine’s air defense
British Prime Minister Rishi Sunak has confirmed that the United Kingdom will strengthen the air defense of Ukraine…
Russian assets worth 68 billion euros have been frozen
The European Union has frozen a total of 68 billion euros of Russian assets, most of which are…
USA: Saudi prince has immunity from prosecution
The US administration has determined that the crown prince of Saudi Arabia, Mohammed bin Salman, has legal immunity…
Russian missile hits the center of the Ukrainian city of Dnipro
The member of the Parliament of Ukraine, Oleksii Goncharenko, as well as President Volodymyr Zelensky, have published footage…
The Czech Republic declared the Russia a terrorist regime
The Lower House of the Parliament of the Czech Republic passed a resolution calling the current Russian government…
Zelensky: You are not telling the truth!
The Ukrainian president has just made a televised appearance in Ukraine this Wednesday challenging all the positions held…
NATO: There are no indications that the attack was intentional
The Secretary General of NATO, Jens Stoltenberg, is holding a press conference in Brussels, where a few moments…
Duda: The missiles were fired by the air defense of Ukraine
Polish Prime Minister Andrzej Duda has stated today that the missiles that fell on the territory of Poland…
Erdogan meets with Biden on of the G20 Leaders Summit
The President of Turkey, Recep Tayyip Erdogan, has held a meeting with his American counterpart, Joe Biden, in…
British PM says Russia must ‘end barbaric war’
Rishi Sunak has said that Russia should “get out of Ukraine and end this barbaric war” as he…
USA and China agree that nuclear war should never happen
Chinese President Xi Jinping and US President Joe Biden have met in Bali ahead of the G20 summit,…
“The beginning of the end” of the war in Ukraine has begun
A former Russian prime minister has raised hopes that an end to the war may be on the…
Turkey rejects US condolences over bombing
Turkey on Monday rejected US condolences for the deaths of six people in a bomb attack in Istanbul…
Lavrov was sent to the hospital?
Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov has been taken to hospital after suffering a health problem following his arrival…
Biden and Xi ‘shake hands’ for the first time as leaders
US President Joe Biden and Chinese leader Xi Jinping shook hands for the first time as leaders in…
Slovenia has its first female president
Slovenia became its first female president, after the independent candidate Natasha Pirc Musar won in the second round…
“The war continues” – says the Foreign Minister of Ukraine
Ukraine has vowed to continue fighting Russia, a day after its army retook the southern city of Kherson.…
Slovenia can elect a female president for the first time
Slovenia looks set to elect its first female president in Sunday’s election. The liberal candidate Natasa Pirc Musar…
Ukraine is building a concrete fence on the border with Belarus
Ukraine is building fortification structures and installing a concrete fence on the border with Belarus. The relevant statement…
Democrats win in Arizona
Former astronaut Mark Kelly has defeated his Republican rival in the Arizona Senate race. In a statement, 58-year-old…
The Russians completely withdraw from Kherson
The Russian Defense Ministry says it has completed the withdrawal of troops from the western bank of the…
NATO: Russia is under great pressure in Ukraine
The Secretary General of NATO, Jens Stoltenberg, said today that Russia is under great pressure in Ukraine, after…
US says Russian forces are withdrawing from Kherson
Experts are divided on whether Russia is indeed planning to withdraw its forces from the city of Kherson.…
“Russia has lost the war” says the Ukrainian MP
Russian troops are withdrawing from Kherson – the only major Ukrainian city that has been occupied since the…
The Ukrainians produce a weapon to shoot down Russian drones
The Ukrainians are being very creative and innovative in their fight against the Russians. Recently, in Mykolaiv, they…
Macron: France must be an independent nuclear power
French President Emmanuel Macron said today that France’s military strategy until the end of the decade should focus…
Germany rejected China’s investment offer
The German government on Wednesday rejected a potential Chinese investment in two domestic semiconductor makers, citing national security…