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Fox News: White House Reveals Over $100 Billion in Ukraine Costs
The amount of aid to Ukraine since the Russo-Ukrainian conflict began in February 2022 compelled one lawmaker to demand an end to the “money pit.” ...
NATO to Conduct Largest War Exercises Since Cold War
Although the exercises will be set up to simulate a conflict with a fictitious coalition named “Occasus,” NATO officials have stated that they will demonstrate to "Moscow that the...
Russia Holds 8th Eastern Economic Forum
Here are some highlights of the Eastern Economic Forum, held in Vladivostok Sept. 10-13. ...
Amid Claims of Rigging, Russian Regional Elections Demonstrate Support for Putin
It was the first time the people of Russian-controlled Ukrainian territories Donetsk, Luhansk, Kherson, and Zaporizhzhia voted under the Russian electoral legislation, a move that Kyiv and Western nations...
British Media: Alleged China Spies Enjoyed High-level Government Access
A researcher working for the U.K. House of Commons, apparently with access to classified information, and a second man were arrested in March on allegations that they had spied...
Ukraine Amends Conscription Rules, Demands Return of Draft-age Men From Foreign Countries
Ukraine plans to amend its draft laws to conscript citizens whose health problems had hitherto made them suitable only for limited military duty. ...
G20 Avoids Villainizing Russia, Adopts Ambiguous Stance on Ukrainian Conflict
At last weekend’s G20 summit in New Delhi, India, the final joint declaration avoided villainizing Russia with regard to the Ukraine crisis. ...
Reuters: Russian Bank Could Return to SWIFT Banking System
Russia’s major agricultural lender might obtain access to the SWIFT international banking system as early as this month, according to a UN letter dating back to late August. ...
Russian Oil Shipments Increase Despite Sanctions, Production Cuts
In the week leading up to August 27, Russian crude shipments increased by an average of 880,000 barrels per day (bpd) — totaling 3.4 million bpd — reportedly the...
G20 Poised to Admit African Union
Leaders of the G20 group of advanced economies have decided to accept the African Union (AU) as a permanent member in the organization, based on various media reports before...
Dutch Elections: Support for Farmers’ Party Falls as Political Mainstream Reasserts Itself
With the Netherlands heading to the polls on November 22 to elect a new parliament, the tide seems to be shifting against the Dutch Farmers Movement (BBB), according to...
North Korea’s Kim to Meet With Putin: U.S. Intelligence
On September 4, The New York Times reported, citing sources within the U.S. intelligence community, that North Korean authoritarian leader Kim Jong-un intends to make a rare trip to...
China Hopes to Mediate Niger Crisis: Ambassador
On September 4, Jiang Feng, China’s ambassador to Niger, declared Beijing’s plans to bring about a peaceful resolution to the Niger crisis, following a coup in July that deposed President...
Türkiye Suggests Trade With Russia in National Currencies
During a meeting with Russian President Vladimir Putin in Sochi on September 4, Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan highlighted the importance of using national currencies in bilateral trade with...
Thousands Rally Demanding French Troops Pull Out of Niger
France has refused to comply with the protesters’ demands to withdraw its forces, arguing that agreements were signed with the “legitimate” regime of ousted Nigerien leader Mohamed Bazoum. ...