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Kremlin Explains Why Putin Spoke to Tucker Carlson; Says US Refuses Talks
Russian President Vladimir Putin’s interview with American journalist Tucker Carlson offered a great opportunity to make people in the West think, Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov told the TASS news...
North Korea Must be Ready to “Occupy” South — Kim
Pyongyang must be prepared to seize South Korean territory in the event of an “emergency,” North Korean leader Kim Jong-un has said. In a speech marking the 76th anniversary...
Zelensky Fires Commander-in-chief of Ukrainian Army
The head of the Ukrainian armed forces throughout the conflict with Russia, General Valeriy Zaluzhny, was fired from his post on Thursday. The move comes days after Ukrainian leader...
U.S. Senate Advances Aid Bill for Ukraine and Israel
On Thursday, U.S. lawmakers inched closer to approving a new round of military aid for Ukraine after 17 Senate Republicans joined with Democrats in pushing the funding legislation closer...
Putin and Xi Talk, Commit to More Cooperation
On Thursday Russian President Vladimir Putin spoke on the phone with his counterpart, Chinese authoritarian leader Xi Jinping, before the Lunar New Year. Both leaders used the opportunity to...
Trump Will Keep Promise to End Ukraine Conflict — Polish President
Polish President Andrzej Duda posited that former U.S. President Donald Trump will likely keep his pledge to end the conflict in Ukraine within 24 hours if he wins this...
Russian Seaborne Oil Shipments Rebound — Bloomberg
Maritime exports of Russian crude oil saw a robust recovery in the week of February 4 after two weeks of disruptions, Bloomberg reported on Tuesday, indicating that the flows...
UN Warns Assange Could be Tortured if Extradited to U.S.
The UN’s special rapporteur on torture has called upon authorities in the U.K. to prevent Julian Assange’s possible extradition to the United States to face espionage charges. The U.K....
Ex-Russian President Warns NATO of “Apocalypse”
A full-scale war between Russia and NATO would leave Moscow with no choice but to mobilize its nuclear assets, former president Dmitry Medvedev said, adding, however, that his country...
Energy Bosses Say Biden’s LNG Ban Dangerous for Industry’s Future
The temporary halt of approvals for new liquefied natural gas (LNG) export terminals by the Biden administration will imperil trust in the industry, Shell CEO Wael Sawan told the...
Bild: Ukrainian Refugees in Germany Are Not Working
The German government’s move to get more Ukrainian refugees into the workforce has been failing amid the substantial financial support given to those seeking shelter in the country, the...
Ukraine Promises to Destroy the Crimean Bridge “This Year”
The Crimean Bridge linking the Crimean Peninsula to the Krasnodar Region of Russia will be destroyed in 2024, the commander of the Ukrainian Navy, Vice Admiral Aleksey Neizhpapa, claimed....
Taiwan Ally Guatemala Mulls Commercial Ties With China
Guatemala is contemplating reaching out to develop formal trade ties with China, the Central American country’s foreign minister told Reuters on February 5, although it plans to maintain its...
Viktor Orbán’s Party Boycotts NATO Expansion Vote
Legislators from Hungary’s ruling party, Fidesz, have declined attendance at a meeting initiated by left-wing and liberal opposition parties to force a vote on accepting Sweden into NATO. However,...
Russia: U.S. “Threatens Peace” in the Middle East
Washington is stoking conflict in the Middle East by staging unlawful strikes in Iraq, Syria, and Yemen, Russian Permanent Representative to the UN Vassily Nebenzia said during the UN...