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May 27, 2024 Volodymyr Zelensky has pleaded permission to strike with Western missiles as ‘thousands’ of Russian troops mass on the Ukrainian northern border. New formations of soldiers and “expanded activities” at depots and warehouses in settlements north of Ukraine’s second city, Kharkiv...

Simon Watkins May 21, 2024 Two announcements made on consecutive days last week may have far-reaching consequences for the security of the Middle East and the West for years to come if they reach the implementation stage. One was Iran’s offer on 11 May to establish an ‘energy corridor’ from...

May 21, 2024 Jonathan Cook There is one thing we should all be able to agree with Benjamin Netanyahu on: Any comparison between Israel’s war crimes and those of Hamas is, as the Israeli prime minister put it, “absurd and false” and a “distortion of reality.” [The Israeli leader’s remarks...

May 24, 2024 Stopping short of offering the assurance U.S. senators are seeking, Prime Minister Justin Trudeau said his government is aware there's more work to do in order to see Canada meet NATO's defence spending target. Responding to a rare bipartisan letter sent by nearly two dozen U.S...

Matthew Lau May 21, 2024 Prime Minister Justin Trudeau says climate change is an “existential crisis” and the carbon tax is “the most effective way” to fight it. But he never tires of spending billions of taxpayers’ dollars in ways that show he doesn’t really believe what he says. His...

Simon Watkins May 20, 2024 Iraq remains crucial to China’s ongoing efforts to establish dominance over the Middle East for three main reasons, which is why the slew of new ‘fifth-plus’ and sixth oil and gas licensing concessions its firms won last week is not just enormously significant for it...

May 16, 2024 KHARKIV, Ukraine -- The situation in Ukraine is so serious that President Volodymyr Zelenskyy had to cancel a planned trip to Spain and come straight to Kharkiv -- the country’s second largest city, which is again in real danger from the Russian advance. With exclusive access, ABC...

May 13, 2024 When people gripe about paying taxes and the government being a poor the absolute worst possible capital allocator, this is what they are talking about: $7.5 billion in investments for electric vehicles has - in two years - produced just 7 charging stations across four states...

May 13, 2024 Russia has found huge oil and gas reserves in British Antarctic territory, potentially leading to drilling in the protected region. The reserves uncovered contain around 511bn barrels worth of oil, equating to around 10 times the North Sea’s output over the last 50 years. The...

May 12, 2024 Donald Trump has accused Joe Biden of “taking the side of terrorists” after the President’s decision to withhold arms from Israel. Earlier this week, Joe Biden said the United States would not provide offensive weapons for a Rafah invasion, raising pressure on Israeli Prime...

12 May 2024 Germany could bring back conscription for all 18-year-olds amid fears out an all-out NATO war with Russia, leaked military plans reveal. Military planners are discussing three potential plans, two of which involve a compulsory military year for all men once they turn 18. It is...

May 10, 2024 Tim Levin Two things of note in the electric vehicle world happened today around the same time. First, the Geely Group-owned Chinese EV brand Zeekr debuted on the New York Stock Exchange at a valuation of around $5.2 billion. Then, around 250 miles south in Washington, D.C., news...

STAVROULA PABST MAY 06, 2024 In the midst of Israel’s destructive campaign in the Gaza Strip, which has killed at least 34,000 people to date, Congress recently approved a $15 billion U.S. military aid package to Israel. Providing funds towards artillery and munitions development, replenishing...

Igor Bobic and Chris D'Angelo May 9, 2024 Former President Donald Trump is more than happy to fulfill the oil and gas industry’s wish list if he’s reelected — but he has an asking price. Trump reportedly solicited top oil and gas executives to give $1 billion for his campaign to return to the...

May 07, 2024 Both Ukraine and Moldova are expected to formally open EU accession talks in the final week of June. Several diplomats that RFE/RL spoke to on condition of anonymity are confident that a “ceremonial intergovernmental conference” (IGC) will be held in Brussels with the pair just...

Hungary Today 2024.05.07 Hungary does not investigate whether or not the Ukrainians consider someone to be a conscript, and will not let them to be sent to their death, stressed the Deputy Prime Minister, who is also responsible for national policy. Now that Andriy Yermak, the head of the...

2 May, 2024 French President Emmanuel Macron reaffirmed he did not rule out sending troops to Ukraine, saying the issue would “legitimately” arise if Russia broke through Ukrainian front lines and Kyiv made such a request, in an interview with the Economist published on Thursday. The Economist...

Apr 19, 2024 Robert Inlakesh Germany’s strong support for Israel, despite historical guilt for the Holocaust, may not be solely motivated by remorse. The country’s backing of Israel’s actions in Gaza appears driven by military-industrial interests and alignment with US foreign policy. This...