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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...

...if it looses Africa.

PEDRO L. GONZALEZ APR 24, 2024 It’s been clear for a long time that, despite all the populist proclamations, Donald Trump’s view on aid for Ukraine aligns with the establishment position: the cash must flow, one way or another. That’s not what his supporters want to hear, but after this...

Al Mayadeen English 22 Apr 2024 During a gathering of the Council of Heads of Russian regions under the Foreign Ministry on Monday, Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov said that Russia and China have significantly reduced their reliance on the dollar in business transactions, opting for...

Patrick Martin Apr 22, 2024 In a series of votes Saturday, the US House of Representatives gave bipartisan support to $95 billion in supplemental military funding: $61 billion for the US-NATO proxy war against Russia in Ukraine; $26 billion for arming Israel in the midst of its genocide in Gaza...