Washington demands proof that the Venezuelan president really won the election – why should he bother?
The West wants recently re-elected Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro to prove that he actually won.…
Türkiye’s president said creating such a bloc is the only way to stop what he called Israeli “state terrorism” and “banditry”
Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan has called for the creation of a broader alliance of Islamic countries to tackle a perceived “threat of expansionism” coming from Israel.…
Berlin must tackle “online radicalization” and further tighten control over social media, the legislator said
Germany must act to stop the dissemination of extremist content online and block major social media platforms if necessary, a senior MP from the country’s Green Party has said.…
Kirill Budanov says he doesn’t advocate banning the messaging app but rather wants to deanonymize people behind popular channels
Telegram poses a real threat to Ukraine’s national security, the chief of that country’s Main Directorate of Military Intelligence, Kirill Budanov, has stated.…
Former US Vice President Dick Cheney has labeled Donald Trump the biggest threat to America in its history
Former US Vice President and lifelong Republican Dick Cheney has said that he is going to vote for Democratic candidate Kamala Harris, not Donald Trump, in November’s presidential election.…
Officials from the FBI and two other agencies nonetheless claim Russia, China and Iran are trying to stoke discord among voters
US authorities have not detected any attempts by foreign actors to directly interfere in the upcoming presidential election, representatives of the Office of the Director of National Intelligence (ODNI), the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA), and the Federal Bureau of Intelligence (FBI) have stated.…
Buenos Aires claims actions by Venezuela’s government could be considered “crimes against humanity”
Argentina has called on the International Criminal Court (ICC) to issue an arrest warrant for Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro and other officials, citing alleged human rights violations during a crackdown on post-election unrest.…
By blindly following the US into its proxy wars, EU leaders have triggered a backlash that threatens to bring them down
As the American Empire’s proxy wars in Palestine and Ukraine escalate, the acute state of political instability that characterises most Western democracies has – not surprisingly – intensified of late.…
Economic curbs imposed by the US on other countries are harming the dollar, the Republican presidential candidate has said
Republican presidential nominee Donald Trump has promised to drastically reduce the use of sanctions by the US if he wins the election in November.…
The parties should agree to a ceasefire before hammering out a precise peace plan, the Hungarian leader said
Moscow and Kiev should agree to a ceasefire before drafting a detailed peace plan, Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban has said.…
Yulia Vavilova had flown into France with the Telegram founder
The 24-year-old influencer detained alongside Telegram founder Pavel Durov in Paris last month is back on social media, warning her followers about “false information.”…
Quoting anti-colonial leaders is “Russian disinformation,” Africa Confidential has claimed
Russia is spreading anti-Western sentiment in Africa through an RT billboard campaign depicting Moscow as a force against colonialism, a British outlet has claimed.…
The British government is reportedly considering renting space in Estonian prisons due to overcrowded jails at home
The British Ministry of Justice is evaluating whether some of the country’s criminals could be sent to serve their sentences in Estonian prisons in order to tackle overcrowding in jails at home, The Telegraph reported on Friday.…
The vice president appeared to agree with a proposal for race-based legislation at a panel discussion in 2019
US Vice President Kamala Harris appeared to have supported special laws for black Americans during a panel discussion she participated in during the 2020 presidential campaign, according to an old video that has gained traction on social media this week.…
German Defense Minister Boris Pistorius has announced plans for the delivery of 77 Cold-War-era Leopard 1A5 models
Germany, along with Denmark and the Netherlands, will supply 77 more Cold-War-era Leopard 1A5 tanks to Ukraine, Defense Minister Boris Pistorius has announced.…
People wishing to become Czech citizens may be forced to give up their Russian passports
The Czech Republic could soon oblige Russians to give up their passports in order to acquire citizenship of the EU country, daily newspaper Blesk reported on Thursday.…
Spokesperson Sabrina Singh says 90% of Russian airfields are outside the range of the US-supplied ATACMS rockets
Ukraine would probably be unable to make good use of US-supplied ATACMS missiles even if Washington allowed it to conduct long-range strikes deep inside Russia, Deputy Pentagon Press Secretary Sabrina Singh has said.…
The video hosting site has “terminated” several accounts, including Tenet Media’s
YouTube has removed five right-wing political channels linked to what the US Department of Justice (DOJ) claims is a Russian effort to sow division in America and influence its domestic landscape.…
The Russian president has no business “favoring anybody one way or another” in the forthcoming US election, John Kirby says
Russian President Vladimir Putin has no business commenting on the US presidential race ahead of the November 5 vote, White House National Security Communications Advisor John Kirby has said.…
The former US president has called the billionaire entrepreneur a “smart guy” for supporting his White House bid
Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump has said that if he wins the November election he will set up a “government efficiency” commission headed by billionaire entrepreneur Elon Musk.…
Washington has reportedly been too slow to spend the approved funds due to concerns its own weapons stocks were running low
Kiev could lose nearly $6 billion in previously approved US military aid unless Washington finds a way to withdraw or otherwise secure the money before the end of September, Reuters reported on Thursday citing sources.…
The US secretary of state has asked Israel and Hamas militants to finalize a truce
Both Israel and Hamas need to urgently resolve their remaining issues and finalize a Gaza truce, as most of the deal is already agreed upon, US Secretary of State Antony Blinken said on Thursday.…
The move comes a few weeks after Vladimir Zelensky criticized the UK over waning supplies of lethal weapons
London will supply Kiev with £162 million ($213 million) worth of Martlet multirole missiles, with the first shipment set to arrive by the end of the year, the UK Defense Ministry said in a press release on Friday.…
The CEO has denied the claims that the messenger is a safe haven for criminals
Telegram CEO Pavel Durov has said that it is completely wrong to portray his encrypted messenger as a platform where criminals act with impunity.…
A list with some 900 names of alleged WWII war criminals has been secret since 1986
The Canadian archives have been advised against releasing the names of alleged Nazi war criminals residing in the country, for fear it might help “Russian propaganda” against Ukraine.…
The Israeli PM insists that he meant the Rafah offensive would pave the way for an eventual victory
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has clarified remarks he made in April ahead of the Rafah offensive that Israel was a “step away from victory” in the Gaza war.…
The Telegram founder said it was wrong to charge him with crimes allegedly committed on his platform
Telegram founder Pavel Durov has said that the French authorities used “surprising” arguments when they arrested him at a Paris airport last month.…
The Republican has a 58% chance of winning the presidential election, Nate Silver has claimed
Influential American elections analyst Nate Silver has put Republican candidate Donald Trump’s chances of defeating Vice President Kamala Harris in this November's election higher than at any point since Harris announced her candidacy in July. …
Charges come after the FBI raided Dimitri Simes’ property in Virginia
Federal prosecutors have charged Dimitri Simes and his wife Anastasia with conspiracy, money laundering, and evasion of US sanctions on Russia.…
The Republican presidential candidate has said he was unsure whether he should feel insulted or grateful
US Republican candidate Donald Trump said on Thursday that he doesn’t know how to feel about Russian President Vladimir Putin stating that he preferred his Democratic rival, Vice President Kamala Harris.…