Ukrainian forces attempted to seize the Zaporizhia nuclear power plant in an attack on the facility on Friday night, Russia’s Defense Ministry said in its daily briefing. It said a Ukrainian naval force of more than 250 soldiers attempted to land on the shore of a lake near the Zaporizhia plant in southern Ukraine around […]
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Gazprom: Siemens Energy ready to repair Nord Stream 1 ‘but no room for work’
Russia’s Gazprom said today that Siemens Energy was ready to help repair damaged equipment for the Nord Stream 1 gas pipeline, but there was nowhere available to carry out the work, Reuters reports. In a statement, Gazprom said that Siemens Energy is participating in the repair work under an existing contract between the two companies […]
Israel: Concern over new rules for granting entry permits to foreigners in the West Bank
In recent months, the Ramallah office of Palestinian lawyer Rashem Kamal has been visited by many foreigners, worried about new rules introduced by Israel, which take effect on Monday, aimed at restricting entry and stay in the occupied West Bank. The new entry procedure for the West Bank – a Palestinian territory occupied by Israel […]
Orban will go to Moscow today to ‘pay homage’ to Gorbachev
Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orbán, who has been pushed back by his European partners by increasing imports of natural gas from Russia, will travel to Moscow this morning for the funeral of the last Soviet leader, Mikhail Gorbachev, the government said. of. “He will pay tribute to Mikhail Gorbachev,” accompanied by a Hungarian delegation, according […]
Gazprom gas flows through Ukraine increased but not enough to overtake Nord Stream 1
Russia’s Gazprom said it would send 42.7 million cubic meters (mcm) of natural gas to Europe via Ukraine on Saturday, hours after it announced that flows through the Nord Stream 1 pipeline to Germany would not resume as planned. Flows through the Sudzha entry point were up slightly from the 41.3 million cubic meters Gazprom […]
Gazprom gas flows through Ukraine increased but not enough to cover Nord Stream 1
Russia’s Gazprom said it would send 42.7 million cubic meters (mcm) of natural gas to Europe via Ukraine on Saturday, hours after it announced that flows through the Nord Stream 1 pipeline to Germany would not resume as planned. Flows through the Sudzha entry point were up slightly from the 41.3 million cubic meters Gazprom […]
USA: Iran ‘forced to release’ two drones
An Iranian warship was forced to release two US drones in the Red Sea, the US Navy’s 5th Fleet said in a statement, according to Bloomberg. The Jamaran, an Islamic Republic navy ship, seized two unmanned vessels at about 2 p.m. local time on Thursday, before returning them to the US Navy at 8 a.m. […]
Russia: In the absence of Putin and Western leaders, Gorbachev’s funeral will take place today
No European leaders are expected to attend the funeral of the last Soviet leader, Mikhail Gorbachev, to be held in Moscow this morning, with Russian President Vladimir Putin also absent. Despite London, Paris and Berlin esteeming Gorbachev for his contribution to ending the Cold War, Russia’s invasion of Ukraine has heightened tensions between the West […]
Argentina: Mass protests in support of Vice President Kirchner a day after her assassination attempt
Tens of thousands of citizens in Argentina demonstrated yesterday Friday in several cities, after the shock caused to the country’s public opinion by the assassination attempt on Thursday of Vice President Cristina Kirchner. “Enough with the hate!” read the banners held by protesters in Buenos Aires, in the largest demonstration to take place in the […]
UN: New special envoys to Libya and Afghanistan appointed
After months of the post being vacant, UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres on Friday appointed Senegalese diplomat Abdoulaye Batili as special envoy to Libya, where two rival governments are fighting for power. The Senegalese former minister has served as UN representative in central Africa, special adviser to the secretary-general for Madagascar and deputy special representative of […]