US President Joe Biden said Monday that he was concerned that his Russian counterpart had no way of ending the war in Ukraine and that his government was considering what it could do about it. Mr Biden, speaking at a rally in Potomac, Washington, D.C. but the result was the opposite as the US and […]
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Philippines: Ferdinand Marcos heads to overwhelming victory in presidential election
Ferdinand “Bong Bong” Marcos Jr., the son of the infamous dictator of the Philippines, is heading for an overwhelming victory in the presidential elections held today in the country, as he has so far secured twice the votes of his main rival. The unofficial count of the electoral commission shows that 64-year-old Marcos is very […]
UN: Extraordinary Security Council meeting on Wednesday on North Korea
The United States has called for an emergency public meeting of the UN Security Council on North Korea following the recent launch of ballistic missiles by Pyongyang. The meeting of the Security Council will be held on Wednesday at 22:00 Greek time, according to diplomatic sources. The meeting will take place as Washington expresses fears […]
Can Putin be tried in Germany?
Two former ministers have been charged with war crimes and crimes against humanity in Ukraine. Exclusive interview with their lawyer Nikolaos Gazeas. About two and a half months have passed since the Russian invasion of Ukraine, the attacks are raging with undiminished intensity and images of unprecedented violence are projected daily. Mariupol, Kharkiv, Boutsa. Journalists, […]
Germany: Crisis plan for Moscow threatening to cut off gas flows
German officials are quietly preparing for a possible shutdown of Russian gas supplies with an emergency package that could include controlling critical operations, Reuters reported, citing three people familiar with the matter. Preparations – being carried out by the Ministry of Finance – show the alarming state of gas supplies in Europe’s largest economy, supplies […]
Bulgaria: No ‘ultimatums’ for Northern Macedonia’s EU accession talks
Bulgarian President Rumen Radev has said his country will not accept any “ultimatum” in talks between Skopje and Brussels on Northern Macedonia joining the EU. Sofia vetoed in late 2020 the start of talks on Northern Macedonia joining the European bloc, arguing that Skopje is not implementing a bilateral treaty signed in 2017. “It is […]
Al. Lukashenko: The West is haunted by Nazi ideas
Belarussian President Alexander Lukashenko has accused the West of being “haunted” by Nazi ideology and of being “at war with Russia” in Ukraine, which has been the target of a Russian attack for two and a half months. “Nazi sympathizers are haunted by the idea of ​​revenge, but are not ready to fight openly against […]
Britain: Labor leader intends to step down if found to have breached coronavirus measures
Labor leader Kir Starmer intends to resign if police are found to have broken the rules for Covid-19 by attending a rally last year, Sky News reported, without citing a source. Starmer is expected to make a statement later today. The British police announced on Friday that they will investigate Starmer after receiving “important new […]
Britain: Labor leader to resign if fined for coronavirus breach
LAST UPDATE: 18:47 Labor leader Kir Starmer said today that he would step down if police decided to fine him for violating Covid-19 rules, stressing that he had always obeyed the law. “I am absolutely clear that no law was violated. (The laws) were always obeyed,” he told reporters, adding that he simply ate something […]
Macron: It is Ukraine that will determine the terms of negotiations with Russia
“It is Ukraine that will determine the terms of the negotiations with Russia. We will be on its side to achieve a ceasefire.” This was stated today by the French President, Emanuel Macron, speaking at the European Parliament in Strasbourg, on the occasion of the Conference on the Future of Europe. “Our goal in the […]
