Brazil’s far-right president, Zaich Bolsonaro, announced Monday that he would not vaccinate his 11-year-old daughter against COVID-19, while continuing to reject immunization, which has sparked criticism from public health experts and at least in part, it contributes to the free fall of its popularity. The head of state added that his government’s health minister, Marcelo […]
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US, Russia prepare for bilateral talks on Ukraine, security on January 10
LAST UPDATE: 08.58 Washington and Moscow are preparing to negotiate on January 10 on issues ranging from tensions in Ukraine to security concerns and nuclear weapons control, the White House said. diplomacy limited itself to confirming that date is being considered, but without the appointment being finalized. A spokesman for the US presidency’s National Security […]
Talks on Iran’s nuclear program have resumed
Negotiations to bail out the Iran nuclear deal, which resumed in Vienna today, must, according to Tehran, result in the lifting of US sanctions and a “guarantee” that Washington will return to the deal. After a five-month hiatus, negotiations to rescue the agreement reached in 2015 resumed in late November during the eighth round between […]
Iraq: Results of October parliamentary elections confirmed
The Federal Supreme Court, Iraq’s highest constitutional authority, today upheld the results of the October parliamentary elections, rejecting an appeal by former Hasd al-Saabi militia. Ratification of the results, which is a simple administrative procedure, will allow the new Parliament to hold its inaugural session, as required by law. The Parliament will then be able […]
The Kremlin considers Russia-NATO talks on security guarantees meaningful
The Kremlin said today that Russia considers the talks with NATO on the security guarantees it wants from the West, in addition to bilateral negotiations with the United States, important and meaningful. “This is an important milestone,” said a spokesman for Russian President Dmitry Peshkov, commenting on the news that the North Atlantic Alliance had […]
Von der Leyen: Growth of infections and rapid spread of Omicron make vaccination important
“The increase in the number of infections and in particular the rapid spread of Omicron make vaccination even more important,” European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen said today. In a message on twitter, the President of the Commission stressed that “vaccination including booster doses is our best protection at the moment” and added that […]
Russia’s accession to NATO is impossible, says Foreign Minister Lavrov
Russia’s accession to the North Atlantic Alliance is impossible because the West does not want to have comparable rivals with similar influence in the international arena, Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov said in an exclusive interview with Vladimir Salaviyev on YouTube. Asked if Russia’s possible membership in NATO was possible under certain conditions, especially on […]
Kremlin: Security talks with NATO make sense for Russia
The Kremlin said Monday that it makes sense for Russia to hold talks with NATO on security guarantees it wants from the West, in addition to bilateral talks with the United States, according to Reuters. Russia, which has been embroiled in tensions with the West over its growing military presence near Ukraine, earlier this month […]
Turkey-poll: Erdogan’s acceptance rates at 38.6%
Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan’s acceptance rates fell 0.7 percentage points in December, with only 38.6% saying they approve of the way the leader is performing his duties, according to a new monthly survey by the Turkish company. Metropoll polls. According to ahvalnews.com, more than 57% of respondents said they do not approve of the […]
Britain: Over 60% believe Brexit went badly
More than 60% of UK voters believe Brexit has either gone badly or worse than expected. This is the result of an investigation by the newspaper “The Observer” a little less than a year after the withdrawal of Great Britain from the EU, according to a Spiegel article. A poll by the Opinium polling institute […]
