The Kremlin has called on the West to lift banking sanctions on Afghanistan imposed by the Taliban, saying it would otherwise lead to a “huge migration crisis” with hundreds of thousands of Afghans trying to reach Europe. . “Let’s release the Afghan money. We must do everything we can to prevent hundreds of thousands of […]
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B. Johnson: British media talk about political ‘nightmare before Christmas’
“Christmas Nightmare”, “Humiliating Defeat”, “Shock Result”: British newspapers hailed the humiliating Boris Johnson by-election in Schropper, a nearly two-hundred-year-old Torres stronghold in central England. the character of a referendum for the British Prime Minister, who is facing the wrath of the majority MPs after a series of crises and scandals that gnaw his prestige and […]
Nicholas Burns is Washington’s new ambassador to Beijing
The US Senate on Thursday confirmed the appointment of Nicholas Burns as US ambassador to China, after more than a year in office, despite China being at the center of Washington’s concerns. Joe Biden had appointed him to the post in August, but yesterday it finally became possible to have a majority in the upper […]
Biden: Social spending bill may not be passed before end of 2021
President Joe Biden appeared to admit yesterday that the big social spending bill “Build Back Better” he promoted may not be passed by Congress before the end of the year, saying Democrats should seek to pass legislation “against in the coming days and weeks “. Senate Majority Leader Chuck Sumer has set a deadline for […]
Britain: Heavy defeat of the Tories in their former fort
Boris Johnson’s Conservative Party suffered a heavy defeat in a constituency that was considered its stronghold in central England in the vote to fill a seat in the House of Commons, show the official results released today, which is a loud slap in the face to the Prime Minister. who was already in dire straits. […]
US: ‘Winter of Serious Illness and Death’ Biden Predicts for Vaccinated
Joe Biden warned Thursday that the Omicron variant of the new coronavirus is “here” as its cases have been confirmed in 36 US states, and that it will “spread much faster” than any other, urging Americans to vaccinate those have already acted to receive their booster dose as soon as possible. “The only real protection […]
Lithuania will deploy troops alongside French forces
Lithuania will send dozens of troops to join French forces conducting operations against jihadists in the Sahel region. About 30 Lithuanian troops are to be deployed in Mali, West Africa, as part of the French-led Takuba military mission. The parliament of the Baltic country, which is a member of the EU and NATO, gave the […]
NATO: Further aggression against Ukraine would have huge consequences
The North Atlantic Council said in a statement today that “any further aggression against Ukraine would have enormous consequences and a high price to pay,” while noting that it was ready for a “substantive dialogue with Russia”. “We are deeply concerned about the actual, unprovoked and unjustified Russian military build-up on the Ukrainian border in […]
Macron: France, Germany seek gas and nuclear compromise
The President of France, Emanuel Macron, assured during the summit that his government and that of Germany will continue their talks in the coming days in order to find a compromise on whether the EU will designate green investments in power generation projects. nuclear power plants and natural gas. Paris wants to attract “green” funding […]
European Council: Military aggression against Ukraine will have huge consequences
Any further military aggression against Ukraine will have enormous consequences and serious costs in response, including restrictive measures in coordination with partners, European leaders say in the conclusions of the Ukraine Summit. At the same time, the European Council underlines the urgent need for Russia to de-escalate tensions caused by military development on its border […]
