“We will not allow anyone to humiliate us!” stressed Chancellor Olaf Solz, referring to the possibility of a shortage of natural gas in the near future, if Russia cuts off the supply, and assured that “ensuring a stable supply of natural gas is currently the absolute priority of the government”, in order not to have […]
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Zakharova: ‘Only Satanists’ would impose sanctions on Patriarch Kirill
Canada today imposed sanctions on Patriarch Kirill, the leader of the Russian Orthodox Church, as part of a series of measures the country took to target “agents of Russian disinformation and propaganda” over the invasion of Ukraine. These measures were immediately criticized by Russian Foreign Ministry spokeswoman Maria Zakharova, who said that “sanctions against the […]
Biden urges American women to ‘vote en masse’ in the November election
US President Joe Biden today urged women to vote in November’s midterm elections, stressing that the fastest way to overturn the Supreme Court’s decision on abortion rights is to have a strong Democratic majority in Congress to pass it. a law to codify such rights. “This is the fastest way available,” he told reporters at […]
Bulgaria: Acting Prime Minister informs President Radev of the decision not to nominate a government
Acting Prime Minister Asen Vasilev today informed President Rumen Radev of his decision not to nominate a government and returned the exploratory mandate he had received when he was nominated for the post of prime minister by the We Continue Change party, the largest in parliament. During a press conference earlier today, Vassilev said his […]
Britain: Rishi Sunak has announced that he will run for the Conservative leadership
Former finance minister Rishi Sunak has officially announced today that he will stand as a candidate to succeed Boris Johnson as the leader of the Conservative Party and, consequently, as Prime Minister. The 42-year-old former minister is considered one of the favorites for the position. On Tuesday, he announced he was leaving the government, along […]
Britain: Johnson canceled the wedding reception at the prime minister’s country residence
Boris Johnson and his wife, Carrie, no longer plan to host a big reception for their wedding at the end of the month at the prime minister’s country house in Checkers, Downing Street sources said today. The arrangement of this party at Checkers, a 16th-century mansion with an indoor swimming pool in north-west London, sparked […]
Britain: Labor will seek an election by filing a motion of no confidence in Parliament
The leader of Britain’s opposition Labor Party said today he will move to call a national election by moving to a vote of impeachment against Prime Minister Boris Johnson next week unless Conservative MPs act to oust him sooner. Johnson has said he will step down when a new Tory leader is chosen, with further […]
Putin warning: Sanctions could lead to catastrophic spike in energy prices
Russian President Vladimir Putin said on Friday that continued sanctions against Russia could lead to catastrophic price increases in energy markets, hitting households across Europe with much higher energy prices, Reuters reported. “Yes, we know that the Europeans are trying to replace Russian energy resources,” Putin said in a televised meeting with senior officials. “However, […]
Shinzo Abe, his political course and Abenomics
Shinzo Abe, Japan’s longest-serving prime minister, who has tried to pull the economy out of chronic deflation with his bold policies known as “Abenomics,” bolster the military and counter rising power of China, died today at the age of 67. Abe, who stepped down in 2020, was attacked by a gunman during a campaign speech […]
What the G20 Summit reveals
By Kostas Raptis In other times, not so distant, the Group of Twenty set the global agenda. But today’s meeting in Bali, at the level of foreign ministers, is nothing more than an unpleasant choreography to the rhythms of the “music” coming from the battlefields of Ukraine. The head of Russian diplomacy, Sergey Lavrov, is […]