Paris: – Emmanuel Macron, who had adopted an aggressive stand against the hypocritical leftist ideology and extremism, was re-elected as the President of France for the second consecutive term. Macron secured 58.55% votes, whereas his opponent, Marine Le Pen, secured 41.45% votes in the elections held on Sunday. After nearly two decades, a French leader […]
Washington: The western countries are demanding to boycott Russia from the G20 organisation for starting a war against Ukraine. The United States, the United Kingdom, Canada and their allies staged a walkout from the G20 meeting to build pressure. But India, China, Saudi Arabia, Brazil, South Africa and other countries are not agreeable to the […]
Washington/Moscow: Senior US official Victoria Nuland warned that Russia and President Vladimir Putin would have to pay a very dear price if President Putin orders a nuclear strike in Ukraine. Ukrainian leaders are consistently expressing fears of a Russian nuclear strike. Only last week, Russia tested its nuclear-capable Intercontinental Ballistic Missile Sarmat. President Putin had […]
Istanbul: Turkey has closed its airspace for Russian passenger and military airplanes flying to Syria. Turkey clarified that this ban on Russian planes would be in place for the next three months. Therefore, the Russian airplanes flying to Syria will have to take a detour around Azerbaijan to reach Syria. This could provoke a strong […]
Nairobi: The east African countries of Burundi, Kenya, Rwanda, Sudan, Tanzania, Uganda and Democratic Republic (DR) Congo have decided to come together to build an independent military organisation. The UN Peacekeepers have failed to end the terrorism raging for the last few decades in DR Congo. Therefore, the east African countries concurred that there is […]
Jerusalem: Israel had adopted a nonaligned stand in the Russia-Ukraine war, which has been going on for the last two months. But Israeli Defence Minister Benny Gantz announced that Israel would supply defence equipment to Ukraine. It had been reported that the Ukrainian military already had stocks of Israeli weapons. In this scenario, Russia expressed […]
Moscow: The Russian Central Bank’s use of the digital Ruble is a priority plan. Elvira Nabiullina, Governor of the Russian Central Bank, indicated that preparations are being made to start using the following year in Russia. Nabiullina said that efforts are being made to increase the use of Mir Banking Cards and digital Ruble even […]
Tokyo: Japan has accused Russia of illegally occupying its Northern Territory, the Kuril Islands. Under the leadership of Prime Minister Yoshihide Suga, the Japanese government has mentioned this in its ‘Diplomatic Bluebook’. Japan has sanctioned Russia, which invaded Ukraine. Thus, this has developed a strain between Japan and Russia. In this situation, it is claimed […]
Shanghai: – There is a feeling of intense discontent in the Shanghai population given the harsh restrictions, shortage of life essentials, and censorship imposed by the ruling Communist Chinese regime once again. The lockdown imposed at the end of March has still not been withdrawn, even after completing a month. The lockdown has been made […]
Moscow/ Washington: International Monetary Fund (IMF) chief Kristalina Georgieva has warned that prolonged slowdown in the Chinese economy will adversely impact on the global economy. She said that China has a chance to revive its economy; however, it will be important to see what measures are taken. A few days back, the IMF warned of […]