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Russia's Rising Economic Crisis
Russia's facing a quagmire: Let up on government spending, triggering cuts that could hurt Putin's popularity, or keep printing rubles, seeking to "bail out" the economy, but creating wider inflation?
July 22, 2024
Germany
German Company Heller Tools Violated Sanctions by Selling to Russians
The German company Heller Tools, with the participation of the FSB, sold tools to companies connected to a secret Russian smuggling network.
July 22, 2024
NATO
US B-52 Bombers Land for First Time Ever at NATO Main Eastern Air Base in Romania
On the way, the American Stratofortress planes flew above the Barents Sea to point-blank cruise missile range of the main air base used by Russia for its own bomber strikes against Ukraine.
July 22, 2024
Business
Friday’s Global IT Outage Exposes Vulnerability of Modern Tech Systems
The global IT outage caused by a single faulty update released by Crowdstrike highlights the vulnerability of the interconnectedness of the modern tech ecosystem.
July 22, 2024
Putin
Russian Military: Bring Friend, Earn Bonus
Russian authorities are offering the equivalent of $1,150 for bringing a friend to the military enlistment offices to sign a contract with the Ministry of Defense.
July 22, 2024
Sports
What We Know About the Paris Olympics Opening Ceremony
The opening ceremony promises to be a spectacle. Some 500,000 people are set to watch the Olympics in person from specially built stands.
July 22, 2024
WORLD BRIEFING: July 22, 2024
The world in focus, as seen by a Canadian leading global affairs analyst, writer and speaker, in his review of international media.
July 22, 2024
War in Ukraine
OPINION: The Conservative Trap: How Putin’s Russia Misleads the Right
American Christians and conservatives have been fooled by Putin’s strongman posture, mistaking ruthlessness for moral fortitude. The miscalculation could spell disaster for the US.
July 22, 2024
Poland
Belarus-China Forces Practise Seizing an Airport in Belarus
Belarus hosted a weeklong joint military exercise, “Attacking Falcon,” which culminated in a simulated counter-terrorist operation to capture the airport near the city of Brest.
July 22, 2024
War in Ukraine
Slovak PM Blasts Ukraine’s Lukoil Sanctions As Oil Flow Stops
Slovak PM Robert Fico told his Ukrainian counterpart on Saturday that Slovakia will not be a “hostage” to Ukraine-Russia relations after Kyiv's sanctions on Lukoil halted deliveries.
July 22, 2024
US
World Leaders Pay Tribute to Biden as He Ends Reelection Bid
Zelensky thanked Biden for taking "bold steps" in supporting his country, praising the US president's "tough but strong decision" to end his reelection bid.
July 22, 2024
Biden
Biden Pulls Out - Trump Reacts - Talking Heads Have a Field Day
Four months before Americans go to the polls President Biden announced he was withdrawing from the 2024 Presidential Election and endorsed Vice President Kamala Harris as the nominee.
July 21, 2024
Ukraine
OPINION: Donors, Send Donations to Ukrainian People Rather Than to Amnesty International
According to the author Amnesty International is no longer the human rights organization it once was purported to be.
July 21, 2024
France
‘We’re Ready’ – Say Paris Olympics Organizers
Finishing touches are being applied to the venues across the City of Light and thousands of athletes and officials are pouring in.
July 21, 2024
‘Premature Adults’: The Lost Childhoods of Belarus’s Crackdown
Experts fear the emotional and psychological damage the situation inflicts on the children of those behind bars.
July 21, 2024
Europe
Poland Urges EU to Strengthen Ties with US to Counter Russian ‘Disinformation’
Poland wants the European Union to launch a campaign in the US to raise awareness among Americans about the importance of the joint relationship.
July 21, 2024
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