US Willing To Respond ‘Militarily’ In Event Of Chinese Attack On Taiwan – President Biden
President Biden said Monday that the United States would intervene militarily if China attempts to take Taiwan by force, a warning that appeared to deviate from the deliberate ambiguity traditionally held by Washington. During a joint press conferenc...
Myanmar Junta Orders Week Of National Mourning After Devastating Quake
Myanmar's ruling junta announced a week of national mourning on Monday for the victims of the country's devastating earthquake, which has claimed the lives of over 1,700 people. The official mourning period runs until April 6, the junta said in a statement, with national flags to fly at half-mast. AFP Details later…
Putin: Some European Countries Cannot “Give Up” On Russian Oil
Some European countries cannot give up on Russian oil, President Vladimir Putin said on Tuesday. "European countries continue to introduce new sanctions on oil and gas markets. All of this is leading to inflation, but instead of admitting their own m...
Tariffs Making America ‘Great, Rich’ Again – Trump
U.S. President Donald Trump on Thursday defended the sweeping tariffs his administration has imposed on countries worldwide, declaring that they are revitalizing the U.S. economy. “Tariffs are making America GREAT & RICH again,” Trump wrote on his Truth Social platform, just hours before an August 1 deadline for trade partners to finalize deals with Washington. In a typically bold statement, Trump...
Simon Ekpa Sent To Prison
A Finnish court has sent separatist agitator, Simon Ekpa, to prison for spreading terrorist propaganda on social media A district court of Päijät-Häme remanded him after the Finnish National Bureau of Investigation (NBI) arrested him alongside four other men over alleged terrorist offences. The self-declared Prime Minister of the Biafra Republic Government In-Exile was said to have committed the crime in 2021...
Israel Adesanya Defeats Cannonier To Retain UFC Middleweight Title
Isreal Adesanya overcame American Jared Cannonier by unanimous decision to retain his UFC middlewieight title on Sunday. Both fighters came into the bout with impressive records, but after five rounds, Isreal remained undefeated in the category and e...
Biden Urges The Nation To ‘Stand Up To The Gun Lobby’ After Texas School Shooting.
In his remarks to the nation over Tuesday’s deadly shooting at an elementary school in Texas, US President Joe Biden urged the nation to "stand up to the gun lobby." "As a nation we have to ask, ‘When in God’s name are we going to stand up to t...
Perpetrator Of Dugina’s Murder Might Have Used Fake IDs To Enter Russia – Source
Ukrainian citizen Natalia Vovk, identified as the perpetrator of the murder of Russian political scientist and journalist Daria Dugina in the Moscow region, might have used fake documents to enter Russia, a source in the law enforcement agencies told TASS on Monday. "Ukrainian national Natalia Vovk might have used falsified documents, including a passport, to enter Russia," he said. It was...
Germany Will Provide Training And Maintenance To Ukrainian Military – Annalena Baerbock
Germany will provide training and maintenance to the Ukrainian military, German Foreign Minister Annalena Baerbock said in Latvia Wednesday. Baerbock said that while “other partners are now providing artillery,” Germany would “help with trainin...
President Putin Congratulates Lula da Silva On Brazil’s Presidential Election Victory
Russian President Vladimir Putin has sent a message to Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva, congratulating him on winning Brazil’s presidential election, the Kremlin press service said on Monday. "Please accept my heartfelt congratulations on winning the presidential election. The vote’s results confirm your high political authority. I expect that our joint efforts will ensure further development of constructive Russia-Brazil cooperation...
