Month: May 2024
Palestinian bid for UN membership
The Palestinian push for full U.N. membership comes seven months into a war between Israel and Palestinian militants Hamas in the Gaza Strip, and as Israel is expanding settlements in the occupied West Bank, which the U.N. considers to be illegal.The United Nations General Assembly on Friday overwhelmingly backed a Palestinian bid to become a
Russia Nuclear weapons on Alert
In another sign of the deepening rift with the West, Mr Putin recently ordered tactical nuclear exercises involving troops stationed near Ukraine, in response to Western “threats” against Russia. Against a backdrop of tensions with Western powers over the conflict in Ukraine, the Russian president presided over the military parade on Red Square on 9
The Aftermath of Zelensky’s assassination plot
The two colonels in the state guard who were detained on Tuesday are suspected of belonging to a network of agents run by Russia’s FSB security service. Ukraine’s President Volodymyr Zelensky has sacked the head of his personal protection unit after two of its top officials were detained over an alleged assassination plot. Individuals close
The polish farmers protest against new EU climate policies
Polish farmers have held a protest against the EU’s Green Deal, which aims to make the bloc climate-neutral by 2050. Farmers’ protests across the bloc have already caused the EU to back down from or delay a number of intended measures to protect the environment, including a plan to cut pesticide use by half and
Kharkiv ground offensive
Russian forces have advanced 1 kilometer (about 0.6 miles) into the northeastern Kharkiv region of Ukriaine near Vovchansk. A Russian missile strike has destroyed a number of homes in the northern Ukrainian city of Kharkiv. Russia also reported that a Ukrainian drone attack caused a fire at an oil refinery in the Kaluga region. Has
Chinese president in Hungary,Europe
The EU in 2019 declared China “a systemic rival” and the European Commission president, Ursula Von der Leyen, said last year that Europe needed to “de-risk” its relations with Beijing, meaning, in part, cutting dependency on Chinese supply chains. Hungary, which is marking 75 years of diplomatic relations with Beijing, has distanced itself from the
Joe Biden: Support Israel or Get Impeached
Joe Biden has provoked fury from Republicans after announcing he will refuse to provide weapons to Israel that could be used by Benjamin Netanyahu to invade Rafah. Under the law, the White House must spend the $17.6 billion on support for Israel by September 2025, or call a vote in Congress to cancel it. Without
Ukraine Peace Summit in Switzerland
Switzerland is set to organise a summit on ‘Peace in Ukraine’ at the Burgenstock resort on June 15 and 16, aiming to develop a common understanding of a path towards a just and lasting peace in Ukraine, inviting over 160 delegations to the summit on Peace in Ukraine. Notably, Russia launched a “special military operation”
“Hacking” Nuclear Weapons
Each aspect of society is at risk from cyber and a successful cyberattack on a nuclear weapon or related system, such as a nuclear weapon, a delivery system, or the accompanying Nuclear Command, Control, and Communications (NC3) systems, might have existential repercussions. Attacks on key infrastructure could have extreme implications. Cyberattacks could result in false
Ukraine Hit Russia’s Oil processing plant
A Ukrainian drone struck a major oil processing plant in Russia’s Bashkiria region on Thursday from some 932 miles away, a Kyiv intelligence source said, its longest-range such attack since the start of the war. Moscow says such attacks amount to terrorism and has launched what it says are revenge strikes that have pounded Ukraine’s