Spanish PM and candidate of the Spanish Socialist Party (PSOE), Pedro Sanchez, raises his fist at the end of the campaign closing rally in Getafe, outskirts of Madrid, on July 21, 2023 ahead of the July 23 general election. | Photo Credit: AFP Spain votes Sunday on whether to hand Socialist Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez a fresh … Read more
Saint-Kitts-and-Nevis-flagged bulker TK Majestic, carrying grain under the U.N.’s Black Sea Grain Initiative, waits in the southern anchorage of the Bosphorus in Istanbul, Turkey on July 15, 2023. File | Photo Credit: Reuters Russia said on July 17 it has halted an unprecedented wartime deal that allows grain to flow from Ukraine to countries in … Read more
Ukraine’s President Volodymyr Zelenskiy attends a NATO leaders summit in Vilnius, Lithuania on July 12, 2023. | Photo Credit: Reuters The story so far: The North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) sought to put up a united face at its two-day summit in Vilnius, Lithuania, on July 11-12, at a time when it’s deeply involved in … Read more
“A strategic failure for Russia, which has seen an enormous loss of both military personnel, but military equipment. It’s seen its standing in the world affected. It’s seen its economy crippled by the sanctions and export controls we’ve imposed,” Matthew Miller, Spokesperson of the State Department told reporters at a news conference here. (For Representational … Read more
Belarusian President Alexander Lukashenko. | Photo Credit: AFP Belarus leader Alexander Lukashenko confirmed Wagner chief Yevgeny Prigozhin, who led a mutiny in Russia over the weekend, will be in Belarus on Tuesday under a deal that ended his revolt. “I can see Prigozhin is already flying on the plane. Yes, indeed, today he is in … Read more
A rebellious mercenary commander said Saturday he ordered his troops to halt their march on Moscow and retreat to field camps in Ukraine, appearing to defuse a dramatically escalating crisis that represented the most significant challenge to President Vladimir Putin in his more than two decades in power. ALSO READ | The Wagner group’s march … Read more
Russian traffic police officers block off a road as part of a counter-terrorist operation declared after an armed mutiny by the Wagner mercenary group on the outskirts of Voronezh, Russia on June 24, 2023. A fuel depot was on fire in Russia’s southern city of Voronezh, the local governor announced after Moscow said the army … Read more
Daniel Ellsberg, the history-making American whistleblower who leaked the Pentagon Papers in 1971, has died at the age of 92. By leaking the Papers, he revealed longtime government doubts and deceit about the Vietnam War and inspired acts of retaliation by President Richard Nixon that helped lead to his resignation. Ellsberg, who announced in February … Read more
As the dates for Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s visit to the United States draw closer, officials from New Delhi and Washington are busy making the final arrangements for the strategic and defence agreements the two sides hope to sign or announce during the State visit. U.S. Ambassador to India Eric Garcetti says the visit will be … Read more
S. Jaishankar met his Brazilian counterpart Mauro Vieira and held discussions on advancing India and Brazil’s cooperation in the BRICS, IBSA, G20 and United Nations frameworks. | Photo Credit: Twitter: Dr. S. Jaishankar/@DrSJaishankar External Affairs Minister S. Jaishankar met his Brazilian counterpart Mauro Vieira and held discussions on advancing India and Brazil’s cooperation in the … Read more