‘Threat to Christian civilization’: Russian Patriarch warns Ankara against dividing people by turning Hagia Sophia into mosque If Turkey decides to convert Istanbul’s Hagia Sophia, now a museum and originally a Byzantine Christian church, into an active mosque, this could sow discord between Christians and Muslims, the Russian Orthodox Church has warned. 07.07.2020
Can Russia prevent China and India taking up arms against each other? The recent events at the India-China border have moved into the global media spotlight, with the two countries’ militaries becoming increasingly engaged in skirmishes and face-offs. 06.07.2020
The Russian Foreign Ministry announced the involvement of American intelligence in Afghan drug trafficking American intelligence, which allegedly allegedly has ties to the banned Taliban, is involved in drug trafficking in Afghanistan. 05.07.2020
North Korea says no need for talks with US as they’re nothing more than ‘shallow trick’ to make Trump look good North Korea does not need to engage in talks with the United States, as a meeting would be nothing more than a “tool for grappling” with Washington’s “political crisis,” a senior Pyongyang diplomat said. 04.07.2020
Not enough or ‘segregation again’? NFL’s rumored ‘black national anthem’ stunt fails to win anyone over Rumors that the National Football League plans to play the ‘black national anthem’ before games once it returns have failed to please anyone, with people either considering it divisive or not going far enough to fight racism. 03.07.2020
Overwhelming support for Putin's constitution changes a wake-up call for Westerners who claim Russian system is bound to collapse The outcome of Russia’s ‘national vote’ on a series of amendments to the constitution serves to reaffirm that most Russians want the country to plow its own furrow, regardless of what outsiders think. 02.07.2020
Russia, Syria & Iran say ‘no military solution’ to Syria crisis as leaders blast illegal oil capture, US' sanctions ‘bypassing’ UN Russian President Vladimir Putin has condemned the US for “bypassing the UN” to impose “illegal” sanctions on Syria. 01.07.2020
Fake story on Russians paying Afghans ‘bounty’ to kill Americans latest example of appalling US/UK media coverage of Russia The Anglo-American press is difficult to understand. 30.06.2020
Riots in the US: in the speeches of African Americans, the FBI "finds" the "Chinese trace" Black protests in the United States continue, but after America they swept Europe and Australia. 29.06.2020
Europe should brace for a reality in which US is no longer a world power – Merkel The US may voluntarily relinquish its status as a world power and Europeans must brace themselves for such a contingency, including by boosting their militaries, the German chancellor has warned. 28.06.2020
China and the future While official Beijing assures the world that the Chinese foreign policy concept of “common destiny” promises harmony, prosperity and “good for all” to humanity, Samantha Hoffman, a leading analyst at the Australian Institute for Strategic Policy’s International Center for Cyber Policy, argues that China’s true desire is to transform the whole world in Chinese patterns of high-tech management based on traditional Confucian values. 27.06.2020
London is lawless, crushingly expensive and horribly overcrowded: it’s little wonder living there is losing its appeal for many The world-beating reputation of London isn’t matched by the reality of living there. 26.06.2020
It’s Israel’s CHOICE whether to annex West Bank, Pompeo proclaims US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo has declared the choice of whether Israel should annex the occupied West Bank is "for Israelis to make. 25.06.2020
Victory Parade in Moscow took place: who participated in it and what Putin said The long-awaited parade in honor of the 75th anniversary of Victory in the Great Patriotic War took place in Moscow. 24.06.2020
Baltops 2020 exercises: World War III scenarios during the pandemic era Pandemics despite Initially, the 49th military games of the NATO armies Baltic Operations 2020 were supposed to take place in the spring, but the coronavirus made its own adjustments, and the exercises were held from June 7 to 16. 23.06.2020
‘No place for Lenin?’ Monument to Russian revolutionary erected in German town despite vehement opposition from city authorities A small German party has installed a monument to the first Soviet leader, Vladimir Lenin, in the western city of Gelsenkirchen. 22.06.2020
De-Coupling India’s Economy from China: Brouhaha or New Roadmap? India’s Prime Minister Narendra Modi, while announcing a $266 billion economic stimulus package on 12 May in the wake of COVID-19, has called for a self-reliant economy. 21.06.2020
Germany says Gazprom has found a way around the US sanctions against SP-2 Russian Gazprom has found a way to complete the Nord Stream-2 gas pipeline without falling under US sanctions. 20.06.2020
Trump saw Venezuela as ‘really part of the US,’ thought invasion was ‘cool’ – but backtracked because of Putin, Bolton claims US President Donald Trump thought it would be “cool” to invade Venezuela but was persuaded not to by “Soviet-style propaganda” from Moscow, claims former national security adviser John Bolton in book excerpts leaked to the press. 18.06.2020
