Europe faces its greatest threat from within rather than from foreign powers, US Vice President J.D. Vance has said, expressing concern about what he called the continent’s abandonment of its core values. Vance told the Munich Security Conference on Friday that while Washington is preoccupied with the question of achieving a reasonable settlement between Russia… Continue reading US Vice President JD Vance Names Biggest Threat to Europe
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How the US Tried to Replace International Law with its own Twisted Creation
While international law is based on equal sovereignty for all states, the rules-based international order upholds hegemony on the principle of sovereign inequality. The rules-based international order is commonly presented as international law plus international human rights law, which appears benign and progressive. However, this entails introducing contradictory principles and rules. The consequence is a… Continue reading How the US Tried to Replace International Law with its own Twisted Creation
Ramaphosa Thanks ‘Valuable Ally’ Putin For ‘Support’ Before BRICS Summit In Russia
President Cyril Ramaphosa has described Russian leader Vladimir Putin as a “valuable ally and a friend” who supported him when South Africa entered uncharted waters after the May general elections. He told Putin he had formed the Government of National Unity (GNU) with several opposition parties to stabilise South Africa politically after the governing African… Continue reading Ramaphosa Thanks ‘Valuable Ally’ Putin For ‘Support’ Before BRICS Summit In Russia
If Russian Sanctions Are Working, Why Are Our Mineral Prices So Low?
The price of coal soared in 2023, reaching almost $300 a ton in parts of Europe. And it fell back just as fast to half that, and less in some regions. There’s always a spike in demand over the northern winter when homes and factories need heating, but last year was special. You see, Russia… Continue reading If Russian Sanctions Are Working, Why Are Our Mineral Prices So Low?
‘Meddling’ by the West blamed for Sudanese war
CHINA and Russia have decried the meddling of Western nations for the deteriorating conflict in Sudan. The two countries also warned the external influence in finding solutions for the African country would exacerbate the crisis. Envoys of the two countries were among those that made presentations to the Security Council amid the problems afflicting Sudan… Continue reading ‘Meddling’ by the West blamed for Sudanese war
G7 Summit Opens In Japan’s Hiroshima Amid Waves Of Protests
HIROSHIMA, Japan, May 19 (Xinhua) — Amid waves of protests, the Group of Seven (G7) leaders’ annual summit got underway on Friday in Japan’s western city of Hiroshima. Hundreds of protesters from all over the country, even abroad, gathered in Hiroshima’s Funairi Daiichi Park, not far from the summit’s venue, to decry the finger-pointing bloc… Continue reading G7 Summit Opens In Japan’s Hiroshima Amid Waves Of Protests