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[ September 22, 2023 ] Senior US Diplomat Says Relationship with Saudi Arabia in Very Good Shape Foreign Policy
[ September 22, 2023 ] State Department Charges Former Contractor with Espionage Administration
[ September 21, 2023 ] Washington to Support EU Windfall Tax on Frozen Russian Assets Administration
[ September 21, 2023 ] Ukraine Fight Can Be Sustained, Claims General Milley Foreign Policy
[ September 20, 2023 ] Nagorno-Karabakh Announces Ceasefire with Azerbaijan While Baku Declares Victory Politics

Trump Says Pence ‘Could Have Overturned the Election’

January 31, 2022 Elizabeta Bozinovska

Did former President Donald Trump finally say “the quiet part loud”? In a statement issued Sunday protesting against reforming the Electoral Count Act, the ex-president protested that his former Vice President, Mike Pence, could have overturned […]

Omicron Subvariant BA.2 – Do We Need to Worry?

January 31, 2022 Elizabeta Bozinovska

The most recent and highly transmissible Covid variant, Omicron, has become the most common form of Covid today. Nearly all Covid infections around the world are from the Omicron variant, known as BA.1. There is […]

Due to an increase in coronavirus instances caused by the highly transmissible omicron strain, a United Nations nuclear treaty conference has been postponed until August of next year

Russia and US Begin Facing Off Over Ukraine at UNSC

January 31, 2022 Elizabeta Bozinovska

The United Nations Security Council (UNSC) began a session this afternoon over the ongoing Ukraine crisis. Russia’s ambassador to the UN, Vasily Nebenzya, called for a vote on Monday over whether the security council should […]

Senators Close to Approving Sanctions on Russia Over Ukraine

January 31, 2022 Elizabeta Bozinovska

The leaders of the U.S. Senate Committee on Foreign Relations said Sunday that they were close to approving a package of sanctions against Russia over the ongoing Ukraine crisis. The senators called it “the mother […]

Joe Rogan gets 70 episodes of his podcast removed from Spotify

Artists Removing Music from Spotify

January 31, 2022 Elizabeta Bozinovska

Artists are pulling their music from Spotify because the app refuses to remove a Joe Rogan podcast episode that promotes false Covid claims. Last month, nearly 300 experts signed an open letter to Spotify criticizing […]

Russia-Ukraine Tensions Continue to Fuel Oil Rallying

January 31, 2022 Elizabeta Bozinovska

Amid the growing tension over Ukraine that threatens to disrupt energy supplies and the signs of sustained global demand, oil markets continued the positive momentum from last week and rallied again on Monday. The gauge […]

January 6 Criminal Prosecutions Could Extend into 2024 Election

January 31, 2022 Elizabeta Bozinovska

Defense lawyers of the charged participants of Jan. 6 riot at the US Capitol believe that some of the hundreds of trials will extend into the 2024 presidential election although a few are expected to […]

US Sanctions Against Russia Kept Secret so Moscow Can’t Mitigate Them

January 31, 2022 Elizabeta Bozinovska

Washington doesn’t want to give Moscow an opportunity to mitigate in advance the sanctions the United States plans to impose were Russia to invade Ukraine so it’s keeping the planned measures completely secret, US Under […]

Tennessee School’s Ban Propels ‘Maus’ to Top Amazon’s Bestseller List

January 31, 2022 Elizabeta Bozinovska

American cartoonist Art Spiegelman’s graphic novel “Maus”, which was banned by a Tennessee school board a day before International Holocaust Remembrance Day, has become number one on Amazon’s best-sellers list. The iconic story of a […]

Over 100 Affiliated with Former Government Killed by Taliban, UN Says

January 31, 2022 Elizabeta Bozinovska

The Taliban are accused of killing over 100 individuals affiliated with the former Afghan government and allied international forces in a new report by the United Nations based on “credible allegations”. According to the report […]

Survey: Most US Citizens Believe that Biden Should Examine All Posible Nominees for SCOTUS

January 30, 2022 Dime

According to a new ABC News-Ipsos survey, more than 76% of the Americans (or more than three quarters) want US President Joe Biden to examine all possible Supreme Court nominees to replace departed Justice Stephen […]

Durbin Stands in Support of Biden’s Nominees for SCOTUS

January 30, 2022 Dime

Sen. Dick Durbin, D-Illinois, supported President Biden’s announcement last week that his Supreme Court nominee would be a Black woman, Fox News informed. Following the announcement of Justice Stephen Breyer’s retirement, Biden promised last week […]

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Trump to Pardon US Capitol Insurgents If Elected President

January 30, 2022 Dime

Former President Donald Trump attended a Save America event in Texas on Saturday night, where he took aim at various Democrats and hinted at a 2024 presidential run by declaring that if he runs and […]

Biden Administration amends plan to battle human trafficking

Chairman of DNC Might Leave Post Due to Strained Relations with Biden

January 30, 2022 Dime

Fears of a Republican landslide in the midterm elections have made the chairman of the Democratic National Committee (DNC) vulnerable and he is considering leaving, according to reports, as President Biden’s favor ratings sink, Fox […]

Border Patrol Agents Apprehend Five Syrians amid Migrant Surge

January 30, 2022 Dime

According to a Department of Homeland Security (DHS) source, five Syrian men were apprehended by Border Patrol officials as they crossed into Hidalgo, Texas, on Thursday, Fox News informed. The migrants were apprehended by Rio […]

US Urges China to Influence Russia Over Ukraine

January 29, 2022 Bojan Stojkovski

Washington is calling on China to influence Russia and persuade Moscow to be diplomatic in the situation around Ukraine, US Deputy Secretary of State for Political Affairs Victoria Nuland said on Thursday, speaking to reporters […]

Bennett: Israel Will Continue Its Iran Strategy Even if a Deal Is Made

January 29, 2022 Bojan Stojkovski

Israel will follow its strategy of fighting the “Iranian aggression” regardless of whether world powers reach an agreement with Iran at the Vienna talks, Prime Minister Naftali Bennett told The Jerusalem Post. “Israel’s strategy does […]

Thousands of IS Terrorists Could Be at Large in Syria After Military Operation

January 29, 2022 Bojan Stojkovski

Thousands of Islamic State terrorists may have been released in Syria in the aftermath of a special military operation of the Kurdish forces and the US in the Syrian province of Hasakah, CBS reported. The […]

OPEC+ Plans to Increase Oil Production by 400,000 Barrels in March

January 29, 2022 Bojan Stojkovski

Participants in the OPEC+ agreement will continue to restore oil production in March according to the plan, Bloomberg reported, citing delegates. According to the publication, OPEC + will increase production by 400,000 barrels per day. […]

Saudi Arabia, Iran to Hold Talks in Baghdad on Normalizing Relations

January 29, 2022 Bojan Stojkovski

The fifth round of talks between Iran and Saudi Arabia will be held in the Iraqi capital of Baghdad to normalize bilateral relations, Iranian media reported, citing the Iranian ambassador to Iraq, Iraj Masjidi. Masjidi […]

LUNCHTIME POLITICS: Kemp, Perdue vs. Abrams – Georgia, New Hampshire Senate – Sinema, Kelly Tested

January 28, 2022 John Ganjei

Your Daily Polling Update for Friday, January 28, 2022 BIDEN JOB APPROVAL: AVERAGE 41%Same as Wednesday RON’S COMMENT: Today’s average is based on five polls, ranging from 38% (Monmouth) to 42% (Rasmussen, Politico). Biden’s disapproval […]

Biden Expected to Nominate First Black Woman to Supreme Court

January 28, 2022 Elizabeta Bozinovska

Who will President Joe Biden nominate to the Supreme Court? The speculation immediately began following the announcement that Supreme Court Justice Stephen Breyer is retiring. Breyer formally announced his retirement to the president in a […]

Biden Reassures Ukraine as Russian Troops Build Up

January 28, 2022 Elizabeta Bozinovska

President Joe Biden told Ukraine President Volodymyr Zelensky that the United States stands ready to respond forcefully if there is any aggression from Russia. An urgent drive to diplomatically defuse the ongoing military standoff happening […]

North Korea Conducts More Missile Testing as US Signals for Diplomacy

January 28, 2022 Elizabeta Bozinovska

North Korea fired two more short-range ballistic missiles into the water, marking the sixth missile test this month. It comes as the State Department said that the United States is ready to engage in serious, […]

Honduras’ First Female President Sworn In

January 28, 2022 Elizabeta Bozinovska

The first female president in Honduras has now been sworn in. Xiomara Castro has been sworn in as president amid an ongoing political crisis in the country that could threaten her plans for the country. At […]

Holocaust Graphic Novel ‘Maus’ Banned by Tennessee School Board

January 28, 2022 Elizabeta Bozinovska

A day before International Holocaust Remembrance Day, a Tennessee school board voted to ban a Pulitzer Prize-winning graphic novel about the Holocaust from the curriculum. The graphic novel “Maus” is about Polish Jews who survived […]

Lavrov: Moscow Wants No War, But Won’t Allow Ignoring of Its Interests

January 28, 2022 Elizabeta Bozinovska

Moscow does not want war but will not allow the West to grossly ignore its interests, Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov commented speaking to four major Russian radio stations on Friday. Lavrov stressed that the […]

Sullivan Says the US Sent Russia Counter-Proposals on Arms Control

January 28, 2022 Elizabeta Bozinovska

US ambassador to Moscow, John Sullivan, who delivered on Wednesday Washington’s written response to Russian proposals for security guarantees to the Russian Foreign Ministry, says that the response includes counterproposals in the sphere of arms […]

Europe Can’t Completely Replace Russian Gas

January 28, 2022 Elizabeta Bozinovska

The alleged possibility of Russia invading Ukraine, the idea the mainstream media is propelling despite Russia denying it as unfounded, could throw into question the ability of the European countries to keep the heat on […]

Google to Push India’s Digitization with $1B Investment

January 28, 2022 Elizabeta Bozinovska

As part of the “Google for India Digitization Fund” launched in 2020, Google will provide affordable access to smartphones to more than a billion Indians and speed up the use of cloud-based computing for business […]

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