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Von der Leyen Promised Flood-Hit Slovenia EU400 mln in Disaster Help

August 9, 2023 Elizabeta Bozinovska

After devastating floods in Slovenia killed at least six people and damaged tens of thousands of households, the EU urgently mobilized aid through the Civil Protection Mechanism and will make available at least EU 400 […]

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Victoria Nuland’s Visit to Niger Brought Joy to Wagner Boss Prigozhin

August 8, 2023 Elizabeta Bozinovska

Acting US Deputy Secretary of State Victoria Nuland’s personal visit to Niger to urge its new military government not to demand the help of the Russian private military contractors brought quite a joy to Wagner […]

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Aramco CEO Predicts China Oil Demand to Grow Strong

August 8, 2023 Elizabeta Bozinovska

Despite the recent voluntary production cut by top OPEC+ producers Russia and Saudi Arabia and major crude consumer China facing economic headwinds, crude prices will remain strong and resilient, Saudi Aramco’s, Amin Nasser, forecasts. Not […]

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Seven Gazans Sentenced to Death by Hamas for Alleged Collaboration with Israel

August 7, 2023 Elizabeta Bozinovska

Seven people were sentenced to death on Sunday by a military court in Hamas-ruled Gaza for collaborating with Israel, the Interior Ministry said, adding that seven others were sentenced to life imprisonment with hard labor, […]

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Trump Demands Judge Chutkan to Be Removed From His Case

August 7, 2023 Elizabeta Bozinovska

Former US president Donald Trump has called for the removal of District Court Judge Tanya Chutkan from the case in his most recent federal indictment after she issued a ruling against him. Trump launched his […]

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Washington Mulls Armed US Troops on Commercial Ships in Strait of Hormuz

August 4, 2023 Elizabeta Bozinovska

In what would be an unheard action aimed at stopping Iran from seizing and harassing civilian vessels, the US military is considering putting armed personnel on commercial ships traveling through the Strait of Hormuz. As […]

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Russia Might Exit Nuclear Test Ban Treaty

August 4, 2023 Elizabeta Bozinovska

Russia might withdraw its ratification of the Comprehensive Nuclear-Test-Ban Treaty (CTBT) to be on par with the US, Kommersant has reported. Elements within the Russian government are reportedly advocating Moscow’s withdrawal from the 1996 international […]

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Russia-Linked APT29 Hackers Behind Teams Phishing Attacks

August 3, 2023 Elizabeta Bozinovska

Dozens of global organizations have been targeted by a Russian government-linked hacking group pretending to be from technical support and engaging users in Microsoft Teams chats in order to steal login credentials, Microsoft researchers said. […]

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Norway Added to the Russia’s List of Unfriendly Countries

August 3, 2023 Elizabeta Bozinovska

Norway has found itself on the list of foreign countries committing unfriendly actions against diplomatic and consular missions of the Russian Federation abroad, the Kremlin’s press service reported as quoted by TASS. The decision stipulates […]

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Moscow Says BRICS Enlargement High on Upcoming Summit’s Agenda

August 1, 2023 Elizabeta Bozinovska

The issue of BRICS enlargement is a very important issue and is high on the agenda at the upcoming summit in South Africa on August 22-24, Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov said on Tuesday. Noting the […]

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Bloomberg: Russia Pumping Oil at Record Pace

August 1, 2023 Elizabeta Bozinovska

Despite Russia’s agreement to extend production cuts with its OPEC+ partners, oil companies in the country are operating at a record pace this year, Bloomberg reported on Monday. Data obtained by the news agency shows […]

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Russian Security Chief Accuses US of Backing Kyiv’s Terrorist Methods

July 31, 2023 Elizabeta Bozinovska

After Kyiv failed to beat Russia on the battlefield, Washington and its satellites are using terrorist methods through its proxy Ukraine, realizing that warfare alone cannot inflict defeat on Moscow, the Russian national security council’s […]

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Poll Shows Trump’s Dominating Republican Rivals

July 31, 2023 Elizabeta Bozinovska

A New York Times poll published on Monday shows that former US President Donald Trump’s legal battles have done little to dampen his support among every cohort of Republican voters since he’s leading by 54% […]

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UN Chief Warns of the Arrival of ‘Global Boiling’ Era

July 27, 2023 Elizabeta Bozinovska

With July on track to go down as the Earth’s hottest month on record, climate change has reached a terrifying level, UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres warned, demanding stronger action to reduce fossil-fuel consumption to avoid […]

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Microsoft Under EU Commission Investigation Over Alleged Bundling of Teams

July 27, 2023 Elizabeta Bozinovska

Concerns that Microsoft might have bundled its productivity software part of the Office package with its collaboration product Teams prompted the European Commission to open a formal investigation on Thursday. The European Commission’s decision stems […]

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Biden’s Border Policy Expands Cartels’ Reach and Wealth, DHS Deputy Argues

July 26, 2023 Elizabeta Bozinovska

The federal government’s catch-and-release policies are helping the cartels usher more of their migrant clients into American jobs, growing rich in the process, Alejandro Mayorkas’ deputy for border and immigration policy at the Department of […]

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‘Missing’ Chinese Foreign Minister Qin Gang Sacked

July 26, 2023 Elizabeta Bozinovska

In a rare political scandal engulfing a loyalist to President Xi Jinping during his third term, the state media CCTV informed that Foreign Minister Qin Gang, who had been missing from public view for almost […]

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Man Tests Positive for MERS in UAE, WHO Expects More Cases

July 25, 2023 Elizabeta Bozinovska

The World Health Organization (WHO) said on Monday that a 28-year-old man in Abu Dhabi, in the United Arab Emirates (UAE), tested positive last month for MERS-CoV, the potentially fatal Middle East Respiratory Syndrome Coronavirus. […]

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Washington Condemns Ukraine’s Drone Attacks on Moscow

July 25, 2023 Elizabeta Bozinovska

The US does not support attacks inside Russia, the White House spokesperson Karine Jean-Pierre told reporters after being asked about the two Ukrainian drones that damaged buildings in Moscow on Monday. While noting that, as […]

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Quran Set Alight Again in Front of Iraq’s Embassy in Denmark

July 24, 2023 Elizabeta Bozinovska

In the latest in a string of such incidents to draw outrage in the Muslim world, the Quran was set alight by two protestors in a tray next to an Iraqi flag during today’s protest […]

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US to Sell Australia $6.6 Billion Worth 20 New C-130 Hercules

July 24, 2023 Elizabeta Bozinovska

In a deal that will increase by two-thirds the size of the Australian air force´s fleet of its second-largest heavy transport aircraft, Canberra said Monday it’ll buy 20 new C-130 Hercules from the US in […]

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GOP Divided by Trump’s Threat to Skip First Debate

July 11, 2023 Elizabeta Bozinovska

Republican Party is divided before the first Republican presidential debate scheduled for Aug. 23 in Milwaukee over whether former President Trump should show up at the event with some warning it would be a bad […]

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GAO: US Never Checked How Europe Spend Defense Aid

July 11, 2023 Elizabeta Bozinovska

A new government report has determined that Pentagon has never determined if the funds of more than $35 billion that the US has spent in the past nine years to boost its NATO European allies’ […]

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DeSantis to Cut Off Trade With China if Elected President

July 10, 2023 Elizabeta Bozinovska

Florida Governor and GOP presidential hopeful Ron DeSantis threatened on Sunday to escalate the US trade war with China if elected president in 2024 even though he trails way behind former president Trump, who instigated […]

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Sullivan Denies US Involvement in Neo-Nazi Prisoner Transfer from Türkiye

July 10, 2023 Elizabeta Bozinovska

Washington has distanced itself from Türkiye’s decision to release five military commanders of the notorious Ukrainian Azov unit and will not comment on why Türkiye handed over neo-Nazi leaders to Kyiv. In a statement on […]

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Biden Approves Controversial Cluster Munition to Ukraine

July 7, 2023 Elizabeta Bozinovska

After months of internal administration debate over whether to supply Kyiv with the controversial munitions, which are banned by over 120 countries in the world, President Biden has approved on Thursday the provision of U.S. […]

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First Alzheimer’s Drug in 20 Years Gets FDA Full Approval

July 7, 2023 Elizabeta Bozinovska

The FDA on Thursday granted Leqembi, developed and manufactured by Eisai and Biogen, traditional approval – the first Alzheimer’s drug to get the approval in more than two decades. Leqembi, which moderately slowed trial participants’ […]

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US Air Force’s Drones Harassed by Russian Fighter Jets in Syria Altercation

July 6, 2023 Elizabeta Bozinovska

The US Air Force criticized the actions of Russian aircraft near American drones carrying out a counter-terrorist operation in Syria on Wednesday, accusing Moscow of allowing its fighters to engage in unsafe and unprofessional behavior. […]

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End Cannabis Testing for Military, Matt Gaetz Proposes

July 6, 2023 Elizabeta Bozinovska

Florida GOP Rep. Matt Gaetz proposed an amendment to the National Defense Authorization Act that would end cannabis testing for members of the military – both when enlisting and accepting commission – to address a […]

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Stoltenberg Gets One Year Mandate Extension as NATO Chief

July 5, 2023 Elizabeta Bozinovska

Jens Stoltenberg will remain secretary-general for another year, NATO allies have agreed ahead of a summit of NATO leaders in Vilnius next week in a decision seen as a reflection of how politically sensitive the […]

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