Biden: China understands its economic future is tied more to the West than Russia
U.S. President Joe Biden on Thursday, March 24, said that China knows its economic future is tied to the West. At a press conference in Brussels, he said, "I think that China understands that its economic future is much more closely tied to the West than it is to Russia. I'm ...
European Parliament approves report on Indo-Pacific region, underlines China’s threat to Taiwan
The European Parliament's Foreign Affairs Committee adopted a report on security challenges in the EU and the Indo-Pacific region on May 22nd. The report voiced concerns over security in the Taiwan Strait, criticizing China for threatening the island's territorial integrity and undermining regional security and stability. According to the China News ...
Russia invited to G20 summit, Putin plans to attend
Russian leader Vladimir Putin plans to be at the next G20 summit, which will be held in late October in Bali, Indonesia. The news about the Russian leader's intentions was given by Russia's ambassador to Indonesia, which currently holds the rotating presidency of the G20. Meanwhile, the United States and ...
Hunter Biden laptop controversy ‘goes straight to the president’ says author Peter Schweizer
Money laundering allegations have been publicly linked to Joe Biden's administration, a political writer said. Peter Schweizer believes the president should also be implicated during investigations into whether his son, Hunter Biden, concealed the origins of illegally obtained foreign funds. The author of "Red-Handed: How American Elites Get Rich Helping China Win" ...
US can’t confirm Russia used hypersonic missiles, DoD official says
Russia claimed Saturday, March 19, that it had used Kinzhal (Dagger) hypersonic missiles to destroy a large weapons depot, but while the United States could not confirm it, the action may have been intended to send a message, a Biden administration DoD official said. The Russian Defense Department showed on Twitter ...
GOP Rep. Cheney declares chemical weapons as ‘red line’ for NATO intervention
Congresswoman Elizabeth Cheney (R-WY) warned Russia not to weaponize toxic substances, or else there will be international action, in an exclusive interview to NBC News on March 20. Rep. Liz Cheney drew a so-called red line for Russian President Vladimir Putin's proposed invasion of Ukraine. The congresswoman warned Putin not to ...
Russia says it destroyed Ukrainian weapons facility with hypersonic missile used for first time
Russia said it used a new hypersonic missile in a strike against Ukraine on Friday, March 18, destroying a Ukrainian weapons storage facility, according to The Hill. The Russian Defense Department on Saturday showed a video on Twitter of the moment of impact and apparent destruction of a Ukrainian subway storage ...
Putin made his first appearance before a crowd since Russian troops entered Ukraine
Vladimir Putin made his first appearance on Friday, March 18, since the start of what the Kremlin called a special operation to degrade Ukraine's military capabilities. The mass meeting was held at a Moscow stadium, where the Russian leader lavished praise on his troops fighting in Ukraine, according to the ...
EU-China summit: Lithuania calls for cancellation, not ‘ time for normalization’
The European Union announced on Monday, March 14, that it is planning to hold a top-level meeting with Beijing on April 1, possibly virtually, to "improve cooperation" between the two sides. However, Lithuanian Vice-Minister of Foreign Affairs Mantas Adomėnas, told Reuters on March 16 that, in Lithuania's assessment, "it is very ...
White House alters transcript of Kamala Harris speech for unfortunate comment on Ukraine
While speaking to House Democrats over the weekend, U.S. Vice President Kamala Harris suggested that Ukraine is already part of NATO, prompting the official White House transcript to be altered to cover up the unfortunate error. According to Fox News, the Vice President during the Democratic National Committee (DNC) winter ...
Russia accidentally sanctions Biden’s dead father
Earth's largest country inadvertently economically isolated the president's deceased parent on March 15. The Russian government recently sanctioned the wrong Joe Biden. "President Biden is a junior so they may have [accidentally] sanctioned his dad, may he rest in peace," White House press secretary Jen Psaki said according to Reuters. Even if the ...
NASA denies Russia would abandon US astronaut and confirms his return by the end of the month
Despite rumors circulating that the U.S. astronaut, who is aboard a Russian spacecraft, was at risk of being stranded in space by his Russian companions, NASA confirmed that all three would be back on Earth by the end of this month, according to a Fox News report. There was much speculation ...
Germany eliminates legislation banning advertising of abortions
Germany this week approved a bill to remove legislation that bans advertising abortion services. According to Reuters, Germany's cabinet on Wednesday, March 10, approved legislation that will eliminate a law prohibiting doctors from reporting on abortion methods and where they provide services. Under the existing law first enacted in 1933, doctors can ...
Russia announced sanctions against Biden and Trudeau for ‘Russophobic attacks’
On Tuesday, March 15, Russia sanctioned U.S. President Joe Biden, Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, and several other U.S. officials from entering the country, according to Reuters. Among the high-ranking officials blacklisted by the Kremlin is Secretary of State Antony Blinken, Secretary of Defense Lloyd Austin, CIA chief William Burns, National ...
Whoopi Goldberg show urges DOJ to investigate Tucker Carlson for Russia ties
African American comedian Whoopi Goldberg wants the Biden administration to probe a television celebrity for being too popular in Eastern Europe. Goldberg believes the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) should immediately investigate Fox News host Tucker Carlson for Russian collusion. ABC's "The View" co-host complained about Moscow recently directing Russian media organizations ...
Featuring Tucker Carlson is ‘essential’ says leaked Kremlin memo
A foreign government secretly ordered media outlets to regularly cover a U.S. TV celebrity on March 3. Moscow recently made it compulsory for Russian media organizations to circulate one Fox News talk show and current affairs program. "It is essential to use as much as possible fragments of broadcasts of the popular ...
Disney shareholder: Company’s pulling out of Russia while ‘complicit in China’s genocide’ hypocritical
A Disney shareholder accused the company of "complicity in China's genocide" during an annual investor meeting—calling the decision to pull its business out of Russia "hypocritical"—citing human rights abuses, according to Fox Business on Friday, March 11. Paul Chesser, director of the National Shareholder Policy and Legal Center's Corporate Integrity Project, ...
Scandal: Facebook and Instagram enable hate messages towards Russia and Putin.
Facebook and Instagram will temporarily allow users in certain countries to call for violence against Russia, and Belarus, according to emails obtained by Reuters on Thursday, March 10. In a temporary change to its hate policy, Meta Platforms will let users from Ukraine, Russia, Poland, Latvia, Lithuania, Estonia, Slovakia, Hungary, and ...
China requests state insurers to examine exposure to Russia
The Chinese regulatory authority has asked at least two state-owned insurance companies to urgently report their business and investments in Russia due to concerns about the damage to the two economies amid the intense war between Russia and Ukraine. Reuters, citing sources, reported on Saturday that the authority also required the ...
Russia announced another ‘ceasefire’ for civilians to leave Ukraine
The Kremlin announced that it would hold a ceasefire on Wednesday, March 9, over Ukraine's humanitarian corridors to allow civilians to leave the country, according to Reuters. Wednesday's announcement is similar to the one it made on Tuesday, but now 6 humanitarian corridors will be opened to allow evacuation through safe ...
