Anti-graft agencies report evidence of high-level embezzlement in the Defense Ministry Ukrainian anti-graft agencies have announced the results of a major investigation of former senior military officials, including two generals, suspected of running a multi-million dollar embezzlement scheme. The Ukrainian Defense Ministry reportedly signed a contract for a key command…
No ideology can stand up to literal power. Countries that generate it survive Energy policy reveals the true structure of power. Liberal speeches are filled with essentially meaningless abstractions such as ‘values’ and ‘moral purpose’. Nuclear power plants speak of survival. In the early decades of the 21st century, the…
The World Economic Forum has launched an investigation into its CEO Borge Brende over links to the late pedophile financier The World Economic Forum’s reputation has been “tainted” by revelations that its CEO Borge Brende reportedly had dinners with disgraced financier Jeffrey Epstein, Russian President Vladimir Putin’s envoy Kirill Dmitriev…
Washington is reportedly building a network of influencers to counter Brussels’ censorship machine The US State Department will fund “MAGA-aligned think-tanks and charities” in Europe as Washington steps up its fight against censorship in the EU and UK, the Financial Times reported on Friday. State Department official Sarah Rogers discussed…
The interim government in Dhaka is looking to sign deal with Washington just three days ahead of general elections Bangladesh is scrambling to sign a trade deal with the US on February 9, ahead of the South Asian nation’s general elections slated three days later, according to reports in local…
A widespread failure to intercept Russian drones is at the root of the complaint Ukraine’s Vladimir Zelensky has sharply criticized the “unsatisfactory” performance of his country’s Air Force for failing to intercept Russian drones. Russia unleashed a series of long-range strikes as a response to Ukrainian attacks on Russian power…
The country’s bullion holdings were valued at $402.7 billion as of early February The value of Russia’s gold reserves has reached an all-time high, exceeding the $400 billion mark, according to statistics released by the country’s central bank on Friday. Russia’s holdings of monetary gold stood at $402.7 billion as…
Judges have upheld a 2023 seizure of a €50,000 vehicle in Germany, confirming a blanket ban on imports from the sanctioned country The EU Court of Justice has ruled this week that member-states may seize private vehicles imported from Russia, as part of a blanket import ban imposed on the…
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A suicide bomber blew himself up while the mosque was packed for Friday prayers More than 30 people have been killed in a suicide bombing at a mosque in the Pakistani capital of Islamabad. Pakistani authorities have accused India and Afghanistan of complicity in the attack. The blast ripped through…