Uganda Leans Toward Russia Amid World Bank Boycott for LGBT Stance
The country recently passed a law outlawing acts of sodomy and homosexual rape of children and the vulnerable. ...
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Singapore: U.S. “Extreme Competition” With China “Disastrous for Global Economy”
Singaporean Deputy Prime Minister Lawrence Wong cautioned against the possibility of disaster for the global economy with implications way beyond the United States and China, criticizing America for trying to restrict...
South Africa Urges BRICS to Expand Trade in National Currencies, Supports Iran’s BRICS Bid
The New Development Bank (NDB) established by the BRICS group of major emerging countries needs to ramp up local currency fundraising and lending in wake of Western sanctions against founding shareholder...
Zelensky Purges Military While Most Ukrainians Blame Him for Government Corruption
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky has fired all of the regional military officials in charge of the country’s conscription campaign after a series of corruption scandals. Those officials who did not participate...
EU to Impose Sanctions on New Military Government in Niger, U.S. Pressures Niger Against Russian Influence
The European Union (EU) is preparing to enforce sanctions on the new military government in Niger, according to European sources who told Reuters on August 9. An EU diplomat and an...
Intercept: U.S. Told Pakistan to Remove Imran Khan Due to His Stance on Ukraine
On August 5, a Pakistani court meted out a three-year jail sentence to former Pakistani Prime Minister Imran Khan on the grounds of corruption. Such a verdict implies that Khan, who...
Iraq Rebrands Homosexuality as “Sexual Deviance,” World Bank Penalizes Uganda’s Anti-homosexuality Stance
On August 8, Iraq’s official media regulator instructed all media and social-media companies operating within its territories to cease using the term “homosexuality” and substitute it with “sexual deviance,” according to...
Survey Shows Ukrainians Don’t Trust NATO/EU; Spy Arrested for Plot Against Zelensky
More than half of those polled felt that NATO and the EU only support Ukraine because the situation will benefit them, believing that NATO and the EU may participate in closed...
U.S. Deploys Naval Troops to Middle East to Deter Iranian Forces
The Navy's 5th Fleet spokesman said the deployment is in response to Iran's "harassment and seizures of merchant vessels earlier this year." ...
U.S. Response to China-Russia Naval Patrols “Hypocritical”
Last week, group of Russian and Chinese warships sailed in international waters near the Aleutian Islands chain of Alaska, prompting four U.S. destroyers to monitor the naval patrol, based on remarks...
China Poised to Dominate EV Market in U.K.
A recent report from The Times has cautioned that permitting China to flood the U.K. market with electric vehicles would be a significant security risk. As Chinese EV models are 40...
Biden Admin Punishes Hungary for Its Stance on Ukraine
On August 1, Biden administration enforced sanctions on Hungarian passport holders under its Visa Waiver Program on the pretext that Budapest had not dealt with Washington’s security concerns. In turn, conservative...
European Parliament Excludes Turkey From EU Membership
The European Parliament has recently ruled out Turkey’s European Union (EU) membership bid, at least according to a new report from the European Parliament’s foreign affairs committee published on July 18....
Russia Terminates Grain Deal, Ukraine Vows Backlash
Russia has announced its withdrawal from the Black Sea Initiative that enabled millions of tonnes of grain and other foodstuffs to leave Ukraine’s ports notwithstanding the ongoing Russo-Ukrainian conflict that began...
NATO Vilnius Summit: Ukraine Left Hanging Once Again
On July 11, NATO leaders convened in the Lithuanian capital of Vilnius for a two-day summit, with advocates lauding “unprecedented unity” among member states following Turkish President Erdoğan’s declaration that he...