Thursday, 02 May, 2024

Category: World


The Kremlin has welcomed remarks by Pope Frances on Russia’s historical legacy, made during a speech to young Russian Catholics. “It’s very good that the pontiff knows Russian history, which is deeply rooted,” spokesman Dmitry Peskov told journalists on Tuesday. Speaking Read more…


Since 2006 GlobalFirepower (GFP) has provided a unique analytical display of data concerning 145 modern military powers. The GFP ranking is based on each nation’s potential war-making capability across land, sea, and air fought by conventional means. The results incorporate Read more…


Asian, African and Latin American states have seen their roles in the global arena increase as Western military dominance has started to wane. That’s according to Russian Defense Minister Sergey Shoigu, who was speaking at the 21st International Security Conference in Read more…


The UK has destroyed the reputation of the International Criminal Court by outright buying its “war crimes charges” against Russian President Vladimir Putin, Russian Foreign Ministry spokeswoman Maria Zakharova said on Thursday. “I love random coincidences in geopolitics. They have a certain Read more…


Not everyone is hostile to the coups in Niger and other African nations in the past few years that have worried the West. In the “family photo” for last week’s Russia-Africa Summit, Russian President Vladimir Putin stood next to Ibrahim Read more…


Detailed information provided to Poland clearly shows that two Belarusian military helicopters never ventured across the border, the defense ministry in Minsk said on Wednesday.  Minsk “prepared and presented to the Polish side detailed data on objective control of aircraft Read more…


An 84-year-old retired bishop of Albany, who has been accused of sexual abuse and has unsuccessfully sought to be removed from the priesthood, said Tuesday he recently married a woman in a civil ceremony. Emeritus Bishop Howard Hubbard made the Read more…


Africa must come together as a continent and stop relying on foreign countries for its development, insists writer Madaraka Nyerere – the son of independent Tanzania’s first president, Julius Nyerere. Speaking to RT ahead of the Russia-Africa summit in St. Read more…


World Record holder, Tobi Amusan has won the Silesia Diamond League Women’s 100m Hurdles, breaking meet record after finishing the race at 12.34 seconds. American Kendra Harrison came a close second after Amusan caught up with her in a nail-biting Read more…


President Bola Tinubu, Sunday said he has rejected the report by the European Unions Electoral Observer Mission on the 2023 general elections, describing the final report as a product of a poorly done desk job that relied heavily on few Read more…


The head of Russia’s influential Orthodox Church, Patriarch Kirill, told an envoy of Pope Francis on Thursday their churches should work together to avert “negative political developments and serve the cause of peace and justice.” Kirill is a strong supporter Read more…


Ukrainian troops are probing Russian defenses as spring gives way to a second summer of fighting, and Kyiv’s forces are facing an enemy that has made mistakes and suffered setbacks in the 15-month-old war. But analysts say Moscow also has Read more…