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Lebanese President Joseph Aoun said Thursday that this year’s Christmas comes amid ongoing suffering in southern Lebanon, speaking after a private meeting with Maronite Patriarch Béchara Raï. While cautiously optimistic about a potential easing of regional tensions, he emphasized that challenges pe»»»

EU leaders meet on December 18-19  to vote on rules that would allow the seizure of billions of euros of Russian money frozen in EU accounts that will be used to back €210bn worth of Reparation Loans for Ukraine that is bound to trigger a significant retaliation by Russia if the vote succeeds.»»»

The EU’s vote on the Reparation Loan needs to fail. If it passes it will kill off any chance of a peace deal being signed. The US version of the plan is well advanced and special envoy to Ukraine retired Lieutenant General Keith Kellogg said last week that only points remain to be agreed. The EU ve»»»

EU leaders meet on December 18-19  to vote on rules that would allow the seizure of billions of euros of Russian money frozen in EU accounts that will be used to back €210bn worth of Reparation Loans for Ukraine that is bound to trigger a significant retaliation by Russia if the vote succeeds.»»»

The EU is today (and maybe tomorrow) discussing how to formally use the frozen Russian Central Assets to fund Ukraine EU summit to formalise use of Russian frozen assets. The issue of the frozen Central Bank assets appea»»»

The EU avoided a decision to confiscate assets or income. The European Council (EUCO) summit on December 18 decided neither to confiscate the frozen Russian assets nor to formally use the income generated by the frozen assets. Instead, the EU (except for three states: Hungary, Slovakia, and Cz»»»

EU leaders meet on December 18-19  to vote on rules that would allow the seizure of billions of euros of Russian money frozen in EU accounts that will be used to back €210bn worth of Reparation Loans for Ukraine that is bound to trigger a significant retaliation by Russia if the vote succeeds.»»»

The EU’s vote on the Reparation Loan needs to fail. If it passes it will kill off any chance of a peace deal being signed. The US version of the plan is well advanced and special envoy to Ukraine retired Lieutenant General Keith Kellogg said last week that only points remain to be agreed. The EU ve»»»

BRICS countries led by Russia and China appear to be mounting a direct challenge to US dollar dominance by rapidly accumulating gold reserves and building an independent trading infrastructure, transforming the so-called "archaic" metal into the cornerstone of a new multipolar financial system»»»

With the latest China – Japan spat having been blown up exponentially by Beijing in recent days, and with Russia looking increasingly like it will soon overrun Ukraine half a world away, many in East Asia are asking what would happen if hostilities break out between Beijing and Tokyo? »»»

A wave of new rich nations oil and gas extraction projects approved since 2022 will consume nearly one-fifth of the world’s remaining carbon budget for limiting global warming to 1.5°C, according to a new peer-reviewed study published in Environmental Research Letters on December 19. Just five nati»»»

A wave of new rich nations oil and gas extraction projects approved since 2022 will consume nearly one-fifth of the world’s remaining carbon budget for limiting global warming to 1.5°C, according to a new peer-reviewed study published in Environmental Research Letters on December 19. Just five nati»»»

A wave of new rich nations oil and gas extraction projects approved since 2022 will consume nearly one-fifth of the world’s remaining carbon budget for limiting global warming to 1.5°C, according to a new peer-reviewed study published in Environmental Research Letters on December 19. Just five nati»»»

Russia's relationship with India has undergone a structural transformation bearing remarkable resemblance to the framework Moscow constructed with Beijing, explicitly branded the "no limits” strategic partnership. During R»»»

Russia's relationship with India has undergone a structural transformation bearing remarkable resemblance to the framework Moscow constructed with Beijing, explicitly branded the "no limits” strategic partnership. During R»»»

Russia’s VEB.RF Group plans to widen its Indian footprint as Moscow seeks smoother access for Russian firms operating in the country. The announcement came as Russia President Vladimir Putin is on a two day visit to India between December 4 and 5 2025. »»»

Russia’s VEB.RF Group plans to widen its Indian footprint as Moscow seeks smoother access for Russian firms operating in the country. The announcement came as Russia President Vladimir Putin is on a two day visit to India between December 4 and 5 2025. »»»

Russia's relationship with India has undergone a structural transformation bearing remarkable resemblance to the framework Moscow constructed with Beijing, explicitly branded the "no limits” strategic partnership. During R»»»

A wave of new rich nations oil and gas extraction projects approved since 2022 will consume nearly one-fifth of the world’s remaining carbon budget for limiting global warming to 1.5°C, according to a new peer-reviewed study published in Environmental Research Letters on December 19. Just five nati»»»

BRICS countries led by Russia and China appear to be mounting a direct challenge to US dollar dominance by rapidly accumulating gold reserves and building an independent trading infrastructure, transforming the so-called "archaic" metal into the cornerstone of a new multipolar financial system»»»

France has joined a growing list of Western countries formally recognising the State of Palestine, in a move President Emmanuel Macron described as “the only path to peace.” The decision follows similar announcements by Br»»»

The EU avoided a decision to confiscate assets or income. The European Council (EUCO) summit on December 18 decided neither to confiscate the frozen Russian assets nor to formally use the income generated by the frozen assets. Instead, the EU (except for three states: Hungary, Slovakia, and Cz»»»

A wave of new rich nations oil and gas extraction projects approved since 2022 will consume nearly one-fifth of the world’s remaining carbon budget for limiting global warming to 1.5°C, according to a new peer-reviewed study published in Environmental Research Letters on December 19. Just five nati»»»

MOSCOW (Sputnik) - Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban has said he expects a change in public opinion in Western European countries and an increase in the number of opponents of the continuation of the conflict in Ukraine after the European Union decided to take out a loan in favor of Kiev. Last »»»

By failing to tap Russia’s illegally frozen assets for the much-hyped “reparations loan” for Ukraine, the EU has left the Zelensky regime staring at a funding cliff, European media reports lament.That proposal would have guaranteed Ukraine funding for the next two years, but the plan died under the»»»

CARACAS (Sputnik) - The European Union's intention to seize frozen Russian assets is eroding the bloc's position on the international stage, Venezuelan lawmaker and Chairman of the People's Electoral Movement party Gilberto Gimenez told Sputnik. "The assets and funds that Russia held in European ba»»»

In el-Fasher, the sky seemed to collapse upon the weary shoulders of a city long strangled by siege, as the Rapid Support Forces (RSF) flung open the gates of hell on 26 October, unleashing terror on those clinging to life like. The level of violence has reshaped the civil war in Sudan. Many now wo»»»

Officials watch as Air Force One prepares to depart from Seoul Airport in Seongnam near Seoul, South Korea, on Monday, June, 16, 2025. South Korean President Lee Jae-myung is heading to the G7 Leaders' Summit in Kananaskis, Canada for the first overseas trip of his presidency. File Photo by Thomas »»»

Slovakia will not provide further funding for Ukraine’s military because the conflict cannot be settled on the battlefield, Prime Minister Robert Fico has said. Fico, who survived an assassination attempt by a pro-Ukraine activist in 2024, was speaking after EU leaders failed to reach agreement on »»»

The EU’s plan to steal Russian assets held in the bloc in order to fund Ukraine’s military and prolong its disastrous war has failed to get the backing of bloc leaders. The other key EU summit pillar – approving a contentious trade deal with the South American bloc Mercosur – was also aborted at th»»»

MOSCOW (Sputnik) - Law and common sense have prevailed for now, Kirill Dmitriev, the head of the Russian Direct Investment Fund (RDIF) and Russian special presidential envoy for economic cooperation with foreign countries, said on Friday, commenting on the European Union's decision not to confiscat»»»

MOSCOW (Sputnik) - The European Union will provide Ukraine with a 90 billion euros loan ($105.5 billion), secured by the EU budget and potentially reimbursable from frozen Russian assets, European Council President Antonio Costa said on Friday. "In October, we decided that the European Union would »»»

MOSCOW (Sputnik) - The Russian Central Bank said on Thursday that it still plans to recover losses from European banks in the Russian arbitration court due to the blocking of its assets. "In connection with the ongoing attempts by the authorities of the European Union to illegally seize/use, withou»»»

Russian Direct Investment Fund CEO Kirill Dmitriev, who is also the Russian special presidential envoy for economic cooperation with foreign countries, said on Wednesday that he expects a "collapse" in the European Union due to a possible rating downgrade of the Belgium-based securities depository,»»»

The war between Russia and Ukraine has ground on since February 2022. According to military and political observers, Ukraine does not want to surrender and Russia does not know how to win this war. Al Majalla spoke to one of Russia’s veteran political scholars, Prof. Sergei Karaganov. Once an unoff»»»

The war between Russia and Ukraine has ground on since February 2022. According to military and political observers, Ukraine does not want to surrender and Russia does not know how to win this war. Al Majalla spoke to one of Russia’s veteran political scholars, Prof. Sergei Karaganov. Once an unoff»»»

MOSCOW (Sputnik) - Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban and Slovak Prime Minister Robert Fico are weighing the fallout from Europe's reckless moves to seize Russian frozen assets, unlike other Western leaders, Russian Foreign Ministry spokeswoman Maria Zakharova said on Wednesday. "At a time when »»»

MOSCOW (Sputnik) - The NATO member states, the UK and the EU have been heavily promoting anti-Russian rhetoric among their citizens in an attempt to justify their plans to seize sovereign Russian assets, Kirill Dmitriev, Russian special presidential envoy for economic cooperation with foreign count»»»

Amman: Prime Minister Narendra Modi arrived in Jordan’s Amman Monday afternoon as he kicked off his three-nation tour which will also include visits to Ethiopia and the Sultanate of Oman - all countries with which India shares both age-old civilisational ties, as well as extensive contemporary bila»»»

US President Donald Trump is reportedly considering the creation of a new elite global forum — dubbed the “C5” or “Core Five” — that would bring together the United States, China, Russia, India and Japan, potentially sidelining traditional Western-led groupings such as the G7. The proposal was firs»»»

MOSCOW (Sputnik) - The Bank of Russia said on Friday that it had filed a statement of claim with the Moscow Arbitration Court against the Euroclear depository for recovery of losses caused to the regulator. "In connection with the illegal actions of the Euroclear depository causing losses to the Ba»»»

The US is secretly planning to create a five-nation power bloc with Russia, China, India and Japan to sideline the Western-dominated G7, several media outlets have reported. The idea was reportedly outlined in a longer unpublished draft of the US National Security Strategy released by the administr»»»