Author: Steven Sahiounie

The poll finds that six in 10 independent voters opposed the impeachment hearings in Congress. A national poll published on Thursday found that slightly over half of American voters oppose a congressional impeachment inquiry into President Joe Biden. The NBC News survey of 1,000 registered US voters revealed that 56% did not want Congress to go ahead with the hearings, which are due to begin in the House Oversight Committee later in the day. A further 39% of those polled said the legislature should start the process of removing Biden from office over allegations of abuse of power, obstruction, and corruption involving…

Oleg Ozerov said that at the recent second Russia-Africa Summit, representatives of African countries came up to him and said that, “their peoples love Putin so much, even more than they do in Russia itself” Africa is strongly drawn to Russia and many inhabitants of the continent see Russian President Vladimir Putin as a symbol of the struggle for justice in the world, Oleg Ozerov, Russian ambassador-at-large and head of the Secretariat of the Russia-Africa Partnership Forum, said. “We see a huge level of attraction, you can’t even imagine, a huge attraction for Russia in Africa,” Ozerov said at an…

Israeli forces today detained at least five Palestinians from multiple areas in the occupied West Bank, said local and security sources. Israeli forces detained two Palestinians in the Nablus area; one of whom was detained during an early morning military incursion into the Balata refugee camp, near Nablus. The other youth was detained after the Israeli army intercepted his car while he was driving on Jenin-Nablus road heading toward the town of Deit Sharaf, northwest of Nablus. The youth was reportedly handcuffed and taken to a nearby military outpost. A man, in his 30s, was also detained by Israeli forces after…

The Russian leader underlined that relations between the countries are developing very intensively Russia will support South Sudan in addressing its internal political challenges and ensuring security, Russian President Vladimir Putin said at a meeting with South Sudanese President Salva Kiir. “Of course, we are aware that further development is associated with ensuring security, with the settlement of all those problems and difficulties that you inherited from the old times. So, we will do everything to support you in this area as well,” Putin said. The president also said that he expected to discuss regional stability and security issues. “I…

Western trade restrictions have led to an increased usage of the Chinese yuan at the expense of the greenback, the bank has claimed The European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD) has warned that Russia’s growing trade in the Chinese yuan as a response to Western sanctions could potentially erode the strength of the US dollar, according to a recent Bloomberg report. The share of greenbacks in mutual settlements between Moscow and Beijing has substantially shrunk over the past two years, official statistics show. “You see that this increase in the usage of the Chinese currency is coming at the…

Persistent inflation is among the factors expected to damage growth prospects, according to a US think tank The British economy will shrink in both 2023 and 2024, The Guardian reported on Wednesday, citing a study by the Washington-based Peterson Institute for International Economics (PIIE). According to the report, persistent inflation, falling real incomes of low-income households, and a shortage of workers will result in a 0.3% drop in the country’s gross domestic product (GPD) this year, and a further 0.2% backslide next year. “The UK won’t be in recession all of next year, but the recovery will be held back by higher-than-expected…

Supplies of agricultural products to ‘unfriendly’ states shrank by over $2.5 billion last year, Dmitry Patrushev says   Russia has substantially slashed its agricultural exports to ‘unfriendly’ nations that imposed sanctions on Moscow, Agriculture Minister Dmitry Patrushev revealed on Wednesday. Moscow reduced deliveries of its agricultural produce to Western states by $2.6 billion last year while at the same time boosting supplies to neutral and friendly countries – those that have not joined Western sanctions on Russia – by $2.7 billion, according to the official. “Agricultural exports, including fish exports, today primarily look towards friendly countries,” he said at a fishing industry forum.…

Canada voted against the Russia-drafted UN General Assembly resolution condemning the glorification of Nazism alongside Germany, Italy and Japan in 2022 Canada should vote for a Russia-drafted UN General Assembly resolution condemning the glorification of Nazism to really apologize for lawmakers honoring a Ukrainian Nazi veteran, Russian First Deputy Permanent Representative to the UN Dmitry Polyansky said. Earlier, Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau apologized for the incident. “The true apology would be if Canada supports our annual UN General Assembly resolution condemning the heroization of Nazi collaborators. Last year, it voted against it alongside Germany, Italy and Japan. We’ll see…

Israeli occupation forces today bulldozed 40 dunums of privately owned Palestinian land in the town of Haris to the west of Salfit and cut down around 300 olive, grape, and fig trees. Rateb Azzat, one of the heirs to the land, said Israeli military forces stormed the western part of the Haris town and uprooted and destroyed over 300 fully grown and years old trees, including olive, grape, and fig trees. The forces further knocked down retaining walls and leveled an internal road in the town. Source: WAFA

Although he offered “unreserved apologies” for applauding the guest, the PM blamed the incident on the former speaker of parliament Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau has apologized for applauding a Ukrainian Nazi veteran at a ceremony in parliament last week, calling the scene “deeply embarrassing for parliament and Canada.” Speaking to reporters before addressing the Canadian House of Commons on Wednesday, Trudeau offered “parliament’s unreserved apologies for what happened on Friday,” referring to the standing ovation given by Canadian lawmakers – Trudeau included – to 98-year-old Yaroslav Hunka. At an event with Ukrainian President Vladimir Zelensky, Hunka was introduced by House Speaker Anthony…