Author: Steven Sahiounie

This is a record-breaking figure for the US public debt WASHINGTON, September 19. /TASS/. The United States national debt exceeded $33 trillion for the first time, according to the information released by the US Department of the Treasury. This is a record-breaking figure for the US public debt. On June 16, it exceeded $32 trillion. In January, the US government debt ceiling, set at $31.4 trillion, was exceeded. After this, the country’s Department of the Treasury was forced to use emergency measures to continue its financial operations. On June 3, US President Joe Biden signed a bill passed earlier by…

According to Sergey Ryabkov, the Biden administration is more preoccupied with promoting Ukrainian politics and head of the Kiev regime Vladimir Zelensky from the UN rostrum keeping in mind the upcoming US presidential election next year The US has not contacted Russia about talking at the UN General Assembly in New York and Moscow does not see what benefit this would have anyway, Russian Deputy Foreign Minister Sergey Ryabkov told TASS. “The schedule of [Russian Foreign] Minister [Sergey Lavrov] is extremely intensive. Bilateral interaction with the US side is not planned and, considering the policy adopted by Washington, we do…

Futures for WTI crude oil for November delivery rose 0.25% to $91.34 per barrel MOSCOW, September 19. /TASS/. The price of Brent crude oil futures contract with November delivery on London’s ICE exchange exceeded $95 per barrel for the first time since November 15, 2022. According to exchange data at 06:52 Moscow time, the Brent price grew by 0.49% to $95.03 per barrel. By 07:12 Moscow time, Brent oil reached $95.08 (+0.54%). At the same time, futures for WTI crude oil for November delivery rose 0.25% to $91.34 per barrel. Source: Tass

Dmitry Peskov also commented on the opinion of Armenia’s special envoy Edmond Marukyan to the effect that it was “the turn of the United States to decide what measures can be used” to achieve peace Russia sees an opportunity for a peace settlement between Baku and Yerevan in the implementation of the existing trilateral agreements, Russian Presidential Spokesman Dmitry Peskov has told the media. “There is such an opportunity (for a peace settlement – TASS). The way we see it, it is the agreements that we rely on. We continue our contacts both with Baku and Yerevan,” Peskov said. He…

According to the Turkish president, Ankara and Moscow are taking joint steps forward, including cooperation in the defense industry as well as gas sector WASHINGTON, September 19. /TASS/. Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan has asserted that he cooperates with Russia and trusts it just as much as he trusts the West. “I have no reason not to trust them (Russia – TASS). Just as the West is reliable, Russia is reliable. For the past 50 years we have been standing at the threshold of the European Union and currently I trust Russia no less than the West,” the Turkish leader…

One Palestinian was killed and others injured today after Israeli soldiers opened fire at protesters gathering at the Gaza border with Israel. WAFA correspondent said the Israeli soldiers stationed at the borders opened fire and killed a 25-year-old youth from Bani Suhayia, east of Khan Younis, in the south of the Gaza Strip, identified as Yousef Salem Radwan, who was shot in the head, and nine others were injured, one of them critical. Two others were injured from live bullets east of Jabalya in the north of the Gaza Strip and many others suffered from suffocation after inhaling tear gas fired by…

The UN Security Council must be reformed to meet the demands of the modern world amid an “unhinging” of the global system, Secretary-General Antonio Guterres told the UN General Assembly on Tuesday. He began his speech by highlighting the tragedy in Libya, where thousands have died as a result of flooding. Those living in the coastal city of Derna and surrounding areas were “victims many times over,” Guterres said. They were “victims of years of conflict, victims of climate chaos and victims of leaders near and far.” Derna is a “sad snapshot of the state of our world — the…

Maxim Reshetnikov said that Russia is negotiating with China on further access to the Chinese market for certain types of Russian agricultural products BEIJING, September 19. /TASS/. Russia and China are jointly implementing 79 large-scale projects totaling about $170 billion, Russian Economic Development Minister Maxim Reshetnikov told reporters in Beijing. “We have a large portfolio of investment projects, the volume of investments in 79 projects is about $170 billion. The implementation of these large cooperation projects will lead to further growth in mutual trade,” the minister said. Reshetnikov recalled that trade turnover between Russia and China grew by more than…

The world must not abandon Palestinian refugees to the forces of despair, Jordan’s King Abdullah II told the UN General Assembly in New York on Tuesday. Sustainable funding is urgently needed by UNRWA, the UN agency that provides vital relief, education and health services to millions of Palestinian refugees, he added. The funding is essential to protect Palestinian families, keep communities stable, and prepare young people for productive lives, he said. “We must protect young Palestinians from extremists who prey on their frustrations and hopelessness by making sure they continue to learn at the schools under the blue flag of…

According to Maxim Reshetnikov, Russia expects the number of tourists from China to grow and to exceed the pre-COVID volume of traffic BEIJING, September 19. /TASS/. Russia is interested in increasing tourist flow from the People’s Republic of China and is rapidly developing services for guests from China, Russian Economic Development Minister Maxim Reshetnikov told reporters in Beijing on Tuesday. “We definitely have something to offer foreign tourists, first of all Chinese tourists, who are of course, welcome, and that is why we are developing payment services as well as tourist infrastructure in general,” the minister said. “It is important…