Author: Steven Sahiounie

The president says that differences should be resolved at the negotiating table Russia is prepared to seek a diplomatic solution to the crisis in Ukraine but Kiev and its backers in the US and NATO refuse to talk to Moscow, Russian President Vladimir Putin has said. “All differences must be solved at the negotiating table,” Putin told African leaders during the Russia-Africa Summit in St. Petersburg on Friday. “The problem is that they [Ukraine] are refusing to talk to us,” he insisted. “The current Ukrainian regime is also rejecting negotiations, and announced that officially. Ukrainian President [Vladimir Zelensky] had signed a relevant…

Head of the presidential guard General Abdourahamane Tchiani has declared himself head National Council for the Safeguard of the Homeland General Abdourahamane Tchiani has declared himself head of the National Council for the Safeguard of the Homeland created in Niger. Tchiani, who, according to Agence France-Presse, used to head the presidential guard, said in a TV address that soldiers had seized power “due to the deteriorating security situation in the country.” According to Tchiani, under President Mohamed Bazoum, everything was said to be fine in the country, while in fact, a lot of people had died or become refugees. AFP…

According to the head of state, this idea is reflected in the key provisions of a political declaration that has already been drafted and will be signed at the culmination of the summit Russia and African countries jointly favor building a more just global architecture, and their positions on most international issues are very close or coincide completely, Russian President Vladimir Putin said at a plenary session of the Russia-Africa Summit on Friday. “Russia and African nations jointly stand for forming a more just world order as they jointly defend international law, the UN Charter and the central role of…

According to Politico sources, it is planned that several tanks will be sent to Germany in August, where they will undergo modernization The US administration is poised to begin delivering US-made Abrams tanks to Ukraine in September, the Politico newspaper reported. According to the newspaper’s sources, several tanks will be sent to Germany for modernization in August. “The plan is to send a handful of Abrams tanks to Germany in August, where they will undergo final refurbishments. Once that process is complete, the first batch of Abrams will be shipped to Ukraine the following month,” Politico quoted anonymous sources as saying. The…

No damage or casualties reported An attempted drone attack was thwarted early on Friday as the UAV was shot down by units of the Russian Defense Ministry, Moscow Mayor Sergey Sobyanin said. “This night, an enemy drone attempted to carry out an attack and was shot down by forces of the Defense Ministry,” the official wrote on his Telegram channel. “No damage or casualties have been reported.” On July 24, Sobyanin reported that two drones attacked non-residential buildings in Moscow. One was shot down near Komsomolsky Avenue, 17; the other crashed into a building on Likhachev Avenue. Source: Tass

In addition, a new defendant appeared in the case – Carlos De Oliveira The United States Department of Justice has filed additional charges against former US President Donald Trump in the ongoing case of mishandling classified documents. According to a document, uploaded on Thursday to the electronic database of the US District Counrt for the Southern District of Florida, the indictment adds another charge on mishandling defense documents to the tally. Besides, another person was charged as part of the case, along with Trump and his aide Walt Nauta. The new defendant, maintenance worker Carlos De Oliveira, is suspected of…

Steven Sahiounie, journalist and political commentator Despite massive street protests since January, and international pressure on Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu to throw out the bill, the judicial reform measure is now law. It passed on a vote of 64-0 amid an opposition boycott. The bill removes the “Reasonability Clause” from being used by the Supreme Court to strike down improper government appointments and executive decisions. The government of Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu is the most extreme right-wing religious government in Israeli history. Israelis are fearful that the religious extremists in the Netanyahu ruling alliance will railroad bills through the Knesset…

Russian Deputy Foreign Minister Sergey Vershinin affirmed that Astana-format meeting on the crisis in Syria will continue later, but its exact date and venue have not been determined yet. “The Astana format was and still is, without any doubt, the most effective with regard to what concerns a long-term settlement in Syria. A lot has been done already and we continue to do a lot in this format. The list of tasks is expanding”, TASS News Agency quoted Vershinin as saying on Thursday. The 20th meeting in the Astana format was held on June 20-21 this year. Source: SANA

The State of Qatar and the Sultanate of Oman have condemned in the strongest terms the storming of the Al-Aqsa Mosque and performing Talmudic rituals by ultranationalist Israeli Minister of National Security Itamar Ben-Gvir together with hundreds of settlers, under the protection of the occupation authorities. In a press statement, Qatar’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs said it considers this a flagrant violation of international law and the Hashemite Custodianship of the holy sites in occupied Jerusalem, warning of the escalatory policy adopted by the Israeli government in the Occupied Palestinian Territories. It also stressed that the attempts to prejudice the…

Shipments to some of the poorest nations on the continent will be ready within months, the Russian president has said Russia will be ready to ship free grain to some of Africa’s poorest nations within the next three to four months, President Vladimir Putin has announced. He made the pledge during a speech at the Russia-Africa summit being held in St. Petersburg. Burkina Faso, Zimbabwe, Mali, Somali, the Central African Republic, and Eritrea will each receive 25,000 to 50,000 tons of grain, the Russian leader said. Moscow will also cover the delivery costs of the shipments, he added. The announcement…