Author: Steven Sahiounie

Fumio Kishida confirmed that the US-led military bloc is looking to open a liaison office in Japan Japan has no plans to become a member of NATO, Prime Minister Fumio Kishida has said. He told the national parliament on Wednesday that Tokyo would not be joining the US-led military bloc in any form, according to Reuters. Earlier this month, Japanese Ambassador to the US Koji Tomita told Nikkei Asia that Japan was “working” towards opening a NATO liaison office in Tokyo, which would become the bloc’s first in Asia. The same outlet had earlier reported that the mission, which is scheduled to…

Dmitry Peskov recalled that in Ukraine “any negotiations with the Russian Federation are prohibited” It would be too early to speak about a peaceful solution of the Ukrainian conflict because no prerequisites for this scenario are currently in place, Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov has told TASS in an interview. When asked which one of various reconciliation plans, put forward by other countries, would be preferable for Russia and whether Moscow has its own variant, the Kremlin press secretary replied: “It is too early to speak about it. No prerequisites for a peace process are yet in place, evidently.” “The special…

The resumption of Syria’s participation in the meetings of the Arab League represents an important step that is in the interest of the region and the Arab world as a whole, Spanish Member of the European Parliament Manu Pineda, affirmed. “The attempts to keep Syria away from the international forums have been an illegal act that only serves the interests and aspirations of the US,” the Spanish MP said in an interview with SANA correspondent in Madrid. “What Syria needs now are the relations that are based on mutual respect, an end to the occupation of its territory, and the…

During the court trial in April, Trump pleaded not guilty to 34 criminal charges of falsifying business records and conspiracy.  CNN reported that Trump is scheduled for a trial before the court on March 25th, 2024 under the charges of falsifying business records. Manhattan Supreme Court Judge warned Trump that he would be liable to sanctions if he violates the court order prohibiting him from publicizing any evidence related to the case. Back in March, a New York grand jury indicted former US President Donald Trump as part of the Manhattan district attorney office’s investigation into hush money payments made to Stormy…

For the US to default on its debt, it would have a tremendous impact on the global markets.  The White House said Tuesday that President Joe Biden currently has no plans to invoke the 14th Amendment to prevent a US debt default, thus ruling out a constitutional solution that would have solved the current debt issue. White House Press Secretary Karine Jean-Pierre told reporters today that invoking the 14th Amendment, which would technically enable the US Treasury to ignore the debt limit, “is not going to fix the current problem we have right now.” On Monday, US House Speaker and…

Turkish Foreign Minister Mevlut Cavusoglu is confident that the incumbent president will win another term, given the voter turnout during the first round and Sinan Ogan’s recent announcement both fall in Erdogan’s favor. Turkish Foreign Minister Mevlut Cavusoglu expects that Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan will gain more than 56% of the votes during the run-off elections, after outrunning opposition candidate Kemal KIlicdaroglu, during the first round. “In the first round, 49.5% is a figure that every leader in the world cannot even dream of. As a result, the people showed their goodwill, but in the second round, as you…

Dozens of fanatic Israeli settlers Wednesday morning broke into the compounds of al-Aqsa Mosque under heavy protection from the Israeli police, Islamic Waqf confirmed. The Waqf said that settlers, divded into groups, raided the holy Islamic Mosque from al-Maghariba gate and took provocative tours in its compounds. It added that the extremist settlers performed Talmudic rituals in the eastern part of the Mosque. This comes at a time as Israeli forces intensify measures against Palestinians coming from Jerusalem to enter the Mosque, inspecting their IDs and briefly detaining them. Source: WAFA

Chinese President Xi Jinping earlier invited Russian President to visit China The timeframe of Russian President Vladimir Putin’s visit to China is currently being coordinated by the sides, Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov has told TASS. “There is an invitation, its timeframe and other details will be agreed upon later,” the Kremlin spokesman said. Chinese President Xi Jinping said earlier that he had invited President Putin to visit China later in the year at a time convenient for him because, this year, China will host the third international Belt and Road Forum for International Cooperation (BRFIC). The Russian head of state…

Vyacheslav Gladkov reported that no one was injured  An unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) has dropped an explosive device on a car road in southwestern Russia’s Belgorod Region, Governor Vyacheslav Gladkov wrote on his Telegram channel on Wednesday. “An UAV has dropped an explosive device on a car road in Belgorod. According to initial information, no one was injured,” he wrote. The governor added that one car was damaged as a result of the incident. A bomb squad and first responders are working at the scene. Later, Gladkov wrote in a separate post that a drone was shot down in the region’s airspace.…

Moscow has refused to provide Europe with its resources for a bargain, the president of Republika Srpska has said  Russia has fallen out of grace with the West because it wouldn’t play ball with Europe any longer when it comes to supplying the continent with cheap gas, the president of Republika Srpska, Milorad Dodik, said in an interview released on Monday ahead of a meeting with President Vladimir Putin. Speaking to Russia’s NTV channel, Dodik, who heads one of the regions within Bosnia and Herzegovina that is predominantly populated by Serbs, offered his take on the ongoing Ukraine conflict. He…