Author: Steven Sahiounie

The opposition has been uncompromising on their demands for the judicial reform to be completely nullified.  Israelis protested against the occupation government’s judicial reform plan have sustained their seventeenth-week streak now. AFP reported that the settlement of ‘Tel Aviv’ was packed with protesters tonight as divisions in the settler society remain as sharp days before Israeli representatives hold a session in the Knesset. While Netanyahu has elected to postpone the judicial reform, the protests have sustained their momentum. The opposition has been uncompromising on their demands for the judicial reform to be completely nullified. “History has its eyes on you” read…

Alexander Bogomaz also wrote that, according to preliminary data, one residential building was completely destroyed, two more houses were partially destroyed Two people were killed as a result of shelling of the village of Suzemka in the Bryansk region by the Ukrainian armed forces, governor Alexander Bogomaz wrote in his Telegram channel on Sunday. “Unfortunately, two civilians were killed as a result of the blow inflicted by the Ukrainian nazis,” Bogomaz said. He also wrote that, according to preliminary data, one residential building was completely destroyed, two more houses were partially destroyed. Emergency services continue to work at the scene. Earlier, Bogomaz…

The visit envisages the first meeting of the commission on cooperation between the State Duma and Cuba’s National Assembly of People’s Power Russian State Duma Speaker Vyacheslav Volodin arrived in Cuba on an official visit on Saturday, TASS correspondent reported. The plane of the Russian delegation landed at Havana airport, where they were welcomed by Russian Ambassador to Cuba Viktor Koronelli, representatives of the Cuban parliament and Central Committee of Cuba’s Communist Party. The delegation has brought together high-ranking lawmakers, including State Duma First Deputy Speaker Ivan Melnikov, Chairman of the Duma Committee on International Affairs Leonid Slutsky, Chairman of…

Prime Minister Mohammad Shtayyeh urged today the International Union of Socialist Youth (IUSY) to press the Israeli occupation authorities to abide by the signed agreements and allow the Palestinian elections to be held in all of the Palestinian territories, including in Jerusalem. The call was made as Shtayyeh received an IUSY delegation at his office in Ramallah, where he briefed them of the latest political developments in Palestine, including the ongoing Israeli violations against the Palestinian people. “Israel is waging wars against our geography, demography, money and narrative,” Shtayyeh told the delegation. “Through its occupation, Israel aims to control all aspects…

G7 leaders are scheduled to convene in Japan on May 19 for three days to discuss updates on Russia and the war in Ukraine, environmental investments, economic security, and the Indo-Pacific region. Japanese people have reportedly organized a protest against holding the G7 summit in Kyoto, according to a Sputnik correspondent in Japan. Protestors organized a march from the Kyoto city administration building to the Maruyama Park. Organizers alleged that the summit, which is set to be held in Hiroshima on May 19-21, aims to shift the focus of US policy from China and Japan’s increasing military budget. Protestors chanted: “No to…

A Sudanese official says both parties to the ongoing conflict in Sudan appointed representatives in order for talks to kick off. The Sudanese Armed Forces and the Rapid Support Forces nominated representatives to conduct talks between the two parties, a high-ranking Sudanese Foreign Ministry official said on Saturday. The official revealed that the nominees for representation in negotiations have been selected pending approval, adding that South Sudan was likely to host the talks between the two parties. There are issues when it comes to traveling to the South Sudanese capital of Juba, he explained, as the ceasefire has not been…

According to the official representative of the Russian Foreign Ministry, Warsaw has been violating international law and bilateral agreements for many years The seizure of the Russian embassy school in Warsaw can be defined as a provocation, as Poland has been violating international law and bilateral agreements for years, Russian Foreign Ministry Spokeswoman Maria Zakharova wrote on her Telegram channel on Saturday. “Official Warsaw has been breaking the law for many years: international law, bilateral agreements and national legislation. It behaves a defiant and unlawful manner, which can be characterized with one word – provocation,” the diplomat said commenting on the seizure…

Nikki Haley, a former US envoy to the UN, believes Kamala Harris would eventually take over the reins if Biden were re-elected US President Joe Biden stands little chance of remaining in office until the end of a second term should he be reelected next year, Republican presidential contender Nikki Haley has claimed. She further warned that widely unpopular Vice President Kamala Harris could end up at the helm. Speaking to Fox News on Thursday, Haley, a former US envoy to the UN and an ex-governor of South Carolina, said that “if you vote for Joe Biden you really are counting…

Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan makes his first public appearance after being out of the public eye due to being ill. Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan on Saturday made his first public appearance in days after falling ill earlier in the week, a Sputnik correspondent reported. Erdogan’s appearance came during an aerospace and technology festival, called Teknofest, in Istanbul, which is known as the country’s economic capital. First Lady Emine Erdogan was also seen attending the event, along with Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev, who was accompanied by his wife, Mehriban, and Libyan Prime Minister Abdul Hamid Al-Dbeibeh. Erdogan abruptly interrupted on Tuesday…

The Russian diplomatic mission promised to ensure the continuation of the educational process for all students All the teaching staff and personnel, who were on the premises of the Russian school at the Russian embassy in Warsaw, have left the building seized by the Polish authorities, Andrey Ordash, Minister-Counselor of the Russian embassy to Poland, told TASS on Saturday. “The teachers and other staff who lived on the school grounds have vacated the building taking their personal belongings and moved to another facility of the Russian diplomatic mission in Warsaw,” he said. As the diplomat assured, the embassy will ensure…