Author: Steven Sahiounie

“Those who agreed to attend this class were free to do so, of course. It’s their sovereign right, but here, in fact, many see that such attempts to divide the world into first-rate and second-rate countries are now seen by many with a smile,” Dmitry Peskov noted By holding a “summit for democracy” the US is trying to lecture other countries, but such admonitions are not taken seriously by many states, Russian Presidential Spokesman Dmitry Peskov told the media on Wednesday. “America, which still claims no matter what to be the world’s mentor when it comes to so-called democracy, [is…

Bitcoin climbed sharply Wednesday as investors shrugged off initial fears surrounding U.S. regulators’ crackdowns on industry giants and became willing to take some risk. The world’s largest cryptocurrency surged 5% in the past 24 hours to as high as $28,474, according to CoinGecko data. Bitcoin has retaken the $28,000 level after dipping below it on Monday following news of the U.S. Commodity Futures Trading Commission FTC’s lawsuit against Binance. Ether, the second-biggest digital coin, rose nearly 6% to $1,816.10. Bitcoin has been steadily rising this year after a brutal 2022 that saw collapses of major crypto exchanges and a sharp slump in…

Earlier, Renat Karchaa, adviser to the chief executive of Russia’s Rosenergoatom nuclear power plant operator, told TASS that three experts from Slovakia, France and Japan would stay at the plant for about two months Director-General of the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) Rafael Grossi arrived at the Zaporozhye nuclear power plant on Wedenesday, a TASS correspondent reported. This is Grossi’s second visit to the plant located in the city of Energodar in the Zaporozhye Region. The IAEA delegation consists of 11 people, including Grossi himself and three inspectors who have come on rotation. They are accompanied by seven people: representatives…

Incoming UBS CEO Sergio Ermotti on Wednesday said his return to the helm was “a call of duty,” as the Swiss veteran takes on the task of restoring order to the country’s battered financial reputation. UBS announced on Wednesday that the former CEO would replace Ralph Hamers from April 5, as the Swiss bank undertakes the mammoth task of integrating fallen rival Credit Suisse into its business. In a press conference, UBS Chairman Colm Kelleher lauded Hamers’ tenure, highlighting the company’s “unprecedented success despite a challenging environment” under the Dutchman’s tutelage, and his instrumental role in delivering the Credit Suisse deal. UBS has posted…

The Israeli occupation forces faced fierce Resistance from fighters in the camp forcing them to withdraw. Israeli occupation forces stormed the New Askar refugee camp in Nablus earlier on Wednesday and kidnapped two Palestinians aged 16 and 19. The Palestinian Resistance confronted the Israeli unit storming the camp, Al Mayadeen correspondent reported, forcing it to withdraw under heavy fire. Since the beginning of the year, the IOF conducted near-daily nightly raids in the occupied West Bank, which left dozens of Palestinian martyred, not to mention an exponential increase in settlers’ violence, manifested by the burning down of Palestinian homes and properties in Huwara.…

Taiwan’s President will make a transit stop in the US where she is expected to meet with US House Speaker Kevin McCarthy on her way back from a trip to Latin America. China warned the US on Wednesday that a meeting between US House Speaker Kevin McCarthy and Taiwanese President Tsai Ing-wen during the latter’s transit visit to the United States next month will be viewed as a “provocation” that will require retaliatory measures from Beijing. Tsai is set to start a trip to Guatemala and Belize on Wednesday, during which she will make a transit stop in New York…

According to the Kazakh constitution, the government resigns when a new lower house of parliament is elected. The Kazakh presidential press service announced in a statement that the government of Kazakhstan, led by Alikhan Smailov, has resigned in connection with the election of a new composition of the lower house of the republic’s parliament. According to the Kazakh constitution, the government resigns when a new lower house of parliament is elected. On March 19, Kazakhstan voted in snap parliamentary elections that saw new faces on the ballot. The Central Election Commission confirmed that most seats – 62 out of 98 – were…

CEO Jamie Dimon faces judicial examination over the financial giant’s links to convicted sex offender Jamie Dimon, the longtime CEO and chairman of JPMorgan Chase, faces judicial examination in two civil lawsuits that claim the investment bank profited from links to convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein, several media outlets reported on Tuesday, citing sources. The lawsuits were brought against the Wall Street bank by an alleged Epstein victim and against the US Virgin Islands, where Epstein owned a home. Epstein, who died in a prison cell in 2021 while awaiting trial on sex-trafficking charges, had been a client at JPMorgan…

Israeli settlers Wednesday attacked homes of Palestinian shepherds in the village of Barriyat Kissan, to the east of the occupied West Bank city of Bethlehem, injuring an elderly Palestinian and his son. Ahmad Ghazal, an activist, told WAFA that a number of fanatic settlers from the illegal Israeli settlement of Ma’ale Amos, assaulted shepherds in their homes in the aforementioned area and proceeded to ransack their houses. As a result, Ali Ebeyyat, 70, and his son Jihad, in his 30s, were injured and moved to a hospital for treatment. Israeli settlers have recently escalated their attacks and violations against Palestinian…

The Arab countries do not adhere to a single point of view on the normalization of relations with the leadership of Syria, and there are no noticeable changes around the situation with Damascus, Qatari Foreign Minister spokesman Majed bin Mohammed Al Ansari said on Tuesday. “There is no Arab consensus on the normalization of relations with the Syrian regime at the present time, there are no signs of any noticeable development of the situation in the Syrian arena,” Al Ansari told Al-Quds Al-Arabi newspaper. In addition, there are no signs of the restoration of diplomatic relations between Doha and Damascus,…