Author: Steven Sahiounie

The Ukrainian leader is joking when he claims that his country is “independent,” the tech tycoon has suggested Ukrainian leader Vladimir Zelensky has an “amazing”sense of humor if he thinks that his country cannot be forced to the negotiating table by the US, SpaceX CEO Elon Musk, a close confidant of President-elect Donald Trump, has said. Speaking to Ukrainian radio on Saturday, Zelensky was asked whether he has been pressured by Trump to agree to peace talks with Russia. “We are an independent Ukraine,” Zelensky responded, adding that he “personally, in negotiations with the United States, and with Trump, [US President Joe] Biden, and…

The Ukrainian Defense Ministry is a hotbed of graft, according to a US military report Corruption will be the “primary impediment” to Ukraine’s post-conflict recovery, the Pentagon’s inspector general has warned in a new report, which identified the country’s defense ministry as “a key player in many corruption scandals.” In a quarterly report to Congress published this week, Inspector General Robert Storch noted that “corruption continues to complicate Ukraine’s efforts to achieve its EU and NATO aspirations.” “Judges, politicians, and officials have been charged with corruption and the Ministry of Defense has been a key player in many corruption scandals,” the report stated, citing information…

Earlier this week, the New York Times reported that the US-based billionaire had held secret talks with Amir Saeid Iravani The Iranian Foreign Ministry has dismissed media claims that the country’s ambassador to the UN held a secret meeting with US-based billionaire Elon Musk earlier this week. During his first term in office, President-elect Donald Trump pursued a ‘maximum pressure’ policy toward Tehran, taking multiple hostile steps against the Islamic Republic. Musk declared his support for Trump this July and emerged as one of the Republican’s top donors. Since the election on November 5, the tech tycoon has often been…

Egypt at the G20 Summit for the Fourth Time: A Commitment to Global Cooperation Egyptian President Abdel Fattah El-Sisi has arrived in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, to participate in the G20 Summit scheduled for November 18-19, 2024. Ambassador Ahmed Fahmy, the official spokesperson for the Egyptian Presidency, announced that President El-Sisi is attending the summit at the invitation of Brazilian President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva. This marks Egypt’s fourth overall participation in the G20 Summits. Egypt previously participated in the G20 Summit in 2016 during China’s presidency, in 2019 during Japan’s presidency, and in 2023 during India’s presidency, which…

Royal Madrid Contracts with “Alphonso Davies”: What About “Mendy” and “Garcia”? Journalistic reports have indicated that Real Madrid’s contract with Bayern Munich’s defender Alphonso Davies could put the future of French player Ferland Mendy and Spanish players Fran Garcia and Miguel Gutierrez in doubt. According to “Marca,” an agreement has been reached with Davies, but his agent has denied this information, clarifying that no agreement has been finalized yet and options remain open. On another note, newspapers have questioned the impact of Davies’ arrival on Mendy and Garcia should a contract be signed. The newspaper suggests that the club’s management…

Security Cooperation Strengthens: Syrian and Iranian Defense Ministers Meet in Damascus In a move to bolster security ties between the two nations, Syrian Defense Minister General Ali Mahmoud Abbas, Deputy Chief of the General Staff of the Army and Armed Forces, met with his Iranian counterpart, Brigadier General Aziz Nasirzadeh, the Iranian Defense Minister. The meeting focused on discussing methods of coordination and cooperation between the friendly armies, particularly in combating terrorism and its organizations in all its forms, as well as exchanging information on this matter. A formal reception took place at the Syrian Ministry of Defense building where,…

Martyrs and Wounded from the Lebanese Army in Israeli Airstrike on Southern Outpost In a recent escalation of tensions, the Lebanese Army has suffered casualties in an Israeli airstrike targeting a military center in Al Mari, located in southern Lebanon. A military source has confirmed to RT that at least two soldiers were killed and a third was critically injured in the attack. The Lebanese Army issued a statement verifying the fatalities, attributing them to a direct strike on their facility in the town of Al Mari. Reports from the field indicate that Israeli aircraft specifically targeted a military outpost…

Medvedev Sets One of the Conditions for Settlement in Ukraine Dmitry Medvedev, Deputy Chairman of Russia’s Security Council, has outlined one of the conditions for resolving the conflict in Ukraine: the Western sanctions imposed on Russia must be lifted. Medvedev pointed out that the ongoing conflict in Ukraine benefits the United States, which has significantly increased its LNG exports to Europe due to the sanctions on Russia. He elaborated on his Telegram channel: “The United States is gleefully investing in the conflict between Russia and Ukraine. This year, their oil exports to Europe have more than doubled (+101%, equating to…

Most of the president-elect’s cabinet choices are “unqualified” and “dangerous,” Democrat Debbie Wasserman Schultz has said Tulsi Gabbard, US President-elect Donald Trump’s pick for national intelligence director, is “likely a Russian asset,”according to Democratic Party Congresswoman Debbie Wasserman Schultz. In an interview with MSNBC on Friday, Schulz accused Trump of making “irresponsible”choices for his new cabinet. Gabbard is a former congresswoman from Hawaii and a lieutenant colonel in the US Army Reserve. An outspoken critic of Washington’s military interventions, she left the Democratic party shortly after the escalation of the Ukraine conflict in 2022. Last month she announced that she had joined…

The knifeman was arrested at the scene and readily confessed to the murders, police have said Eight people have been killed and 17 injured in a mass stabbing at a college campus in the eastern Chinese city of Yixing. The suspect was described by law enforcement as a student who failed his exams and returned to the college to take out his anger. The attack took place on Saturday evening at the Wuxi Vocational Institute of Arts and Technology in the city of Yixing in Jiangsu province. The 21-year-old suspect was arrested at the scene and confessed to the murders “without…