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George Soros funded Joe Biden’s ‘TikTok Army’
USA

George Soros funded Joe Biden’s ‘TikTok Army’

The influencers then spread White House talking points on Ukraine and Covid-19, the outlet has claimed FILE PHOTO: George Soros attends the Joseph A. Schumpeter award ceremony in Vienna, Austria, June 21, 2019 ©  AP / Ronald Zak Billionaire financier George Soros handed at least $300,000 to a group of left-wing TikTok creators last year, who used the funding to push a myriad of liberal narratives, the New York Post reported on Saturday. The group often worked under direct instruction from the White House. Soros’ Open Society Foundations donated $5.5 million to the nonprofit Accelerate Action Inc. in 2020 and 2021, which in turn gave at least $300,000 in 2022 to Gen Z for Change, the newspaper reported, citing tax filings. Gen Z for Change describes itself as...
How tensions over Ukrainian grain split the EU
Europe, Ukraine

How tensions over Ukrainian grain split the EU

Brussels opted to end the union’s restriction on imports of Kiev’s grain but several member states immediately rejected the move From left to right: Mateusz Morawiecki, Marcel Ciolacu, Viktor Orban, Nikolai Denkov, Ľudovit Odor. ©  Emmanuel Dunand / AFP; Global Look Press / Flashpic / Ukraine Presidency; Thomas Lohnes / Getty Images A temporary moratorium on the import of Ukrainian wheat, corn, rapeseed, and sunflower seeds, imposed by the EU in early May, was lifted earlier this week. The move has split the eastern members of the bloc, with some voicing support for the decision and others vowing to defy the order.  Why was the ban on Ukrainian grain purchases initially imposed?  Earlier this year, several EU states voiced deep concerns over a mass...
Türkiye could part ways with the EU
Europe, Turkey

Türkiye could part ways with the EU

The Turkish president has slammed a recent EU parliament report accusing his country of abandoning the bloc’s “values” Recep Tayyip Erdogan listens during a joint news conference following in Istanbul, Türkiye, July 8, 2023 ©  AP / Francisco Seco Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan has warned that Ankara could abandon its long-running EU membership process in response to a report from Brussels condemning his country’s “downward spiral in terms of human rights.” “The EU is trying to break away from Türkiye,” Erdogan told reporters on Saturday, adding: “We will make our evaluations against these developments and if necessary, we can part ways with the EU.” Earlier this week, the European Parliament voted to adopt a report censuring ...
NATO member state threatens to shoot down Russian drones
NATO, Romania, Russia

NATO member state threatens to shoot down Russian drones

Romania will deploy radars and 600 soldiers to its border with Ukraine, the deputy chief of its general staff has said FILE PHOTO. ©  Global Look Press / US Joint Staff The Romanian Armed Forces are ready to shoot down Russian unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs), the deputy chief of its general staff, General Gheorghița Vlad, said on Friday. Bucharest will also deploy additional forces to the Danube Delta near the Ukrainian border, he told the Swedish SVT 2 broadcaster. “We decided to deploy around 600 soldiers to strengthen our defense line in the northern part of Dobrogea,” Vlad said, referring to Romania’s eastern coastal region, which borders Ukraine in the north. The border between Ukraine and Romania goes along the Danube River. According to the gener...
Burkina Faso expels French defence attaché for ‘subversive activities’
Africa, France

Burkina Faso expels French defence attaché for ‘subversive activities’

Posted by: John Phoenix Burkina Faso has notified France of the expulsion of the embassy’s military attaché for “subversive activities,” weeks after Niger ordered the European country’s ambassador to leave. In a letter seen by AFP on Friday, Burkina Faso’s foreign ministry warned that attaché Emmanuel Pasquier and his team had two weeks to leave the Sahel nation where military leaders last year twice toppled pro-France governments. The ministry letter added that the French military mission in Ouagadougou would be closed. France pulled out troops from its former colony in the face of mounting hostility after Captain Ibrahim Traore seized power in September 2022. France’s foreign ministry rejected the accusation. “The accusation of subversive activities is ob...
Ukrainian conflict a testing ground for US
Russia, Ukraine, USA

Ukrainian conflict a testing ground for US

By Lucas Leiroz Once again, it seems clear that Ukraine is just one part of America’s ambitious war plans. According to Western media, American experts are “taking notes” of the reality of combat with electronic warfare in Ukraine. The objective is to make the Ukrainian battlefield a “testing ground” for electronic warfare techniques that can serve US interests in other conflicts – such as a possible confrontation with China in the future. The story was published in an article on the Defense News outlet. Josh Koslov, leader of the US Air Force’s 350th Spectrum Warfare Wing, reported that the US is impressed with the widespread use of means of electronic warfare during hostilities in Ukraine, with both sides showing “agility” and efficiency in carrying out operations...
Hungary explains what might force West to want peace in Ukraine
Hungary, Ukraine

Hungary explains what might force West to want peace in Ukraine

European nations might eventually forgo their support for Kiev’s military efforts in the ongoing conflict with Russia due to their own economic hardships, Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban told nationwide Kossuth Radio on Friday. The conflict that has lasted for more than a year and a half is affecting the European economy, which “will not be like we want it to be” for as long as it goes on, Orban told the radio’s ‘Good Morning, Hungary!’ show. Yet, “war supporters are in the overwhelming majority” among EU governments, he pointed out. If there is something that might force European capitals to reconsider their position on the conflict, it is the further deterioration of the economic situation on the continent, the prime minister believes. Most people in Europe already share...
Biden Picking Pritzker to Oversee Ukraine’s Economic Recovery ‘Not a Good Sign’
USA

Biden Picking Pritzker to Oversee Ukraine’s Economic Recovery ‘Not a Good Sign’

President Joe Biden appointed Penny Pritzker – an entrepreneur and former commerce secretary – as the first-ever US special representative for Ukraine’s economic recovery.In a statement on Thursday, POTUS said that she has been appointed to the role due to her decades of experience in business and what he described as Pritzker’s “deep familial ties to Ukraine.” Biden added that the 64-year-old will work in “lockstep with the Ukrainian government”, as well as American “allies and partners, international financial institutions, and the private sector” to drive Washington’s efforts “to help rebuild the Ukrainian economy.” Pritzker’s appointment for the post is “not a very good sign”, Diane Sare said in an interview with Sputnik. “She is an Obama era appointee, and apparentl...
US-led coalition’s jets violated Syrian airspace several times in past day
Syria, USA

US-led coalition’s jets violated Syrian airspace several times in past day

Posted by: John Phoenix Russia says the US-led military coalition’s fighter jets violated Syria’s airspace in the strategic al-Tanf region several times during the past day, amid repeated calls by Damascus for the expulsion of Washington’s occupation forces from the country. Rear Admiral Oleg Gurinov, deputy chief of the Russian Center for Reconciliation of the Opposing Parties in Syria, said at a press briefing on Sunday that the al-Tanf airspace is where international air routes pass. “A pair of the coalition’s F-16 fighter jets, and one MC-12W spy plane violated Syria’s airspace in the al-Tanf area, across which international air routes run, five times during the day,” he said. Gurinov added that during the past 24 hours, twelve cases of violations of the de-confliction...
North Korea spurns talks offer from ‘gangster-like Americans’
North Korea, USA

North Korea spurns talks offer from ‘gangster-like Americans’

Pyongyang has insisted the country’s nuclear program cannot be stopped FILE PHOTO: North Korea's Kim Yo-jong arrives at a 2018 Olympics ceremony in Pyeongchang, South Korea. ©  Patrick Semansky - Pool /Getty Images North Korea has dismissed a US proposal for talks as a ploy, accusing Washington of provoking conflict in the region while holding out false hope that it can persuade Pyongyang to halt its nuclear weapons program by temporarily easing sanctions or suspending military exercises. Kim Yo-jong, North Korea’s foreign policy chief and sister of leader Kim Jong-un, said on Monday that the best way to ensure peace and stability on the Korean peninsula is for Pyongyang to amply display its military might, “rather than solving the problem with the gangste...