Russia and China are considering putting a nuclear power plant on the moon from 2033-35, Yuri Borisov, the head of Russia’s space agency Roscosmos said on Tuesday, something he said could one day allow lunar settlements to be built. Borisov, a former deputy defence minister, said that Russia and ChinaContinue Reading
Iranians will go to the polls on Friday to elect members of Parliament and the Assembly of Experts. Iran is prepared to hold two major elections this week as the country reiterates its commitment to a constitutional principle stipulating that the affairs of the country must be administered by relyingContinue Reading
Almost five months since Israel launched its war on Palestinians in Gaza; at least 132 journalists have been killed in the line of duty while many others continue to live on the edge. To pay tribute to the fallen journalists and extend solidarity to those who continue to report fromContinue Reading
A U.S. military service member set himself on fire, in an apparent act of protest against the war in Gaza, outside the Israeli Embassy in Washington on Sunday afternoon, authorities said. The man was transported to an area hospital after the fire was put out by U.S. Secret Service officers,Continue Reading
Berlin should talk to Moscow instead of sending weapons to Kiev, Matthias Moosdorf has said Nations willing to bet on military force alone in their relations with Moscow are bound to suffer a defeat, Matthias Moosdorf, a member of the German Bundestag’s Foreign Affairs Committee, warned at a parliamentary sessionContinue Reading
Following the theme that led the BRICS alliance throughout last year, Russia has said that ditching the US Dollar is 2024’s top priority. Indeed, the country is set to embrace the chairmanship of the group this year. Subsequently, it discussed the current financial reality of the global economic order asContinue Reading
On the eve of the 100th day of Israel’s genocide in the Gaza Strip, the United Nations has called the regime’s brutal onslaught on the besieged Palestinian territory a stain for humanity. Philippe Lazzarini, who heads the United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees (UNRWA), made the remarksContinue Reading
My dear Prime Minister Binyamin “Bibi” Netanyahu (@netanyahu), I trust this open letter meets you well despite the challenges that both you and your nation are presently facing. Let me begin by asking you to forgive me for communicating with you through this rather unorthodox medium but I have noContinue Reading
Russia has accused Ukraine of using internationally banned cluster munitions in a “terrorist attack” that targeted civilians in the western Russian city of Belgorod. Russia’s Permanent Ambassador to the United Nations Vasily Nebenzya made the remarks on Saturday while addressing an emergency meeting of the UN Security Council that hadContinue Reading