French farmers launched new protests Tuesday against a proposed deal between the EU and the four South American countries of the Mercosur trade bloc. The French government is strongly opposed to the deal but protesters want French President Emmanuel Macron to do more to help amid rising discontent over foreign competition.  The French government is leading resistance against ratification of the trade agreement with the Mercosur bloc of Argentina, Brazil, Paraguay and Uruguay that...

Russia is open to contacts with the US under the Donald Trump administration, the ball is in the US court, Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov said in an interview with journalist Marina Kim.   "[Russian] President [Vladimir] Putin said at a meeting of the Valdai International Discussion Club that he is always ready to communicate. It was not us who interrupted the communication: the ball is in the US court," Lavrov said in response to a question. At the same time, he emphasized that...

Donald Trump’s victory on Tuesday was so overwhelming that even his opponents seem to have gone quiet for a bit. Relatively speaking.   The important excerpts:  Israel Biden talked a strong game on Israel, but his administration was wet and leaky as hell. In fact, the Biden administration spent more time trying to perform regime change in Jerusalem than it ever did anywhere else. Now that Biden, Chuck Schumer and that gang are out, this is a good time to reaffirm the...

The writer of this letter is Nadim Bachir Gemayel. He is a Lebanese politician and member of the Lebanese parliament since 2018. He is a member of the Kataeb party that was founded by his grandfather Pierre Gemayel and is the son of the assassinated president-elect Bachir Gemayel    "Mr. President As France prepares to host the "International Conference in Support of the Population and Sovereignty of Lebanon" in Paris, I am making this urgent appeal to you. It is imperative that...

Some NATO countries, including the US and Germany, are hesitant to meet Ukraine's Zelensky's demands for an immediate invitation to join the alliance due to concerns about triggering a direct conflict with Russia, Politico reported, citing four unnamed US and NATO officials and diplomats.   According to them, Germany and the US top the list of those delaying Kiev's admission to the bloc. "Countries like Belgium, Slovenia or Spain are hiding behind the US and Germany. They are...

***PRESS RELEASE*** For Immediate ReleaseSeptember 23, 2024   Congressional, “X” Prayer Spaces and Intercessors Efforts’ Rewarded WASHINGTON, D.C.— On Sunday morning, the United Nations adopted without debate a “Pact for the Future” that includes a mandate for the organization and its Secretary-General to manage “complex global shocks.” While the language employed misleadingly obscures the true purpose of this new charter, it...

Expanding Israel's coalition government will help advance a hostages-for-ceasefire deal with Hamas, the premier said   Expanding Israel’s coalition government will help advance a hostages-for-ceasefire deal with Hamas, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said on Monday amid reports that he is considering replacing Defense Minister Yoav Gallant with New Hope Party leader Gideon Sa’ar. Netanyahu made his remarks—the first since reports emerged of talks with...

At long last, President Emmanuel Macron has picked former EU Brexit negotiator and French presidential candidate Michel Barnier to become France’s prime minister on Thursday (September 5).   60 days since no clear political majority emerged from the snap legislative elections, and hesitation over who can seize control of such a fragmented political landscape, Macron announced on Thursday that he had settled on Barnier. “The President of the Republic has appointed Michel...

President Trump admitted that he did not know how to react to an ironic comment by Russian President Vladimir Putin about supporting Trump’s electoral rival, US VP Kamala Harris. Earlier in the day, the Russian leader said ironically that after incumbent US President Joe Biden "had been withdrawn" from the presidential race, Moscow came "to back" his successor Kamala Harris. "At the end of the day, the choice is up to the American people and we will respect it," the Russian president...

Hamas’s execution of six hostages has “called into question Hamas’s readiness to do a deal of any kind,” the senior official said.   In a background call with journalists on Wednesday, a senior Biden administration official provided new details about the proposed ceasefire-for-hostages deal between Israel and Hamas. The senior official described for the first time the specific elements of the proposal and what parts of the deal continue to stall negotiations...

The US Department of the Treasury has imposed sanctions on about 400 individuals and legal entities from Russia and other countries, including in Asia, Europe and the Middle East. In particular, 46 Chinese companies and one Chinese citizen have been added to the US sanctions list. According to the document, the restrictions against companies "whose products and services enable Russia to sustain its military efforts and evade sanctions."   Individuals - The US sanctions list includes...

The American media space continues to be flooded with insider reports on the possible refusal of Joe Biden to run for president.   The number of such messages is in the dozens, and they mostly concern the so-called rebellion of authoritative members of the Democratic Party and its donors. From the latest: "Several senior U.S. Democrats believe Biden will be forced to withdraw from the presidential race in the U.S. this weekend" - Axios. "Former U.S. President Barack Obama believes...