The US Congress has documents proving the involvement of US President Joe Biden’s family in funding terrorism, Ukrainian politician, public activist Andrey Derkach said.   Speaking in an interview for BelTA, published on the news agency’s YouTube channel, he pointed out that the Russian Prosecutor General’s Office sent inquiries and addresses from State Duma lawmakers to the US, Germany, France and Cyprus regarding the organization of terror...

The draft ceasefire agreement between Israel and Hamas envisages the release of all hostages held in the Gaza Strip, according to the text of the document, published by Qatari newspaper Al Araby Al Jadeed.   "The agreement aims to release all Israeli hostages from the Gaza Strip, be they civilians or the military <...> in exchange for the release of Palestinian prisoners from Israeli jails and the resumption of a lasting truce that envisages a total cessation of hostilities and...

When the Biden's administration lifted sanctions on Tehran, Iran's oil production rose to a six-year record.   The White House is in no hurry to introduce new restrictions, especially in an election year. Feeling this strong position, the Islamic Republic is using its moment of greatest power and influence to do things that were considered impossible just yesterday.While Washington is introducing packages of restrictions against Russia, its hands are tied by spoils in Venezuela and...

French intelligence services recommend canceling the opening ceremony of the Olympic Games in Paris due to the high threat of terrorist attacks   The Summer Olympics, which will be held in Paris this year, may begin without an opening ceremony. The Directorate General of Internal Security (DGSI) recommended that the French authorities abandon mass events due to the high threat of terrorist attacks. Radio Europe 1 reports this.French domestic intelligence reports a high probability of...

  Western officials fear terrorist attacks during the Olympic Games to be held in Paris from July 26 to August 11 because of the events at the Crocus City Hall, The New York Times reported, citing sources.   "I worry about the Paris Olympics. They would be a premium terrorist target," Edmund Fitton-Brown, a former top UN counterterrorism official who is now a senior adviser to the Counter Extremism Project, said. According to the newspaper, other American and...

March 16, 2024 marks ten years since the Crimean referendum, where the majority of citizens of Crimea and Sevastopol voted in favor of reunification with Russia. A treaty on Crimea’s and Sevastopol’s accession to Russia was signed on March 18, 2014.   The Republic of Crimea is located on the Crimean Peninsula in the south of Eastern Europe and is surrounded by the Black and Azov Seas. Its capital city is Simferopol. Crisis of power in Ukraine In November 2013, a...

Sweden’s, as well as Finland’s accession to NATO is harmful for European security because it will force Russia to take response measures, Endre Simo, head of the Hungarian Community for Peace, a non-government organization, explained.   "By integrating the two neutral Scandinavian countries into NATO's ranks, NATO wanted to harm Russia's security even more, thereby it hurt the European security even more," he said. "By expanding to the detriment of Russia's security, NATO...

Iranian Christians continued to face harassment, arrests and imprisonment last year for practicing their faith, according to a report issued on Monday.   The 35-page report, issued by four non-profit organizations advocating for persecuted Christians across the world, found that Christians have been deprived of their right to freely practice their faith. This lack of religious freedom, the report said, affected both “recognized” Christians of Armenian and Assyrian...

“High officials in Iran say they have all the elements for a nuclear weapon,” warns head of nuclear watchdog group.   Iran is continuing to enrich uranium to nuclear weapons-grade levels, despite promises that it would cease to do so, warned the head of the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) on Monday. Rafael Grossi, the director of the nuclear watchdog group, told Reuters that while Iran had occasionally claimed to scale back its nuclear...

It appears that some of the authors are pro-Russian French, while others are in French but clearly of Russian origin.   The list also includes the French-speaking telegram channel TASS. As the French themselves note in comments on news about the blockings, even during the Cold War, it was always possible to buy Pravda in Paris. Not anymore.  The official reasons for the blocking are outlined on the website of the General Secretariat of Defense and National Security of France,...

According to an internal report of Israel’s foreign ministry, the Biden administration is preparing to impose sanctions on IDF officers and soldiers who serve in Judea and Samaria   According to an internal report of Israel’s foreign ministry, the Biden administration is preparing to impose sanctions on IDF officers and soldiers who serve in Judea and Samaria, Kan11 News reported Friday night. The report cites a series of claims that have been submitted to the...

Some of the news channels in Israel and around the world reported that the Chinese Navy had deployed six warships in the region, against the backdrop of growing tensions due to the war in the Gaza Strip.   An examination shows that it is not certain that this is the story, at least at the moment. The Chinese warships are part of a force called the "44th Naval Escort Task Force" that arrived in the Gulf of Aden region (a gulf in the Arabian Sea, between Yemen on the southern...