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“American President Donald Trump threatened on Tuesday to revoke the tax exemptions that Harvard University benefits from, after the institution refused on Monday to comply with certain demands, AFP reports. The United States government has already revoked multi-year federal grants worth $2.2 billion from the university. Perhaps Harvard should lose its tax exemptions and be taxed as a political entity, if it continues to support the ‘madness’ of political and ideological terrorism, Trump wrote on his Truth Social network. The university, located near Boston, is a private institution with assets worth over 50 billion dollars and is exempt from…
“The collapse of prices for Urals oil and the reduction of production within the OPEC+ agreement have severely affected Russia’s export revenues. According to Bloomberg, which analyzed Argus data and maritime oil transportation statistics, in the four weeks ending on April 13, revenues for Russian oil companies from selling oil abroad have dropped to their lowest level since July 2023. The average volume of Russian oil exports decreased to 3.13 million barrels per day, a 10% decrease (or 320,000 barrels per day) from mid-March. The average weekly revenue from oil exports reached $1.29 billion. Compared to a month ago, earnings…
Присоединение к Европейскому союзу должно включать и интеграцию в области обороны, утверждают эксперты в условиях, когда все больше кандидатов на присоединение не являются членами НАТО. Подход, основанный исключительно на экономических и демократических реформах, более не достаточен в Европе, пострадавшей от войны в Украине и стратегической нестабильности, в соответствии с докладом Европейского совета по внешним отношениям. Чтобы исправить этот разрыв, эксперты предлагают два конкретных решения: расширение методики присоединения путем введения четких критериев, связанных с обороной и безопасностью, или создание индивидуальных планов сотрудничества в военной сфере. Эти меры позволят кандидатам странам более быстро привести свои военные возможности в соответствие с европейскими стандартами…
Районный суд Нагатинского района Москвы приговорил журналистов Антонину Фаворскаю, Артема Кригера, Сергея Карелина и Константина Габова к пяти с половиной годам тюремного заключения в деле о участии в деятельности Фонда борьбы с коррупцией (ФБК), организация, объявленная “экстремистской” в России. Об этом сообщило независимое издание “Медиазона”. Процесс проходил за закрытыми дверями, под предлогом защиты участников. Наказание было связано с вкладом этих четырех человек в создание видеоматериалов для каналов YouTube, связанных с командой Алексея Навального, в частности каналом “Навальный LIVE”. По данным “Медиазоны”, в суде были допрошены свидетели, которые ранее появлялись в уличных интервью для этих платформ. Антонина Фаворская, корреспондентка SotaVision, была…
“The President of the European Commission, Ursula von der Leyen, noted a “positive side effect” of the economic uncertainty created by the tariffs imposed by the United States. She stated that “more world leaders are looking to strike trade deals with the EU,” writes Politico. “Currently, we have numerous discussions with heads of state and government from around the world who want to work together with us on the new order,” von der Leyen said in an interview with the German newspaper Die Zeit on Tuesday. “Everyone is asking for more trade with Europe – and it’s not just about…
“The Pușkinski district court of Saint Petersburg has sentenced local resident Anna Aleksandrova to five years and two months in prison, declaring her guilty of spreading “false information” about the military (letter “d”, part 2, article 207.3 of the Penal Code of the Russian Federation). She will serve her sentence in a general regime colony. After her release, she will be prohibited from publishing materials on the internet for three years. Aleksandrova worked as a hairstylist and was one of the initiators of a campaign to protect the Starogatcinskii forest in the Leningrad region, where authorities intended to cut down…
“Serbia could be prevented from joining the European Union if President Aleksandar Vučić participates, next month, in the Victory Day parade organized by Vladimir Putin in Moscow, European officials have warned.Russian state media has announced that Vučić is among the invited foreign leaders to the event on May 9, 2025, where Serbia could contribute with military equipment as well.Brussels’ reaction was not late to come. “We must ensure that Serbia understands that certain decisions have a cost. The consequence is that they will not join the European Union,” said Jonatan Vseviov, the Secretary General of the Estonian Ministry of Foreign…
“The European Commission launched a public tender on Tuesday, with funding of five million euros, for the creation of a “European Network of Fact-Checkers”, which it claims will allow the fight against misinformation in all official languages of the EU and support the work of existing fact-checkers, according to Agerpres.According to the European Commission, this network will complement the work of the “European Fact-Checking Standards Network” (EFCSN) and the “European Digital Media Observatory” (EDMO).Along with this tender, Brussels also aims to create a system to protect fact-checkers from harassment, a database of fact-checks, and a fact-checking response capacity, including in…
“The Chief of the North Atlantic Treaty Organization, Mark Rutte, had a meeting with the President of the Republic of Moldova, Maia Sandu, during his visit to Chisinau, where the two also discussed the security situation in the region. The leader of Chisinau, Maia Sandu, had a meeting on Tuesday, 15 April, with the Secretary General of the North Atlantic Treaty Organization, Mark Rutte, who was in transit in the Republic of Moldova, according to representatives of the Presidential Administration. “The discussions between the two officials focused on security developments in the region, efforts to restore peace, and cooperation between…
The special envoy of the United States, Steve Witkoff, declared that his recent discussions with Russian President Vladimir Putin were “convincing” and focused on a possible peace agreement based on the “five territories” status, The Kyiv Independent reports. Witkoff, who met with Putin in St. Petersburg on April 11, described the meeting as productive, stating that the Russian President expressed his desire for a “lasting peace,” although “it took us some time to get to this point.” “This peace agreement pertains to these so-called five territories,” Witkoff told Fox News. “But there are many more. I believe we could be…