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The former American president Barack Obama sent a strong message about the limits of presidential power, in an interview given to Stephen Colbert, where he talked about the risks of politicizing justice and the excessive concentration of authority in the hands of the White House. Obama used the interview to criticize Trump, without mentioning his name, however. He urged Democrats to avoid academic language when speaking with voters and even made references to extraterrestrials. Obama said that the Department of Justice should be “independent in making decisions regarding specific cases and criminal prosecutions.” Under the current administration, the Department of…
Unprecedented nuclear threat: North Korea introduces automatic reprisals in the event of Kim Jong Un’s death, in a major escalation of its security doctrine, which provides for the immediate triggering of a nuclear response. North Korea has updated its constitution to stipulate an automatic nuclear retaliation strike in the event that leader Kim Jong Un is assassinated or if the nuclear weapons command and control system is threatened, according to reports cited by Fox News. According to the information, the amendment was reportedly approved during a session of the Supreme People’s Assembly in Pyongyang, which began on March 22. The…
Russia is accelerating the development of its most important production center for kamikaze drones used in the war in Ukraine. Satellite images taken in May 2026 show that the special economic zone Alabuga, in the Russian republic of Tatarstan, has expanded by approximately 340 hectares in a single year. According to an analysis published by Radio Liberty, new industrial hangars, production buildings, and dormitories for foreign workers recruited by Moscow for the manufacture of “Geran” drones have appeared in the complex — the Russian version of the Iranian Shahed-type drones. A new colossal construction site near the “Vostok” highway The…
Germany rejected on Sunday, May 10, the suggestion of Russian President Vladimir Putin that former Chancellor Gerhard Schröder should coordinate potential negotiations with the European Union regarding a peace agreement in Ukraine. The proposal came in the context of statements by the President of the European Council, Antonio Costa, who recently affirmed that there is “potential” for the EU to negotiate with Russia and discuss the future of Europe’s security architecture. Vladimir Putin has argued that, in such discussions, Schröder would be his preferred mediator, reports News. A German official firmly rejected the idea, arguing that it is not credible,…
The withdrawal of Russian forces from the strategic city of Kidal, in the north of Mali, is considered by analysts to be one of the most serious blows to the Kremlin’s image suffered in recent years on the African continent. The images of the columns of Russian military vehicles retreating, captured on video and distributed online, quickly became a symbol of the difficulties Moscow is facing in the Sahel region. According to CNN, the withdrawal targeted units of the so-called “African Corps”, a Russian military structure created after the reorganization of the Wagner group and now under the coordination of…
The tensions between the USA and Iran continue to rise. President Donald Trump has issued threats against the regime in Tehran, which he accuses of “manipulating the United States for nearly five decades” and of profiting from concessions made by American administrations. “They won’t laugh anymore,” he said. “Iran has been playing games with the United States and the rest of the world for 47 years (DELAY, DELAY, DELAY!)”, conveyed Donald Trump, arguing that the relations between the two parties have been marked by strategies of procrastination and confrontation. In his message, Donald Trump asserts that the regime in Tehran…
The repeated attacks by Ukraine on the Tuapse oil terminal, located on the Russian coast of the Black Sea, highlight Russia’s difficulties in protecting its energy infrastructure, despite having one of the most extensive anti-aircraft defense networks in the world, according to an analysis by Kyiv Independent. From the middle of April, Ukraine has struck the Tuapse terminal four times, causing major fires, temporary cessation of refinery activities, pollution of some coastal areas, and prolonged emergency interventions. The attacks took place despite active defense systems and repeated statements by Russian authorities regarding the interception of drones. Military experts say that…
Although the Kremlin expects the USA to quickly resume mediation efforts to end the war in Ukraine, after the current three-day ceasefire, negotiations “will be at a standstill” until Ukrainian forces withdraw from Donbas, stated Yuri Ushakov, the adviser to Russian President Vladimir Putin responsible for the negotiations. Ushakov said that “anyway, sooner or later”, Ukraine will have to give up the Lugansk and Donbas regions, reports Agerpres. “Until Ukraine takes this step, we can have dozens more rounds of negotiations, but we will be marking time, do you understand? That’s the problem”, Ushakov stated, according to the official Russian…
The spokesperson for the Russian Foreign Ministry, Maria Zakharova, stated on Thursday that it is “incomprehensible” that Armenia hosted Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky for this week’s European Political Community summit, and warned Yerevan not to seek closer ties with the EU, according to AFP, quoted by The Moscow Times. “Russian society, with profound indignation and bewilderment, not only saw, but also remembered that Armenia, which we are accustomed to consider a friendly, fraternal country, served as a platform. For whom? For a terrorist,” stated Maria Zaharova, in a weekly press briefing. Since the launch of the war against Ukraine, Russian…
The Kremlin’s spokesperson, Dmitri Peskov, announced on Thursday that the “Immortal Regiment” march, traditionally held on May 9th in Moscow to commemorate the Russians who fought in the Second World War, will not take place this year in the Russian capital. This time, the event in Moscow will take place in a “digital” format, said Dmitri Peskov, quoted by the Russian state news agency, TASS. “The Immortal Regiment will be digital. It will physically unfold in a series of other countries where there is still interest in the event,” the Russian official declared. During the march, the Russians carried portraits…