Russia promotes Arctic sea route as viable alternative to blocked Suez Canal The Northern Sea Route could become an effective alternative to the Suez Canal, which has been completely shut down since Tuesday, state nuclear energy corporation Rosatom said in a series of half-joking tweets 26.03.2021
Biden, already the oldest president to assume office, says he expects to run for re-election in 2024 President Joe Biden said he expects to run for re-election in 2024, despite widespread concerns over his already advanced age, but he stopped short of predicting a rematch with Donald Trump 25.03.2021
Biden Ready to Become Two-Term US President, Report Says In January, Democrat Senator Chris Coons asserted that Joe Biden is planning to run for presidency again amid a “pivot point” in American history 24.03.2021
Russian President Vladimir Putin receives domestically produced Covid-19 vaccine as nationwide immunization campaign continues Vladimir Putin was vaccinated with one of Russia's domestically created Covid-19 jabs in Moscow on Tuesday 23.03.2021
Israel prepares for Capitol siege-style attack on Knesset after election – reports Security agencies fear that January’s events at the US Capitol, which was stormed by Donald Trump’s supporters after the election, may repeat themselves at the Knesset and are training to avert such a scenario 22.03.2021
US & allies launch joint naval war games in Iran's backyard The US, France, Belgium, and Japan are conducting a joint maritime exercise in the Arabian Sea and the Gulf of Oman, with the French Charles de Gaulle aircraft carrier strike group taking the lead 21.03.2021
Researchers say AstraZeneca vaccine can cause thrombosis in BRAIN in ‘rare’ cases as WHO says it is ‘not certain’ about it German scientists have found out that administration of the AstraZeneca vaccine could potentially produce antibodies that would in turn stimulate formation of blood clots in “rare” cases as the WHO sees no such “causal” link 20.03.2021
Turkish leader Erdoğan slams NATO ally Biden for calling Putin a ‘killer,’ says US president's remarks were ‘truly unacceptable’ Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan has criticized his US counterpart Joe Biden for calling Russian leader Vladimir Putin a "killer" 19.03.2021
Russia's Putin ups ante in new Moscow-Washington rift: Challenges American counterpart Biden to urgent live broadcast debate Russian President Vladimir Putin has challenged his American counterpart, Joe Biden, to a livestreamed online discussion, without a delay, and suggested they debate bilateral relations and issues of importance to the wider world 18.03.2021
Lebanon’s president demands PM quit if he can’t form govt to tackle pandemic fallout and economic crisis The Lebanese Prime Minister-designate, Saad Hariri, has been handed a dramatic ultimatum by the country’s president – to either form a new cabinet or quit, as the country remains paralyzed by a deep-seated economic crisis 17.03.2021
European states chronically underfunded health systems & failed to invest in staff, allowing Covid to thrive – key WHO report Sustained underfunding in health systems across Europe, and a failure to invest in medical staff left the continent wide open to the Covid pandemic, a report from the World Health Organization (WHO) says 16.03.2021
‘God cannot bless sin’: Vatican firmly refuses to bless gay unions The Vatican’s orthodoxy office has ruled out any possibility of same-sex couples receiving an ecclesial blessing, maintaining that the Church does not approve such unions as God “cannot bless sin.” 15.03.2021
Black-clad anti-lockdown demonstrators march through Copenhagen after activist receives 2-yr jail term An anti-lockdown group staged a protest in Denmark’s capital to express their solidarity with an activist who was sentenced to two years behind bars for allegedly inciting violence at an earlier demonstration 14.03.2021
An-26 crashed during landing in Kazakhstan An An-26 plane crashed in Kazakhstan, there were six people on board, their fate is currently being investigated 13.03.2021
Reliable and mutually beneficial agreement with "white people" About the stecificities of contracting with West 12.03.2021
Vladimir Putin: Last year was the worst for the economy since the end of World War II Last year was the worst year for our planet's economy since the end of World War II. In 2020, global GDP fell by 3,5 percent 11.03.2021
Data stolen in new cyberattack on Norwegian Parliament linked to Microsoft software – spokesperson The Norwegian Parliament has been hit by another cyberattack just six months after its IT systems were previously compromised, its administrative chief Marianne Andreassen said in a statement on Wednesday 10.03.2021
Deaths from terrorist acts rose by 17% globally in 2020 despite fewer attacks, terror index shows There were fewer terrorism attacks last year than the year before – but more people still died at the hands of terrorists in 2020 than in 2019, data from the Global Attack Index shows, as attacks became deadlier 09.03.2021
Israel begins vaccinating Palestinian workers against Covid-19 after delays & international condemnation Tel Aviv has begun vaccinating Palestinian laborers from the West Bank who work in Israel following heated debates over who should be responsible for inoculating people against Covid-19 in the occupied territories 08.03.2021
Venezuelan President Maduro gets first shot of Russia’s Sputnik-V vaccine Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro is the latest world leader to take his first dose of Russia’s Sputnik-V coronavirus vaccine. The vaccine, once maligned by the Western media, is gaining popularity in Europe too 07.03.2021
