United States President Joe Biden has said that Washington and NATO had no involvement in an armed uprising against the Kremlin incited by Yevgeny Prigozhin, leader of the Wagner Group of mercenaries. Speaking on Monday, Biden said he has spoken with “key allies” in the wake of the events. They agreed it was important to … Read moreBiden says US, NATO had no involvement in Wagner uprising
“Bombing Voronezh” is an expression in the Russian language that roughly translates to hurting yourself while trying to do damage to someone else. On June 24, language met reality as Russian forces bombed the southern city of Voronezh trying to slow down the advance of the Wagner Group’s mercenary convoy towards Moscow. Led by Yevgeny Prigozhin, known as “Putin’s Chef” … Read morePrigozhin has let the genie out of the bottle
Jubilant supporters clamoured around New Democracy’s headquarters, floodlit in the party’s trademark blue, to celebrate Prime Minister-elect Kyriakos Mitsotakis’s return for a second term. “For the second time, all of Greece is blue,” Mitsotakis said on Sunday night, referring to the electoral map, which showed only one of 60 electoral districts in the opposition Syriza … Read moreGreece’s New Democracy sets ambitious goals in second term
The German parliament has approved immigration reforms designed to attract skilled workers to the country, which is suffering from an unprecedented labour shortage. The legislation – initiated by the governing centre-left coalition of the Social Democrats, the liberal Free Democrats and the Greens – on Friday garnered 388 votes while 234 lawmakers voted against it … Read moreGerman parliament approves law to attract skilled foreign workers
Participants at a Paris summit on finance and the climate have stopped short of a deal to create a tax on greenhouse gas emissions produced from international shipping. The two-day gathering of world leaders and finance bosses, aimed at tackling climate change and poverty, ended on Friday without a major announcement. French President Emmanuel Macron … Read moreParis climate summit ends without global shipping tax deal
A top secret United States Navy acoustic detection system picked up a sound “anomaly” in the North Atlantic that was likely the fatal implosion of the Titan submersible that was lost with five people on board while on an expedition to the wreck of the Titanic. According to a senior military official, the Navy went … Read moreUS Navy acoustic system detected Titan sub’s likely implosion
The United States has made no adjustments to its nuclear posture following Russia’s deployment of nuclear weapons in Belarus and denounced comments by Russian President Vladimir Putin that Moscow could “theoretically” use nuclear weapons if there was a threat to its territorial integrity or existence. US Secretary of State Antony Blinken said on Friday that … Read morePutin confirms nukes in Belarus, US slates Russian sabre-rattling
NATO has established a new centre focused on protecting undersea pipelines and data cables following the apparent attack on the Nord Stream gas pipelines and as concerns mount that Russia has mapped vital Western underwater infrastructure around Europe. The defence ministers of NATO members approved plans for a NATO “maritime centre for the security of … Read moreNATO focuses on underwater assets amid Russia sabotage concerns
United Nations agencies have called for “urgent and decisive action” to be taken by the Europe Union to prevent further deaths in the Mediterranean following the presumed drowning of hundreds of people this week off the coast of Greece. The International Organization for Migration (IOM) and UN refugee agency (UNHCR) said in a statement on … Read moreUN agencies seek ‘decisive action’ from EU after Greece tragedy
UBS on Monday said it had completed its emergency takeover of embattled local rival Credit Suisse, creating a giant Swiss bank with a balance sheet of $1.6 trillion and greater muscle in wealth management. Announcing the biggest banking deal since the 2008 global financial crisis, UBS Chief Executive Sergio Ermotti and Chairman Colm Kelleher said … Read moreUBS is wealth management behemoth after Credit Suisse takeover