Putin says Russia’s mission is to create ‘new world’

Associated Press, October 5, 2023 Event Russian President Vladimir Putin says that Russia’s mission is to create a “new world” and blames Western hegemony for Moscow’s grinding offensive in Ukraine. Putin has portrayed Russia’s full-scale military intervention in Ukraine — launched in February 2022 — as part of a long-standing confrontation with the West. “We

Want to make a difference on air pollution? Cut down on your meat and dairy

A vegan diet is probably the single biggest way to reduce your impact on planet Earth.

Frontpage for Wednesday 2023 October 18

By Daniel Hardaker The threat of full-scale war in Israel looms as both sides blame each other for a strike on a Gaza hospital that killed hundreds. Elsewhere, Xi Jinping welcomes ‘dear friend’ Vladimir Putin to Beijing. Islamic Jihad says IDF is lying about its role in Gaza hospital strike The Palestinian terror group has

What Europe is all about

From the forgotten to publish material: 17/09/2023 🇪🇺 “This is what Europe is all about. It’s not only about making laws, it’s about making decisions that will make people’s lives better.” Ahead of the State of the European Union debate, Roberta Metsola spoke with us about what Parliament thinks of the EU’s work over the

Europe’s grim ideas to curb ‘irregular’ migration

Ukraine’s hell may be ongoing and this summer’s wildfires are a reminder, if anyone still needs it, that the climate emergency is happening. But the concern heading to the top of Europe’s political agenda is “irregular” migration – or perhaps more accurately, political fear of it. The EU’s border agency, Frontex, released new figures on 11 August showing that

The new wildfire playbook

If a fire has a burning power of more than 10,000 kilowatts per square meter, it can’t be extinguished no matter how many resources we put in,

The impact of last summer to tourism

This summer brought exceptionally high temperatures and strong winds, but also huge hailstorms and abundant rains.

Scorching summer conditions, extreme heat and wildfires

The summer of 2022 was Europe’s hottest ever Credit: VALERY HACHE/AFP/Getty Images The human toll of last year’s scorching summer conditions has been laid bare in new research which estimates that more than 61,000 people died in Europe from the record-breaking 2022 heatwaves, with the highest loss of life recorded among the over-80s. In Britain,

Record heat, violent wildfires – a punishing reminder of Europe’s climate challenge

The further far-right drift across Europe is alarming for many reasons including the de-prioritisation or weaponising of climate action.

OilPrice.com: The New Iran-Syria Agreement Is A Geopolitical Win For China

Originally posted on Levant's Agora:
By Simon Watkins. The new cooperation deal between Syria and Iran gives China more space to implement parts of its One Belt, One Road plan. With the new agreement, Iran is cementing its position as regional energy supplier. Iranian ally Iraq offering oil supplies, for example – is a…