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2021: Welcome to West Asia

Posted on November 23, 2021November 23, 2021By Editor

With the US invasion of Afghanistan coming to end and Iran joining the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation, the Middle East, otherwise known as West Asia, is seeing major shifts in geopolitical power dynamics. … Read More >2021: Welcome to West Asia

Asia & Pacific

Global supply chain issues to ease on news from Southeast Asia

Posted on November 12, 2021November 12, 2021By Editor

As the Covid-19 pandemic subsides across Southeast Asia, numerous factories and manufacturers in the region are on course to rapid recovery after months of production cuts that put a strain on global supply chains. … Read More >Global supply chain issues to ease on news from Southeast Asia

Business

Accusations that Russia uses energy as geopolitical weapon are baseless, Banca Intesa chair says

Posted on October 29, 2021October 29, 2021By Editor

Russia is delivering more gas to Europe than specified under the existing contract, while the lion’s share of US liquified natural gas (LNG) promised by Washington is going to Asia, Antonio Fallico told RT. … Read More >Accusations that Russia uses energy as geopolitical weapon are baseless, Banca Intesa chair says

World

Apple threatened to pull Facebook & Instagram from app store over abuse of maids in Mideast, leaked papers reveal

Posted on October 26, 2021October 26, 2021By Editor

A few years ago, Apple warned that it would remove Facebook and Instagram from its app store if something wasn’t done about the use of those platforms to trade and sell maids in the Middle East, according to leaked documents. … Read More >Apple threatened to pull Facebook & Instagram from app store over abuse of maids in Mideast, leaked papers reveal

‘Alien’ mosquitos from East Asia taking over Italy could be vector for viruses – study

Posted on October 21, 2021October 21, 2021By Editor

An invasive species of mosquito from East Asia is slowly spreading throughout Italy and could serve as a vector for viruses, according to a new scientific report. … Read More >‘Alien’ mosquitos from East Asia taking over Italy could be vector for viruses – study

Russia

A real disaster’: Russian Foreign Ministry slams rumored NATO plan to house Afghan refugees fleeing Taliban in Central Asia

Posted on September 11, 2021September 11, 2021By Editor

A purported plan created by the US-led NATO bloc to send refugees from Afghanistan to neighboring Central Asian countries could turn into a disaster for the European nations that are pushing it, even if they don’t realize it yet. … Read More >A real disaster’: Russian Foreign Ministry slams rumored NATO plan to house Afghan refugees fleeing Taliban in Central Asia

Russia

With its plan to unite Eurasia from sea to sea, Russia is betting the days of total US economic supremacy are now coming to an end

Posted on September 9, 2021September 9, 2021By Editor

The centre of the world is moving. While once it sat somewhere within the Atlantic, balanced between Europe and the US, it is now moving east. With Asia on the rise, Russia is now planning its role at the heart of two continents. … Read More >With its plan to unite Eurasia from sea to sea, Russia is betting the days of total US economic supremacy are now coming to an end

World

Russia Does Not Want to See US Troops in Central Asia, Foreign Minister Says

Posted on August 27, 2021August 27, 2021By Editor

The governments of the nations in Central Asia previously turned down the idea of the US moving its military to one of several nearby countries after the withdrawal from Afghanistan. … Read More >Russia Does Not Want to See US Troops in Central Asia, Foreign Minister Says

Shows

He fought Russians, Americans, sent to Gitmo — now he runs Afghanistan! (Full show)

Posted on August 25, 2021August 25, 2021By Editor

Trained by the US to fight against Soviet forces, Abdul Ghani Baradar was captured by the CIA in Pakistan after turning on Washington. during US. He was deemed a terrorist and sent to languish in Guantanamo Bay. He was released in 2018. Three years later, he is now the leader of the Taliban and holding state-level meetings with CIA Director William Burns. … Read More >He fought Russians, Americans, sent to Gitmo — now he runs Afghanistan! (Full show)

Russia

West working to create ‘belt of instability’ around Russia by turning ‘brother against brother,’ says Moscow’s top diplomat Lavrov

Posted on August 1, 2021August 1, 2021By Editor

A wedge is being driven between Russia and its neighbors, with the West demanding that countries across Eastern Europe and Asia turn on Moscow in order to gain acceptance, Moscow’s foreign minister Sergey Lavrov has claimed. … Read More >West working to create ‘belt of instability’ around Russia by turning ‘brother against brother,’ says Moscow’s top diplomat Lavrov