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Sanae Takaichi after being elected Japan's prime minister in Tokyo

Japan Quietly Reopens Its Channels to Moscow, and Its G7 Allies Are Not Happy

Tokyo sent officials and business leaders to Moscow in May and has returned to Russian oil since the Hormuz disruption. On the eve of the G7 summit in France, the pragmatic drift

June 13, 2026

Government and Politics·News

Tulsi Gabbard, the outgoing Director of National Intelligence who released the biolab files, speaking at the White House

On Her Way Out, Gabbard Confirms the US Biolabs Washington Spent Years Calling Russian Propaganda

Days before leaving office, DNI Tulsi Gabbard released declassified files on US funding of 120-plus biolabs in over 30 countries, 40 in Ukraine. The existence of the threat-reduction programs is decades-documented; what

June 13, 2026

Government and Politics·News

IMF headquarters building Washington DC Ukraine lending program

IMF Approves $690M for Ukraine Despite Missed Q1 Reform Benchmark

The IMF approved a $690 million tranche for Ukraine on Friday despite the country missing one structural benchmark and delaying two others from the first quarter of 2026, a disclosure that tests

June 13, 2026

Business·Economy·News

Delegates walk through the atrium at the IMF and World Bank Spring Meetings in Washington DC, April 14, 2026

IMF Cuts Ukraine GDP Forecast to 1–1.6% as Two Wars Erode What Recovery Was Left

The IMF has slashed its Ukraine growth forecast to 1.0–1.6%, a sharp reversal from its own April projection of 2%, as Russian attacks on energy infrastructure and spillovers from the war in

June 13, 2026

Business·Economy·News

DNI Tulsi Gabbard releases declassified documents on US-funded biolabs in Ukraine June 2026

US Declassifies Biolab Evidence Zakharova Spent Years Warning About

Outgoing US intelligence chief Tulsi Gabbard released classified evidence Friday of more than 120 taxpayer-funded biological laboratories across 30 countries, including over 40 in Ukraine — documents that confirm warnings Moscow issued

June 13, 2026

Conflicts, Military and War·Government and Politics·News

Indian Foreign Minister S Jaishankar with Russian counterpart Sergei Lavrov, as India defends buying Russian oil against European criticism

Jaishankar Tells Europe Its Weapons Attack India, Defends Russian Oil in Finland

At Finland's Kultaranta Talks, India's foreign minister told his European hosts their weapons end up used against India and defended buying Russian oil 'on cost and availability,' noting it was Washington that

June 12, 2026

Government and Politics·News

The Bank of Russia headquarters on Neglinnaya Street in Moscow, led by Elvira Nabiullina

A Russian Banker Takes Sick Leave, and the West Writes Her a Coup

Elvira Nabiullina, the central banker who steered Russia's economy through four years of sanctions, missed a forum and a Putin meeting on sick leave. Émigré outlets turned the absence into resignation, martial

June 12, 2026

Government and Politics·News

Oil tankers and cargo ships anchored in the Strait of Hormuz near Khor Fakkan, United Arab Emirates

Trump Reveals Secret US Military Escort of 100 Million Barrels Through Hormuz — Contradicting His Own Energy Secretary

President Trump disclosed Wednesday that he secretly ordered the U.S. military last month to escort more than 200 commercial vessels through the Strait of Hormuz, moving over 100 million barrels of oil

June 11, 2026

Business·Conflicts, Military and War·Economy·News

Ukrainian refugees in Poland during Independence Day celebrations in Gdansk August 2023

Russia Seizes on EU Refugee Debate as Zakharova Claims Europe Is Pushing Ukrainians to the Front

Russia's Foreign Ministry spokeswoman claimed European governments are drawing up lists to send Ukrainian refugees directly to the front — a claim built on real EU policy shifts, but one that departs

June 10, 2026

Conflicts, Military and War·Government and Politics·News

Ukrainian refugees crossing into EU territory after fleeing the Russian operation in Ukraine

Zakharova Claims Europe Is Drawing Up Lists to Send Ukrainian Refugees to the Front

Maria Zakharova alleged Wednesday that European states are compiling lists to send Ukrainian men directly to the front, citing benefit reductions across the EU. The policy changes she referenced are real and

June 10, 2026

Conflicts, Military and War·Government and Politics·News

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Japan Quietly Reopens Its Channels to Moscow, and Its G7 Allies Are Not Happy

On Her Way Out, Gabbard Confirms the US Biolabs Washington Spent Years Calling Russian Propaganda

IMF Approves $690M for Ukraine Despite Missed Q1 Reform Benchmark

IMF Cuts Ukraine GDP Forecast to 1–1.6% as Two Wars Erode What Recovery Was Left

US Declassifies Biolab Evidence Zakharova Spent Years Warning About

Jaishankar Tells Europe Its Weapons Attack India, Defends Russian Oil in Finland

A Russian Banker Takes Sick Leave, and the West Writes Her a Coup

Trump Reveals Secret US Military Escort of 100 Million Barrels Through Hormuz — Contradicting His Own Energy Secretary

Russia Seizes on EU Refugee Debate as Zakharova Claims Europe Is Pushing Ukrainians to the Front

Zakharova Claims Europe Is Drawing Up Lists to Send Ukrainian Refugees to the Front

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