Money Down the Drain: How Much Did USAID Flush Into ‘Democracy’ in Ex-Soviet States
[Sputnik] - 02/5/2025
Recently, the process of liquidating the US Agency for International Development (USAID) a situation that businessman and DOGE head Elon Musk likened to a tangled ball of worm, has started.
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Russia reduces coal production by 0.6% to 427 mln tons in 2024
The production of hard coal of all types decreased in a year-on-year comparison by 2.7%, to 328 mln tons
[TASS Russian News Agency] - 5/02/2025
Global gold demand up 1% in 2024 — WGC
The price of gold hit fresh all-time highs 40 times in 2024, with the average annual price of gold standing at (…)
[TASS Russian News Agency] - 5/02/2025
Russia to study preliminary report on AZAL plane crash — Kremlin
The Azerbaijan Airlines Embraer 190, en route from Baku to Grozny, crashed near Aktau, Kazakhstan, on December 25, 2024
[TASS Russian News Agency] - 5/02/2025
Iran to sign large-scale oil deal soon — minister
Iranian oil minister Mohsen Paknejad noted that unilateral sanctions imposed against oil-exporting countries (…)
[TASS Russian News Agency] - 5/02/2025
USAID evolves into criminal network operating in over 100 countries — Duma speaker
As Vyacheslav Volodin argued, the agency has played a role in preparing coups worldwide, and its so-called (…)
[TASS Russian News Agency] - 5/02/2025
Power play: How a country with major energy potential struggles to keep the lights on
Despite Nepal being blessed with abundant water reserves, India has the primary say in its energy security Read Full (…)
[RT] - 5/02/2025
Russia may use nuclear weapons in case of aggression against Belarus — treaty
The parties to the treaty consider Russian nuclear weapons as "an important factor in preventing the outbreak (…)
[TASS Russian News Agency] - 5/02/2025
China rejects relocation of Gaza residents — Foreign Ministry
Spokesman Lin Jian said that Beijing "urges all parties to use the ceasefire and post-war administration as an (…)
[TASS Russian News Agency] - 5/02/2025
Syria’s new leaders are ‘polite jihadists’ – Israel
The new Syrian government consists of jihadists who are “speaking politely” to gain legitimacy, Israeli Foreign (…)
[RT] - 5/02/2025
Russia to promote Arctic tourism potential among foreigners — tour operators association
The Year of Arctic Tourism is a joint information project of ATOR and the Polar Travel Club tour operator
[TASS Russian News Agency] - 5/02/2025
Zelensky a ‘maniac’ to demand NATO nuclear weapons – Moscow
Russian Foreign Ministry spokeswoman Maria Zakharova has denounced Vladimir Zelensky’s nuclear aspirations Read Full (…)
[RT] - 5/02/2025