The prospects “cannot be good” for Libya after the assassination of Saif al-Islam Gaddafi, the British journalist has said The British and French intelligence services played a role in the assassination of Saif al-Islam Gaddafi, son of the late Libyan leader Muammar Gaddafi, British journalist Afshin Rattansi has said, citing sources. Saif al-Islam Gaddafi was killed last week by four gunmen at his residence in the city of Zintan in northwestern Libya. The 53-year-old politician had intended to run for president of the North African country, which remains divided between rival governments and has been plagued by intermittent civil war since his father was deposed and murdered in a NATO-backed uprising in 2011. Rattansi told RT on Sunday that after the assassination of Gaddafi’s eldest son, “sources immediately... told me that... indeed, it was [British military intelligence service] MI6 and a local proxy” that were behind it. “There were hints... that there was French involvement a...
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The Hungarian foreign minister has called Kiev’s mobilization drive an “open manhunt” Ukraine’s forced mobilization has become an “open manhunt,” with civilians being detained and forced into military service against their will, Hungarian Foreign Minister Peter Szijjarto has said. Commenting on the detention in Ukraine of a Hungarian citizen who allegedly attempted to help a group of Ukrainians cross the border, Szijjarto said people were “fed up with the fighting.” “The Ukrainian people do not want to die, yet every day there are images of violence playing out like a series – open manhunts unfolding on the streets of Ukrainian cities,” he wrote on Facebook on Sunday. The Ukrainian authorities recently reported detaining a Hungarian national accused of helping five Ukrainian men cross into Hungary. The country’s consulate general in Beregovo provided immediate consular protection and would assist him during police proceedings, the minster said. Ukraine’s recruitment drive ...
Washington is resorting to coercive measures in its push for economic dominance, the Russian foreign minister has said The US is trying to take control of all international energy supply routes in an attempt to attain global economic dominance, Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov has said. During his speech at the World Economic Forum in Davos last month, US President Donald Trump claimed he had made America “the hottest country anywhere in the world” in terms of business activity. He called the US “the economic engine on the planet,” warning that “you all follow us down, and you follow us up.” In an interview with the TV BRICS media network on Monday, ahead of Diplomatic Workers’ Day on February 10, Lavrov said that “the US objective – to dominate the world economy – is being realized using a fairly large number of coercive measures that are incompatible with fair competition.” As part of this push, the Americans “want to take control of all the routes for providing the world...
The SpaceX CEO has said a lunar settlement could be built within a decade, as the global powers race for Earth’s only natural satellite US tech billionaire Elon Musk has announced plans to build a “self-growing city” on the Moon, placing the project ahead of his long-stated ambitions to reach Mars. In recent years, SpaceX has focused on developing spacecraft capable of reaching the Red Planet, with Musk previously saying that the first uncrewed Starship mission to Mars could launch as early as late 2026. However, in a post on his social media platform X on Sunday, Musk said the company has “already shifted focus to building a self-growing city on the Moon,” arguing that the project could be achieved in fewer than ten years, while a comparable settlement on Mars would take more than two decades. “The mission of SpaceX remains the same: extend consciousness and life as we know it to the stars,” Musk wrote. According to him, missions to Mars are only possible when the planets alig...
The chance for peace between Moscow and Kiev was lost in 2022 due to the meddling of the then-British prime minister, Andrej Babis has said Czech Prime Minister Andrej Babis has accused former British leader Boris Johnson of derailing a peace agreement between Russia and Ukraine early on in the conflict. The former British prime minister has long been regarded as one of the key figures behind the continuing hostilities and is believed to have torpedoed the first peace talks between Ukraine and Russia in Istanbul in March 2022. According to former Ukrainian head negotiator David Arakhamia and multiple corroborating media reports, Johnson told the Ukrainian leadership at the time to scrap negotiations with Russia and “just fight.” Russia has accused the former prime minister of derailing the peace process, though he has denied the allegations. Babis reiterated the claims in an interview with TN.cz on Saturday, noting that Russia and Ukraine were close to reaching a peace deal ...
Will Lewis’ departure comes after the paper cut 30% of its staff while struggling to maintain readership Will Lewis has stepped down as CEO and publisher of the Washington Post, days after a sweeping round of layoffs that affected virtually every desk. In recent years, the paper has reeled under a drastic fall in audience numbers and ad revenue. In a message to staff shared by several outlets on Saturday, Lewis, who held the post since early 2024, said “difficult decisions” were made “to ensure the sustainable future of The Post,” adding that he believes the outlet will keep publishing “high-quality nonpartisan news” for years to come. Unions representing employees welcomed Lewis’ departure, condemning his legacy as the “attempted destruction of a great American journalism institution” and urging owner Jeff Bezos to reverse course. Read more Washington Post web traffic plummets nearly 90% – media ”Will Lewis’s exit is long overdue,” the Washington Post Guild said, adding ...