Iran, Ukraine, Trump and Deep State with George Papadopoulos & Simona Mangiante

World Affairs In Context · This interview features Dr. Ivan Katchanovski, a Ukrainian-Canadian academic at the University of Ottawa, in conversation with Lyanna Petrova on the Ukraine war, peace negotiations, Zelensky’s leadership, Western involvement, and forced mobilization inside Ukraine. · The discussion argues that the public Western narrative about the war is misleading, and that Ukraine has long been in a losing position militarily…

by RT News · Slovakia will not participate in any European Union loans for Ukraine, including the €90 billion joint debt package approved by Brussels last month, Prime Minister Robert Fico has confirmed. · Bratislava had already opted out of servicing the loan alongside Hungary and the Czech Republic, citing financial risk concerns. In a video address, Fico made his position clear. · “It is well known that I refused to support the €90 billion…

Donald Trump is set to touch down in Beijing, China, on Wednesday for a two-day state visit – the first by a US president in eight years – as relations between the world’s two largest economies teeter at a crossroads defined by the Iran war, trade friction, and technological rivalry. The visit is expected to feature a bilateral meeting with President Xi Jinping on Thursday morning, to be followed by a visit to the Temple of Heaven and a state…

Moscow sees no point in continuing the trilateral contacts with Ukraine and the US until Kiev makes “one serious step,” Russian President Vladimir Putin’s aide Yury Ushakov has said. The senior official was apparently referring to the withdrawal of the Ukrainian troops from the parts of Donbass still under Ukrainian control, a move long-demanded by Russia and consistently rejected by Kiev. Speaking to reporters on Thursday, Ushakov admitted…

Scientists are raising urgent concerns after advanced artificial intelligence systems were observed generating detailed scenarios involving biological threats. · What was once considered theoretical is now being tested in real-world environments, with experts warning that the pace of development may be outstripping safeguards. By Frank Bergman · Experts Report Concerning Behaviour · Dr. David Relman, a Stanford University microbiologist and…