According to Zelenskyy, Ukraine broke the Russian army's 'backbone'

Despite the surrender of the vital port city of Mariupol, President Volodymyr Zelenskyy claimed Saturday that the Ukrainian army has done considerable damage to Russia's armed forces.

In a television interview, Zelenskyy said that Ukraine had "broken the backbone" of the R...

Singapore is 'without a doubt' capable of holding world-class athletic events: Thomas Bach, President of the International Olympic Committee

On Thursday, International Olympic Committee (IOC) President Thomas Bach stated that Singapore is "without a doubt" capable of hosting major athletic events (Apr 28).

Mr Bach was speaking to the media during a lunch with the Singapore sports fraternity at Swissotel, where he i...

Israeli Politicians Congratulate Emmanuel Macron on Being Re-elected as French President

Israeli politician congratulated the President of France Emmanuel Macron on his projected victory over his rival Marine Le Pen in the French presidential elections on Sunday.

The Foreign Minister of Israel Yair Lapi shared a photograph of him and Macron hugging with the caption “m...

Is Russia as isolated as Ukraine's friends believe

After two months of Russia's invasion of Ukraine, US President Joe Biden's declaration that Moscow is more isolated than ever before appears to be wishful thinking.

Efforts to isolate Moscow have met with reluctance from a segment of the international community.

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A New Era of Political Democracy

The results of the first round of the French presidential election have repeated the late Peter Mair's seminal thesis, published in 2013, that the "era of party democracy has passed." The expert on European politics predicted that new parties or movements will emerge in modern democ...

Ukraine's journey: from the "cradle of the Russian nation" to the Soviet Union to the current conflict

On February 21, Russian President Vladimir Putin recognised Donetsk and Luhansk, two separatist-held territories in eastern Ukraine, as autonomous entities and authorised a special military operation "to safeguard" the people in the Donbas region, which encompasses the two separatist-he...

The visit of the Vietnamese President to Singapore is awaited with bated breath

According to Assoc. Prof. Vu Minh Khuong of the Lee Kuan Yew School of Public Policy, President Nguyen Xuan Phuc's state visit to Singapore from February 24 to 26 is a very remarkable and highly anticipated event in the city-state.

According to Assoc. Prof. Vu Minh Khuong of the Lee...

Vietnamese President Nguyen Xuan Phuc's visit to Singapore aims to reinforce the two countries' close ties

Amid the complicated developments of the COVID-19 pandemic, Vietnamese President Nguyen Xuan Phuc's upcoming State visit to Singapore from February 24-26 aims to reassure and reaffirm the two countries' close cooperation in political, economic, and strategic fields, according to a Singapo...

French President Emanuel Macron Says EU is Dependent on Russia for Gas Supply

On Wednesday, during a presentation at the program of France’s Presidency of the European Union at the session of European Parliament in Strasbourg, the President of France, Emmanuel Macron, said that although the 27-nation bloc relied on Russia for its oil and gas export needs, it did not ...

Roberta Metsola Appointed as the President of the European Parliament

The conservative Maltese politician Roberta Metsola has been announced as the new president of the European Parliament. The 43-year-old leader has many fans because of her bridge-building qualities but others are very criticizing of her anti-abortion stance. 

She has been very open...

The Death of Democracy?

For many countries across the world, freedom is receding. 

Even the United States called the ‘land of free’ is losing hope in democracy. The much-criticized Donald Trump once again gathered more votes than any other president in US history before losing to Joe Biden. Ho...

Leaders of the UAE Believe Its Citizens to be the Real Strong Future

At the 50th National Day of the UAE, its leaders come together to pay tribute to its hardworking and dedicated natives that have led the country to where it stands today. They acknowledged the determination of their people to face challenges and said that it was them who made the country such a s...

The US Worried over the Omicron variant

U.S. President Joe Biden is trying his best to prove to his nation that his administration is well equipped to deal with the Omicron variant after uncertainty spreads among the masses after the World Health Organization warns of very high risks.

After meeting with the public health advi...

Chun Doo Hwan, former South Korean President passes away at 90

Chun Doo Hwan, former South Korean President died at his home in Seoul on November 23, at the age of 90. He seized power after a military coup in 1979 and suppressed a civil uprising by force. The former President had been fighting a chronic illness.

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South Korean President Roh Tae-woo, passes away at 88

Former South Korean President Roh Tae-woo, passed away at the age of 88. He participated in a military coup, later on he won South Korea’s election. He was also imprisoned on charges of corruption.

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• Roh Tae-woo, former South Korean pres...

Lee Jae-myung announced as the final candidate for presidential elections

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• Lee Jae-myung announced as the new nominee for presidential elections
• Lee gained around 719,905 votes in the party’s primary elections

Lee Jae-myung was announced as a nominee of the ruling party for the upcoming pre...

As Russian elections begin Alexei Navalny's app removed from App stores

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• Alexei Navalny is President Putin’s domestic critic
• Google and Apple have removed Navalny's voting app from their stores

On Friday, Kremlin critic Alexei Navalny's tactical voting app was removed from the app...

Two women candidates competing against each other to become France’s first female President

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• Marine Le Pen and Anne Hidalgo start their presidential elections campaigns
• Macron has not yet announced his re-election bud

On Sunday, two French politicians started their campaigns to become the first female President of...

El Salvador has already bought 400 bitcoins, worth $ 20 million

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• El Salvador is the world’s first country to legalize Bitcoin
• The country has purchased 400 Bitcoins before its roll-out

El Salvador becomes the first country to adopt Bitcoin as legal tender on Tuesday. This is the b...

Vice President Kamala Harris to start official tour with Singapore

The US Vice President, Kamala Harris to start her official tour with Southeast Asia in Singapore on Monday. Harris is supposed to be visiting Singapore and Vietnam during her tour, she will not be visit India this time.

On Tuesday, the Vice-President will visit Hanoi. She is the first V...