Politics

US congresswoman demands answers from Kiev over church crackdown

US lawmaker Anna Luna has pressed Kiev over an alleged attempt to seize a Ukrainian Orthodox Church parish in Kuzmin

UN at risk of ‘imminent financial collapse’

The UN is facing financial collapse as unpaid dues and funding shortfalls threaten operations, Secretary-General Antonio Guterres has warned

Ghislaine Maxwell claims dozens of Epstein’s accomplices got off scot-free

29 accomplices of Jeffrey Epstein avoided prosecution, most through “secret settlements,” the late sex offender’s partner, Maxwell claims

US choking Cuba’s economy

Washington is seeking to strangle Cuba’s economy by ramping up the oil embargo, Moscow has said

Why the Middle East can’t do without Russia

From Damascus to Abu Dhabi, Moscow is quietly positioning itself as an indispensable actor in the region’s politics

NATO creating bank to prepare for war with Russia

NATO members are setting up a bank to bypass legal constraints on military spending amid the stand-off with Russia, Izvestia reports