. BLOOMBERG (US) Czech Billionaire Ex-Premier Babis Says He’ll Run for President Former Czech Prime Minister Andrej Babis, the leader of the country’s most popular party, said he’ll run in the January presidential election. . ANSA (ITALY) Doctors suspended over COVID jabs to get OK to return Health Minister Orazio Schillaci said in a statement on Friday that the government was set
READ MORERUSSIA Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov slammed Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky on Friday over the alleged risks that Kiev creates associated with the use of weapons of mass destruction (WMD). “We cannot remain silent about the discussions that have been growing lately about the possible use of nuclear weapons, and especially in this connection, we cannot remain silent about the reckless actions
READ MOREFRANCE Speaking on the sidelines of the event organized by state-owned bank Bpifrance, French President Emmanuel Macron assured on Thursday (Oct. 6) that the country has enough energy ahead of the heating season “even in the worst-case scenarios.” He also underlined that by the end of October, the prices of electricity and gas will return “to more acceptable levels.” EU The European
READ MORERUSSIA Russian President Vladimir Putin signed four laws ratifying the treaties on the accession of the Donetsk and the Lugansk People’s Republics, as well as the Kherson and the Zaporozhye Regions to Russia. On Friday (Sept. 30) Putin and the heads of the four regions signed treaties on their accession to Russia at a Kremlin-hosted ceremony. BELARUS Belarusian Defense Minister Viktor Khrenin
READ MOREBULGARIA Former Prime Minister Boyko Borissov took the lead in Bulgaria’s election on Sunday (Oct. 3). “I neither want to be prime minister, nor deputy, nor minister”, Borissov, GERB leader, commented at a party briefing whether he is inclined not to be prime minister in the next cabinet, Novinite reported. RUSSIA The Kremlin praised Tesla’s CEO Elon Musk for his latest comments
READ MORESPAIN Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez in an interview with Cadena SER on Thursday said that the government will cut the value-added tax (VAT) on natural gas from 21% to 5% from October until the end of the year, with the option of further extension. EU High Representative of the European Union for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy Josep Borrell after the
READ MORELATIN AMERICA In a statement of support for Argentine Vice President Cristina Fernández de Kirchner, the presidents of Argentina Alberto Fernández; Bolivia, Luis Arce; Colombia, Gustavo Petro; and Mexico, Andrés Manuel López Obrador, have condemned as “unjustified judicial persecution” the proceedings against the political leader for alleged irregularities in the awarding of public contracts during her term as president of the country
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