Blog Verité

Keepin’ News Real

Russia-Ukraine War, Latest News Update: March 5, 2022 – Bloomberg

Russia-Ukraine War, Latest News Update: March 5, 2022  BloombergView Full Coverage on Google News

Read More

Kentucky Republican’s anti-abortion speech links Jewish scientists to Nazi genocide

Jewish groups protest Danny Bentley’s ‘bizarre antisemitic rant that included outlandish claims about the sex lives of Jewish women,’ offer antisemitism training; he apologizes

Read More

Russian law bans journalists from calling Ukraine conflict a ‘war’ or an ‘invasion’

In order to control what the Russian public knows about invasion of Ukraine, President Vladimir Putin has signed a law that imposes stiff sentences on journalists who air “false information.”

Read More

The Russian-Ukraine conflict could strengthen neo-fascist groups in both countries

Experts have roundly dismissed Russian President Vladimir Putin’s suggestion that Nazism is prevalent in Ukraine. Still, they worry the war may strengthen neo-fascist groups in both countries.

Read More

Ukraine War Hits Farmers as Russia Cuts Fertilizer Supplies, Hurting Brazil

Brazil is the top importer of Russian fertilizer and the largest producer of soy, coffee and sugar. If its farmers have to pay significantly more for fertilizer, the cost of agricultural products is likely to climb, driving up global inflation.

Read More

Iran Nuclear Deal Threatened by Russian Demands

Russia said it wanted written guarantees that Ukraine-related sanctions won’t prevent it from trading broadly with Tehran under a revived pact.

Read More

China’s ‘Two Sessions’ meetings commence, setting the political agenda for the year

Meetings this weekend in Beijing will give party leader Xi Peng a chance to persuade officials that he deserves a third term.

Read More

How the war in Ukraine could change history

A man sits outside his destroyed building after bombings on the eastern Ukraine town of Chuguiv on February 24, 2022. | AFP via Getty Images A political scientist on why the fate of the global political order hangs in the

Read More

Germany’s dramatic reversal on defense, explained

German Chancellor Olaf Scholz delivers a speech on the Russian invasion of Ukraine during a meeting of the Bundestag — the German parliament — in Berlin on February 27. | Hannibal Hanschke/Getty Images Russia’s Ukraine war forced a turning point

Read More

Russia Targets Media Outlets With ‘Fake News’ Law, Blocks Facebook – The Wall Street Journal

Russia Targets Media Outlets With ‘Fake News’ Law, Blocks Facebook  The Wall Street Journal Russia passes law targeting free speech and pulls plug on Twitter and Facebook  Yahoo News Putin signs ‘fake’ news law that would jail journalists over war reports  Fox News

Read More