July, 2022

• 14 July

  Dolár je za euro. Je to normálne? A čo to bude znamenať?

  

  Domácnostiam v západnej Európe sa znížia príjmy. To poškodí slovenských exportérov i celú našu ekonomiku. Ešte pred rokom sme za jedno euro dostali 1,20 dolára. Dnes je kurz dolára voči euru veľmi blízko k parite. Je to normálne? A čo z toho pre nás vyplýva? Euro síce oficiálne odštartovalo až …

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• 14 July

  Europeans reject Israeli charges against Palestinian NGOs

  

  Nine European countries said Tuesday that they have seen “no substantial evidence” to support Israel’s allegations that six Palestinian civil society groups are terrorist organizations and would not change their policies on supporting the groups. The rare joint statement was a major rebuke of Israel, which backlisted the groups as …

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• 14 July

  Libya’s Dbeibeh appoints new head of state oil company

  

  Former governor of Libya’s central bank named to head NOC TRIPOLI, Libya The Tripoli-based government of Prime Minister Abdul Hamid Dbeibeh on Tuesday appointed a new chairman of Libya’s state oil company. “Farhat Omar Bengdara was appointed chairman of the National Oil Corporation (NOC), replacing Mustafa Sanalla,” Oil Ministry spokesman …

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• 14 July

  US kills top Islamic State leader in Syria, Pentagon says

  

  Syria’s Kurdish-led forces alleged Maher al-Aghal was also affiliated with Turkey-backed opposition group Ahrar al-Sharqiya. A US drone strike on Tuesday killed the leader of the Islamic State group in Syria, the US military announced today. Maher al-Agal was killed near the town of Jidayris in Syria’s Afrin region, according …

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• 14 July

  Kremlin hopes Biden will not seek to turn Saudi Arabia against Russia

  

  Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov also said that Russia highly valued cooperation with Saudi Arabia within the framework of OPEC+ group of world’s leading oil producers. The Kremlin said on Wednesday that it hoped President Joe Biden’s visit to Saudi Arabia would not be used to try to foster anti-Russian relations, …

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• 14 July

  What does Iran think about Biden’s visit? – analysis

  

  Iran is trying to showcase that it can work with countries that want to unseat the US as a global hegemonic power. US President Joe Biden’s visit to Israel and Saudi Arabia will include some discussions on the Iranian threat. This is clear from the fact that Israel is showcasing …

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• 14 July

  Китай и кризис европейской системы безопасности

  Если бы не было активного сближения Москвы и Пекина все последние десятилетия, не появилось бы азиатской альтернативы европейским рынкам сбыта российской нефти и газа, то не случилось бы никакое «двадцать четвёртое февраля». Является ли Китай главным выгодополучателем из европейского кризиса? Развивается ли ситуация по китайскому плану? Об этом пишет Иван …

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• 14 July

  Conflict Trends Update

  Bosnia And Herzegovina German govt promised military reinforcements for EU mission to support country’s stability, while tensions over bid for EU candidacy status flared. In first troop contribution in ten years to Operation Althea (EU-led military mission overseeing 1995 Dayton Peace Agreement), German govt 15 June approved deployment of up …

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• 13 July

  The war in Ukraine: A no-win situation for the left

  

  The political left is floundering over what to say about the war in Ukraine. Venezuela’s Nicolás Maduro supports Russia’s Vladimir Putin, who has been his ally since 2018. Some radicals have denounced high-profile American socialists Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez and Bernie Sanders for backing the United States. Fightback, the Canadian section of …

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• 13 July

  Ukraine war: Russia’s G20 walkout heightens tensions at fractious summit as China’s rise continues

  

  While G20 foreign ministers were meeting in Bali, Indonesia, the Russian president, Vladimir Putin, threatened further escalation in his war against Ukraine, announcing to the world that “by and large, we have not started anything in earnest yet”. What he meant became quickly clear when a missile attack hit an …

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