The group is part of modern society, but its values shouldn’t become a mandatory requirement for winning cultural festivals and events, the president said Members of the LGBTQ community and its culture are part of a modern society and shouldn’t be barred from being represented at cultural events or contests, Russian President Vladimir Putin believes.…

The Ukrainian president has reportedly claimed there may be Moscow-inspired mass protests in Kiev Ukrainian President Vladimir Zelensky told journalists on Thursday that he has received tips about a Russian influence campaign aimed at destabilizing his government, according to a Bloomberg report. He claimed that various intelligence agencies had informed him about the purported operation.

The conflict with Hamas will negatively affect GDP in 2023 and 2024, according to the rating agency Israel’s economy will contract 5% in the fourth quarter of this year amid rising geopolitical and security risks due to the conflict with Palestinian military group Hamas, credit rating agency S&P said in a report this week.