Since the start of the war in Ukraine, relations between Russia and Iran have flourished. Having been hit by a new raft of tough Western sanctions over its invasion of Ukraine, Moscow set about looking for alternative partners among other traditionally anti-Western countries — including to bypass trade restrictions — and Iran looks set to […]
Continue reading …The armed forces of Ukraine eliminated 600 Russian invaders, destroying 12 drones, two cruise missiles, two helicopters, and eight main battle tanks over the past day This was announced on Facebook by the General Staff of the Armed Forces, Ukrinform reports. It is noted that the enemy death toll since February 24 has reached nearly 75,440. […]
Continue reading …Washington (AFP) – The United States will fund the refurbishment of T-72 tanks and HAWK surface-to-air missiles as part of a roughly $400 million security assistance package for Ukraine, the Pentagon announced Friday. A Russian T-72 tank is loaded on a truck by Ukrainian soldiers outside the town of Izyum on September 24, 2022 Anatolii STEPANOV AFP/File […]
Continue reading …Vladimir Putin is waiting for “General Winter” to come and support Russia’s full-scale invasion of Ukraine, claims the EU’s foreign affairs chief. A destroyed Russian military multiple rocket launcher vehicle is coated in fresh snow on the outskirts of Kharkiv, Ukraine, Friday, Feb. 25, 2022 – Copyright Credit: AP Vladimir Putin is waiting for “General Winter” to […]
Continue reading …Türkiye and Russia have reached an agreement to deliver grain sent under the Black Sea export deal free of charge to nations in need, particularly African countries, President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan said Friday A cargo vessel carrying Ukrainian grain transits Bosporus, in Istanbul, Türkiye, Nov. 2, 2022. (Reuters Photo) “In my phone call with (Russian […]
Continue reading …Draft-age men who left Russia in fear of being sent to fight in Ukraine are returning home after Russian President Vladimir Putin announced an end to the country’s chaotic mobilization that swept hundreds of thousands into the Armed Forces. The closure of a temporary mobilization point in Moscow.Irina Bujor / Kommersant After the initial rush […]
Continue reading …As Belarusians mourn The Night of the Executed Poets, the climax of the Stalinist repressions against Jewish intellectuals, state-sponsored repressions continue almost a century later. A joint Russian-Belarusian military drill held at the Borisovsky training ground, 70 km from Minsk, Belarus, on May 27, 2022. (Getty Images) Moscow deploys ballistic missiles to Belarus, and Minsk […]
Continue reading …According to the Institute for the Study of War (ISW), Ukrainian partisans have carried out dozens of confirmed attacks across occupied Ukraine and killed at least 11 Russian occupying officials and known collaborators. Russian servicemen patrol a street in Melitopol on May 1, 2022. Photo by AFP The local population has been a key source of […]
Continue reading …North Korea fired three more short-range ballistic missiles on Thursday night after the top North Korean military official denounced South Korea and the US for extending the Vigilant Storm air combat exercise Citizens watch a news report about North Korean missile launches early Thursday at Yongsan Station in Seoul. Im Se-jun / The Korea Herald […]
Continue reading …Former Pakistan Prime Minister Imran Khan was shot in the foot in an apparent attempt on his life Thursday, according to multiple local news channels. Pakistan’s former PM Imran Khan (C) addresses an anti-government rally, Gujranwala, Pakistan, Nov. 1, 2022. (AFP Photo) A gunman reportedly opened fire at a campaign truck carrying Khan, wounding him […]
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