President Joe Biden told his Ukrainian counterpart Volodymyr Zelenskyy on Wednesday that he had authorized a new $800 million in weapons, ammunition, and other security assistance to Ukraine. “The Ukrainian military has used the weapons we are providing to devastating effect. As Russia prepares to intensify its attack in the Donbas region, the United States will […]
Continue reading …Sweden is poised to join the Nato military alliance as early as this summer – and Finland could follow suit shortly after. European countries which have remained outside the bloc have been weighing up overhauling their defence policies in response to Russian aggression against Ukraine. Magdalena Andersson will reportedly apply to join Nato at a summit […]
Continue reading …Gunmen, Wednesday morning, attacked a police station in Atani, the headquarters of Ogbaru Local Government Area of Anambra State. A source told DAILY POST that the men arrived the area at about 1:30am on Wednesday, and immediately launched an attack on the police facility. The source said four policemen, including a female police operative, lost […]
Continue reading …Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky offered Wednesday to swap pro-Kremlin tycoon Viktor Medvedchuk, who was arrested by Kyiv after escaping house arrest, for Ukrainians captured by Russia. Medvedchuk, 67, counts Russian President Vladimir Putin among his personal friends and says the Kremlin leader is godfather to his youngest daughter Darya. President Volodymyr Zelensky posted a picture online […]
Continue reading …krainian authorities are checking unverified information that Russia may have used chemical weapons while besieging the southern port city of Mariupol, Deputy Defense Minister Hanna Malyar said Tuesday. An armored vehicle of pro-Russian troops is seen in the street during the Ukraine-Russia war in the southern port city of Mariupol, Ukraine, April 11, 2022. (Reuters […]
Continue reading …Kyiv Oblast was among the first regions hit by Russia’s full-scale invasion. Starting from late February, towns and villages near the Ukrainian capital had been suffering from the Russian shelling and bombing, as well as atrocities of the Russian troops, including rape and summary executions. A local woman works in the garden of her destroyed […]
Continue reading …Political changes within Pakistan could bring instability after the new prime minister was elected on Monday because the struggles between the supporters of ousted former prime minister Imran Khan and other political parties are unlikely to end easily, and although China doesn’t need to be worried about its solid friendship with Pakistan, internal chaos in […]
Continue reading …The Russian president noted that he had already discussed this issue with President of Belarus Alexander Lukashenko, who is currently paying a visit to the Vostochny spaceport in Russia’s Far East © Mikhail Klimentyev/Russian Presidential Press and Information Office/TASS VOSTOCHY SPACEPORT /Amur Region/, April 12. /TASS/. Russian President Vladimir Putin has tasked the Russian Space […]
Continue reading …CHERNIHIV OBLAST – After Russian troops have withdrawn from Ukraine’s northmost region, an expected, yet no less horrific destruction was uncovered. Russian airstrikes targeted both high-rise buildings in Chernihiv and small houses in nearby villages, leaving many people in the regional capital and its suburbs dead, injured, and without a home. Natalya Solomennyk, a nurse, […]
Continue reading …Pakistan’s parliament chose a more Western-friendly politician, Shehbaz Sharif, as prime minister on Monday, completing the ousting of predecessor Imran Khan in a political crisis that has sparked street protests and a mass resignation of lawmakers. Newly elected prime minister Mian Muhammad Shahbaz Sharif, brother of ex-Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif, gestures as he speaks to […]
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