NATO Sending Planes, Ships to Eastern Europe
24 January, 2022 Comments Off on NATO Sending Planes, Ships to Eastern Europe
NATO allies have put forces on standby and sent ships and fighter jets to bolster Europe’s eastern defenses as tensions soar over Russia’s military buildup around Ukraine, the alliance said Monday. NATO’s eastern members have been calling for reinforcements.NATO North Atlantic Treaty Organization / flickr (CC BY-NC-ND 2.0) “NATO will continue to take all necessary […]
Continue reading …Burkina Faso President Roch Kabore detained at military camp by soldiers following mutiny
24 January, 2022 Comments Off on Burkina Faso President Roch Kabore detained at military camp by soldiers following mutiny
President Roch Kabore has been detained at a military camp by mutinying soldiers in Burkina Faso. Sustained gunfire had rung out from military camps throughout Sunday, along with heavy gunfire around Kabore’s residence. Kabore’s exact whereabouts are unknown, with conflicting reports circulating among security sources. OUAGADOUGOU – Burkina Faso President Roch Kabore has been detained […]
Continue reading …Houthi missiles target Saudi Arabia and UAE as escalation grows(VIDEO)
24 January, 2022 Comments Off on Houthi missiles target Saudi Arabia and UAE as escalation grows(VIDEO)
The UAE intercepted two ballistic missiles targeting Abu Dhabi in a new attack [Planet Labs PBC via AP] The United Arab Emirates says it intercepted and destroyed two ballistic missiles over Abu Dhabi that were fired by Yemen’s Houthi rebels, the latest escalation in Yemen’s long-running war. Monday’s attack came a week after another Houthi […]
Continue reading …Move to let US embassy staff leave Ukraine is ‘premature’, says Kyiv
24 January, 2022 Comments Off on Move to let US embassy staff leave Ukraine is ‘premature’, says Kyiv
The United States ordered family members of government employees at the country’s embassy in Kyiv to leave and the United Kingdom withdrew some embassy staff amid increased fears that Russia could invade Ukraine. Members of Ukraine’s Territorial Defense Forces, volunteer military units of the Armed Forces, train in a city park in Kyiv, Ukraine, Saturday, […]
Continue reading …Turkish charity sets out to deliver tons of aid to Afghans in need
24 January, 2022 Comments Off on Turkish charity sets out to deliver tons of aid to Afghans in need
Children wait to fill jerry cans with waters on a cold day in Kabul, Afghanistan, Jan. 22, 2022. (AFP Photo) ATurkish charity has pledged to deliver 80 tons (160,000 pounds) of humanitarian aid to Afghanistan as President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan announced a “charity train” to help Afghan people who are in dire need. Speaking after […]
Continue reading …Armenian president announces his resignation
24 January, 2022 Comments Off on Armenian president announces his resignation
“The country’s president has no instruments to influence important issues either in the domestic or foreign policy,” according to a statement posted on his official website Armenia’s President Armen Sargsyan© Russian Foreign Ministry Press Office YEREVAN, January 23. /TASS/. Armenian President Armen Sarkissian has announced his resignation. “It is not an emotion-driven decision and it […]
Continue reading …US Navy stops ship carrying ‘explosive precursor’ from Iran on Yemen route
24 January, 2022 Comments Off on US Navy stops ship carrying ‘explosive precursor’ from Iran on Yemen route
The US navy said Sunday it had stopped a ship carrying 40 tons of a fertilizer that can be used to make explosives as it travelled from Iran along a route previously used to smuggle weapons to Yemen’s Iran-backed Houthi militia. File photo of the USS Mason (DDG 87), conducting maneuvers as part of a […]
Continue reading …Nusrat Ghani: ‘Muslimness’ a reason for my sacking, says ex-minister . A Muslim MP says her faith was raised by a government whip as a reason why she was sacked as a minister in 2020.
24 January, 2022 Comments Off on Nusrat Ghani: ‘Muslimness’ a reason for my sacking, says ex-minister . A Muslim MP says her faith was raised by a government whip as a reason why she was sacked as a minister in 2020.
According to the Sunday Times, Tory Nusrat Ghani said that when she asked for an explanation it was stated her “Muslimness was raised as an issue”. Conservative Chief Whip Mark Spencer said Ghani was referring to him and added her claims were completely false and he considered them defamatory. Tory Nusrat Ghani had been appointed to […]
Continue reading …J-20 fighter could get directed-energy weapon, drone-control capability: experts
23 January, 2022 Comments Off on J-20 fighter could get directed-energy weapon, drone-control capability: experts
China’s domestically developed J-20 stealth fighter jet could in the future be equipped with directed-energy weapons, and it can also spawn variants for early warning, unmanned flight and drone control, military experts predicted after the aircraft received concentrated media coverage over the past week. A J-20 stealth fighter jet attached to the Chinese People’s Liberation […]
Continue reading …U.K. Accuses Moscow of Trying to Install Pro-Russia Leader in Ukraine
23 January, 2022 Comments Off on U.K. Accuses Moscow of Trying to Install Pro-Russia Leader in Ukraine
Britain on Saturday alleged that it had information that Moscow was “looking to install a pro-Russian leader in Kyiv” as fears of a Russian invasion of Ukraine grow. Tensions have soared in recent weeks as tens of thousands of Russian troops mass on Ukraine’s border, along with an arsenal of tanks, fighting vehicles, artillery and […]
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