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“How did you go bankrupt?” Two ways. Gradually, then suddenly.” ― Ernest Hemingway As with bankruptcy so with military defeat. What appears to be a long, painful grind can quickly turn into a rout. A supposedly resilient and well-equipped army can break and look for means of escape. This is not unusual in war. We […]

Türkiye may turn to other countries such as Russia if the United States fails to follow through on its promise to deliver F-16 fighter jets, President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan said Friday. An F-16 aircraft of Belgium’s Airforce performs during the “Airpower 2022” air show in Zeltweg, Austria, Sept. 2, 2022. (AFP Photo) A bill recently […]

Polls remain neck-and-neck just two days before Sweden’s elections, with the right bloc narrowly in the lead. Here’s a breakdown of the most recent polling figures. Sweden’s parliament, the Riksdag. Photo: Tim Aro/TT Social Democrats Still comfortably in the lead as Sweden’s largest party, the Social Democrats are on 29 percent of the vote in Wednesday’s […]

Mysterious explosions in the border city of Belgorod, which is close to Ukraine, occurred overnight at the same time as the Russian military were shelling Kharkiv, Ukraine’s second city. The two cities are just 80 km apart. Image from Ukrinform. Russian troops regularly bombard Kharkiv from Russian territory, mainly from Belgorod. According to Ukrainian authorities, […]

Britain’s new king will be formally known as Charles III, his Clarence House residence confirmed Thursday, after suggestions that Queen Elizabeth II’s heir might have taken a different regnal name. Britain’s Prince Charles, Prince of Wales greets members of the public outside t he Pier during his visit to Southend, eastern England, March 1, 2022.(AFP Photo) […]

Ukraine’s military reports that it had liberated over 20 settlements in Kharkiv Oblast within days of launching a surprise counteroffensive in the country’s northeast. Ukrainian forces have advanced 50 kilometers deep into the Russian-occupied territories near Balakliia, Kharkiv Oblast, according to Deputy Chief of Ukraine’s General Staff Oleksiy Hromov. Ukrainian soldiers fire a Grad multiple […]

The Queen died peacefully with the now-King Charles and Princess Anne at her bedside, as some family members sadly missed their chance to say goodbye, reports say. Prince William, Prince Harry, Prince Andrew and Prince Edward and his wife Sophie all raced to Balmoral when she was given hours to live but weren’t able to make it in time, sources have […]

Western sanctions for Moscow’s military campaign in Ukraine have “failed” to undermine the “financial stability” of Russia, the country’s Prime Minister Mikhail Mishustin said Thursday. kremlin.ru Western capitals pummeled Moscow with a barrage of sanctions after President Vladimir Putin ordered troops into Ukraine, but the Kremlin maintains that Russia has weathered the economic penalties. “Unprecedented […]

[Klitina] Good afternoon. Today we have an interview with a Ukrainian soldier with the call sign Stone. He just arrived from Bakhmut in the Donetsk Region, the hottest point of the front at the moment, where the fighting is going on. [Stone] Good afternoon. [Klitina] You are a well-known person in Kyiv. You worked in the […]

Russian forces lost territory on all fronts during the 28th week of war, as a counteroffensive spread from the southern Kherson region to the eastern and northern fronts of the country, demonstrating Ukraine’s ongoing ability to seize the initiative. A Ukrainian soldier takes a selfie as an artillery system fires on the front line in […]