Ukraine has reportedly removed three bridges over the Seym River in Russia’s Kursk region. Analysts say this could cut off Russian troops from accessing supplies and give Ukraine greater control over the area. Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky has pledged to create a “buffer zone” to protect Ukraine. Ukraine has destroyed strategic bridges in Russia’s Kursk […]
During her lightning visit to Colombia with her husband Prince Harry, Meghan Markle kept their children Prince Archie, 5, and Princess Lilibet, 3, in mind. As when she wore a gold chain with “Archie” and “Lilibet” engraved on them during a stop at the local drum school Escuela Tambores de Cabildo. Or when she visited
The Chinese Ministry of Commerce (MOFCOM) announced on August 15 that it will impose export controls on antimony and related products. The ministry spokesman said the antimony export controls will come into effect on September 15 to “protect national security and interests and to comply with international obligations such as non-proliferation.” Those who plan to
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Russia and Azerbaijan agreed to strengthen their cooperation during a meeting in Baku on Monday between Presidents Vladimir Putin and Ilham Aliyev. After the talks, Putin said the leaders discussed joint initiatives, including the construction of small tankers to transport oil from the Caspian and Black Seas to the Mediterranean. Cooperation in higher education must
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The German government has denied that Germany will cut aid to Ukraine due to budget constraints. “Germany remains fully committed and Chancellor (Olaf Scholz) says that we will continue to support Ukraine as long as necessary. No one, and certainly not the Russian President (Vladimir Putin), can hope that we will slow down in this
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On Monday, two pro-Iranian Hezbollah fighters were killed in an Israeli attack in southern Lebanon, escalating an already tense situation in the area. The Israeli military said it had attacked Hezbollah members in Houla in southern Lebanon, adding that military targets in other locations along the border with Israel were also attacked. Lebanon’s Health Ministry
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Belarus has no plans to prevent migrants from crisis areas from passing through the country on their way to European Union countries, Belarusian leader Alexander Lukashenko said in an interview with Russian television on Monday. “You put a noose around my neck in the form of sanctions and then demand that I protect the EU
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German federal prosecutors have arrested a suspected member of the banned Kurdistan Workers’ Party (PKK) at Frankfurt airport. The man has been held in Italy since mid-June on a European Arrest Warrant and was then transferred to Germany, the office in the city of Karlsruhe reported Monday. He is accused of being a member of
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A new report finds that the number of sexual assault cases within the military during and after the global war on terror is likely two to four times higher than the U.S. Department of Defense estimates. In 2021, there were more than 75,500 cases of sexual assault within the military, exceeding the Pentagon’s estimate of
Chechen leader Ramzan Kadyrov, who has been sanctioned by the US and EU over human rights abuses, has bragged on his Telegram channel about a luxury truck made by US carmaker Tesla. The leader of Russia’s semi-autonomous republic of Chechnya in the Northern Caucasus claimed he received the Cyberbeast from Tesla boss Elon Musk. “A
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