In 2014, Moscow annexed the peninsula, which Kyiv has pledged to retake. The Crimean Peninsula, which Moscow annexed from Ukraine in 2014, was the target of a significant drone attack, according to the Russian defense ministry. Since Moscow began its …
42 drones from Ukraine, according to Russia, were destroyed over Crimea. See More »
Chinese President Xi Jinping and Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi held “candid and in-depth” talks to ease tensions along their disputed frontier, Beijing said on Friday, after a rare face-to-face encounter between the two leaders. Since a violent border confrontation in the …
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The bloc will also welcome Argentina, Egypt, and Ethiopia in 2024, according to South African President Cyril Ramaphosa. In January, six nations, including the United Arab Emirates, Saudi Arabia, and Iran, will join the BRICS group of developing nations. At …
UAE, Saudi Arabia, and Iran are three of the six new BRICS member countries. See More »
Sergei Surovikin, also known as “General Armageddon,” was dismissed from his position as chief of the air force in Russia after disappearing from view amid a Wagner mercenary uprising against the senior military leadership, according to two Russian news agencies …
10 persons, including Wagner’s CEO Yevgeny Prigozhin, were reportedly on board the aircraft when it crashed north of Moscow, according to Russian authorities. Russian mercenary leader Yevgeny Prigozhin passed away, according to a Telegram channel connected to his Wagner organization. …
Wagner group confirmed that Russian pilot Prigozhin died in the jet crash. See More »
China, according to Xi, opposes “bloc confrontation” and seeks a more just and equitable international system. Asserting that “hegemonism is not in China’s DNA,” Chinese President Xi Jinping has asked for the BRICS grouping of developing economies to be expanded …
Hegemony is not in China’s DNA, says Xi, calling for the BRICS to grow. See More »
“It is neither legal nor humane to prevent Turkish Cypriots living in Pile village from reaching their homeland,” Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan says. UN peacekeeping force’s intervention in Northern Cyprus road construction was “unacceptable,” Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan …
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Former prime minister who was removed in 2006 coup ‘enters legal process’ as supporters celebrate his return. Former Thai Prime Minister Thaksin Shinawatra was swiftly arrested, taken to court and jailed after he landed back home in Thailand after 15 …
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The World Health Organisation and the US Centres for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) are tracking a new, highly mutated lineage of the virus that causes Covid-19. Six cases in four countries have been detected since late July. Scientists are …
Eris, BA.2.86: Do you need to worry about Covid-19 again? See More »
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