Following an exchange for Palestinian prisoners from Israeli jails, it was believed until recently that 132 of them were still being held in Gaza. However, it is now assumed that many of them are no longer alive. Meanwhile, the Israeli military said on Sunday it had opened a new humanitarian aid crossing into Gaza in … Read more
Russia said Monday it plans to hold drills simulating the use of battlefield nuclear weapons amid rising tensions following comments by senior Western officials about the possibility of deeper involvement in the war in Ukraine. The announcement came on the eve of Russian President Vladimir Putin’s inauguration to a fifth term in office and in … Read more
The Russian-controlled Zaporizhzhia nuclear power plant in southern Ukraine on June 15, 2023. Olga Maltseva | Afp | Getty Images The United Nations’ atomic energy watchdog sounded the alarm Sunday after drones struck a nuclear reactor at the Russian-held Zaporizhzhia nuclear plant in southern Ukraine. The International Atomic Energy Agency said the serious incident “endangered … Read more
Ukraine denies Russian forces have entered suburbs of Chasiv Yar Ukrainian forces acknowledged fighting with Russian military but denied their entry into the suburbs of Chasiv Yar in the Bakhmur, Donetsk region. “The situation there is very difficult, the fighting continues, but they (Russian troops) are not there,” Andriy Zadubinnyi, spokesman for Ukraine’s eastern command, … Read more
Russia’s Grushko: NATO-Moscow dialog at ‘critical zero,’ but no intention of open conflict Russian Deputy Foreign Minister Alexander Grushko and NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg are seen during NATO-Russia Council at the Alliance’s headquarters in Brussels, Belgium January 12, 2022. Olivier Hoslet | Reuters As NATO foreign ministers gather in Brussels to mark the defense … Read more
Ukraine thanks Finland for 188 million euro military aid package Ukraine’s defense minister thanked Finland for a 188 million euro ($202.5 million) military aid package the Nordic country announced for Kyiv, detailing the two countries’ latest cooperation in a post on X. “I am grateful to our Finnish partners and Minister @anttihakkanen for another military … Read more
In response, two individuals and one company linked to APT31 have been hit with asset freezes and travel bans. The US said the attacks are “directly endangering US national security”. A statement from the US Treasury Department’s Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) named the company as Wuhan Xiaoruizhi Science and Technology Company Limited. The … Read more
EAM S Jaishankar and US Secretary of State Blinken were found to have deliberated on various aspects of India-US strategic ties. External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar meets with US Secretary of State Antony Blinken on the sidelines of the Munich Security Conference 2024, on Friday. (ANI Photo) Munich: In his visit to Germany for the … Read more
Normalising ties between Israel and Saudi Arabia is a key element of ending the war with Hamas and a game-changer for the entire Middle East, Israeli President Isaac Herzog said on Thursday at the World Economic Forum’s annual meeting in the Swiss town of Davos. “It’s still delicate, it’s fragile, and it will take a … Read more
A new U.K. intelligence report points to a years-long “campaign of malicious cyber activity” against politicians, civil servants and journalists by Russian spies. Dan Kitwood | Getty Images LONDON — The U.K. on Thursday accused Russia of conducting a years-long “campaign of malicious cyber activity” against politicians, civil servants and journalists aimed at undermining British … Read more
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