Funds aim to provide support for children, others affected by armed conflict in Ukraine, Qatari foreign ministry says. Qatar has announced that it will provide $3m to the office of the Ukrainian Parliament Commissioner for Human Rights, as part of a push to support “welfare and safety” in the war-torn country. Qatar’s Ministry of Foreign … Read more
Russian and Iranian defense ministers hold meeting, Russian state media says Russian Defense Minister Sergei Shoigu met with his Iranian counterpart Mohammad Ashtiani to discuss relations between the two countries, Russian state media agency Ria Novosti said Friday. “We confirm our readiness for further development and expansion of mutually beneficial military and military-technical cooperation. We … Read more
A metal detectorist in eastern Poland recently uncovered a religious artifact that experts believe dates back hundreds of years. Experts said the cross icon is likely a relic of the Orthodox communities that continued to practice after a series of reforms split the Russian church in the middle of the 17th century, and an example … Read more
Ukrainian servicemen practice combat drills involving a BMP-1 in Donbas, Ukraine as Russia-Ukraine war continues on March 19, 2024. Anadolu | Anadolu | Getty Images With yet another tranche of U.S. aid on its way to Ukraine, Kyiv can breathe a sigh of relief that its forces will receive new weapons supplies and equipment to … Read more
Bombardier on Thursday became the latest planemaker to disclose an exemption from Canadian sanctions on Russian titanium, as Canada defended its decision to grant a partial reprieve from recent measures imposed over the war in Ukraine. On Tuesday, Reuters first reported that Airbus had won a waiver from a new Canadian ban on Russian titanium, … Read more
Home News Ukraine Uses Long-range Missiles Secretly Provided By US To Hit Russian-Held Areas, Officials Say Long sought by Ukrainian leaders, the new missiles give Ukraine nearly double the striking distance. FILE – In this image provided by the U.S. Army, soldiers, from the 3rd Battalion, 321st Field Artillery Regiment of the 18th Field Artillery … Read more
By Edith M. Lederer | Associated Press UNITED NATIONS — Russia on Wednesday vetoed a U.N. resolution sponsored by the United States and Japan calling on all nations to prevent a dangerous nuclear arms race in outer space, calling it “a dirty spectacle” that cherry picks weapons of mass destruction from all other weapons that … Read more
Russia on Wednesday vetoed a U.N. resolution sponsored by the United States and Japan calling on all nations to prevent a dangerous nuclear arms race in outer space, calling it “a dirty spectacle” that cherry picks weapons of mass destruction from all other weapons that should also be banned. The vote in the 15-member Security … Read more
U.K. Finance Minister Jeremy Hunt visits Kyiv British Finance Minister Jeremy Hunt met with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy in Kyiv, the Ukrainian leader said Thursday. “I welcomed the UK’s Chancellor of the Exchequer, @Jeremy_Hunt, and thanked him for the UK’s largest defense aid package, worth half a billion pounds,” Zelenskyy said on the X social … Read more
“This move is in step with North Korea’s efforts to attract Iran to what it calls an anti-imperialist alliance against the United States,” Political Science Professor Park Won-gon of Ewha Womans University told This Week in Asia. “Both of the two countries are under international sanctions, but they have things to exchange for mutual benefits. … Read more
