The Russian Federal Security Service (FSB) said on Monday that it had thwarted a supply chain of explosives and electric detonators from Germany and Italy to Russia intended for carrying out terrorist attacks.
Harris has been repeatedly slammed for squandering her “considerable potential” during the 2020 campaign, during which she stumbled as a candidate and unsuccessfully tried to project authenticity.
The timing of Joe Biden’s sudden withdrawal from the presidential race raises questions, argues former US Marine Corps intelligence officer and ex-weapons inspector Scott Ritter.
Russian strikes destroyed targets in the Kharkiv region; Russian strikes destroyed targets in the Odessa region; Russian strikes destroyed targets in Kramatorsk; On the night of July 22, 80 Ukrainian UAVs were intercepted in the Russian rear regions;
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Kamala Harris' great-great-great-great grandfather was 'notorious' Irish slave owner who bought Jamaican plantation and travelled to London to fight abolition, historian claims
The Democrat would-be President's mother, Shyamala Gopalan, was born in Madras, now Chennai, in India , while her father, Donald Harris (pictured together in 1965), is from Jamaica.
At this week's EU Foreign Affairs Council, countries of the European Union were divided on the matter of where to hold the next gathering of the bloc's foreign ministers, with almost half preferring Budapest instead of Brussels, which was picked by EU foreign policy chief Josep Borrell, Politico...
US Secret Service Director Kimberly Cheatle has stepped down from her position following widespread calls for her resignation over the attempted assassination of Republican nominee Donald Trump, NBC News reported on Tuesday, citing three sources.
A crew of the Iskander-M missile system struck a temporary deployment point for instructors and mercenaries from Western countries in the Kharkov region, killing about 50 instructors, the Russian Defense Ministry said on Tuesday.
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Elon: About 3 weeks ago, the media told you that Biden was “sharp as a tack”
Now they say Kamala is the best thing ever
Russian strikes destroyed targets in the Sumy region;Russian strikes hit the Voznesensk airfield in the Mykolaiv region; Russian strikes destroyed targets in the Kharkiv region; On the night of July 22, 21 Ukrainian UAVs were intercepted in Sevastopol and the Black Sea;
US President Joe Biden has made his first public appearance since pulling out of the presidential race last week and recovering from COVID-19, TV footage showed on Tuesday.
As thousands of Ukrainians perish on the battlefield for the sake of their leaders’ and NATO’s ambitions, the powers that be in Kiev have sent mixed signals about their future plans.
Ukraine is ready for negotiations with Russia, Ukrainian Foreign Minister Dmytro Kuleba said during talks with Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi on Wednesday.
Georgia's State Security Service said on Wednesday it was investigating a plot by former Georgian officials living in Ukraine to assassinate Bidzina Ivanishvili, the founder of the ruling Georgian Dream party.
New supplies of weapons by the West to Kiev, including the F-16s, cannot fundamentally change the situation on the ground, Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov previously said.
Russian fighter Su-27 was scrambled as an RC-135 reconnaissance aircraft and two Typhoon fighters of the Royal Air Force approaching the state border over the Black Sea, foreign aircraft made a turn, and no breach of the state border was allowed, the Russian Defense Ministry said on Wednesday.
Russian strikes were reported in the Kyiv region; Russian strikes were reported at the Mirgorod airfield in the Poltava region; Russian strikes were reported at in the Dolgintsevo airfield near Krivy Rih; Russian strikes destroyed targets in Izmail port in the Odessa region;
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‘Realistic Plan’ to Retake Crimea, Battlefield Assessments – Key Points from Syrsky’s Guardian Interview
Ukraine’s Commander Oleksandr Syrksy vowed to restore the country’s 1991 border. He discussed current battlefield developments and said he's optimistic, despite the situation being “difficult.”
Ukraine’s Commander Oleksandr Syrksy vowed to restore the country’s 1991 border. He discussed current battlefield developments and said he's optimistic, despite the situation being “difficult.”
Moscow does not know what is behind Ukrainian Foreign Minister Dmytro Kuleba's statements and hopes to receive clarifications in the near future, Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov said on Wednesday.
Russian strikes were reported in the Kyiv region; Russian strikes were reported at the Mirgorod airfield in the Poltava region; Russian strikes were reported at in the Dolgintsevo airfield near Krivy Rih; Russian strikes destroyed targets in Izmail port in the Odessa region;
Germany has decided to allow Ukraine to strike Russian territory bordering the Kharkov region with German-supplied weapons to impede Russian progress around the city, German Chancellor Olaf Scholz said during a news conference Wednesday.
The European Union has denied its support to Hungary and Slovakia after they sought to force Ukraine to restore Russian oil transit to the bloc, the Financial Times reported citing sources familiar with the matter.
The United States wants to create logistics centers in the Black Sea region to speed up arms supplies to Ukraine and deploy long-range weapons, Russian presidential aide Nikolai Patrushev said on Thursday.
Russian strikes destroyed targets in the Odessa region; Russian strikes destroyed targets in the Kharkiv region; Russian strikes were reported in the Kyiv region; Russian strikes were reported in the Khmelnitsky region;
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Has Putin struck the Olympics? 'Coordinated, massive arson attack' hits French railways, affecting 800,000 passengers, after Russian 'spy' who 'vowed to give the Games an opening like no other' was arrested
Kirill Gryaznov charged with working 'with a foreign power to incite hostilities'
Kirill Gryaznov, 40, was arrested on Wednesday and charged with working 'with a foreign power to try and incite hostilities in France' after being identified as working for the FSB.
President Joe Biden appeared before Americans Wednesday night to elaborate on the decision announced last week that he would not be seeking reelection for a second term. Commenting on political and historical backdrop to Biden’s remarks, observers John Varoli and Peter Kuznick said they clearly...
The United Kingdom is considering a collaboration with Germany to develop a long-range missile capable of hitting Russian nuclear weapons, The Times newspaper reported on Friday, citing diplomatic sources.
On July 26, RaHDit, a Russian hacker group (also known as “Evil Russian Hackers”), made the news once again with a massive leak, after having published the data of more than 1,200 Ukrainian drone operators earlier this month.
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NATO profiteering from Ukraine conflict – China
The US-led bloc is sowing chaos around the world, Beijing has said
The US-led NATO allies keep fueling the fire and profiteering from the war. NATO needs to reflect on itself, instead of deflecting blame onto China,” Zhang said. He went on to accuse the Western bloc of instigating conflicts around the world.
“From Ukraine to Afghanistan, from Iraq to Libya, it has brought war and disaster to these regions and their people,” Zhang stated, reiterating that Beijing “actively promotes peace talks” between Moscow and Kiev.
Stop Wapenhandel and The Transnational Institute co-produced an important dossier in November that details the enormous funds the West is spending on a new arms race, reports Pip Hinman.
Since Russia’s full-scale invasion of Ukraine in February 2022, western governments have pledged unprecedented financial support to militarism, citing the threat posed by the war as justification. Political leaders have repeatedly deemed this response to be reasonable, proportionate, and...