Russia’s military operation in Ukraine was a preemptive move against an aggressor, Vladimir Putin has said during his address at the Victory Day parade in Red Square in Moscow on Monday. During his speech, President Putin not only praised the achievement of the Soviet people during World War II, but …
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America’s top general has declared that Russia can’t be allowed to get away with its offensive in Ukraine “cost-free” because allowing such “aggression” would end the “global international security order” established after World War II. “If this is left to stand, if there is no answer to this aggression, if …
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The UK has announced the impending expansion of its anti-Russian sanctions. Monday evening’s move comes in response to Moscow’s alleged “aggression against Ukraine,” the Foreign Office said in a statement. “Until now, the UK has only been able to sanction those linked to the destabilisation of Ukraine. The new approach will …
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On Wednesday evening, US Secretary of State Antony Blinken phoned his Chinese counterpart, Wang Yi, and lectured him on what he described as “Russian aggression” on Ukraine. The move was an obvious diplomatic stunt from Washington to try and isolate Moscow by appealing to Beijing, seemingly fearful of the growing …
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The Canadian government has warned its citizens against non-essential travel to Ukraine in a new travel advisory citing “Russian aggression” in the area. The Canadian government changed the “risk level” for travel to Ukraine on Saturday, citing “ongoing Russian aggression and military buildup in and round the country” as the …
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Syrian air defences were activated after the country’s principal port city of Latakia came under a missile attack, which sparked a major fire resulting in significant damage to the port, Syria’s state media reported. The attack took place around 3:21 a.m local time [01:21 GMT] on Tuesday, with rockets being …
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The Israeli military reportedly pummeled several areas in southern Syria with missiles shortly after midnight on Thursday local time, Syria’s state SANA news agency reported, citing military officials. The Syrian air defenses were scrambled to repel the attack and intercepted the majority of the missiles launched from the direction of …
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Standing alongside Latvian Foreign Minister Edgars Rinkēvičs, Blinken slammed Russia as issuing “increasingly belligerent rhetoric” and alleged that the country was conducting “unusual troop movements” along Ukraine’s border. “Any escalatory actions by Russia would be of great concern to the United States, as they would to Latvia, and any renewed …
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The Google-owned video platform deleted RT DE and Der Fehlende Part (DFP) channels on Tuesday, saying they attempted to circumvent a ‘community guidelines’ strike for ‘medical misinformation’ in four videos. Describing the move as “an act of unprecedented information aggression” and “obvious manifestation of censorship and suppression of freedom of …
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A couple of days ago, Hamad International Airport in Qatar was proclaimed the best in the world, winning over Changi Airport in Singapore. But reports on the luxury amenities available at Hamad were totally overshadowed by what is going on at the Kabul airport: Thousands desperately trying to leave the …
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