The promised Iranian retaliation for the Israeli attack on Tehran’s consulate in Damascus is likely in the next 24-48 hours, anonymous US officials told Bloomberg on Wednesday. Two generals of the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) Quds Force were killed in the Israeli airstrike on April 1, which for the …
Read More »Ukrainian attack may be imminent – DPR
Ukrainian forces may attempt an advance in the north of Donetsk People’s Republic (DPR) “in the very near future,” its head Denis Pushilin said on Thursday. In a video address posted on Telegram, Pushilin described the situation in the area as “extremely difficult.” “There are alarming signs, the enemy has …
Read More »Serbian leader warns of imminent global war
The world is approaching a major conflict unseen since 1945, Serbian President Aleksandar Vucic warned on Tuesday, after the first day of the UN General Assembly session in New York. Small countries can’t expect any good news going forward, Vucic added. “You see a crisis in every part of the …
Read More »Palestinian militants vow imminent revenge on Israel
Palestinian Islamic Jihad leader Ziyad Al-Nakhala said on Friday that his group would target the Israeli capital, Tel Aviv with missiles “in the coming hours.” Earlier, Israel killed a senior commander of the militant organization in an airstrike. “Metropolitan Tel Aviv will be one of the targets of the resistance …
Read More »Global food catastrophe imminent – The Economist
The global food system, already weakened by pandemic-related shocks and the energy crisis, is expected to be severely impacted by the conflict in Ukraine and Western sanctions against Moscow, The Economist reports. “Ukraine’s exports of grain and oilseeds have mostly stopped and Russia’s are threatened,” the report states. According to …
Read More »The imminent global food crisis is being blamed on Russia, but the truth is rather more complex
The ongoing Russia-Ukraine conflict is undoubtedly impacting global grain supplies, as well as the means of growing crops around the world. But is the looming global food crisis solely Russia’s fault – as spun by the Western media machine? Only a few months ago, Covid-19, government-imposed lockdowns and climate change were repeatedly …
Read More »War could be imminent, but Britain won’t commit to taking in refugees, Ukrainians told
The British government is not prepared to make a commitment on taking in refugees from Ukraine in the event of a Russian invasion, the nation’s top diplomat has said, while insisting that a devastating war is still in the cards. Speaking to Times Radio on Tuesday, Foreign Secretary Liz Truss …
Read More »Ukraine invasion no longer ‘imminent’ – White House
The US government is no longer using the word ‘imminent’ in its narrative around the alleged Russian ‘invasion’ of Ukraine, White House spokeswoman Jen Psaki told reporters, on Wednesday, explaining that it was sending an unintended message. “I used it once. I think others have used that once, and we …
Read More »UK Defence Secretary reveals hopes for imminent Moscow showdown
UK Defence Secretary Ben Wallace has revealed that he will soon travel to Moscow for talks with his Russian counterpart Sergey Shoigu, but noted that he is “not optimistic” of a positive outcome. Wallace’s words come as tensions remain high on the Russian border with Ukraine. Earlier this month, London …
Read More »Ukraine dismisses suggestions of imminent Russian invasion
Despite increased fears over a possible Russian invasion of Ukraine, there is no indication that Moscow is planning to launch an offensive in the near future, the defense minister in Kiev said on Monday. Speaking to Ukrainian TV channel ICTV, owned by billionaire businessman Victor Pinchuk, Aleksey Reznikov dismissed the …
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