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NATO begins major war games near Russia 

NATO has deployed 30,000 troops, 50 vessels, and 200 aircraft from 27 member-states in Norway to conduct the long-planned military exercise ‘Cold Response’, which started on Monday and will last until April. “The exercise will ensure that Norwegian and allied forces are capable in carrying out complex joint operations in …

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Major explosion in Lugansk city center (VIDEO)

A powerful explosion has rocked central Lugansk, in eastern Ukraine, late on Monday. The blast took place outside a building housing the office of the Joint Centre for Control and Coordination (JCCC) on the ceasefire and stabilization of the demarcation line in the Lugansk People’s Republic (LPR). Unverified footage circulating online shows a heavily damaged vehicle …

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Russia planning coups in major Ukrainian cities, UK claims

British spies believe that Russian-backed agents and saboteurs are hatching a plan to stage uprisings across Ukraine in the wake of an all-out invasion, according to the latest slew of allegations handed to the media by anonymous officials. The Guardian reported on Sunday that UK intelligence is claiming that Moscow …

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Flash drive shortages ahead after major chip disaster

Hard drive giant Western Digital said a contamination issue in two of its Japanese factories severely impacted production, resulting in a loss of 6.5 billion gigabytes of flash storage.  The company admitted the mishap in a Wednesday press release, revealing the contamination issue had effectively shut down two of its …

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Major Latin American nation joins China’s mega-project

Argentina and China have signed a memorandum of understanding on the Belt and Road Initiative, Beijing’s multibillion-dollar global infrastructure development project. The document was part of a package of cooperation agreements signed on Sunday in Beijing during a visit by Argentine President Alberto Fernandez to meet China’s President Xi Jinping. …

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Major carmaker to slash output

Major US carmaker Ford will suspend or cut production at eight of its factories in the US, Mexico and Canada for at least one week, a spokeswoman told Reuters on Friday. Factories in Michigan, Chicago and in Cuautitlan, Mexico will stop work, while the Ford factory in Kansas City will …

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Russia and China sign major energy deal

Russia’s Gazprom and the China National Petroleum Corporation (CNPC) signed a second long-term contract on Friday for the supply of 10 billion cubic meters (bcm) of natural gas from the Russian Far East. The agreement comes as Russian President Vladimir Putin is in China on an official visit. According to …

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‘Major non-NATO ally’ loses US military aid

The US has announced that it is canceling $130 million in military aid to Egypt over human rights concerns, with the move coming just days after the Biden administration approved a $2.5 billion arms sale to the North African country. Cairo has failed to meet all the human rights conditions …

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Ukraine approves major UK warship deal

The Ukrainian parliament has ratified an agreement with Great Britain to secure more than $2 billion in funds for the construction of missile boats and the modernization of its current fleet amid tensions with neighboring Russia. The Verkhovna Rada approved the contract on Thursday, with 275 parliamentarians voting for the …

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