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“The Russian military police were reconnoitering a path of a humanitarian convoy in Syria’s Homs province on September 9 when there was a roadside bomb explosion,” the ministry said in a statement. At least one Russian soldier died in the incident, it added. DETAILS TO FOLLOW

Pilger joined RT’s Going Underground program to reflect on the lessons that should be learned from two decades of occupation in Afghanistan, which ended in an ignoble withdrawal last month. He warned against remembering the military misadventure as a sort of “good war” justified by the threat of terrorism. Just …

The Covid-19 crisis has given governments worldwide a golden opportunity to roll out a new system of control over their citizens under the guise of protecting their health. Although it’s now clear that Covid jabs don’t prevent contamination or transmission, they have provided our democracies with the perfect pretext to …

Earlier this week, Taliban spokesman Zabihullah Mujahid declared the war in Afghanistan officially over because the group had claimed victory in Panjshir province. Nonetheless, the situation in that region is currently unclear, and it remains the last stronghold of the resistance, which claims it still controls a strategic position in …

Soros is probably the world’s most-hated billionaire, for a litany of reasons. Not all of them are legitimate or appropriate, yet it is an entrenched negative sentiment shared between both left and right. A hero to none, Soros is either a contemptuous political bogeyman, linked to many radical movements around …

Former colour sergeant Trevor Coult was awarded the Military Cross, the British Army’s third-highest honour, for his bravery in Iraq and served several tours in Afghanistan. He wrote a book about his experiences during operations in Sangin, which were among the bloodiest battles for both UK and US forces in …

Biden signed the order on Thursday, hours before he was due to give a speech laying out a “six-pronged” strategy to curb the spread of the coronavirus, the Associated Press reported, citing an anonymous source. The order requires all federal workers and contractors doing business with the government to be …

In the last few years, the popularity of minerals and crystals has grown so much that it is simply impossible to ignore a total interest in natural stones. Now stones are used in the manufacture of bottles for water ionization, massagers and charms. Many celebrities talk about their love for …

According to Cruz, speaking at an event hosted by the pro-NATO lobby group the Atlantic Council, American sanctions would sink the project. US Deputy Assistant Secretary of State Christopher Robinson backed him up, insisting he was confident it would never be completed. That confidence must have been chipped away in …

The French minister said on Thursday that “the friendship between our two countries deserves better than postures which undermine cooperation between our services.” France will not accept any practice contrary to the law of the sea, nor any financial blackmail. The statement was in response to what Priti Patel called “constructive talks” …