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Sudan’s paramilitary Rapid Support Forces (RSF) commander, Mohamed Hamdan Dagalo, has declared that the country’s two-year civil war is far from over, despite the state army regaining control of major infrastructure in the capital. Dagalo’s remarks on Sunday come days after his rival, Sudanese Armed Forces (SAF) chief and de …

The US Senate has confirmed army veteran and Fox News contributor Pete Hegseth as the next secretary of defense on Friday. Vice President J.D. Vance arrived in the chamber and cast the tie-breaking vote, sealing Hegseth’s appointment. Republican Senators Lisa Murkowski, Susan Collins, and Mitch McConnell broke ranks and joined …

Energy prices have skyrocketed across the EU due to the disruption of cheap supplies from Russia, European Commission chief Ursula von der Leyen has said.  Speaking at the World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland on Tuesday, von der Leyen said that, before 2022, the EU was receiving 45% of its …

Russian Defense Minister Sergey Shoigu has met with top military officials to discuss the battlefield situation in the Ukraine conflict, placing special emphasis on weapons production. The Defense Ministry said on Wednesday that Shoigu heard military reports at the headquarters of the United Group of Forces in an undisclosed location. …

Lithium-ion batteries used in electronic bikes and scooters caused more fires in the last two months than in all of 2019, the New York City Fire Department’s (FDNY) chief fire marshall has told the New York Post.  The FDNY recorded 30 fires involving lithium batteries in 2019, a number that …

Ukrainian troops have been ordered to leave the city of Avdeevka, Kiev’s newly-appointed commander-in-chief has said, claiming the decision was intended to preserve the “lives and health” of soldiers following months of desperate attempts to hold onto the frontline town near Russia’s Donetsk. General Aleksandr Syrsky announced the pull-out in a …

The US-led strikes against targets in Yemen are illegitimate and have no justification under the UN Charter, Russian Security Council Secretary Nikolay Patrushev said on Friday at a meeting of security officials from regional powers. The US and UK, with support from allies, have launched dozens of attacks since January …

The US House of Representatives has voted to impeach Secretary of Homeland Security Alejandro Mayorkas, accusing him of failing to deal with the influx of migrants illegally crossing the border with Mexico. The motion to bring impeachment charges against Mayorkas passed in a 214-213 vote on Tuesday, with only three …

Russian Defense Minister Sergey Shoigu has inspected drone production facilities in the central part of the country, where he was shown new types of unmanned aircraft and new materials that make them more resilient to attacks and other types of impact. In a statement on Saturday, the Russian Defense Ministry …

Ukrainian President Vladimir Zelensky named General Aleksandr Sirsky as the new head of the armed forces on Thursday, after sacking General Valery Zaluzhny from the post. The move comes almost a week after Zelensky hinted in an interview with an Italian outlet that he would seek a “reset” of both …