Kremlin names ‘life-and-death’ issue for Russia The Expansion of NATO into former members of the USSR is a matter of “life and death” for Russia, the Kremlin has warned 27.12.2021
Taliban shuts down ‘unnecessary’ election commission, peace ministry The Taliban has dissolved a number of “unnecessary” ministries and electoral bodies, including Afghanistan’s two election commissions. The group plans to replace them with a “grand council” structure, a spokesman said 26.12.2021
Yemeni rebels threaten Saudi Arabia with more attacks Yemeni Houthi rebels fired rockets into Saudi Arabia on Friday, killing two people. The rebels threatened more cross-border attacks if Riyadh continues to drop bombs on the civil war-torn country 25.12.2021
Technical isolation: the US closes the export of space technology to Russia The growing commercialization for outer space has caused a new round of technological confrontation between Washington and Moscow and Beijing 24.12.2021
Millions of people sent into Covid lockdown in China Authorities in China’s Xi'an have put the city on lockdown, closing all non-essential shops and barring all restaurants from opening, after reporting some 140 domestically transmitted Covid cases in the last 10 days 23.12.2021
Moscow reveals preparations for possible conflict Russia does not want an armed conflict with Ukraine, but will continue to take steps to defend itself, Moscow’s top diplomat has said, as Kiev claims Moscow could order an offensive against its neighbor 22.12.2021
Russian President Putin Says US is to Blame for Tensions in Europe According to the Russian president, the United States has been conducting an anti-Russian policy since the "euphoria" that followed "victory" in the Cold War 21.12.2021
Chile turns leftward with election of its youngest-ever president Former student protest leader Gabriel Boric has defeated conservative Jose Antonio Kast in Chile’s presidential election, becoming the nation’s youngest leader in modern times 20.12.2021
Former Ghani adviser reveals Afghan government’s ‘biggest mistake’ in run-up to US withdrawal The Afghan government’s biggest policy mistake leading up to the US withdrawal was its failure to grasp that the US was planning to leave no matter what, according to a former national security adviser to ex-president Ghani 19.12.2021
Belarus comments on possibility of hosting Russian nukes Belarus could decided to host Russian nuclear weapons on its territory amid growing tensions with the West and fears of a NATO buildup in neighboring states, specifically Poland 18.12.2021
White House responds to Russian security proposals The US “will not compromise” on NATO expansion, the White House reiterated on Friday, following proposals from Russia outlining how it believes Moscow and the West can deescalate ongoing tensions in the east of Europe 17.12.2021
RAF war plane in 'unprecedented' engagement over Syria The Royal Air Force has shot down what it says was a “terrorist drone” over southern Syria 16.12.2021
Russia Views US Statements About Potentially Sending Troops to Eastern Europe as Provocative During a secure video call last week, Vladimir Putin briefed his American counterpart Joe Biden on Kiev's failure to comply with the Minsk peace agreements, also pointing to NATO's military buildup near Russia's borders 15.12.2021
Mass protests against Covid-19 restrictions hit eastern Germany Thousands of people took to the streets of multiple cities in former East Germany to express their dismay at coronavirus restrictions and vaccine mandates introduced amid the Omicron variant spread 14.12.2021
Pfizer documents reveal variety of vaccine side effects Documents released by the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) reveal that drugmaker Pfizer recorded nearly 160,000 adverse reactions to its Covid-19 vaccine in the initial months of its rollout 13.12.2021
Keep Calm and Go On Spending: Biden Claims Americans Now Have More Money Despite Inflation, Pandemic The inflation in the US keeps setting new records, reaching levels not seen since around 1982, after it hit a 6.8% year-to-year level in November. However, President Joe Biden claims that the average American has become richer under his presidency compared with 2020 12.12.2021
Ex-CIA Counterterrorism Officer Describes What Awaits Assange in the US On Friday, a London court has ruled in favour of a US government appeal to extradite WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange. John Kiriakou, a former CIA Counterterrorism Officer and former Senior Investigator on the Senate Foreign Relations Committee spoke about the British court's decision and what awaits Assange in the US 11.12.2021
The Russian President and the Greek Prime Minister discussed the Cyprus problem and the "unfriendly attitude of NATO" at the talks Today the Russian President met with Greek Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis in Sochi 10.12.2021
Putin: NATO's Policy Towards Russia 'Confrontational' Moscow has repeatedly objected NATO's eastward expansion, and the issue was among the topics discussed by Russian President Putin and his US counterpart Biden during a virtual meeting on 7 December 09.12.2021
Germany’s new govt coalition deal finally signed Germany’s Social Democrats have struck a coalition deal with the Greens and the liberal Free Democrats for the first time in the nation’s history 08.12.2021
