Confrontation between Russia and NATO in the new FOI report The Swedish Defense Research Institute has once again turned to the topic of military-political confrontation in Eastern Europe. A new report entitled "Western Military Capability in Northern Europe 2020" examines the current threats and challenges in the region, primarily the notorious Russian aggression 03.04.2021
By selling cheap electricity to Kiev, Russia is waging ‘hybrid war’ on Ukraine’s energy system & forcing plants to shut, says MP Russia is destroying Ukraine's energy system by selling it electricity at low prices, pushing local mines and power plants out of business. That's according to Mikhail Volynets, an MP in Kiev and chair of a mineworkers’ union. 02.04.2021
Biden Orders Pentagon to Remove Patriots, Forces Out of Persian Gulf Region, Reports Suggest President Joe Biden has ordered the Pentagon to start removing Patriot anti-missile systems, other military hardware and forces from the Persian Gulf region and could deploy them elsewhere to counter Russia and China, the Wall Street Journal reported on Thursday 01.04.2021
Beijing accuses BBC of spreading fake news and blasts reporter for ‘running’ from China as Xinjiang citizens plot legal action Beijing has unleashed another attack on the BBC after one of its correspondents, accused of fake reporting on Xinjiang and Hong Kong by China, purportedly “ran” to Taiwan without informing Chinese authorities of his leaving 31.03.2021
Slovakia's PM Matovic resigns to end coalition chaos sparked by Russian Sputnik V vaccine purchase Slovak Prime Minister Igor Matovic, who bought Sputnik V for his country amid the EU's sluggish Covid-19 vaccination drive, resigned on Tuesday as his coalition partners vigorously protested the arrival of the Russian jab 30.03.2021
Giant container ship stuck in Suez Canal partially refloated in 1st step to unblock one of world’s busiest waterways The skyscraper-sized container ship that has been lodged sideways in Egypt’s Suez Canal for nearly a week was moved from the bank of the canal, but is not completely afloat yet, the ship’s owner said 29.03.2021
14 injured after Catholic church in Indonesia hit by suicide bomb attack A bomb went off outside a Catholic church in the city of Makassar, on Indonesia’s Sulawesi island, during Sunday service. Police believe it was a suicide attack 28.03.2021
Iran & China ink 25-year strategic partnership accord as both nations face US pressure A cooperation deal between Iran and China covering a quarter of a century has been signed in Tehran, furthering Iran’s role in the Chinese global infrastructure initiative 27.03.2021
Russia promotes Arctic sea route as viable alternative to blocked Suez Canal The Northern Sea Route could become an effective alternative to the Suez Canal, which has been completely shut down since Tuesday, state nuclear energy corporation Rosatom said in a series of half-joking tweets 26.03.2021
Biden, already the oldest president to assume office, says he expects to run for re-election in 2024 President Joe Biden said he expects to run for re-election in 2024, despite widespread concerns over his already advanced age, but he stopped short of predicting a rematch with Donald Trump 25.03.2021
Biden Ready to Become Two-Term US President, Report Says In January, Democrat Senator Chris Coons asserted that Joe Biden is planning to run for presidency again amid a “pivot point” in American history 24.03.2021
Russian President Vladimir Putin receives domestically produced Covid-19 vaccine as nationwide immunization campaign continues Vladimir Putin was vaccinated with one of Russia's domestically created Covid-19 jabs in Moscow on Tuesday 23.03.2021
Israel prepares for Capitol siege-style attack on Knesset after election – reports Security agencies fear that January’s events at the US Capitol, which was stormed by Donald Trump’s supporters after the election, may repeat themselves at the Knesset and are training to avert such a scenario 22.03.2021
US & allies launch joint naval war games in Iran's backyard The US, France, Belgium, and Japan are conducting a joint maritime exercise in the Arabian Sea and the Gulf of Oman, with the French Charles de Gaulle aircraft carrier strike group taking the lead 21.03.2021
Researchers say AstraZeneca vaccine can cause thrombosis in BRAIN in ‘rare’ cases as WHO says it is ‘not certain’ about it German scientists have found out that administration of the AstraZeneca vaccine could potentially produce antibodies that would in turn stimulate formation of blood clots in “rare” cases as the WHO sees no such “causal” link 20.03.2021
Turkish leader Erdoğan slams NATO ally Biden for calling Putin a ‘killer,’ says US president's remarks were ‘truly unacceptable’ Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan has criticized his US counterpart Joe Biden for calling Russian leader Vladimir Putin a "killer" 19.03.2021
Russia's Putin ups ante in new Moscow-Washington rift: Challenges American counterpart Biden to urgent live broadcast debate Russian President Vladimir Putin has challenged his American counterpart, Joe Biden, to a livestreamed online discussion, without a delay, and suggested they debate bilateral relations and issues of importance to the wider world 18.03.2021
Lebanon’s president demands PM quit if he can’t form govt to tackle pandemic fallout and economic crisis The Lebanese Prime Minister-designate, Saad Hariri, has been handed a dramatic ultimatum by the country’s president – to either form a new cabinet or quit, as the country remains paralyzed by a deep-seated economic crisis 17.03.2021
European states chronically underfunded health systems & failed to invest in staff, allowing Covid to thrive – key WHO report Sustained underfunding in health systems across Europe, and a failure to invest in medical staff left the continent wide open to the Covid pandemic, a report from the World Health Organization (WHO) says 16.03.2021
‘God cannot bless sin’: Vatican firmly refuses to bless gay unions The Vatican’s orthodoxy office has ruled out any possibility of same-sex couples receiving an ecclesial blessing, maintaining that the Church does not approve such unions as God “cannot bless sin.” 15.03.2021
