Azerbaijan & Armenia carry on fighting into second day over contested Nagorno-Karabakh region, heavy weaponry deployed overnight Intense hostilities between Armenian and Azeri forces continued on Sunday night along the border of the disputed Nagorno-Karabakh region. 28.09.2020 10:36:59
What We Know So Far About AN-26 Military Plane Crash in Ukraine's Kharkov Region An AN-26 military plane crashed in Ukraine's Kharkov region on late Friday. 26.09.2020 08:46:27
European Commission ‘still does not understand’ solution to illegal migration, Czech PM Babis says after new policy announcement Czech Prime Minister Andrej Babis has rejected the new EU migration policy proposal, calling parts of it “nonsense. 24.09.2020 08:42:17
USA icebreaking suffering The reader may remember that about two years have passed since the Americans, through the mouth of Secretary (Minister) of the Navy R. 17.09.2020 05:44:14
Netanyahu puts Israel into 3-week lockdown, citing rapid spread of Covid-19 Israel will impose a three-week nationwide lockdown starting Friday, due to the dire situation with regard to the coronavirus outbreak in the country, Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said in a televised address. 14.09.2020 06:06:37
Hundreds arrested in Minsk as protesters aim for elite district where Lukashenko’s top officials live Protesters in Minsk attempted to make their way to the elite district where top Belarusian government officials reside, but were met by a large police force on the way. 13.09.2020 06:04:19
Iran executes champion wrestler over killing of security agent amid violent 2018 anti-govt uprising Iranian athlete Navid Afkari, whose trial gained global attention and the intercession of Donald Trump, was executed over alleged complicity in murdering a member of security forces during anti-government rallies two years ago. 12.09.2020 17:53:51
‘Racial discrimination’: Beijing blasts Washington for revoking visas of 1,000 Chinese students Chinese students whose visas were revoked by the US were persecuted for political reasons, the Chinese Foreign Ministry has said, adding that Beijing reserves the right to respond to the move. 10.09.2020 06:35:08
Fire ravages overcrowded, coronavirus-stricken migrant camp in Lesbos, Greece after protests over quarantine, living conditions A fire ripped through the Moria migrant camp on the Greek island of Lesbos, devouring tents housing around 13,000 people. 09.09.2020 07:20:33
Dozens of militants enter DRC’s regional capital Bunia, overrun local prison – media Fighters from the CODECO militia grouping have made their way into Bunia, a major city in Democratic Republic of Congo's northeast, authorities report, saying the invaders are demanding the release of comrades from a local prison. 04.09.2020 09:23:22
Merkel says Covid-19 pandemic will worsen, vows to shield children & economy from health crisis German Chancellor Angela Merkel has warned that the coronavirus pandemic will likely accelerate in severity in the coming months, and promised that her government would focus on social welfare and safeguarding the economy. 01.09.2020 11:43:47
Shinzo Abe, Japan’s longest-serving prime minister, announces resignation Prime Minister Shinzo Abe, who led Japan for eight consecutive years, has said he is stepping down hours after he informed his ruling coalition that he was suffering from health issues. 28.08.2020 09:06:44
Lebanon at risk of ‘disappearing’ if new govt isn’t formed, French FM Le Drian warns Lebanon must immediately create a new government and implement reforms, or the country could face disintegration, French Foreign Minister Jean-Yves Le Drian has said. 27.08.2020 09:05:21
US Judge Rejects Trump Camp's Latest Request for Stay on Tax Records Ruling A new request for an immediate administrative stay filed by US President Donald Trump's legal team was denied Friday by the US Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit. 22.08.2020 05:19:57
Iran will change its approach to UAE over deal with ‘child-murdering Israeli regime’ – top commander The freshly inked peace deal with Israel will change Tehran’s attitude towards the United Arab Emirates, a top Iranian commander has warned, saying that Abu Dhabi will now be the prime suspect for any troubles in the Persian Gulf. 16.08.2020 05:35:09
Belarusian opposition leader Tikhanovskaya ‘safe’ in Lithuania, says Baltic country’s FM The main opposition candidate who ran against Belarusian President Alexander Lukashenko in a contentious election is currently in Lithuania, the country’s foreign minister has announced. 11.08.2020 08:05:08
Sounds of Powerful Blasts Heard in Protest-Hit Minsk, Cloud of Smoke Is Seen Protests erupted in Belarus' capital following the release of exit poll data showing the country's incumbent leader Lukashenko winning the presidential election on Sunday. 09.08.2020 06:04:03
Kiev is trying to buy the elite of Donbass What a twist! The first president of Ukraine Leonid Kravchuk, who recently joined the Ukrainian negotiating group, hastened to please the LPNR with a new, hitherto unheard proposal: to turn Donbass into a free economic zone. 07.08.2020 06:47:51
And if not for Karabakh: on the borders between the republics of Transcaucasia Who laid these borders between the republics of the Caucasus The current aggravation of the conflict between Armenia and Azerbaijan is due not only and not so much to the factor of Nagorno-Karabakh. 06.08.2020 07:52:36
Beirut explosion likely a catastrophic ‘accident similar to 2001 Toulouse fertilizer factory blast,’ detonations expert tells RT The massive blast that shook Beirut was likely caused by a fatal mishandling of hazardous materials, mirroring an explosion that leveled a fertilizer plant in France some two decades ago, a chemist and detonations expert told RT. 05.08.2020 06:32:09
North Korea ‘probably’ developed miniaturized nukes to fit ballistic missiles, ‘confidential’ UN report says Pyongyang has highly likely developed nuclear warheads capable of fitting ballistic missiles in its arsenal, and is making other progress in its weapons program, according to a report submitted to the UN Security Council. 04.08.2020 05:52:22
Vandals steal & BEHEAD statue of Soviet Marshal Rokossovsky in Poland A monument to Soviet Marshal Konstantin Rokossovsky has been decapitated by vandals after it was stolen from a cemetery in the Polish city of Legnica. 01.08.2020 18:23:43
Germany set to compensate troops discriminated against for being gay – reports German servicemembers who faced persecution as a result of their homosexuality up until 2000 could be entitled to a compensation payout under a scheme reportedly being prepared by the Defense Ministry. 27.07.2020 07:15:34
Hagia Sophia discord: Greek protesters burn Turkish flag, Ankara & Athens trade insults after site’s 1st Muslim prayer in decades Turkey and Greece have locked horns once more, this time over Ankara’s decision to turn the famed Hagia Sophia landmark back into a mosque. 25.07.2020 16:10:33
Chinese tanks against Indian: the advantages of PLA tanks in the mountains The recent clashes in the Galvan Valley between India and China have forced both Asian powers to put their armies on high alert. 23.07.2020 07:20:36