World
Russian Armed Forces
VIDEO: Wounded Russian Soldiers Beaten with Baton and Taser, Forced to Return to Front Line
According to Z-channel reports, the soldiers targeted in the video were members of an assault unit recovering from injuries.
Jan. 23, 2025
War in Ukraine
Ukraine War Causes Cocaine Traffic Surge in Russia, Russian Media Reports
Drug traffickers have reportedly rerouted the traffic from Ukraine’s Odesa port to elsewhere in Russia because of Moscow’s invasion, a Russian media source reported.
Jan. 22, 2025
Putin
UK Minister Warns Putin as Royal Navy Tracks Russian ‘Spy Ship’
British Defence Secretary John Healey said the Russian ship is mapping the UK’s critical underwater infrastructure
Jan. 22, 2025
Kremlin
Russian Evacuation Ships Finally Allowed Into Syrian Port Tartus – But Kremlin Lease Is Canceled
Syria’s new leadership may have just nixed a 49-year sweetheart naval base deal between ousted authoritarian leader Bashar al-Assad and Russian President Vladimir Putin.
Jan. 22, 2025
Top News
Trump Tells Putin to Make Ukraine Deal ‘Now’ or Face Tariffs, Sanctions
In unusually critical remarks of Putin on Monday, Trump said the Russian president was “destroying Russia by not making a deal.”
Jan. 22, 2025
Ukraine
Moldova PM Says Russia Troops Must Leave Transnistria to Solve Crisis
Russia has around 1,500 troops stationed in the breakaway region, which sits between Ukraine and Moldova.
Jan. 22, 2025
US
World Briefing: January 22, 2025
The world in focus, as seen by Canadian leading global affairs analyst Michael Bociurkiw in a quick review of the biggest news in international media today.
Jan. 22, 2025
Poland
Polish PM Calls on EU Member States to Increase Defense Spending
Europe needs to take care of its own security rather than relying on the U.S. and spend more accordingly, Poland’s prime minister, Donald Tusk, told the European Parliament on Wednesday.
Jan. 22, 2025
Trump
Trump Tests Whether Bulldozer Can Also Be Peacemaker
Trump essentially had a “19th-century philosophy in line with populist president Andrew Jackson”, feeling a comfort with threatening the use of force to achieve national interests.
Jan. 22, 2025
Hungary
Orban Slams Ukraine’s ‘Hostile’ Statements, Threatens ‘Countermeasures’
The nationalist leader, one of US President Donald Trump’s and Moscow’s closest partners in the European Union, blasted Kyiv for its decision to halt Russian gas transit to Central Europe.
Jan. 22, 2025
US
Loopholes, Lax Enforcement Fuel Russian Sanction Busting, Prolong War
US companies are skirting sanctions meant to cripple Russia’s economy. Despite stringent laws, enforcement struggles persist, leaving gaps for evasion that enable Moscow to wage war in Ukraine.
Jan. 22, 2025
US
‘A National Embarrassment’ – Trump Pardons 1,500 Rioters Who Stormed US Capitol
While would-be insurrectionists rejoiced at the sentence commutations and outright pardons, police and politicians called the clemency a “betrayal” and an “outrageous insult to our judicial system.”
Jan. 22, 2025
Europe
‘Europe Must Stand Up’ – EU Lawmakers Clash Over Trump’s Return, Musk’s Political Meddling
Divisions erupt in the EU Parliament as leaders debate how to handle Trump’s presidency and Musk’s influence on European politics, with some demanding action and others embracing the chaos.
Jan. 22, 2025
War in Ukraine
Putin Hints Precondition for Peace Talks: Neutered Ukraine
The Russian president said the “root causes” of the Ukraine war need to be addressed for peace talks to begin, hinting that the Kremlin’s maximalist goal for Ukraine’s capitulation is unchanged.
Jan. 21, 2025
War in Ukraine
Moldova Residents Caught in the Middle of Gas Fight
At the beginning of the year, Gazprom stopped deliveries to Transnistria due to a financial dispute with Chisinau.
Jan. 21, 2025
War in Ukraine
Trump’s Russia Plan – Will It Work? NATO, Putin & US Strategy Explained
President Donald Trump has reaffirmed his commitment to ending Russia’s war against Ukraine, without laying out a plan. But now, he is looking to Putin to make a move.
Jan. 21, 2025
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