World
Energy
Russia Says Ukraine Targeted Gas Pipeline to Turkey
Kyiv has not commented on the allegation
Jan. 13, 2025
War in Ukraine
FACT-CHECK: How Much of What Trump Said Last Week About War in Ukraine is True?
Trump talked about Biden, seeing Putin’s point of view, flat fields and bullets; and again pushed the narrative that the US is paying everything for the defense of Ukraine, and Europe not a red cent.
Jan. 13, 2025
War in Ukraine
Incoming White House Team: Trump’s Excellent Negotiating Skills Will Bring Ukraine Peace
But it won’t be in the 24 hours Trump promised while campaigning. Now the future White House foreign policy team is talking three to six months – at least.
Jan. 13, 2025
US
US Companies Lead Foreign Tax Contributions to Russia, Paying Over $1 Billion
Philip Morris International led the list, paying $220 million, followed by PepsiCo ($135 million), Mars ($99 million), and others such as Procter & Gamble, Mondelez, Citigroup, and Cargill.
Jan. 13, 2025
Germany
German Police Probe Drone Sightings Over Military Sites
On Sunday police spotted up to 10 unmanned aerial vehicles flying in a secured military zone in Manching
Jan. 13, 2025
Poland
Polish General Sacked After Missing Anti-Tank Mines Found in IKEA Railway Wagon
The army general was reportedly sacked and four soldiers charged after they failed to unload nearly 250 landmines being sent to an ammunition depot near the village of Mosty in July.
Jan. 13, 2025
World Briefing: January 13, 2025
The world in focus, as seen by a Canadian leading global affairs analyst, writer and speaker, in his review of international media.
Jan. 13, 2025
Zelensky
‘There Should Be No Doubt Left in the World’ – Ukraine at War Update for Jan. 13
Ukraine proposes a prisoner exchange with Pyongyang after capturing North Korean soldiers; Zelensky offers aid to wildfire-hit Los Angeles; Russia intensifies its offensive in the east.
Jan. 13, 2025
Armed Forces of Ukraine
Derided 60-Year-Old US APC Comes up Trumps in Ukraine
Since being sent to Ukraine as part of the US April 2022 $800 million aid package, the venerable M113 APC has become the invaluable workhorse for Kyiv’s armed forces.
Jan. 12, 2025
Ukraine
Syria Received 500 Tons of Flour Under the UN Program – First Time Since Assad Regime Fell
The shipment is a part of the “Grain from Ukraine” initiative under the UN’s World Food Programme that aims to beat hunger around the world.
Jan. 12, 2025
Russia
Fourth Russian Airline Plane Breaks Down Mid-Flight in 2025
A UTair flight from Moscow to Dubai had to make an emergency landing back at Moscow’s Vnukovo Airport on Saturday, Jan. 11.
Jan. 12, 2025
Putin
Putin Decorates Russian Soldier in Hand-to-Hand Combat Video
Putin awarded Corporal Andrei Grigoryev the Hero of Russia medal after a widely posted video showed him violently killing a Ukrainian opponent in hand-to-hand combat.
Jan. 12, 2025
Trump
Why Trump’s Greenland Gambit Hurts the West’s Case on Ukraine
Greenland, a largely autonomous Danish territory, as well as the Panama Canal, were both needed “for economic security,” Trump said, refusing to rule out using military muscle to take them by force.
Jan. 12, 2025
War in Ukraine
Switzerland Open to Hosting Trump-Putin Talks on Ukraine War
Switzerland isn’t the only option. Slovakian Prime Minister Robert Fico has also offered to host a Trump-Putin meeting.
Jan. 12, 2025
Belarus
Democracy for Belarus is a Moral Obligation on a Global Scale, Says Opposition Leader
With Belarus facing another rigged election, Tsikhanouskaya urged the global community to remain steadfast in their policy of “delegitimization” and to strengthen sanctions against the regime.
Jan. 12, 2025
War in Ukraine
ISW Russian Offensive Campaign Assessment, January 11, 2025
War in Ukraine - Latest update, key takeaways and map from the Institute for the Study of War on January 11, 2025
Jan. 12, 2025
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