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Putin
Putin Proposes Broader Criteria For Using Nuclear Arms
Under the proposed rules, Russia would also consider any attack by a non-nuclear country supported by a nuclear power as a joint attack by both.
Sept. 26, 2024
War in Ukraine
Russia and Iran Plot to Arm Houthis with Advanced Anti-Ship Cruise Missiles – Reuters
The P-800 Onyx missiles could significantly enhance the Houthis' ability to target commercial vessels and threaten US and European warships in the Red Sea.
Sept. 25, 2024
World Briefing: September 25, 2024
The world in focus, as seen by a Canadian leading global affairs analyst, writer and speaker, in his review of international media.
Sept. 25, 2024
Europe
FACT CHECK: Trump Outburst – US Support to Ukraine ‘Close to $300 billion,’ Europeans: Deadbeats
Trump told prospective Georgia voters the US is getting taken for a ride but European support to Ukraine outmatches the US by practically all metrics.
Sept. 25, 2024
NATO
Erdogan Says Relations With Russia ‘Expanding’
The Turkish President said NATO shouldn’t rush Ukraine membership
Sept. 25, 2024
Russia
EU, Allies Look to Strengthen Russian Oil Price Cap, EU Commission Says
The effectiveness of earlier measures have reportedly waned since the end of last year
Sept. 25, 2024
Russia
Russian MPs Back Adoption Ban on Countries Allowing Gender Reassignment
The bill would ban citizens of countries that authorise “the change of sex by medical intervention” or allow individuals to change their gender on official identity documents.
Sept. 25, 2024
War in Ukraine
Poland’s Sikorski to Putin: You Are Putting Ukrainian Children in Camps Like Nazis Did in My Country
Warsaw’s top diplomat in a UN speech laced into Russia’s leadership. Invading Ukraine, kidnapping and brain-washing Ukrainian children are all war crimes and will be prosecuted, he said.
Sept. 25, 2024
War in Ukraine
Macron Warns Iranian President In-Person on Support for Russia
The French president reportedly warned the Iranian president in person against the latter’s support for Moscow at Tuesday’s UN General Assembly meeting.
Sept. 25, 2024
Armed Forces of Ukraine
‘Just Scum With Selfish Motives’ – Russian Ex-Prisoner on Moscow Army
A former Russian inmate who went to war claims that most soldiers join for money, turning the war into a profitable business. He encountered no patriots, only “drug addicts and alcoholics.”
Sept. 25, 2024
Zelensky
World ‘Cannot Let Up’ on Ukraine, Biden Says at UN Meeting
US President Joe Biden’s final speech at the UN assembly in office touched on the war in Ukraine and called for continued support for Kyiv.
Sept. 24, 2024
World Briefing: September 24, 2024
The world in focus, as seen by a Canadian leading global affairs analyst, writer and speaker, in his review of international media.
Sept. 24, 2024
Russia
Russian Teens Set Fire to Helicopter in Omsk With Molotov Cocktail
After a similar incident ten days earlier, two 16-year-old Russians threw a Molotov cocktail at an Mi-8 helicopter and fled the scene but were soon detained. They claim they were promised $20,000.
Sept. 24, 2024
War in Ukraine
PM Vows to Defend Japan Airspace After Russian 'Violation'
Earlier this month, Japan had to scramble fighter jets when Russian aircraft flew around the archipelago for the first time since 2019.
Sept. 24, 2024
Putin
Putin Needs New Red Lines After Nuclear Threats No Longer Taken Seriously
Russian officials and academics said more than two years into the war Moscow’s nuclear bluffs are no longer feared by the West and the Kremlin needs to explore new ways to alarm the West.
Sept. 24, 2024
Top News
Nobody Is Safe Amid Russia Rights Crackdown: UN Expert
Already a year ago, the independent expert said repression had hit “unprecedented” levels amid the war Moscow is waging in Ukraine.
Sept. 23, 2024
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