World
Israel
Israel Asks Russia to Help Facilitate Gaza Hostage Deal
Israel has sent officials to Moscow to seek the Kremlin’s assistance in facilitating the Gaza hostage deal as ongoing efforts involving the West have shown little progress.
Sept. 2, 2024
Poland
Majority of Poles Endorse Shooting Down Russian Airborne Objects Over Poland
58.5 percent of Poles support shooting down Russian aerial objects that violate Polish airspace, with women more likely to support air defense action than men, 60.8 to 55 percent.
Sept. 2, 2024
World Briefing: September 2, 2024
The world in focus, as seen by a Canadian leading global affairs analyst, writer and speaker, in his review of international media.
Sept. 2, 2024
Germany
Germany's Far-Right AfD Wins First State Election: Exit Polls
The AfD is unlikely to come to power in either state because other parties have ruled out working with the far right to form a government.
Sept. 2, 2024
NATO
OPINION: Where Do Trump and Harris Stand on US-NATO Relations?
As Vice President Harris looks to strengthen US-NATO relations, former President Trump has called the Alliance obsolete.
Sept. 2, 2024
Russia
Russia Marks 20th Anniversary of Beslan School Massacre
Moscow goes through the motions of commemorating an attack in 2002 by Russian forces on Chechen fighters holding hostages in a school which left hundreds dead, half of them children.
Sept. 1, 2024
Drones
Russia Disrupts Global Hawk UAV Mission Over Baltic Sea
For the first time, Russian jamming of GPS over Eastern Europe now seems to have interfered with a high-altitude surveillance mission of an RQ-4B Global Hawk UAV in Estonian airspace.
Sept. 1, 2024
India
OPINION: ‘India Firmly for Peace’ – Modi in Ukraine
India is performing a delicate balancing act as it tries to be friends with both Ukraine and Russia. Modi’s visit to Kyiv came replete with gestures and kind words.
Sept. 1, 2024
NATO
Swiss Security Experts Propose Rethinking Neutrality, Suggest Closer Ties with NATO and EU
The proposal, put forward by the Ministry of Defense’s working group, comes in response to heightened security concerns following Russia’s invasion of Ukraine.
Sept. 1, 2024
Poland
Poland Marks 85 Years Since WWII Outbreak
The remembrance ceremony on Sunday was traditionally held in Westerplatte, on Poland's Baltic coast, where a Nazi German battleship had opened fire on a Polish fort 85 years ago to the day.
Sept. 1, 2024
Germany
German Far-Right Set For Wins in Key Elections After Attack
Opinion polls have the anti-immigration Alternative for Germany (AfD) ahead in Thuringia and a close second in Saxony, while also predicting a strong showing for the upstart far-left BSW.
Sept. 1, 2024
War in Ukraine
New Footage Allegedly Shows Belarusian Military Equipment Moving Toward Ukrainian Border
Russian Telegram channels have shared images of a train carrying armored vehicles and tanks, with the letter "B" painted in white on the turrets.
Sept. 1, 2024
War in Ukraine
Largest Ukrainian Drone Assault Sparks Fires at Two Power Plants and Oil Refinery in Moscow Region
Russia experienced its largest drone assault, with 158 Ukrainian drones targeting multiple regions. The scale of the strike suggests a significant escalation in Ukraine's drone capabilities.
Sept. 1, 2024
Russia
State-run Russian Polling Agencies Admit Domestic Discontent Growing
Russian state-owned polling agencies have registered rising Russian domestic discontent towards after the Ukrainian incursion into Kursk Oblast.
Sept. 1, 2024
Propaganda
OPINION: The Unintended Consequences of Surrogate Propaganda Hyperbolism
The Wagner Group is a perfect example of how the weaponization of propaganda can catastrophically backfire and why one should always caution from believing conjured hype.
Sept. 1, 2024
Russia
Russia's Kursk Residents Fled Kyiv Onslaught 'At Last Moment'
Ukrainian armed forces launched a surprise offensive into Russia's Kursk region on August 6, with Kyiv saying its goal is to create a "buffer zone" to protect civilians living near the border.
Sept. 1, 2024
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