Russia Spotted 43 Foreign Spy Jets Close to National Airspace Over Past Week
September 04, 2020 at 04:00 AM
The Russian Armed Forces detected 43 foreign jets that were engaged in reconnaissance activities close to Russia’s airspace last week, the military’s official newspaper Krasnaya Zvezda reported on Friday. Read More »
Erdogan warns of ‘high price’ if Turkish ships are attacked, after French planes buzz Ankara’s flotilla
August 14, 2020 at 06:54 AM
Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan has threatened reprisals if anyone attacks the ship surveying disputed waters in the Mediterranean for oil and gas, after two French jets flew nearby during an exercise with the Greek fleet. Read More »
Lithuania, Latvia & Poland’s ULTIMATUM to Belarus: Let us mediate election talks betw. Lukashenko & opposition, or face SANCTIONS
August 13, 2020 at 07:48 AM
Three neighbours of Belarus have issued an ultimatum to President Alexander Lukashenko, facing street protests over “falsified” election results: embrace a Lithuania-led “democratic” initiative or face sanctions. Read More »
Pentagon Chief Explains Why US is Putting More Troops on Russia’s Borders
August 12, 2020 at 05:36 AM
Last month, the Pentagon formally announced plans to draw down the US military continent in Germany by about 12,000 troops, with 6,400 personnel to be sent back home to the United States, and roughly 5,600 others redeployed eastward, in countries including Poland and the Baltic states. Read More »
Sounds of Powerful Blasts Heard in Protest-Hit Minsk, Cloud of Smoke Is Seen
August 12, 2020 at 05:15 AM
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. Read More »
France will reinforce controls at borders, advises citizens not to travel to Catalonia
July 28, 2020 at 03:29 AM
The French government will reinforce controls at borders in the hope of better containing the coronavirus pandemic, with people arriving from some countries being subject to compulsory testing, PM Jean Castex said on Friday. Read More »
'Unforgivable Error': Iran Vows to Punish All Those Responsible for Deadly Boeing 737 Crash
January 16, 2020 at 02:43 AM
Earlier this week, Maj. Gen. Hossein Salami, the commander of the Iranian Armed Forces' Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC), apologised for unintentionally downing the Ukrainian Boeing 737 last Wednesday. Read More »
Erdogan accuses US of favoring ‘terrorists’ in Syria, says Turkey will set up safe zone on its own
September 10, 2019 at 02:41 PM
Joint US/Turkish patrols in northern Syria got off to a rocky start, with Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan accusing his American allies of siding with “terrorists,” and threatening his own ‘safe zone’ if US talks stall. Read More »
Israeli heatwave reaches record-breaking 50 degrees Celsius in Sodom
July 21, 2019 at 02:45 PM
Israel’s extreme heatwave, responsible for sparking several wildfires throughout the country, has reached a record-breaking peak of 49.9 degrees Celsius in Sodom, near the Dead Sea. Read More »
Syrian air defenses intercept ‘projectiles’ coming from Israeli-controlled territory (VIDEOS)
May 20, 2019 at 10:26 AM
The Syrian air defense has shot down several projectiles launched from the Israeli-controlled occupied Golan Heights, the SANA news agency reported. Read More »
