Ukraine drives Russia back at sea and in the air, but concedes land | Russia-Ukraine war News
Ukraine claimed an ammunition-laden Russian ship and five Sukhoi fighters and bombers this week but made a tactical retreat in the east to preserve its…
The guardrails that once prevented wars are failing
Wars are no longer black-swan events. They are a regular occurrence, representing the most significant transformation in global affairs since 9/11. The Israel-Hamas war is…
Russian court hands Navalny ally long prison sentence | Vladimir Putin News
Since the invasion of Ukraine, nearly all of the Kremlin’s critics have been jailed or gone into exile. A Russian court has handed a nine-and-a-half-year…
Ukraine urges increased support as Russia unleashes huge air assault | Russia-Ukraine war News
Cities and infrastructure across the country are hit with Russian drones and missiles, killing nine, injuring dozens. Russia has unleashed a huge air assault against…
‘Almost naked’ celebrity party triggers backlash in wartime Russia | Politics News
Rapper jailed and other partygoers under investigation amid conservative outrage over party at Moscow’s Mutabor nightclub. A rapper who partied at a Moscow nightclub wearing…
Russia-Ukraine war: List of key events, day 674 | Russia-Ukraine war News
As the war enters its 674th day, these are the main developments. Here is the situation on Friday, December 29, 2023. Fighting Ukraine’s general prosecutor…
Sleeping on Russia’s naval resurgence in the Pacific
China’s expanding naval presence in the Pacific Ocean and the South and East China Seas has become a major focus for Australia, the US and…
U.S. military may not be ready for Arctic competition
The U.S. Department of State announced plans to move forward with extended continental shelf claims in the Arctic (map). The US Department of State released…
Supporters cry ‘Shame!’ as two Russian poets are given years-long prison terms for reciting poems against Ukraine war
A Moscow court has sentenced two men to long prison terms for reading poems against the war on Ukraine.Key points:Two Russian poets have been given…
Ukraine welcomes latest US aid package as war nears two year mark | Russia-Ukraine war News
The package, valued at $250m, will include air defence system components and artillery rounds. Ukraine has welcomed the latest arms package from the United States…
Russia-Ukraine war: List of key events, day 673 | Russia-Ukraine war News
As the war enters its 673rd day, these are the main developments. Here is the situation on Thursday, December 28, 2023. Fighting Two people were…
Would-be Putin challenger Yekaterina Duntsova loses appeal to run in Russia’s 2024 presidential election
Former TV journalist Yekaterina Duntsova has lost her appeal to run against President Vladimir Putin in Russia's presidential election next March, after officials barred her. Key…
Russia accuses US of threatening global energy security | Boycott, Divestment, Sanctions News
Russia has claimed that US sanctions levied against the Arctic LNG 2 project undermine global energy security. The Russian foreign ministry’s spokeswoman hit out on…
‘Switch to defence’: Ukraine faces difficult 2024 amid aid, arms setbacks | Russia-Ukraine war
Kyiv, Ukraine – Whenever Svitlana Matvienko hears the wailing of air raid sirens, she goes down to the nearby subterranean shopping mall. There, a barista she’s on…
Defending the status quo of Taiwan
The world is anxiously observing the Russia-Ukraine and Israel-Hamas wars. The international community is concerned about Ukraine; yet no nation is boldly opposing President Vladimir…
The Importance of Alliance as a Means of Deterrence: Sweden and Finland Decision to Join NATO
Throughout human history, the world has witnessed numerous conflicts, ranging from early humans fighting for survival to contemporary conflicts driven by ideologies and geopolitics. Humans…
Russia uses POWs as a political weapon against Kyiv – POLITICO
KYIV — The last time Valentyna Tkachenko, a 35-year-old mother of two from Chernihiv in northern Ukraine, saw her husband Serhii was just before Russia…
Ukraine says at least one killed in Russian attack on Kherson rail station | Russia-Ukraine war News
Ukrainian authorities say Russian shelling of a train station kills a police officer and injures four others. Ukrainian officials say at least one person has…
Jailed Russian opposition politician Alexei Navalny confirms arrival at Artic prison
Jailed Russian opposition politician Alexei Navalny has confirmed his arrival at an Arctic prison and said he was in good spirits.Key points:Lawyers of Alexei Navalny were concerned…
Deadly Christmas in Syria’s Idlib after Russian attack kills five in family | Politics News
Idlib, Syria ــ A couple and three of their children were killed in Russian air raids targeting a house in a farm near the town…