Russia claims west trying to ‘block’ Ukraine peace negotiations
Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov has accused Western states of trying to “block” peace talks to end the Ukraine conflict, after a flurry of diplomatic activity appeared to stall.
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Pentagon Announces Strategic Withdrawal from Ukrainian Democracy Defense to Launch Operation Stop Windy City
MAR-A-LAGO — The spa attendants reported Pentagon officials today announced a major reallocation of military resources, pulling back support for democracy defense operations to prepare for what officials are calling “their most critical military …
More than 30 jihadists killed in air strikes, Nigerian military says
Concern is mounting about “war-time levels of slaughter” in Nigeria, including a resurgence of jihadist activity.
More than 500,000 ordered to evacuate as typhoon heads for Vietnam
Typhoon Kajiki is brushing past Hainan in China before heading for Vietnam, forecasters say.
IRGC says unity of government, nation and armed forces key to strong Iran
The Islamic Revolution Guard Corps (IRGC) has stressed that synergy between the Iranian government, people, and the Armed Forces is a key to building a strong and advanced country.
Renowned Iranian actor, Mehrdad Falahatgar, passes away
Mehrdad Falahatgar, veteran actor of Iranian cinema and television, passed away at the age of 66 after a long struggle with cancer.
Chilling vid shows climber feared dead after getting trapped on 25,000ft peak saying she was ‘not afraid to die’
CHILLING video of a Russian climber who is feared dead after being trapped on a mountain shows her saying “I am not afraid of dying”.
Natalia Nagovitsyna, 47, is stil…
Zelenskyy marks Ukraine Independence Day alongside Canada’s PM in Kyiv
Ukrainian President Zelenskyy delivered a defiant address against Russia during Ukraine’s Independence Day.
Fires ravage an ageing rural Spain
The biggest fear for senior citizens taking refuge in Benavente, a town in a zone ravaged by vast wildfires in Spain, is that “everything they own could burn”, its mayor Beatriz Asensio told AFP.
Nigerian military airstrikes free 76 hostages, including children
At least 76 hostages, including children, have been freed after Nigeria’s military targeted militants with precision airstrikes in the country’s northwest, local authorities said.