PRESIDENT Biden has authorized the first use of U.S.-supplied long-range missiles by Ukraine for strikes inside Russia, U.S. officials said. The weapons are likely to be initially employed against Russian and North Korean troops in defense of Ukrainian forces in the Kursk region of western Russia, the officials said. Mr. Biden’s decision is a … Read more
RUSSIAN President Vladimir Putin has offered what he called “total support” for Africa, including in the struggle against terrorism and extremism. The speech was read out at a summit in the Black Sea resort of Sochi by Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov to his African counterparts. Several African governments have cut ties with traditional … Read more
RUSSIA has embarked on one of the largest exchanges of military remains since the ongoing war with Ukraine began in 2022 as it Ukraine has announced the repatriation of 563 soldiers’ bodies from Russian authorities, The bodies, mainly of troops who died in combat in the eastern Donetsk region, were returned through a coordinated effort … Read more
JUST days before the U.S. presidential election, intelligence agencies in Washington are warning of targeted disinformation from Russia. The agencies blamed Russia for a video that “falsely depicted individuals claiming to be from Haiti and voting illegally in multiple counties in Georgia.” Another fabricated video falsely accused “an individual associated with the Democratic presidential … Read more
UKRAINIAN President Volodymyr Zelensky expects Russia to deploy North Korean soldiers from Sunday or Monday. “This is a clear escalation,’’ Zelensky said on the short message service X on Friday. He cited intelligence information that the soldiers were to be deployed in the combat zone from Oct. 27 or 28. This clearly shows … Read more
RUSSIA is urging BRICS countriesto establish a new international payment system, immune to Western sanctions, at the upcoming summit in Kazan from October 22-24. President Vladimir Putin aims to strengthen BRICS—expanded to include Egypt, Ethiopia, Iran, and the UAE—as a global counterweight to Western dominance in trade and finance. Alternative payment system proposal Central … Read more
AROUND 200 women, aged between 18 and 22, from various African countries have been recruited to work in a Russian factory, assembling Iranian-designed attack drones destined for Ukraine. These women, many from countries such as Uganda, Rwanda, Kenya, South Sudan, Sierra Leone, and Nigeria, were lured with promises of a work-study programme but now describe a … Read more
At least six people have been killed, 11 others injured – seven of them seriously – by a Russian missile strike in the southern Ukrainian port city of Odessa, authorities said. “The enemy’s target was once again the port infrastructure,’’ the region’s military governor, Oleh Kiper, wrote on Telegram. The governor said that a civilian … Read more
RUSSIA has destroyed no fewer than 125 Ukrainian drones over its territory. The Ukrainian Defence Ministry revealed this on Sunday, with regional governors reporting some damage but no casualties from the attack. In a post on its Telegram, the ministry said 125 Ukrainian fixed-wing UAVs were destroyed and intercepted by air defence systems on duty. … Read more
At least 10 people, including two children, have died following an explosion at a service station in Russia’s Caucasus republic of Dagestan on Friday. The blast, which occurred near the capital, Makhachkala, also left 11 others injured, according to the Russian Ministry of Emergency Situations. The explosion tore through the station, destroying the building and … Read more