ABOUT 10 of the Russian combat drones were shot down over the Ukrainian capital Kiev during the night, official reports said on Thursday morning. The falling debris damaged cars and started fires, but these were extinguished, the Ukrainian civil defence department said, adding that the air raid in Kiev lasted five and a half hours. … Read more
RUSSIA has greenlit a draft agreement to construct a major oil pipeline in the Republic of the Congo, marking a significant step in strengthening its influence in Africa. The pipeline will stretch from the port city of Pointe-Noire to Makoulou Pichot, a settlement northeast of Brazzaville, and will pass through the town of Loutete, west … Read more
IN a controversial move, a top German official on migration has suggested sending migrants to Rwanda if repatriating them to their home countries proves difficult. Joachim Stamp, Berlin’s special representative for migration agreements, made the proposal during an interview on Friday with German media outlet Table Briefings, referencing a similar policy previously pursued by the United … Read more
A search-and-rescue operation has been launched in Russia’s far-east following the disappearance of a helicopter with 22 people on board, most of them tourists. The Mi-8T helicopter took off from a base near the Vachkazhets volcano in the Kamchatka peninsula, the emergencies ministry said on Saturday. That area of the peninsula is a popular tourist … Read more
A Russian ferry loaded with fuel has been sunk by a Ukrainian attack, the Telegraph reports. According to the report, the vessel was carrying 30 fuel tanks in the Russian port of Kavkaz in southern Krasnodar when the fire broke out. Also damaged were jetty and port structures in the area, while any potential casualties … Read more
THE United States and Russia are intensifying efforts to expand their influence in Africa’s burgeoning nuclear energy market as more African nations look to nuclear power as a solution for sustainable energy generation. Currently, South Africa is the only African country operating a nuclear power plant, but several others—including Egypt, Ghana, Kenya, Morocco, Nigeria, Rwanda, … Read more
RUSSIAN authorities early on Friday reported a large-scale Ukrainian drone attack on the Lipetsk region in south-western Russia, some 200 kilometres from the border with Ukraine. “Lipetsk is exposed to a massive attack of drones,’’ Lipetsk Oblast Governor Igor Artamonov was quoted by Russian state agency TASS as saying. “The air defence is working against … Read more
THE Russian Defence Ministry on Monday said its air defences repelled dozens of Ukrainian drone attacks across a number of regions. The ministry said on messaging service, Telegram that a total of 80 drones were intercepted and destroyed in six regions. Several explosions were heard in the Black Sea port city of Tuapse. The ministry … Read more
RUSSIA and Burundi have agreed to cooperate in the field of peaceful nuclear energy, which includes the potential construction of a nuclear power plant in the African nation, according to an intergovernmental agreement published on the official portal for legal acts on Tuesday. The agreement was signed by Burundian Minister of Foreign Affairs and Development … Read more
IN a significant move on Wednesday, Russian President, Vladimir Putin and North Korean leader, Kim Jong Un signed a mutual defense treaty. A strategic treaty, including a military cooperation pledge, was signed during a summit in Pyongyang, which marked Putin’s first visit to North Korea in 24 years, with Kim expressing his “full support” for Russia’s operations … Read more