Source link Prime Minister Donald Tusk previously suggested Europe was in a “pre-war” era due to an alleged threat from Moscow Poland is unlikely to be attacked by Russia in the near future, President Andrzej Duda has said in an interview with a national newspaper published on Monday. His comments come after several Polish officials […]
Source link The Russian military is ready for the possible deployment of the US-led bloc’s troops to Ukraine, a top diplomat has said The current state of relations between Russia and NATO can be described as “something more than a Cold War,” the head of Moscow’s delegation at the Vienna talks on military security and […]
Source link Expelling hundreds of suspected agents from the country’s embassies has made counterintelligence harder, a source told the paper Russia has stepped up its intelligence work in the West and is innovating its spycraft, the Financial Times reported on Wednesday, citing interviews with analysts and intelligence officials. Last week’s leak of a recording in […]
Source link Locals continue to reel from the devastation brought by the November quake, which claimed 154 lives and left 200,000 homeless On November 3, 2023, Karne Kami, a 70-year-old resident of Barekot in Western Nepal’s Jagarkot district, was asleep when a 6.4 magnitude earthquake struck. While he and his family were able to flee their collapsing […]
Source link A UK general said earlier this week that “citizen armies” should be prepared to take up arms against Moscow Romanian Prime Minister Marcel Ciolacu has rejected a claim by the chief of the British Army, Gen. Patrick Sanders, who said this week that citizens should be prepared to take up arms against Russia […]
Source link Kiev is not prepared to resolve the conflict with Moscow, Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov has said A promise by US presidential candidate Donald Trump to put a swift end to the conflict between Moscow and Kiev is hardly realistic, Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov said on Wednesday. Ukraine does not appear to […]
Source link The NATO bloc is set to carry out its largest round of war games in decades, with some 90,000 troops from all 31 member states – as well as Sweden – planned to participate. The drills will go on for several months, and see training operations held across Europe. Dubbed “Steadfast Defender 2024,” […]
Source link More than 100 flights have been affected due to adverse weather conditions in the north of the country Around 100 flights were delayed and 25 canceled on Tuesday afternoon as the Indian capital, New Delhi, grappled with dense fog, low visibility, and record-low temperatures, Indian media has reported. Chaotic scenes have been emerging […]
Source link Renovations to the London landmark have been repeatedly postponed, despite complaints from staffers and watchdogs Politicians and aides alike “dread” coming to work at Westminster Palace, Politico reported on Tuesday, describing how the crumbling Victorian building is driving them to work elsewhere in order to avoid the cold, the mold, and the rodents. […]
Source link Unusually cold temperatures have triggered frost emergencies in half a dozen regions of Russia, including Moscow and St. Petersburg. Record-breaking winter weather has also disrupted air and rail travel, while causing hardship in several rural areas. On Thursday, thermometers in Moscow showed -26 degrees Celsius, with the forecast expecting a low of -31 […]
Source link With hopes of a Ukrainian victory fading, Antti Hakkanenn foresees a long face-off against Moscow The West does not have enough ammunition to prop up Kiev’s forces indefinitely, and without a serious boost in production, the conflict in Ukraine will likely simmer down to “some kind of a new Cold War,” Finnish Defense […]
Source link Kiev needs to introduce significant reforms before it can qualify for membership, Paris has said Ukraine will have to meet the EU’s economic and political standards before being allowed to join the bloc, French Europe Minister Laurence Boone told lawmakers in Paris on Wednesday. The minister was briefing French MPs on the decision […]
Source link Emergency supplies of natural gas in European underground storage facilities are shrinking as cold weather has prompted the bloc to use more fuel amid increased energy consumption, Vedomosti reported on Thursday. The EU pumped four times more fuel from its stocks in December compared to the November average, according to the outlet’s calculations […]
Source link Every December 4 when India salutes its navy’s role in the 1971 war with Pakistan, it also remembers USSR naval chief Sergey Gorshkov, who helped New Delhi gain access to Moscow’s military hardware and platforms India celebrates Navy Day each December 4 in memory of Operation Trident, launched against Karachi Harbour during the 1971 […]