Source link Aid to Ukraine is leaving the Bundeswehr under-equipped and unable to refill supplies fast enough The German armed forces, left under-funded and under-equipped in both personnel and ammunition stocks, would last a matter of two days in the event of a war, MP Dr Johann Wadephul has warned, explaining that arms that would’ve […]
Source link Despite “unprecedented” support from the West, Kiev’s forces have failed to move the front line, Jens Stoltenberg told reporters Ukraine’s failure to breach Russian lines for the last year demonstrates that NATO should “never underestimate Russia,” the bloc’s secretary-general Jens Stoltenberg told reporters on Monday. Speaking to the press ahead of a meeting […]
Source link New Delhi’s ambassador to Ottawa admitted a “lot of dialogue” is going on to restore relations after a diplomatic spat India was “convicted” of the murder of a Canadian citizen even before the investigation was completed, New Delhi’s ambassador to Ottawa, Sanjay Kumar Verma, has said. These comments come days after New Delhi […]
Source link Israel has no choice but to “destroy Hamas,” Elon Musk said on Monday after meeting with the leadership in West Jerusalem. The owner of X (formerly Twitter) traveled to the Middle East after critics in the US accused him of anti-Semitism. Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu took Musk to tour Kfar Aza, the kibbutz […]
Source link Qatar, Hamas, and the White House have confirmed the extension, though Israel has not The ‘humanitarian pause’ in the Israel-Gaza conflict due to expire on Monday evening has been extended by another 48 hours, according to the foreign ministry of Qatar, which mediated the deal. “The State of Qatar announces, as part of […]
Source link Ukraine has sought to poison authorities in the country’s former territories that have joined Russia, an official has said Russia’s deputy minister of trade and industry, Kirill Lysogorsky, accused Washington and its allies of supplying “toxic chemicals” to Kiev, claiming their use in attacks on Russian officials in the former Ukrainian territories that […]
Source link Mikhail Bogdanov said the release of the Russian national was negotiated outside the Hamas-Israel deal Russia’s Deputy Foreign Minister Mikhail Bogdanov has held a meeting with the family of a released Russian national who had been held captive by Palestinian militants in Gaza amid the Israel-Hamas conflict. As reported by the ministry’s Telegram […]
Source link A ‘Gender Diversity Tree’ calling on attendees of a festival to ‘protect trans kids’ was also the subject of blowback A museum in the US state of Wisconsin has been accused of promoting “cultural propaganda” after it featured some non-traditional entries in its annual Christmas tree festival this year, including one adorned with […]
Source link A US State Department official has denied reports that the US and Germany are withholding arms shipments to Ukraine in order to force Kiev to negotiate a peace deal with Moscow. The alleged plan was revealed by German tabloid Bild last week. Speaking to reporters on Monday, Assistant Secretary of State for European […]
Source link The financial sector has withstood “lawless” Western restrictions, Andrey Kostin has told President Putin Russian banks have withstood unprecedented Western sanctions and have had a “highly successful” 2023, the head of the country’s second-largest lender has said. VTB CEO Andrey Kostin met with Russian President Vladimir Putin on Monday, where they discussed the […]
Source link Domestically built warplanes and missiles will help New Delhi to reduce military import dependency and boost defense clusters in the country On Saturday, Tejas, India’s domestically built light combat aircraft (LCA), received the biggest endorsement in its short history when Prime Minister Narendra Modi undertook a sortie in it. It surely would not […]
Source link Gold prices hit their highest level since May on Monday, hovering above $2,000 per ounce, thanks to a weaker US dollar and speculation that the Federal Reserve’s interest rate hike cycle is over. Spot gold was up 0.6% at $2,012.92 per ounce by 10:19am GMT after hitting its highest level since May 16 […]
Source link Owners of canine farms have reportedly threatened to release 2 million animals if the South Korean government bans their meat South Korean dog meat farmers have threatened to release 2 million canines onto the streets as controversy continues over plans to ban consumption in the country, Reuters has reported. Parties across the political […]
Source link Owners of canine farms have reportedly threatened to release 2 million animals if the South Korean government bans their meat South Korean dog meat farmers have threatened to release 2 million canines onto the streets as controversy continues over plans to ban consumption in the country, Reuters has reported. Parties across the political […]
Source link The offending piece of poetry was a winner in an online contest in North Korea in 2016 A South Korean man has been slapped with a prison term for praising North Korea in a poem, the Korea Herald newspaper has reported. Seoul Central District Court handed the 14-month sentence to the wordsmith on […]