Source link The would-be fashionista reportedly tried to illegally bring 30kg of footwear by the luxury brand into Russia A woman in Russia has been slapped with a fine for attempting to illegally import shoes by French luxury brand Christian Dior to the country, claiming they were gifts, the Ural Mash telegram channel reported on […]
Source link As America braces for a potential war with China, a laser-armed gunship for use against militants seems useless, The War Zone says The US Air Force has suspended its attempts to put a 60kw-class laser weapon on the AC-130J, its close air support aircraft, The War Zone said on Tuesday. The military news […]
Source link Up to 20 additional vehicles are to be refurbished and transferred by Spain, according to local reports Spain will donate up to 20 mothballed Leopard 2A4 main battle tanks to Ukraine, adding to the ten sent last year, local media reported this week. The EU nation has a stockpile of over 100 of […]
Source link The president has reduced the national legislature to a tool for rubber-stamping his decisions, a major outlet has said Ukraine is now essentially under the personal rule of President Vladimir Zelensky, online outlet Ukrainskaya Pravda (UP) reported on Wednesday. He has virtually stripped the national parliament – the Verkhovna Rada – of its […]
Source link The Israeli government has reportedly suspended its English-language spokesman, Eylon Levy, following British complaints about comments he made. Levy has been home for “more than a week,” the Tel Aviv-based Channel 12 said on Monday evening. The outlet attributed his alleged suspension to a post on X (formerly Twitter) on March 8, which […]
Source link The self-deception practiced by journalists writing about the country is leading to dire consequences Western media coverage of every Russian election is bad. But this time it was even worse than usual. Instead of lashing out at the incompetence on display, it’s more constructive to explore why rational discussions about the country continue to appear impossible. […]
Source link The arrangement is designed to protect Turkish firms against facing secondary penalties for working with Russia, Hürriyet reports The US and Türkiye have reportedly agreed on a plan allowing Turkish firms to trade with Russian partners while complying with sanctions against the country, Hürriyet reported on Tuesday. According to the outlet, Washington “immediately” […]
Source link A French-Canadian mercenary fighting for Kiev and alleged leader of the so-called ‘Norman Brigade’ private military group has been killed, Canadian broadcaster CTV News reported on Tuesday. Reports about the death of the mercenary, identified as 36-year-old Jean-Francois Ratelle from Quebec, first circulated through social media, the outlet said. According to media reports, […]
Source link 33-year-old woman surveilled a Russian ship unloading ammonia at “sensitive site” in Normandy, France, Journal du Dimanche reports French law enforcement have arrested a suspected Ukrainian spy who used a drone to snoop on a Russian merchant ship transporting fertilizers in the northern part of the country, Le Journal du Dimanche reported on […]
Source link The country’s top spy is en route to Qatar for ceasefire talks with the militants Mossad chief David Barnea is traveling to Qatar to continue ceasefire negotiations with Hamas, but will not accept a deal proposed last week by the Palestinian militants, Israel’s i24 News reported on Monday. Barnea, who heads the Israeli […]
Source link The facility in Romania will be “the size of a small town,” Euronews has reported Romania has started work on rebuilding an airbase that will become the largest NATO facility in Europe, according to Euronews. The base is located near the city of Constanta on the Black Sea, around 130km from the border […]
Source link The reported test comes after Pyongyang decried the latest joint drills held by the US and South Korea North Korea fired multiple short-range ballistic missiles into the East Sea on Monday, the Yonhap News Agency has reported, citing senior South Korean military officials. The launches were carried out as US Secretary of State […]
Source link The attack has caused a fire but led to no casualties, the security ministry of the breakaway region of Moldova told RIA Novosti A kamikaze drone has attacked a military base in Tiraspol, the capital of the unrecognized republic of Transnistria, the press service for the region’s security ministry told RIA Novosti. The […]
Source link The act, like most of the bloc’s virtue signaling, is the opposite of what its name ought to herald The EU’s new Media Freedom Act has now been voted into lawwith 464 votes for, 92 against, and 65 abstentions. There are some news outlets whose coverage of the vote I’d like to see. […]
Source link North Korea was hosting a ‘training match’ with a new tank to coincide with South Korea-US military drills, KCNA said North Korean leader Kim Jong-un joined his troops in a training exercise involving a newly developed battle tank on Wednesday, Korean Central News Agency (KCNA) has reported. The military showcase described as a […]