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 Croatian foreign minister had urged Belgrade to decide whether it is on the side of the EU or Russia in the Ukraine conflict Serbian President Aleksandar Vucic has rebuked Croatian FM Gordan Grlic-Radman, who criticized Belgrade’s approach to international relations. Grlic-Radman claimed that Serbia is a de facto “satellite” of Russia, as […]
Source link Ethiopia is only interested in peace with Somalia, Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed said, addressing fears about a fight over the agreement Ethiopian Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed has dismissed widespread concerns about a potential war with neighboring Somalia, which arose following his country’s disputed sea-access agreement with breakaway Somaliland last month. Abiy told Ethiopian […]
Source link Burundi accuses Rwanda of hosting and training a rebel group that has been carrying out deadly cross-border raids Burundi has announced the closure of its border with Rwanda, while suspending diplomatic relations with its East African neighbor. Martin Niteretse, the Burundian internal affairs minister, said on Thursday that the decision was in response […]
Source link Seven Indian security personnel were wounded during a gun battle with suspected insurgents near border with Myanmar on Tuesday New Delhi is considering ending the Free Movement Regime (FMR) at the Indo-Myanmar border, which allows people residing on either side to cross 16 km into each other’s territory without a visa, Indian media […]
Source link The measure approved by Kazakhstan’s authorities early last month came into force on January 1 Kazakhstan has raised the tariff on the transit of Russian oil by some 20% from January 1, according to an announcement on the official website of the country’s pipeline operator KazTransOil. The measure covers crude transported along the […]
Source link Benin has lifted sanctions imposed at the behest of the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) that had prevented imported goods from transiting through the autonomous port of Cotonou (PAC) to landlocked Niger. The measure was taken following the ouster of Nigerien President Mohamed Bazoum in a recent coup. Bart Johan Van […]
Source link Actor Charlie Sheen was attacked by a neighbor at his Malibu home on Wednesday, in what the star told police was not his first encounter with the woman, TMZ reported on Friday. Electra Schrock was arrested at her home and charged with assault with a deadly weapon, force likely to create bodily injury, […]
Source link The transit of Russian oil through Belarus will become more costly next year, the Kommersant business daily reported on Saturday, citing Russian energy export giant Transneft. According to the report, the Belarusian operator of the Druzhba pipeline, Gomeltransneft Druzhba, has reached an agreement with Transneft to hike the transit tariff by 10.2% starting […]
Source link Under the agreement, American troops will be able to store weapons and supplies at 15 locations in Finland Finland plans to sign a Defense Cooperation Agreement (DCA) with the US, enabling Washington to send troops there and store weapons and ammunition, the Finnish Foreign Ministry said on Thursday. The Nordic country became a […]
Source link Norway is considering the move as Finland accuses Russia of exacerbating the migrant crisis Norway could close its border crossing with Russia, Prime Minister Jonas Gahr Store has said, according to TV2. This comes amid worsening relations between the Scandinavian states and Russia, with Finland set to close all but one border crossing […]
Source link There’s currently no mechanism for returning these people to Ukraine, Moldova’s foreign ministry says Moldova has not handed any draft dodgers over to Ukraine and has no plans to do so in the future, the country’s Foreign Ministry spokesman Igor Zakharov told Radio Moldova on Wednesday. There’s no legal mechanism to do so, […]