Ukraine has damaged several industrial sites with a massive drone attack across various Russian regions. Roman Busargin, the governor of the Saratov region, said on messaging service Telegram on Tuesday that two facilities had been hit, one in Saratov and one in the city of Engels. He added that there were no casualties. Media reports…
Chancellor Olaf Scholz, on Tuesday, said that the German Navy would contribute ships to defend infrastructure in the Baltic Sea. He said this was amid concerns about Russia’s so-called “shadow fleet’’ of oil tankers and recent incidents of damage to cables. Scholz, who is attending a gathering in Helsinki on Baltic Sea security, said that…
Chinese Government has said that it had reduced its exports of civilian drones to the U.S. eight fold year-on-year last November. According to RIA Novosti, calculation is based on data from the U.S. customs service. The dynamic was also negative as compared to October 2024, when China’s drone exports to the U.S. fell twice, namely…
German Defence Minister, Boris Pistorius, was in Kiev for talks with the Ukrainian Government on Tuesday, and vowed to keep up support ahead of possible ceasefire negotiations between Russia and Ukrain. Upon arrival, Pistorius said that he had wanted to discuss further aid and get an idea of the military situation. His trip came less…
Norway’s Queen Sonja would have a pacemaker inserted this week after suffering a heart problem during a ski trip, the royal household said on Tuesday. The operation would take place on Thursday at Oslo University Hospital. The queen, 87, is expected to stay there for one or two days of recovery, a statement said. Sonja…
Nine beaches in Sydney, the capital city of Australia’s state of New South Wales (NSW), have been closed following the return of mystery debris balls. The debris balls had forced beach closures late in 2024. Sydney’s Northern Beaches Council on Tuesday closed nine beaches under its jurisdiction after being notified about the balls washing ashore…
Iran and Russia could serve as a model to inspire other countries to form a stronger coalition against Western powers. Deputy Head of Iran’s parliamentary economic commission, Jafar Qaderi told RIA Novosti on Tuesday. “This alliance could also encourage other nations under U.S. sanctions to contribute to building a more robust coalition against Western countries,’’…
Yemeni movement Ansar Allah, also known as the Houthis, said it had struck the Israeli Defence Ministry in Tel Aviv with a hypersonic missile. “We carried out a military operation against the so-called Defence Ministry of the Israeli enemy in occupied Jaffa (Tel Aviv) using a Palestine-2 hypersonic ballistic missile. The ballistic missile reached its…
Russian President, Vladimir Putin and Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian would sign a comprehensive strategic partnership agreement following their talks in Moscow on Friday, the Kremlin said on Monday. “At the end of the talks, Vladimir Putin and Masoud Pezeshkian will sign the Comprehensive Strategic Partnership Agreement between Russia and Iran, as well as make media…
Turkey’s intelligence agency conducted a cross-border operation inside Syria and seized a man suspected of perpetrating a 2013 bomb attack near the Syrian border that killed dozens of people, a Turkish security source said on Monday. Twin car bombs ripped through the border town of Reyhanli in Hatay province on May 11, 2013, killing 53…
