Putin warned that Western help for Ukraine is reaching a “red line” for Russia. Russia has to prepare for war with NATO as well as complete its war against Ukraine, Russian Defense Minister Andrei Belousov told the Defense Ministry on Monday in a joint meeting with President Vladimir Putin. “The Ministry of Defense of Russia…
The Syrian Islamist leader whose group led the offensive that toppled Bashar al-Assad met Sunday with UN envoy Geir Pedersen, who was visiting Damascus, said a statement on the rebels’ Telegram channel. Hayat Tahrir al-Sham (HTS) leader Abu Mohammed al-Jolani, now using his real name Ahmed al-Sharaa, discussed with Pedersen “the changes that have occurred…
French political veteran François Bayrou, a long time ally of President Macron has been named as the head of the new French government after the last collapsed in record time. French President Emmanuel Macron is unable to dispose of his three-way-split parliament, so instead he has attempted to put together a new government after the last…
A drone fell out of the sky and crashed into a New Jersey homeowner’s backyard Thursday night — prompting the town’s mayor to even drive to the scene to survey the site himself. The aircraft smashed down in a residential area of Pequannock Township in Morris County around 8:45 p.m. Thursday, according to police and…
Rishi Sunak has announced a collaboration between the UK, Italy and Japan to develop a new fighter jet that uses artificial intelligence. The prime minister says the joint venture aims to create thousands of UK jobs and strengthen security ties. The nations will develop a next generation fighter – due to enter service in the…
Greetings from Tyler, Everybody’s concerned about the drones. You mean our military command can’t figure it out? People who should know claim to be baffled. We can come up with explanations, but none quite satisfy. For now, unbelievably, the government is playing dumb. It must be something we’re not supposed to know. I can’t wait…
Investing.com – The European Central Bank cut interest rates at its meeting on Thursday, as widely expected, and signaled the likelihood of further easing in 2025 as the eurozone’s economy is struggling and inflation is nearly back at target. The ECB cut its benchmark deposit rate by 25 basis points to 3.0%, while the interest…
A judge was shot dead Wednesday in Mexico’s once-thriving beach city of Acapulco, local media and the state prosecutor’s office said. Local press identified the slain judge as Edmundo Roman Pinzon, president of the Superior Court of Justice in Guerrero state, saying he was shot at least four times in his car outside an Acapulco…
Syrian insurgents toppled President Bashar al-Assad’s on Sunday after a stunning, two-week offensive that saw major cities slip from the regime’s fingers one by one, until rebel forces captured the capital Damascus almost without a fight. More than 50 years of Assad family rule in Syria collapsed with astonishing speed after insurgents burst out of a rebel-held enclave in…
Germany’s eastern state of Thuringia elected a new premier on Thursday, after months of delicate negotiations ensured the far-right Alternative for Germany (AfD) could be left out of government despite winning elections in September. Mario Voigt from the conservative Christian Democrats (CDU) is set to govern in an unprecedented coalition with the centre-left Social Democrats…