Russia scrambles to reinforce Libya bases after collapse of Assad regime
Russia appears to be scrambling to reinforce its bases in Libya as it faces being thrown out of Syria, its other foothold in the Mediterranean.
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Ukraine strikes Russian air base with ATACMS missiles crippling aircraft repair capabilities
Ukrainian forces launched six ATACMS missiles at a strategic air base, destroying an aircraft repair facility that supports critical A50 early warning planes.
Missile from Yemen intercepted over central Israel; 'Houthis will pay a heavy price'
Emergency medical service report no injuries or damage; operations at Ben Gurion Airport temporarily halted; senior Israeli official warns of significant retaliatory strike on Houthis
Putin announces that Russian troop numbers now top 1.5 million
Vladimir Putin has announced that an order he made earlier this year to increase the size of Russia’s standing army to improve combat capability has been successfully carried out, state-owned news agency TASS reported on Monday.
Ukraine unveils laser weapon capable of downing aircraft
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Russia must be ready for potential conflict with NATO 'within 10 years,' defense minister says
Russia should prepare for multiple scenarios, including a war with NATO, in the next 10 years, Defense Minister Andrei Belousov said.
Bashar al-Assad claims Russians forced his evacuation from Syria
Poland's schoolchildren take mandatory firearms lessons
Poland has made firearms lessons compulsory for primarly schoolchildren in preparation of a potential Russian attack.
Putin accuses West of pushing Russia to its "red lines" forcing it to respond
Assad revealed to have flown $250 million in cash to Russia as Syrians starved
Deposed Syrian dictator Bashar al-Assad dispatched 21 planes to Moscow carrying around $250 million in cash over two years in an attempt to circumvent Western sanctions on his regime over the Syrian Civil War, The Financial Times (FT) reported on Sunday.
Norway announces $242 million in Ukraine aid
Ukraine’s military says it shot down 27 Russian drones
South Africa will not invite Putin to next G20 summit over ICC arrest warrant
Russian President Vladimir Putin will not be invited to the next G20 summit due to his pending arrest warrant issued by the International Criminal Court (ICC), a spokesperson of the South African president told Russia’s state-owned TASS news agency on Dec. 15.
Sale of Royal Mail to Czech billionaire Daniel Kretinsky to be announced this morning
Some worker protections have been secured as have five-year assurances on Royal Mail's headquarters and tax residency.
Berlin warns Assad regime supporters against trying to flee to Germany
Greenpeace warns of ecological disaster due to oil spills from Russian tankers
Greenpeace Ukraine has warned that Russia’s militarisation of the Black and Azov Seas threatens to unleash a new environmental catastrophe.
200 Russian, N. Korean troops allegedly killed in combat against Ukraine: Kyiv
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WSJ: Russia orchestrated Chinese ship's Baltic cable sabotage
A Chinese cargo ship's damage to vital Baltic Sea telecommunications cables was directed by Russian intelligence, marking another incident in Moscow's campaign of infrastructure attacks against NATO nations.
Syrian Prisoner Freed by CNN’s Clarissa Ward May Have Been Intelligence Officer in Hiding
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Iranian Singer, Parastoo Ahmady, Along with Two of Her Bandmates, Arrested for Performing Virtual Concert Without Hijab
Iranian Singer Arrested for Performing Concert Without Hi...