UK military successfully tests laser weapons for shooting down UAVs
The UK army has tested a new laser weapon capable of destroying a flying drone.
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Russia tells citizens not to travel to United States
Russians should also avoid heading to Canada and most EU states, warns Moscow’s Foreign Ministry.
Ukraine helped Syrian rebels to overthrow Assad - Washington Post
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Suicide bombing kills Taliban minister Khalil Haqqani
Russia Tests Cutting Off Access to Global Web, and VPNs Can't Get Around It
$135 Billion Allegedly Smuggled by Assad to Russia
Russia Pushed Assad to Flee Syria After Concluding He’d Lost War ┃ Vladimir Putin is demanding to know why Russia’s intelligence service didn’t spot the growing threat to Assad’s rule until it was too late
World Central Kitchen fires 62 Gaza employees after Israel finds connections to terror groups
Two WCK workers, who spoke on condition of anonymity, said the termination was for "security reasons."
Satellite imagery shows Russian navy ships anchored off Syria’s coast
Moscow was an ally of the Assad regime for decades. Read more at straitstimes.com.
Russian businesses are beginning to bear the cost of war
Soaring interest rates, a plunging currency and labour shortages are biting harder
Ex-Defense Chief In South Korea Tried To Kill Himself After Being Arrested Over Martial Law Case
An official says former Defense Minister Kim Yong Hyun attempted to kill himself but failed to do so.
U.S. mulls new Russia oil sanctions to weaken Putin ahead of Trump
The European Union is planning similar measures on Russia’s shadow fleet before the end of the year.
Syria regime used over 70 methods of torture across 50 detention centres - Report
Transnistria declares economic emergency over Russian gas supply threat
Leader of Moldova's Russian-occupied Transnistria region, Vadim Krasnoselsky, signed a decree on Dec. 9 introducing a 30-day economic state of emergency due to the risk of Russian gas supply disruptions, Newsmaker media reported.
US Treasury transfers $20 billion in Ukraine loan funds to World Bank facility
UKRAINE-CRISIS-USA-LOAN:US Treasury transfers $20 billion in Ukraine loan funds to World Bank facility
About 80% of Syrian military capabilities destroyed, IDF estimates; Netanyahu reaches out to new regime
After overthrow of the Assad regime, IDF attacked about 320 'strategic targets' in Syria; Monitoring what is happening in the neighboring country - as well as staying in the buffer zone - is an 'ongoing process,' IDF says; PM, in message from defense HQ, says: 'We want relations with the new regime, but if it allows Iran to return we will respond forcefully'
U.S. says it will support new Syrian leaders who protect women and renounce terrorism
Ukraine war: US gives $20bn to Kyiv funded by seized Russian assets
The move means Russia is being forced to "bear the costs of its illegal war", the US Treasury said.
Russian Soldiers Ordering Taxis To Evacuate Front Line as Army Bans Private Cars
Russian forces in Ukraine are increasingly relying on civilian taxis to evacuate wounded soldiers from the front lines in the occupied Donetsk region.