Terrorist attack? The Russian operator of the Ursa Major cargo ship, which sank in the Mediterranean Sea on Dec. 23, said the incident was a “terrorist attack.” The state-owned Oboronlogistics logistics company said on Thursday that three explosions struck the ship, leaving a gaping hole in the vessel. Meanwhile, Russia’s Federal Security Service, or FSB, said […]
Staying put. Israeli forces will remain in the formerly demilitarized buffer zone in the Golan Heights, including Mount Hermon, until an alternative that can...
Belarus and nuclear defense. During a visit to a manufacturing plant in the Belarusian city of Borisov, President Alexander Lukashenko confirmed that his country...
Diplomatic efforts. Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov spoke by phone with his Turkish and Iranian counterparts about the situation in Syria, where rebels (including...
Chinese crackdown. Chinese Defense Minister Dong Jun has been placed under investigation over allegations of corruption, The Financial Times reported. Dong, who was appointed...
Russian tax revenue. Russia’s State Duma adopted a law increasing the profit tax rate for “natural monopoly entities transporting oil and oil products via...
Escalation in Ukraine. In a video address on Russian TV, President Vladimir Putin said his country on Thursday fired a new, intermediate-range ballistic missile...
Freezing Russian supplies. Germany’s Economy Ministry told Deutsche Energy Terminal not to accept any Russian shipments of liquefied natural gas ahead of an expected...
Trump's Ukraine plan. U.S. President-elect Donald Trump’s plan to end the Ukraine war would be a “capitulation” to the Russians, Mykhailo Podolyak, an adviser...
On the brink. German Chancellor Olaf Scholz dismissed his finance minister on Wednesday, a move that could trigger snap elections. With the firing of...
Rising tensions. Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy is trying to “drag Poland into the war with Russia,” Polish Deputy Prime Minister Krzysztof Jawkowski said. Jawkowski...
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