Moscow spy boss claims Russia ‘close to achieving goals’ in Ukraine war
Russia believes it is "close" to achieving its strategic goals in Ukraine, Moscow's spy chief has claimed.
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Syria, a Petrie dish of rapine and warring baronies
Dystopia was once upon a time a filmic theme park, wherein a director could imagine all sorts of random tyrannies and arbitrary agents of terror.
EU leaders pledge support for post-Assad Syria amid warnings over new regime’s Islamist leanings
The European Union has hailed the fall of Bashar al-Assad in Syria, with the EU's chief foreign affairs official calling it "a positive and long-awaited development"…
Von der Leyen has just turned the EU into a cheerleader for Islamist terrorism
Take a moment to read this tweet: “The cruel Assad dictatorship has collapsed. This historic change in the region offers opportunities but is not without risks.
No more precise documentation, now truth has gone missing in war
This year marks the 80th anniversary of the liberation of the Nazi concentration camps.
‘Third nuclear age’ threatens the West, UK defence chief warns
In an address to a defence think-tank in London, British Chief of the Defence Staff Admiral Sir Tony Radakin has warned that Britain and her Western allies were…
Alleged Russian spy-ring in UK ‘targeted journalists and Ukrainian soldiers’, Old Bailey told
Alleged Bulgarian spies working for Russia targeted Ukrainian soldiers training in Germany, British prosecutors told jurors at the Old Bailey.
Russian minister accidentally reveals secret figures on Russian military casualties
Russian deputy defence minister Anna Tsivilyova has unintentionally shared figures relating to missing soldiers likely killed in the Ukraine war.
US President Biden’s administration tells Ukraine to start drafting 18-year-olds to fight Russia
Outgoing US President Joe Biden's administration has been urging Ukraine to start drafting men aged 18 and over into its army, arguing the move was now necessary…
Ukraine and Poland reach deal over exhumation of WWII massacre victims
The Ukrainian and Polish foreign ministers have agreed there will no longer be any obstacles to exhuming the remains of Poles massacred by Ukrainians during the…
Germany looks to increase bomb shelters amid concerns over Russia and war escalation
German authorities are identifying bunkers and bomb shelters where people could take refuge in the event of an attack on the country.
‘Europe is in danger’, warns EU foreign affairs and security chief Borrell
European Union Foreign Affairs Chief Josep Borrell has warned that the union is "in danger" in his 300-page book, Europe in the Arc of Fire.
‘Terrorism’ fears after DHL cargo flight crashes in Lithuania
At least one person has died and a further three have been injured after a cargo plane operated on behalf of shipping company DHL crashed near Vilnius airport, Lithuania.
Towards a new policy on Iran? Trump may force European leaders to rethink their stance
The re-election of Donald Trump as US president could radically transform Europe's relations with Iran, particularly in a context marked by Israeli pressure and…
Ukraine war now a ‘global’ conflict, warns Putin
Russian President Vladimir Putin has declared that the Ukraine conflict was now a “global” confrontation, directly blaming the West for causing the escalation.
US Embassy guard in Norway arrested for alleged espionage for Russia and Iran
A Norwegian citizen working as a security guard at the US embassy in Norway has been arrested and detained over alleged co-operation with foreign intelligence services.
Russia threatens to attack US military base in Poland, claiming it poses ‘nuclear threat’
Russia has claimed that a new US ballistic missile base in Redzikowo, northern Poland, increases the level of nuclear danger and that it is a prime target in any…
Will Ukraine become Europe’s forever-problem?
As the war reached its 1000th day this week, any form of victory seems further away from Kyiv’s grasp than ever before. Militarily, Ukraine’s situation is dramatic;
Majority of Ukrainians favour peace negotiations, poll finds
A majority of Ukrainians favour their country engaging in peace negotiations with Russia to end the war in the region, a poll has found.
Zelensky tells EP Russia can be pushed ‘towards a just peace’
Zelensky expressed gratitude to the European Union for its support and said Ukraine and its allies had succeeded not only in “preventing Putin from taking Ukraine”…
Senior Irish clergyman said Israelis embrace ‘blasphemies of a Master Race’
November 1944 was a defining month in the history of the Holocaust.
Poland supports long-range missile strikes on Russia, slams Scholz for Putin phone call
Polish foreign minister Radosław Sikorski has welcomed US President Joe Biden’s decision to allow Ukraine to strike targets in Russia with long-range ATACMS missiles.
Trump will not change Washington’s ‘fundamental approach’ to Ukraine – Lavrov
US president-elect Donald Trump will not change Washington's "fundamental approach" to Ukraine, Russian officials have now claimed.
No longer a peace project: EU approves first collective arms purchase
The European Union announced on November 14 it had for the first time financed the joint purchase of weapons.
Russia threatens retaliation as US opens missile base in Poland
Russia has reacted with anger to the opening of a new US missile base in Poland, claiming that they will be forced to up their own military presence on the border…
North Korean troops ‘actively fighting Ukrainians’, agencies claim
Troops from the Democratic People's Republic of Korea (DPRK) are now actively engaging Ukrainian forces in the Russian oblast of Kursk, multiple intelligence agencies…
Blinken pledges to shore up Ukraine support ahead of Trump transition
US Secretary of State Antony Blinken assured NATO on November 13 that the Biden administration would bolster its support for Ukraine in the few months before Donald…
Isolationism has never worked for America, EU’s Kallas says
Kaja Kallas, the European Union's incoming foreign policy chief, cautioned on November 12 against making assumptions about what US President-elect Donald Trump…
Macron, Starmer plot to snare Trump over Ukraine war, UK press claims
French President Emmanuel Macron is plotting with UK Prime Minister Keir Starmer to tie down the coming US Donald Trump administration regarding Ukraine, according…
Russian drone strike hits Estonian ambassador’s residence in Kyiv
A Russian drone strike has hit the residence of the Estonian ambassador Annely Kolk in Kyiv.