The US ambassador to the UN says Russia can no longer be trusted Nikki Haley has accused Russia of “cheating” and helping North Korea skirt strict United Nations placed on them for their nuclear development activities. The US ambassador to the UN was speaking at a Security Council meeting when ... Read More »
Russia and Turkey agree to create buffer zone in Syria’s Idlib
Russian and Turkish troops are to enforce a new demilitarized zone in Syria’s Idlib region from which “radical” rebels will be required to withdraw by the middle of next month, Russian President Vladimir Putin said on Monday after a meeting with his Turkish counterpart. Russia, the biggest outside backer of ... Read More »
Russian military plane disappears near Syria with 14 on board
US sources suggest Syrian anti-aircraft batteries inadvertently shot down the Russian Il-20 plane Russia’s defence ministry said early on Tuesday that one if its military aircraft with 14 people on board disappeared from radar screens over Syria. The ministry immediately pointed a finger at Israeli and French forces who, it ... Read More »
Poland says it will block any EU sanctions against Hungary
Poland, the biggest former communist country in the European Union, said it will oppose any sanctions imposed by the bloc on fellow member Hungary, accused of floating EU rules on democracy. “Every country has its sovereign right to make internal reforms it deems appropriate,” Poland’s foreign ministry said in a ... Read More »
Moscow ready to make steps to improve Russia-U.S. ties: Lavrov
Moscow is ready to do what it can to break the impasse in relations between Russia and the United States, and is taking seriously President Donald Trump’s willingness to forge a normal dialogue, though anti-Russia sentiment in the U.S. establishment was a hindrance, Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov said. “We are ... Read More »
Massive Russian war games kicks off, condemned as a rehearsal for ‘large-scale conflict’
CHINA has joined with Russia as the country launched its largest war games exercise since the height of the Cold War in a pointed message to the West. RUSSIA has been joined by China as the country conducts its biggest war games event in nearly 40 years. It is the ... Read More »
Juncker to call on EU to flex global muscle as U.S. retreats
The European Union should flex its potential strength as a world power as the United States under President Donald Trump pulls back from international engagement, EU chief executive Jean-Claude Juncker is expected to say on Wednesday. An EU official familiar with the European Commission president’s annual State of the Union ... Read More »
Barbarian DNA from European cemeteries reveals secrets of mysterious ancient society
Genetic evidence reveals family structure and origins of the Longobards, a group that ruled northern Italy after the western Roman empire collapsed DNA recovered from 6th century graves has offered an unprecedented insight into a largely mysterious period of ancient history. Europe underwent a massive upheaval from the 3rd to ... Read More »
Typhoon Jebi: What makes Japan so good at responding to natural disasters?
‘There is an awareness among the entire population about what to do in the event of an impending disaster. And there is a respect for natural hazards’ The strongest typhoon to hit Japan in more than 25 years has left a trail of destruction across the country, shutting down a ... Read More »
Ancient village that predates pharaohs discovered in Egypt
‘Analysing the biological material that has been discovered will present us with a clearer view of the first communities that settled in the Delta’ One of the oldest-known villages in the Nile Delta, dating back to the Neolithic era, has been discovered in Egypt. Chief archaeologist Frederic Gio said his ... Read More »