PM Conte accepts new mandate to form new Italian coalition govt
Italian Prime Minister Giuseppe Conte said on Thursday he had accepted a mandate from the head of state to try to put together a new government. He hopes to draw up aRead More…
29Aug/19
India begins sending Russia money for S-400s despite pressure from US
New Delhi started paying for the state-of-the-art Russian S-400 air defense missile systems it ordered, as Washington failed to pressure the country into scrapping the major arms deal with Moscow. Moscow has receivedRead More…
29Aug/19
WATCH: Pakistan tests BALLISTIC MISSILE amid tensions with India
Pakistan’s military released a video of its successful test of a surface to surface ballistic missile early Thursday, after it closed three aviation routes in Karachi airspace amid tensions with India. MajorRead More…
Yemen’s separatists regain control of Aden – officials
Separatists have regained full control of Yemen’s interim capital Aden following clashes with government forces who withdrew from the southern port city, according to security officials from both sides. “The Security BeltRead More…
29Aug/19
‘Whites have no shame’: Duterte decries Iceland abortion policy amid UNHCR probe into drug war
Philippines President Rodrigo Duterte has launched a scathing attack on Iceland, saying he hopes its “ice-eating” people “freeze in time,” and calling them hypocrites for opposing his drug war but allowing abortion.Read More…
29Aug/19
Iran to speed up legal process for seized British oil tanker Stena Impero – Zarif
Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif promised to “expedite” the legal affairs with regards to the UK-flagged tanker Stena Impero which it seized last month amid a diplomatic row with London. “WeRead More…
29Aug/19
Ambitious $300mn road project launched in Central Russia
Authorities in Russia’s Volgograd Region have launched the construction of a 12km-long (7 miles) bypass, already dubbed Russia’s largest road project for the next five years. “This project is one of theRead More…
29Aug/19
Push for transparency? Police in western German state to reveal suspects' nationality in all crimes
Police in the German state of North Rhine-Westphalia will name all suspects’ nationality as a way to counter “clumsy deception.” The move comes after allegations of police and media covering up criminals’Read More…
29Aug/19
WATCH supersonic Su-34 fighter-bombers and An-26 transports land on highway in Russia
A new video shows a dozen supersonic jets using a major highway – currently under-construction – as a landing strip during a military exercise in central Russia. The footage, released by theRead More…
29Aug/19
German Army struggles to equip soldiers with… BOOTS, tells them to wait till 2022
The German Armed Forces have apparently been having a hard time supplying troops with new footwear, the Defense Ministry revealed, blaming a deadline missed by two years on ineffective industry. Responding toRead More…