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Europe will struggle to plug Ukraine's US military aid gap: analysts![]() ![]() Paris (AFP) Mar 4, 2025 The freezing of US military aid to Ukraine leaves dangerous weak spots in its defence against Russia's invasion, and European allies will struggle to plug the holes, analysts say. After Washington announced the suspension of aid in a row with Kyiv over the US approach to ending the conflict, some experts estimated Ukraine can last for only a few months before the strain starts to show. The United States single-handedly accounted for nearly half of the value of military aid to Ukraine from 2022 t ... read more |
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![]() Washington DC (UPI) Mar 5, 2025 North Korea recently sent some 3,500 additional soldiers to Russia's Far East for field training, a South Korean lawmaker said Wednesday, with the possibility of a third wave of troops soon being dispatched to the frontlines of Moscow's war against Ukraine. ... more ![]() ![]() Beijing (AFP) Mar 5, 2025 Chinese lawmakers told AFP Wednesday they were confident in the country's prospects despite a host of gnarly challenges, after a morning of meticulously choreographed fanfare at an annual political gathering in Beijing. ... more ![]() ![]() Washington (AFP) Mar 4, 2025 US Vice President JD Vance insisted Tuesday he was not targeting France and Britain with remarks he made dismissing the military abilities of countries supporting a possible European peacekeeping force in Ukraine. ... more ![]() ![]() Los Angeles CA (SPX) Mar 06, 2025 The National Security Space Association (NSSA) has issued an official position paper titled "Double Down on the Space Force Budget," urging Congress to increase the U.S. Space Force budget to $60 bi ... more |
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![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() Kyiv, Ukraine (AFP) Mar 3, 2025 Ukrainian officials on Monday reported an unspecified number of fatalities from a Russian missile strike on Saturday against a military training ground around 130 kilometres (80 miles) from the front line. ... more |
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![]() Washington DC (UPI) Mar 2, 2025 After President Donald Trump's heated exchange with Volodymyr Zelensky at the White House last week, the Ukrainian president met with a summit of European leaders at Lancaster House in London to discuss Russia's war on his country. ... more ![]() ![]() Paris (AFP) Mar 3, 2025 Only four NATO countries currently spend more than three percent of output on defence - a benchmark proposed by France's leader during the latest efforts to resolve the Ukraine conflict. ... more ![]() ![]() Sodankyla, Finland (AFP) Mar 5, 2025 At a remote space centre in northern Finland near the Russian border, researchers are studying how climate change is impacting the Arctic region with more precision than anywhere else in Europe. ... more ![]() ![]() Washington (AFP) Mar 4, 2025 Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau on Tuesday launched a stunning attack on Donald Trump's "dumb" trade war, sparking further threats of retaliation from the US president after huge tariffs kicked in against Canada, Mexico and China. ... more |
![]() Stockholm (AFP) Mar 3, 2025 Swedish police said Monday they had opened an investigation into suspected sabotage after power cables to a pump supplying the Baltic Sea island of Gotland with water were intentionally disconnected. ... more ![]() ![]() ![]() Available on Amazon Books |
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![]() Frankfurt, Germany (AFP) Mar 2, 2025 The two parties hoping to form Germany's next government are planning to plough hundreds of billions of euros into defence and infrastructure when in power, the Bild newspaper reported Sunday. ... more ![]() ![]() Paris (AFP) Mar 1, 2025 After several postponements, Europe's Ariane 6 launcher will carry out its first commercial mission on Monday when it puts a French military intelligence satellite into space. ... more ![]() ![]() Washington DC (UPI) Mar 1, 2025 Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky thanked the United States for supporting Ukraine in its defense against Russia and called for a minerals deal after verbally sparring with President Donald Trump on Friday. ... more ![]() ![]() Beijing (AFP) Feb 28, 2025 Chinese President Xi Jinping on Friday met top Russian security official Sergei Shoigu in Beijing, Chinese state media said. ... more |
![]() Beijing (AFP) Feb 28, 2025 US President Donald Trump's abrupt pivot to Russia will remould Moscow's ties with China but is unlikely to prise apart its flourishing partnership with Beijing, analysts say. ... more ![]() ![]() Moscow (AFP) Feb 28, 2025 Top Russian security official Sergei Shoigu landed in Beijing on Friday, Russian news agencies reported, for a flying visit to meet China's top leadership. ... more ![]() ![]() Toktogul, Kyrgyzstan (AFP) Feb 27, 2025 Central Asian countries are setting rivalries aside to build a giant hydroelectric plant originally planned in Soviet times, a bid to strengthen energy and food security and mitigate the effects of climate change. ... more ![]() ![]() Dhaka (AFP) Feb 26, 2025 Bangladesh's interim government praised on Wednesday Moscow's "important" backing of a controversial nuclear plant during the first visit by the director of Russia's state-owned Rosatom since Dhaka's revolution last year. ... more |
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![]() Washington DC (UPI) Feb 25, 2025 On the third anniversary of Moscow's invasion of Ukraine, the United States joined Russia in voting against a United Nations' resolution condemning the Kremlin for the war while its own resolution calling for a swift end to the conflict failed. ... more ![]() ![]() Kyiv, Ukraine (AFP) Feb 25, 2025 Air raid warnings sounded across much of Ukraine early Tuesday as local authorities warned of incoming missiles fired by Russia. ... more ![]() ![]() Sodankyla, Finland (AFP) Feb 25, 2025 Finnish conscripts in white and grey winter fatigues ski through a snowy forest near the border with Russia, dragging small pine trees behind them to camouflage tanks. ... more ![]() ![]() Kyiv, Ukraine (AFP) Feb 25, 2025 Ukraine said Tuesday that Moscow had launched over 200 drones and seven missiles overnight, coinciding with the third anniversary of Russia's invasion. ... more |
![]() ![]() Available on Amazon Books ![]() ![]() Beijing (AFP) Feb 25, 2025 Beijing said Tuesday its defence spending was "entirely necessary" after Russian President Vladimir Putin backed a suggestion by US counterpart Donald Trump that Russia, the United States and China all cut their defence budgets in half. ... more |
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![]() Washington DC (UPI) Feb 23, 2025 Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky said Sunday that he "is not a dictator" and is willing to give up his leadership of the country in exchange for Ukraine's membership in NATO, following President Donald Trump's insults last week. ... more ![]() ![]() Moscow (AFP) Feb 24, 2025 Russian President Vladimir Putin on Monday backed a suggestion by US counterpart Donald Trump for Russia, the United States and China to all cut their defence budgets in half. ... more ![]() ![]() Beijing (AFP) Feb 24, 2025 President Xi Jinping said China and Russia are "true friends" who "support each other", state media reported on Monday. ... more ![]() ![]() Beijing (AFP) Feb 24, 2025 Chinese President Xi Jinping on Monday hailed Moscow's "positive efforts to defuse" the Ukraine crisis in a call with his Russian counterpart Vladimir Putin, state media said. ... more |
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