China’s fleet now larger than US Navy

By CNN,

In 2018, Chinese President Xi Jinping donned military fatigues and boarded a People's Liberation Army Navy destroyer in the South China Sea. Spread...

china

George Blake, last in line of Cold War spies who betrayed Britain, dies at 98

By Reuters,

George Blake, who died in Russia on Saturday at the age of 98, was the last in a line of British spies whose secret work for the Soviet Union humiliat...

Cold War , George Blake , President Vladimir Putin

Donald Trump threatens 30-day reign of destruction on the way out of office

By CNN,

Joe Biden will be president in 30 days. Until then, the question is how much damage can be done by a vengeful, delusional soon-to-be ex-President swil...

Donald Trump , Joe Biden

Russia offered Taliban fighters cash rewards to kill US, UK troops in Afghanistan

By CNN,

Russian intelligence officers for the military intelligence GRU recently offered money to Taliban militants in Afghanistan as rewards if they killed U...

John Ratcliffe , President Donald Trump , Taliban Militants , US intelligence , White House

Why oil prices are crashing and what it means

By CNN,

Oil prices have suffered their biggest fall since the day in 1991 when American forces launched air strikes on Iraqi troops following their invasion o...

coronavirus , oil prices

Ukraine calls for more peace talks after four soldiers killed

By Muia Joseph,

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy urged the leaders of Russia, Germany and France to resume talks on a peaceful solution to the separatist confl...

Eastern Donbass , Enemy shelling , Russian troops , Ukrainian soldiers

Russia, South Korea trade conflicting claims over alleged airspace intrusion

By Reuters,

Russia’s embassy in Seoul on Wednesday said that Moscow had not apologized for an alleged airspace violation the previous day, after South Korea sai...

Airspace , Fighter jets , John Bolton , russia , South Korea

Georgians angry over Russian lawmaker’s visit; try to storm parliament

By Reuters,

Crowds angry over the visit of a Russian lawmaker tried to storm Georgia’s parliament building on Thursday evening, pushing against lines of riot po...

Georgians , Moscow , parliament , Russian lawmaker

Russia commemorates end of World War II

By VOA,

Russia on May 9 commemorated the 74th anniversary of the Allied victory over Nazi Germany in World War II with a military parade on Moscow's Red Squar...

Jihadists kill at least 17 Syrian troops in Aleppo province

By VOA,

Attacks by two jihadist groups killed at least 17 Syrian government troops and militiamen in the northern province of Aleppo early Saturday, a war mon...

Syrian

Ukrainian comedian wins presidential election by landslide

By CNN,

Ukrainians threw their overwhelming support behind comedian, actor and businessman Volodymyr Zelensky in Sunday's presidential election, according to ...

ukrain , Volodymyr Zelensky

Mueller’s Russia report outlines episodes of possible Trump obstruction

By Reuters,

Special Counsel Robert Mueller’s report on his inquiry into Russia’s role in the 2016 U.S. election detailed a series of actions by President Dona...

President Donald Trump , Robert Mueller , russia , White House

Libyan PM condemns rival’s move on Tripoli

By VOA,

Libya’s U.N. backed prime minister, Fayez Sarraj, says his government’s troops are prepared to confront the forces loyal to eastern Libyan militar...

Fayez Sarraj , Gen. Khalifa Haftar , libya

Pompeo: US will Not ‘stand Idly’ as Russia escalates Venezuela tensions

By VOA,

The United States on Monday accused Russia of "reckless escalation" of the situation in Venezuela by deploying military planes and personnel to the cr...

Pompeo , russia , US , Venezuela

Abrupt end to Trump-Kim summit prompts sighs of relief, questions about what’s next

By CNN,

The news that President Donald Trump walked away from negotiations with North Korea early and empty-handed led many experts and lawmakers to heave sig...

North Korea , President Donald Trump , Trump- Kim summit

‘We are not winning’ counterterror war in Sahel, US Military leader in Africa says

By VOA,

The United States and its allies are not winning the counterterrorism war for the Sahel, the head of U.S. special operations forces in Africa told VOA...

counterterrorism , Sahel , United States

UN security council fails to find consensus on Venezuela crisis

By VOA,

The UN Security Council failed to agree Thursday on either a U.S. or Russian proposal to find a way forward on the Venezuelan crisis. The 15-nation...

UN , Venezuela

US denies Russian accusation it is preparing Venezuela intervention

By Reuters,

A top Russian security official on Tuesday accused Washington of deploying forces in Puerto Rico and Colombia in preparation for a military interventi...

russia , U.S , Venezuela

Erdogan insists on Syria intervention, in face of growing opposition

By VOA,

Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan has reiterated his demand for a safe zone in Syria exclusively under Turkish armed forces control; however, the...

Syria , Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan

Russia bans soldiers from sharing information on the internet

By Reuters,

Russia is moving to ban its soldiers from sharing information on the internet, a step that follows the use of social media posts by investigative jour...

internet , russia , soldiers