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Russia, China kick off joint military drills in Sea of Japan

Jul 20, 2023 10:04

China and Russia have begun joint naval and air drills in the Sea of Japan aimed at strengthening cooperation between the two countries’ navies and maintaining peace and stability in the Asia-Pacific region.
Russia says all ships traveling to Ukraine considered potential carriers of arms, part of war

Jul 20, 2023 08:03

Russia has warned that all ships traveling to Ukraine are considered to be potentially carrying weapons and military equipment, and thus be part of the current war in the ex-Soviet republic.
US to pour another $1.3 billion worth of weapons into Ukraine war

Jul 20, 2023 03:43

The United States has announced that it will provide an additional $1.3 billion in weapons aid for Ukraine, deepening its involvement in the war in defiance of repeated warnings by Russia.
Russia strikes Ukraine's Odessa for 2nd straight night after pulling out of grain deal

Jul 20, 2023 03:31

Russia has bombarded the Black Sea port city of Odessa for a second straight night after Moscow refused to extend the vital grain deal with Kiev.
Putin to attend BRICS Summit in South Africa via video conference: Kremlin

Jul 20, 2023 02:34

Russian President Vladimir Putin will attend the upcoming BRICS Summit in South Africa via video conference, the Kremlin says.
US claims Russian jet flew very close American aircraft over Syria

Jul 19, 2023 09:45

US officials have claimed that a Russian jet fighter had flown in close proximity to a US military aircraft while on a reconnaissance mission in the skies over Syria, generating a dangerous situation for the four American crew members on board.
Massive fire at Crimea military site forces evacuation of over 2,000 people

Jul 19, 2023 09:39

Russian officials have reported a fire at a military site in the Kirovske district in Crimea that has forced over 2000 people to evacuate the area, leading to the closure of a nearby highway.
Russia reveals US plans of testing unregistered drugs on African nations

Jul 19, 2023 05:24

Russia has taken the lid off the US military’s covert biological operations in other countries, with Russia's biological defense forces chief revealing that the US Defense Department planned to use its bio-laboratories in African countries to test unregistered medicines on the local population in the interests of Big Pharma.
Russian diplomat says US forces deployed in energy-rich regions of Syria

Jul 19, 2023 04:10

The Russian president’s special representative for West Asia and Africa has lambasted the presence of US military forces in Syria, calling upon the Pentagon to end its illegitimate occupation of the energy- and mineral-rich parts of the war-ravaged country.
EU leaders come under pressure to change their Ukraine war policy

Jul 19, 2023 03:15

Calls for peace negotiations to end the war in Ukraine overshadow a summit of leaders from the EU, Latin America and the Caribbean in Brussels. However, heads of governments from the 27-nation bloc made it clear they will not alter their strategy of sending deadly weapons to the warzone.