By Matthew Grace Ukraine reported that a successful drone attack on January 24th, consisting of at least 121 drones, hit a Russian oil refinery and targeted Moscow, with Ukrainian claims to have damaged the Kremniy factory in Bryansk that produces missile components. The oil refinery station was in the Ryazan region, southeast of Moscow and... Continue Reading →
By Matthew Grace After U.S. approval for Ukraine to use large range weaponry to strike targets within Russia, Moscow struck back with a never before used in war ‘Oreshnik’ hypersonic ballistic missile on Thursday in Dnipro, a civilian target. Russia claimed the strike was in response to the approval and use of striking targets within... Continue Reading →
By Matthew Grace With Donald Trump as US President-Elect, the future of the Russia-Ukraine war looks most uncertain, with hints of faltering Ukrainian support and appeals to Russia to come. Vladimir Putin congratulated Trump on his electoral victory and described him as a “courageous man” who was “hounded from all sides” during his first presidential... Continue Reading →
By Connor Foster Economic tensions in Germany have come to a head this week as Chancellor Olaf Scholz has fired Finance Minister Christian Lindner. The break occurred over differing ideas about how to stimulate Germany’s struggling economy. This move has been particularly damaging to the governing coalition because Lindner is also the head of one... Continue Reading →
By Connor Foster This past week Spain experienced a devastating flood in the region of Valencia, resulting in over 200 deaths, with search parties still looking to find victims. The severe damage this flood inflicted in the Valencia region was largely due to the late timing of public warnings. The flood waters rose quickly, leaving... Continue Reading →
By Matthew Grace With the influx of 10,000 North Korean troops deployed to Russia of which 8,000 are amassing near the Kursk region, Washington and South Korea “have called on China to use its influence over Russia and North Korea to prevent further escalation.” This comes after the announcement of Ukraine’s intensions to draft another... Continue Reading →
By Julian Fischer-Lhamon A few days ago Turkey attended a BRICS summit in Kazan, Russia. The significance of this is underline by Turkey’s bid to join the group, which would make it the first NATO country to do so. This maneuver does not necessarily imply that Turkey is shifting away from the West, although relations... Continue Reading →
By Matthew Grace Sniffer dogs in Chisinau Airport have been on high alert searching for money that might be linked to Russian interference in Moldovan politics. Customs officers began finding large amounts of money on passengers arriving from connecting flights from Moscow and discovered passengers who had never left Moldova before returning from Russia with... Continue Reading →
By William Crawford A United Nation’s Envoy has recently suggested a partition of the disputed territory of Western Sahara. The rightful authority in the former Spanish colony has long been in dispute since its listing by the United Nations as a “Non-Self-Governing Territory” in 1963. Since the end of Spanish rule in the territory, both... Continue Reading →
By Matthew Grace Ukraine’s President Volodymyr Zelensky addressed his members of parliament with a “victory plan” to bolster Ukraine’s position to end the war with Russia in 2025. His address, also condemned China, Iran, and North Korea as a “coalition of criminals” for supporting the “gone mad” Vladimir Putin and his war mongering. His five... Continue Reading →
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