Beirut (AFP) – Israeli missile strikes killed two civilians early Monday near the Syrian capital Damascus, state media said, although a war monitor said the victims were pro-Iran fighters. Original article on rfi.fr Israel carried out the strikes at around 5 am (0300 GMT), hitting positions south of the capital, Syria’s official SANA news agency said. […]
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Bomb kills two UN peacekeepers in Mali
A roadside bomb killed two UN peacekeepers in central Mali on Monday as the Malian army reported a deadly clash with jihadist insurgents and France said it had killed a rebel leader. Original article by AFP/yahoo news “This morning, a supply convoy… struck an improvised explosive device north of Mopti,” the spokesman for the UN’s […]
SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — North Korea performed data transmission and other key tests needed to develop a spy satellite, state media said Sunday, in the second such tests in about a week, indicating the country intends to conduct a prohibited long-range rocket launch soon. Original article by HYUNG-JIN KIM at apnews.com The moves come […]
TikTok will suspend both live-streaming and new content from Russia in response to the country’s new “fake” news law, TikTok said Sunday on the video app’s official communications account on Twitter. Original ariticle by By Nitasha Tiku at washingtonpost.com Signed Friday by President Putin, Russia’s new law bans what the country calls “fake” news about its […]
Outmanned, outgunned, and relying on sheer willpower to repel Russia’s invading armies, Ukraine’s soldiers may have one big ace up their sleeve. Original article by Christiaan Hetzner at Fortune.com The Bayraktar TB2 drone, with a wingspan of 12 meters (472 inches) and equipped to carry four laser-guided bombs, has disabled multiple launch rocket systems as […]
Evidence is emerging that the Syrian government and its Russian military partners are recruiting Syrian fighters for potential deployment to the former Soviet state. Original article from al-monitor.com As Russia’s war on Ukraine escalates, there is emerging evidence that the Syrian government and its Russian military partners are recruiting Syrian fighters for potential deployment to […]
From CNN’s Mostafa Salem Russian President Vladimir Putin said on Saturday that the sanctions introduced on his country are “equivalent of a declaration of war.” Putin also said there are not planning on a state of emergency in Russia or enlisiting conscripts for the “operation” in Ukraine. “We could have taken a different course of action,” he […]