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Russian forces pounded apartment buildings and other targets in the Ukrainian city of Zaporizhzhia, killing at least 17 people and wounding dozens, officials said Sunday. The blasts in the city, which sits in a region Moscow has claimed as its own, blew out windows in…
Read More Russia Pounds Apartment Buildings Killing 17 In Ukraine Following Kerch Bridge Explosion
At least one explosion has severely damaged the Kerch bridge connecting the annexed Crimean peninsula with the Russian Federation, according to multiple reports. Early Saturday, the explosion caused parts of Europe’s longest bridge to collapse, according to images and video from the scene (below). The exact cause of the…
Read More Huge Explosion Rocks Kerch Bridge Connecting Crimea And Russia
Ukraine’s Defense Minister Oleksii Reznikov released a video on YouTube Friday, speaking to Russia’s frontline troops to lay down their arms and promising them “life, safety, and justice” to those that heed the warning. In the video Friday, Reznikov spoke in Russian and warned that…
Read More Ukraine’s Defense Minister Oleksii Reznikov Speaks To Russian Troops, “Let’s Talk About What’s Next”
Ukraine has recaptured the northeastern Kharkiv province as it continues to make gains in the east and south of the country, according to the AP. USA Today reported that Kyiv’s forces have taken back more than 150 miles of land in the southern Kherson province…
Read More Ukraine Takes Back 150 Miles Of Land Expanding Its Counteroffensive
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy called on NATO to launch preemptive strikes against Russia to deter them from using a nuclear weapon in Ukraine in public remarks made on Wednesday. Speaking via satellite to the Lowy Institute, an Australian think tank, Zelenskyy said that “preventative strikes” are…
Read More Zelenskyy Calls For Preemptive NATO Strikes Against Russia In Fear Of Putin Nuclear Threats
The Organization of the Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC) and Russia are considering significantly cutting oil production which could lead to a spike in oil prices, The Wall Street Journal reported Sunday. OPEC and a group of Russian-led oil producers, which are together known as OPEC+, may cut…
Read More Russia, OPEC Consider Sending Oil Prices Even Higher
Fighting reignited between Azerbaijan and Armenia early on Tuesday, prompting an unsuccessful bid from Russian President Vladimir Putin to negotiate a ceasefire, according to CNN. Russia, the U.S. and France have called on Armenia and Azerbaijan to cease the hostilities that have left at least…
Read More Putin Fails To Put Out The Fire As War Breaks Out Again Between Azerbaijan And Armenia
Queen Elizabeth II, who died Thursday at age 96 after the longest reign in British history, will be mourned as one of the last monarchs born to a classic age of European royalty when kings and queens wielded political power. Britain’s longest-reigning monarch passed away after 70…
Read More Queen Elizabeth II Dies At Age 96
Russian President Vladimir Putin traveled to the country’s far eastern region to observe the ongoing Vostok war games and meet with foreign leaders Tuesday, after declaring a Russia-oriented foreign policy doctrine. Putin arrived at the training range for the active phase of the exercises, intended to shine…
Read More Putin Travels To Joint Military Exercises With China
The Chinese military conducted a simulated invasion of Taiwan on Saturday, the Taiwanese Ministry of National Defense claimed, as China ramped up its largest-ever military exercises in the Taiwan Strait. Chinese naval and aerial war exercises surrounding Taiwan come after U.S. House Speaker Nancy Pelosi met with…
Read More Chinese Military Conducts Large Simulation Attack In Taiwan Strait