Category: Global
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Top US General Confirms Russia Aiding Iran War
US General Dan Caine, Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, told the Senate Armed Services Committee on Thursday that Russia is “definitely” providing material support to Iran in its war against the United States, but declined to specify what kind of assistance in a public hearing. The admission confirms that Moscow and Tehran’s January…
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Trump Threatens Germany Troop Pullout Over Merz Row
Donald Trump has threatened to withdraw thousands of US troops from Germany after Chancellor Friedrich Merz publicly accused Washington of being “humiliated” by Tehran in stalled negotiations to end the Iran war. Trump posted on Truth Social that the US is “studying and reviewing the possible reduction of troops in Germany, with a determination to…
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Khamenei Breaks Silence As Oil Hits Record High
Iran’s reclusive new supreme leader Mojtaba Khamenei broke his weeks-long silence on Thursday with a written statement read on state television, declaring that the only place Americans belong in the Persian Gulf is “at the bottom of its waters” and that Iran will protect its “nuclear and missile capabilities” as a national asset. He has…
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US Marines Board Ship Trying To Break Iran Blockade
US Marines from the 31st Marine Expeditionary Unit boarded the M/V Blue Star III in the Arabian Sea on Tuesday, intercepting a commercial vessel suspected of attempting to sail to an Iranian port in violation of the US naval blockade. The seizure underlines that the choke on Iranian oil exports remains in full force despite…
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North Korea Honours Soldiers Killed In Russia War
Kim Jong Un and Russia’s Defence Minister Andrei Belousov inaugurated a memorial museum in Pyongyang on Sunday for North Korean soldiers killed fighting for Moscow in Ukraine. South Korean intelligence estimates 15,000 North Korean troops were sent to the Kursk front, with at least 2,000 killed. Belousov decorated North Korean soldiers and announced a new…
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Pakistan And Afghanistan Trade Cross-Border Strikes Again
The fragile March ceasefire between Pakistan and Afghanistan is unravelling after both sides reported deadly cross-border attacks on Monday. The Taliban said Pakistani mortar and rocket fire on Kunar province killed four and wounded 45, including students at Sayed Jamaluddin Afghani University in Asadabad. Pakistan reported three civilians injured in South Waziristan and accused the…
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Tuapse Refinery Hit For Third Time In Two Weeks
Ukrainian drones struck Russia’s Tuapse oil refinery on the Black Sea coast overnight on 28 April, the third attack in 12 days on the Rosneft-owned facility. Authorities ordered the evacuation of nearby residents as more than 160 firefighters battled a major blaze, with at least four storage tanks alight and the refinery itself directly hit…
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IRGC Begs For Hormuz Deal As Trump Rejects Offer
Trump has dismissed Iran’s latest peace proposal after Tehran offered to reopen the Strait of Hormuz in exchange for Washington lifting its naval blockade, with nuclear talks parked until later. A US official told reporters the President “doesn’t love the proposal” because it sidesteps Iran’s enriched uranium stockpile entirely. Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi flew to…
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Ukraine Strikes Black Sea Fleet In Sevastopol Raid
Ukraine’s SBU Alpha special forces struck three Russian warships, a MiG-31 fighter jet and key radar systems in occupied Crimea overnight on Saturday. Long-range drones hit the landing ships Yamal and Filchenkov, the reconnaissance vessel Ivan Khurs and a Black Sea Fleet training centre in Sevastopol, while the Belbek airfield was also targeted. Acting SBU…
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Russia’s Africa Project Crumbles As Mali Burns
Mali’s military junta is on the brink after a coordinated weekend offensive by Al-Qaeda’s JNIM and Tuareg rebels of the Azawad Liberation Front killed Defence Minister Sadio Camara in a car bomb at his Kati home. The jihadists struck Bamako airport, military bases and provincial capitals simultaneously, while Russian Africa Corps mercenaries reportedly withdrew from…