Day: October 22, 2024
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Putin embraces diplomatic limelight as leaders of expanded BRICS gather in Russia
Russian President Vladimir Putin is hosting the annual summit of BRICS, a high-prestige stage that offers him an opportunity to showcase his defiance of U.S.-led efforts to isolate his regime and punish the Kremlin for its decision to invade Ukraine more than two years ago.
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Chinese Drone Maker DJI Sues Pentagon Over Military Designation
Chinese Drone Maker DJI Sues Pentagon Over Military Designation Authored by Lily Zhou via The Epoch Times, Chinese drone giant DJI sued the U.S. Department of Defense (DOD) on Oct. 18 for including the company in the department’s list of Chinese military companies. DJI, which makes up more than half of the U.S. commercial drone…
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Corruption crackdown in Russia expanding from military to other parts of government, says U.K. intel
A corruption crackdown in Russia that had been focused on the country’s defense sector may be spreading to other parts of the country’s government, British officials said this week in their latest assessment of the Kremlin’s ongoing war with Ukraine.
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North Korea sending troops to aid Russia in Ukraine war: South’s spy agency
This article was originally published by Radio Free Asia and is reprinted with permission. South Korea’s spy agency said Friday that North Korea had decided to send “large-scale” troops to support Russia’s war in Ukraine, with 1,500 special forces already in Russia’s Far East undergoing training. The National Intelligence Service, or NIS, released detailed satellite…
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Russia targets Ukraine’s energy infrastructure in latest attack
This article was originally published by Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty and is reprinted with permission. Russia’s military launched another wave of missiles and drones across Ukraine, Ukrainian officials said on October 20, with an energy installation hit and multiple injuries reported in another strike. The Russian attack came as officials in Russia reported a large Ukrainian drone…
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Senior US Energy Official Urges Need To “Tighten Screws” As Russian LNG Flows Continue
Senior US Energy Official Urges Need To “Tighten Screws” As Russian LNG Flows Continue Following Russia’s invasion of Ukraine in early 2022, the US, Europe, and other G7 nations imposed the most extensive sanctions and trade restrictions on Moscow to paralyze, then collapse, President Vladimir Putin’s oil/gas industry that funds the war machine. However, over two years later,…
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Navy hails two flyers killed in jet crash in Washington as combat veterans, role models for women
The Navy said two combat-experienced aviators who died when their jet fighter crashed in Washington state last week were trailblazers and role models whose influence touched countless people at their home base and beyond.
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RUSSIA: Mutual Payment Mechanisms To Be Advanced At BRICS
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South Korea warns it can send arms to Ukraine after reports of North’s troops in Russia
South Korea warned Tuesday it could consider supplying weapons to Ukraine in response to North Korea allegedly dispatching troops to Russia, as both North Korea and Russia denied the movements.
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China holds live-fire drills opposite Taiwan, a week after large-scale exercise
China is holding live-fire drills off the coast of its southern Fujian province facing Taiwan, just a week after a massive air-and-sea drill it described as punishment for Taiwan’s president rejecting Beijing’s claims of sovereignty.