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President Putin at the Security Council: Preparations for nuclear tests, US actions

19:39 05.11.2025

President Putin at the Security Council: Preparations for nuclear tests, US actions

Russian President Vladimir Putin has instructed the Foreign Ministry, Defense Ministry, intelligence agencies, and civilian agencies to submit proposals on the possibility of preparing for nuclear weapons tests. Russia warned that if other countries conduct nuclear tests, it would be forced to take retaliatory action, he stated during a meeting …

Presenting awards to developers of the Burevestnik cruise missile and the Poseidon unmanned submersible

16:17 05.11.2025

Presenting awards to developers of the Burevestnik cruise missile and the Poseidon unmanned submersible

On National Unity Day, the President of Russia Vladimir Putin held a ceremony at the Kremlin to present state decorations to the designers of the Burevestnik cruise missile and the Poseidon unmanned submersible. The Kremlin, Moscow. November 4, 2025 The President’s remarks President of Russia Vladimir Putin: Friends. First of …

‘The Atlantic’: The U.S. is on track to lose a war with China

11:11 05.11.2025

‘The Atlantic’: The U.S. is on track to lose a war with China

Modern warfare is decided by production capacity and technological mastery, not by individual valor, ‘The Atlantic’ stresses. In his address to generals and admirals late last month, Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth vividly described his vision of how wars are won. Soldiers and sailors are prepared to ship out “in …

MWM: Russia launches secretive Nuclear powered ‘Mothership’ for its Poseidon underwater attack drones

11:10 05.11.2025

MWM: Russia launches secretive Nuclear powered ‘Mothership’ for its Poseidon underwater attack drones

The Russian Severodvinsk Shipyard has launched the first Khabarovsk class 10,000 ton nuclear powered submarine, which represents an entirely new type of strategic warship designed specifically to deploy 2M39 Poseidon nuclear-armed underwater drones, ‘The Military Watch Magazine’ writes. The procurement of Khabarovsk class is expected to complement investments in expanding …

A quarrel in British style: ‘The Telegraph’ states – BBC ‘doctored’ Trump speech, internal report reveals

11:09 05.11.2025

A quarrel in British style: ‘The Telegraph’ states – BBC ‘doctored’ Trump speech, internal report reveals

The BBC “doctored” a Donald Trump speech by making him appear to encourage the Capitol Hill riot, according to an internal whistleblowing memo seen by ‘The Telegraph’. A Panorama programme, broadcast a week before the US election, “completely misled” viewers by showing the president telling supporters he was going to …

The black hole of Brussels: Ministers have no clue what the billions of pounds in post-Brexit payments to EU have been spent on

11:08 05.11.2025

The black hole of Brussels: Ministers have no clue what the billions of pounds in post-Brexit payments to EU have been spent on

Ministers have no idea what the majority of post-Brexit payments to Brussels have been spent on, a ‘Daily Mail’ investigation reveals. Just a fraction of the billions handed to Eurocrats since Britain left the European Union has been accounted for, with the rest poured into a 'Brussels black hole'. An …

FT: How Friedrich Merz is testing Germany’s patience

10:36 04.11.2025

FT: How Friedrich Merz is testing Germany’s patience

Since assuming office in May, Chancellor of Germany Friedrich Merz has projected a newfound sense of German assertiveness abroad, travelling to Kyiv and Washington to shape Europe’s response to Russia’s war on Ukraine and to Donald Trump’s trade tariffs. But at home, with the economy still mired in its longest …

Russia’s idea of BRICS grain exchange to counter CME gains momentum

10:35 04.11.2025

Russia’s idea of BRICS grain exchange to counter CME gains momentum

India is set to benefit from a proposed grain exchange among BRICS, which is seen as an alternative to CME, the US based futures trading platform. Simultaneously Brazil has been pushing its proposal for creation of a multilateral stockpile of grains within BRICS to reduce external market reliance, ‘The Hindu …

‘A million calls an hour’: Israel relying on Microsoft cloud for expansive surveillance of Palestinians

10:34 04.11.2025

‘A million calls an hour’: Israel relying on Microsoft cloud for expansive surveillance of Palestinians

The Israeli military undertook an ambitious project to store a giant trove of Palestinians’ phone calls on Microsoft’s servers in Europe, ‘The Guardian’ reveals this secret. One afternoon in late 2021, Microsoft’s chief executive, Satya Nadella, met with the commander of Israel’s military surveillance agency, Unit 8200. The spymaster, Yossi …

CBS: Trump pressed on government shutdown, nuclear weapons testing and more

10:31 04.11.2025

CBS: Trump pressed on government shutdown, nuclear weapons testing and more

President Trump, in his first sit-down interview with CBS 60 Minutes in five years, placed blame on Democrats for the ongoing government shutdown, defended his decision to strike alleged drug trafficking boats, and discussed where the U.S. stands with China, Russia and Israel. He also addressed questions on his immigration …

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