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Russian Iskander-M missile strike destroys container ship delivering drones and arms to Ukraine

10:58 27.05.2025

Russian Iskander-M missile strike destroys container ship delivering drones and arms to Ukraine

The Russian Armed Forces on have employed an Iskander-M tactical ballistic missile system to launch a precision strike on a container ship carrying cargo to the Ukrainian port of Odessa. The ship was reported to be carrying 100 containers of military cargo including drone systems, ‘The Military Watch Magazine’ reports. …

‘The Telegraph’: A full blown US-EU trade war will be a disaster for everyone

10:56 27.05.2025

‘The Telegraph’: A full blown US-EU trade war will be a disaster for everyone

Donald Trump has announced on social media that US tariff negotiations with the EU are going nowhere and from the 1st of June the US will impose a 50 per cent tariff on the EU. Under Trump’s “reciprocal tariffs” scheme announced in March, the EU was due to be subject …

POLITICO: Ukraine risks importing systemic, large-scale corruption into EU and weakening it from within, as well as worsening friction among members

10:55 27.05.2025

POLITICO: Ukraine risks importing systemic, large-scale corruption into EU and weakening it from within, as well as worsening friction among members

U.S. President Donald Trump has forced a binary choice on Ukraine’s supporters. His aggressive push to end the war, at the cost of major Ukrainian concessions, has fueled instability in Kyiv. And in response, Europe has hardened its support, spurring unrealistic policymaking that leaves little room for nuance in the …

Sputnik hosts dialogue on innovation to mark Africa Day

16:18 26.05.2025

Sputnik hosts dialogue on innovation to mark Africa Day

Ahead of Africa Day, marked on May 25, the Sputnik News Agency and Radio held an expert roundtable discussion on the future of Russia-Africa cooperation in high technologies and innovation. The event, Innovations for Society: Russian-African Dialogue for Africa Day, brought together key experts from Russia, Mali, Namibia, Zambia and …

Sergey Naryshkin, director of SVR: “Officials in the leading EU capitals and London are adjusting their tools to influence the social and political life in the countries they are focused on”

11:21 26.05.2025

Sergey Naryshkin, director of SVR: “Officials in the leading EU capitals and London are adjusting their tools to influence the social and political life in the countries they are focused on”

Europe's ruling classes use Ukrainians as cannon fodder to advance their own geopolitical interests, Sergey Naryshkin, director of Russia’s Foreign Intelligence Service (SVR), said at a meeting of the CIS Council of Heads of Security Agencies and Special Services TASS quotes. "The ruling European class shamelessly uses the so-called peripheral …

View from Delhi: Putin succeeds in engaging with Trump

11:19 26.05.2025

View from Delhi: Putin succeeds in engaging with Trump

Putin is not one of those bombastic politicians masquerading as statesmen on world stage. He is platinum grade in statecraft and governance — and brilliant in wartime, too. Unsurprisingly, Trump has a sneaking respect towards Putin, unlike towards the Europeans, Gulf sheikhs or the Global South toward whom he has …

Romania reported on the visit of French intelligence chief Lerner shortly before the election. What for?

11:17 26.05.2025

Romania reported on the visit of French intelligence chief Lerner shortly before the election. What for?

Two days before the second round of the Romanian presidential election, French intelligence chief Nicolas Lerner visited the country, Romanian journalist Marius Tuka wrote on his website, citing sources, ‘Izvestia’ informs. "Nicolas Lerner, head of the French Directorate General for External Security (DGSE), was on a brief visit to Romania …

NYT: All that Trump has changed

11:16 26.05.2025

NYT: All that Trump has changed

President Trump barreled back into office intent on using his second term to exercise raw political power and transform the country in his image. It’s been four months, and he already has, ‘The New York Times’ stresses. In a presidential opening act more aggressive and polarizing than anything the nation …

Corporate Japan warns of $28bn blow from US tariffs

10:24 25.05.2025

Corporate Japan warns of $28bn blow from US tariffs

Japan’s largest companies have said tariffs planned by the Trump administration could erode annual profits by tens of billions of dollars, with the probability of a bigger impact in the event of a US recession. Groups including Toyota, Sony and Mizuho could suffer a total hit as high as ¥4tn …

View from London: Russia’s elite drone unit destroying Ukraine’s precious HIMARS launchers

10:21 25.05.2025

View from London: Russia’s elite drone unit destroying Ukraine’s precious HIMARS launchers

The results were devastating, with the majority of Ukrainian troops pushed out of Kursk after the Rubicon unit destroyed their supply route. In the process, Rubicon is believed to have disabled hundreds of Ukrainian vehicles, including M2 Bradley infantry carriers and heavily armoured MaxxPro trucks, often with fibre optic cable …

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