Events, Facts, Comments - International Affairs

MAIN PAGE > Rubrics > Events, Facts, Comments

QUAD in action: India, Japan, US, Australia to hold Malabar naval exercise

9:20 12.08.2023

QUAD in action: India, Japan, US, Australia to hold Malabar naval exercise

The 31st edition of the Malabar multilateral exercise comprising India, Australia, Japan and the U.S. will be held off Sydney from August 11-21, as Australia hosts the war games for the first time this year, informs ‘The Hindu’. Australia has also invited India for the Sea Power conference that it …

British comb: Pakistan weapons for Ukraine

9:18 12.08.2023

British comb: Pakistan weapons for Ukraine

Last year, the UK used Pakistan as an air bridge to supply arms to Ukraine via Romania, Indian ‘Economic Times’ reveals. Pakistan has reportedly reached out to a Gulf state to identify vessels flying US flags to ship a consignment of 150 containers of 25 mm cartridges to Ukraine via …

Sergey Shoigu: “Threats to the military security of the Russian Federation have multiplied in the western and north-western strategic directions. These threats require a timely and adequate response”

9:17 12.08.2023

Sergey Shoigu: “Threats to the military security of the Russian Federation have multiplied in the western and north-western strategic directions. These threats require a timely and adequate response”

Introductory speech of Russian Defence Minister Sergey Shoigu at Defence Ministry Board session August 8: “On today’s Board session we will address issues of establishing Leningrad and Moscow military districts, as well as strengthening the grouping of forces of the Armed Forces of the Russian Federation on our western boarders. …

POLITICO: Russia shoots for the moon as space race against US heats up

9:16 12.08.2023

POLITICO: Russia shoots for the moon as space race against US heats up

In the early hours of Friday morning, state space agency Roscosmos launched the country's first lunar mission in nearly half a century as an ambitious play in the scramble to build a base on the moon, writes POLITICO. “If they pull it off, it will be a massive technological and …

The rise of Global South accelerated in the wake of Ukraine crisis

9:57 11.08.2023

The rise of Global South accelerated in the wake of Ukraine crisis

The war in Ukraine, which has been prolonged for more than a year, has triggered an accelerated transformation of the international landscape. One of the prominent changes is the rise of the Global South and its increasingly important role in the international system, Chinese ‘Global Times’ stresses. . Developing countries …

Gen. Mark Milley: “Measured pace of Ukraine’s counteroffensive not a surprise”

9:56 11.08.2023

Gen. Mark Milley: “Measured pace of Ukraine’s counteroffensive not a surprise”

America’s top general said he’s not surprised that Ukraine’s much-anticipated spring counteroffensive against Russia hasn’t progressed as rapidly as some analysts and commentators might have predicted. In a speech to the National Press Club, Army Gen. Mark A. Milley, chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, said war on paper …

‘Counter Punch’: Revisiting the bombing of Nagasaki, 78 years later

9:55 11.08.2023

‘Counter Punch’: Revisiting the bombing of Nagasaki, 78 years later

August 9 marks the anniversary of the bombing of Nagasaki. “…A haze obscured the plane’s target and anti-aircraft fire proved frustrating, so Major Sweeney changed course and headed to the secondary target, of Nagasaki. Jacob Beser, an aircraft crewman, later recalled that they abandoned Kokura and headed to Nagasaki because …

US-EU: Big Trouble Coming – BRICS and Oil

9:52 11.08.2023

US-EU: Big Trouble Coming – BRICS and Oil

As of late Tuesday evening, August 8, 2023, countries expressing their intent to join BRICS account for SIXTY PERCENT (60%) of known global oil/gas reserves. At the very least, this means 60 percent of the worlds oil sales will take place in a currency OTHER THAN the U.S. Dollar, once …

FT: Tens of billions are the losses of Western business in Russia

9:31 10.08.2023

FT: Tens of billions are the losses of Western business in Russia

European companies have suffered at least €100bn in direct losses from their operations in Russia since last year, according to analysis by the Financial Times. A survey of 600 European groups’ annual reports and 2023 financial statements shows that 176 companies have recorded asset impairments, foreign exchange-related charges and other …

Newsweek: Why U.S. war tactics are failing in Ukraine?

9:29 10.08.2023

Newsweek: Why U.S. war tactics are failing in Ukraine?

New NATO tactics quickly drilled into Ukrainian troops are failing because Ukraine doesn't dominate the skies, analysts have said, as Kyiv's troops appear to be revisiting familiar doctrine to press through dug-in Russian defenses. Ukrainian troops, now more than two months into their summer counteroffensive, have incorporated NATO fighting style …

« first previous Page 481 of 691. next last »