Turkey on Monday said it was committed to ensuring grain will keep shipping out of Ukraine's Black Sea ports despite Moscow saying it would suspend its participation in the export deal. "Even if Russia behaves hesitantly because it didn’t receive the same benefits, we...
Finnish Law Enforcement: Arms Sent to Ukraine Ending Up in Hands of Criminals
Finland's national law enforcement agency, the National Bureau of Investigation (NBI), has warned that weapons being shipped to Ukraine are ending up in the hands of criminal gangs. The Finnish broadcaster YLE reported Sunday that a preliminary investigation conducted...
US Air Force To Deploy Six Nuclear-Capable B-52 Bombers to Australia in Move Aimed at China
Australia's ABC News has reported that the US is preparing to deploy up to six nuclear-capable B-52 bombers to Australia in a provocative move aimed at China. The US will build facilities for the B-52 bombers at the Tindal air base, which is just south of the northern...
Kremlin Says Talks on Ukraine Should First Be Held With US
The Kremlin said Saturday that talks over the war in Ukraine must first be held with the US as Russian officials continue to signal that they're open to negotiations with Washington. Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov said that the US and its Western allies have a say...
Turkey in Talks With Russia, Ukraine on Resuming Grain Deal
Russia has pulled out of a Turkey and UN-brokered deal that allowed grain exports to leave Ukraine's Black Sea ports in response to a drone attack against the Russian Black Sea Fleet in Crimea. In an attempt to revive the deal, the Turkish Defense Ministry said that...
Baghdad Bombing Kills at Least 10, Wounds Dozens
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Flurry of Drones Attacks Russia’s Black Sea Fleet in Crimea
A flurry of armed drone aircraft and boats attacked Russia's Black Sea Fleet in Sevastopol, Crimea, on Saturday, the Russian Defense Ministry said. The Russian Defense Ministry said in a statement that Ukraine carried out the attack, which involved nine aerial drones...
Russia Says US Lowering ‘Nuclear Threshold’ By Upgrading Nukes in Europe
A Russian official said Saturday that the US is lowering the "nuclear threshold" by sending an upgraded version of its B61 nuclear bomb to NATO bases in Europe. The B61 is the US's primary thermonuclear gravity bomb, and it is being modernized into a newer weapon...
Czech Protesters Rail Against Inflation, Sanctions, and the Ukraine Proxy War
Amid ever escalating tensions over the West’s proxy war in Ukraine and the devastating inflation ripping Europe apart, Czech protesters gathered in Prague demanding the coalition government’s resignation, the Associated Press reports.The rally saw tens of thousands of...
White House Approves 24th Weapons Transfer to Ukraine
The Joe Biden administration said the Department of Defense will send $275 million in arms to Ukraine. The shipment is the twenty-fourth since Russian forces invaded in February. The White House has provided Kiev with tens of billions in military aid. The Pentagon...