Category: 1. Russia

By Gerard MARTINEZ

Doral, United States (AFP) Dec 4, 2025

As the United States deploys more military forces and carries out airstrikes on boats in the Caribbean, Venezuelans in South Florida are divided over what President Donald…

By W.G. DUNLOP

Washington, United States (AFP) Dec 7, 2025

US Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth is under mounting pressure from scandals surrounding strikes on alleged drug boats and his use of Signal to discuss sensitive military…

by AFP Staff Writers

Berlin (AFP) Dec 11, 2025

NATO chief Mark Rutte said Thursday that if the United States and Europeans could agree on a plan to end the war in Ukraine, this would be a “test” of whether Russia “really wants…

by AFP Staff Writers

Doha (AFP) Dec 14, 2025

Hamas’s Gaza chief Khalil al-Hayya said on Sunday that the militant group had a “legitimate right” to hold weapons and that any proposal for the next phases of the Gaza ceasefire must…

by AFP Staff Writers

Doral, United States (AFP) Dec 12, 2025

The US admiral responsible for overseeing a major military buildup in the Caribbean and controversial strikes on alleged drug-smuggling boats stepped down on Friday just…

by AFP Staff Writers

Beirut, Lebanon (AFP) Dec 15, 2025

Lebanon’s army gave several ambassadors and foreign military officials a tour on Monday meant to demonstrate its efforts to disarm Hezbollah, as Beirut contends with fears of…

By Maher al-Mounes, Bakr Alkasem

Damascus (AFP) Dec 14, 2025

Syria’s interior ministry said Sunday the gunman who killed three Americans in the central Palmyra region the previous day was a member of the security forces who was to…

By Chayanit ITTHIPONGMAETEE and Suy SE in Phnom Penh

Bangkok (AFP) Dec 8, 2025

Thailand launched air strikes Monday on its neighbour Cambodia, with both sides trading blame for renewed fighting on their disputed border that has…

On December 15, 2024, one of the largest environmental disasters in Russian history struck the Kerch Strait. Two Russian oil tankers sank during a storm, spilling an estimated 2,400 to 4,000 tons of oil into the sea. Within days, thick…

US and Ukrainian officials said they made substantial progress in two days of talks aimed to bring an end to Russia’s invasion closer, with Washington reportedly offering Kyiv security guarantees modeled on NATO’s Article 5 mutual defense…