Category: 1. Russia

The Starlink satellite communications system went down on Monday morning, according to data from the monitoring service Downdetector. Users around the world reported outages.

The system also stopped working in Ukraine, said Robert Brovdi, widely…

Driving a taxi in the Russian capital was never very lucrative for Said, a Tajik migrant living in the Moscow region, but it paid the bills.

Now, he says, gasoline has jumped by more than 30 percent in recent weeks – from 45 rubles a liter to…

The drones shot down over Polish territory did not carry explosives, Polish Foreign Minister Radoslaw Sikorski told The Guardian.

 

Radoslaw Sikorski noted that from the technical point of view all the drones…

U.S. Department of what? Are you serious?

by Harlan Ullman

Washington DC (UPI) Sep 10, 2025

April Fool’s Day has come early. Donald Trump and Pete Hegseth have renamed the Department of Defense to the Department of War.

Why? Good…

Israel defends Qatar strikes after rebuke from Trump

By Alice CHANCELLOR

Jerusalem (AFP) Sept 10, 2025

Israel’s UN envoy defended targeting Hamas leaders in Qatar as the “right” decision on Wednesday, after the strikes on the US…

Colombia rescues 27 soldiers, dozens remain captive

by AFP Staff Writers

Bogota (AFP) Sept 8, 2025

Colombian authorities rescued 27 of 72 soldiers held captive Sunday in the country’s southwest, an area controlled by guerrillas and…

Ukraine strikes Russian chemical plant, oil refinery

by Adam Schrader

Washington DC (UPI) Sep 14, 2025

Ukraine launched large airstrikes late Saturday and into Sunday that hit a chemical plant and an oil refinery inside of Russia,…

Israeli military says it will act with ‘greater force’ in Gaza City

by AFP Staff Writers

Jerusalem (AFP) Sept 9, 2025

The Israeli military said on Tuesday that it will act with “greater force” in Gaza City and warned residents to…

Missing Canadian soldier found dead in Latvia

by AFP Staff Writers

Ottawa (AFP) Sept 7, 2025

Canada’s military said Saturday that a soldier who went missing for several days had been found dead in Latvia.

Warrant Officer George…

Trump hails cancelation of award ceremony for Tom Hanks

By W.G. DUNLOP

Washington (AFP) Sept 8, 2025

US President Donald Trump cheered Monday after a West Point military academy ceremony honoring “Saving Private Ryan” star and…