A report by the US Department of Defense has revealed details of an incident involving Major General Antonio Aguto, who previously coordinated military assistance to Ukraine between 2022 and 2024.
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Russia has signaled its readiness to provide assistance to Cuba as the country continues to face economic pressure linked to longstanding US sanctions.
While international attention is focused on the war between Iran, Israel, and the United States, an “open war” is escalating between nearby Afghanistan and Pakistan, which could have a strategic ripple effect throughout the region.
Israel says it has killed a linchpin of Iranian politics, the national security chief, Ali Larijani, in overnight strikes, a claim that if confirmed would make him the most senior Iranian figure to die in the war since the supreme leader Ali…
There are already clear losers from the war in Iran: The battered Iranian regime itself, the civilians under heavy bombardment in Iran and Lebanon, the Gulf countries’ whose reputation as a stable safe haven have been shattered by missiles and…
The government of Sri Lanka has introduced a four-day working week for schools, universities, and several public sector institutions as part of emergency measures to conserve fuel.
