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Putin attended the plenary session of the First Eurasian Economic Forum, an annual business event of the Eurasian Economic Union (EAEU) concentrating on economic and commercial issues and is this year being held in the Kyrgyzstani capital Bishkek. The leader joined representatives from Armenia, Belarus, Kazakhstan and Kyrgyzstan via video link. The EAEU’s conference saw a seemingly

As Putin’s war rages in Ukraine for over three months, a Ukraine-based blockchain company is calling on investors. Executives at Everstake claim crypto is the most efficient way to support the country in this time of need, as it is free from red tape barriers, compared with fiat donations. To date, Aid for Ukraine, a

The incident is alleged to have happened in the early hours of May 16 during an Irish family’s holiday in Turkey. Elaine and Phil, from Dublin, had flown out with their two children, aged 10 and 11 for a holiday. Midway through the trip, something “suddenly changed” a week into the holiday. The family had

This allows the country’s outspoken Prime Minister to to repeal existing laws and take coercive measures by decree, meaning his Government can respond quickly to challenges created by the war in Ukraine. Viktor Orban said his Government’s first measures would be announced on Wednesday as he desperately attempts to stabilise Hungary’s economy as the conflict

This enables them to make incremental measured gains, the Institute for the Study of War (ISW) has said. Russian President Vladimir Putin’s forces are instead focusing on smaller areas in Donetsk and Luhansk oblasts. The ISW said in its latest campaign analysis: “Russian forces are likely attempting to achieve several simultaneous encirclements of small pockets

Texas Governor Greg Abbott had identified the shooter as an 18-year-old who attended nearby Uvalde High School. He claimed that fourteen students and a teacher had been “shot and killed horrifically and incomprehensibly”, though this has not been confirmed by local police yet. Governor Abbott added: “When parents drop their kids off at school, they

After three months of fighting, Russia has faced fierce resistance from Ukraine’s military and only been able to make significant gains in the East of the country. Kyiv’s Ministry of Defence has estimated Moscow had lost more than 25,000 soldiers. The Kremlin denied the figures, but it has not stopped rumblings that President Vladimir Putin’s

Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff General Mark Milley did acknowledge on Monday that some low-level planning had begun, after President Biden withdrew all American soldiers from Ukraine before the February 24 invasion. This was to avoid the US coming into direct conflict with Russia, particularly due to fears over Putin’s nuclear capabilities. However,

The war of words over the Russian invasion of Ukraine has become more and more extreme since the offensive began in February. At the time, Putin branded the war a “special military operation”, which he said was necessary in order to “de-militarise” and “ne-Nazify” Ukraine. But Russian state-run television is increasingly pushing more radical rhetoric in

Kyrylo Budanov, Ukraine’s Chief of Defence Intelligence, has claimed there was an “unsuccessful attempt” against the Russian President’s life around two months ago. He told Ukrainian Pravda: “There was an attempt to assassinate Putin. He was even attacked, it is said, by representatives of the Caucasus, not so long ago “This is non-public information. “Absolutely

An opposition source has claimed that canned footage of Putin recorded a while ago was used in video appearances for several meetings. Russian aide Nikolai Patrushev is now allegedly in virtual control of the Kremlin, according to the General SVR Telegram channel. The channel has previously claimed that the Russian President has received treatment for

The Chinese military has released footage of a landing operation exercise carried out by the People’s Liberation Army Navy. The drills come amid concern Xi Jinping is preparing China for a war to take over Taiwan. The Chinese Communist Party has long held Taiwan to be a right part of the People’s Republic of China with the

The brutal reality of Russian attacks in the Donbas region has been revealed by new footage from the town of Soledar in Eastern Ukraine. As Putin has shifted the focus of the Russian attack toward the Donbas region, the town has become the subject of fierce Russian bombing which has destroyed much of its infrastructure. Special

Fighting has intensified in Ukraine’s eastern territories, as Vladimir Putin’s army steps up its efforts to seize control of the Donbas. Ukrainian forces are grimly clinging on as they come under intense Russian artillery and aerial bombardment. The Russians are closing in on the city of Severedonetsk in Luhansk province and appear increasingly confident of

The small plane crashed into the Belledonne Mountains near the town of Isere at around 5pm (local time) this evening. Four of the passengers were members of the same family, according to reports.  Around 60 firefighters rushed to the crash site.  The small Jodel D140 type passenger plane was taking part in its maiden voyage

The election of Labor’s Anthony Albanese as the new Prime Minister in Australia had raised questions about whether a new UK trade deal signed with Scott Morrison’s Liberal Government would go ahead. But a senior source at the Department for International Trade said “the deal is done” and will not be cancelled. The source said:

Russia: Former navy officer warns about Putin nuclear threat Colonel Mikhail Khodarenok, who retired from the Russian army more than 20 years, has regularly appeared on state television to give his analysis on state television, and doesn’t hold back against the Kremlin. On a primetime Rossiya-1 TV show earlier this week, he admitted: “We are

The new figures have taken Spain’s total number of reported Monkeypox cases up to 30. Meanwhile, Sajid Javid shared on Friday the number of Monkeypox cases doubled to 20. Regional health chief Enrique Ruiz Escudero told reporters on Friday the 24 new cases are believed by Madrid’s regional Government to have come from a single

While talking live on Channel 1 of Russia’s state-controlled TV, Russian professor of World Politics Alexei Fenenko described the ongoing war in Ukraine as “a rehearsal for Russia for a bigger conflict” with NATO. He claimed Moscow is “testing NATO weapons” in Ukraine, adding that the ongoing war “is a leading experience for our future

The Ukrainian President explained how the south-eastern region of Donbas is like “hell” and accused the Kremlin of meaningless attacks as it intensified its offensive. The Russian troops have been accused once more by Zelensky of committing genocide after he said they tried to kill as many Ukrainians as possible and to cause as much