A Ukrainian drone targeted a military airfield in Russia’s Novgorod region, causing a fire and damaging one warplane, Russia’s Defence Ministry has said. The ministry said nobody was hurt and the fire was quickly extinguished. The Novgorod region lies northwest of Moscow, hundreds of miles from Russia’s border with Ukraine. ”As a result of the … Read more
Washington has approved sending F-16 fighter jets to Ukraine from Denmark and the Netherlands, it has been reported. The White House has given the two European nations official assurances that it will expedite approval of transfer requests for the F-16s as soon as Ukrainian pilots have completed training programmes for the aircraft, an unnamed US official told Reuters. … Read more
CNN — China’s defense minister Li Shangfu on Tuesday warned against “playing with fire” when it comes to Taiwan in a veiled jab at the United States as he addressed a security conference in Russia. Speaking at the Moscow Conference on International Security, Li said attempts to “use Taiwan to contain China,” would “surely end … Read more
A Russian warship opened fire on a cargo vessel travelling to the Ukrainian port of Izmail, the Kremlin has said. The Vasily Bykov, part of the Black Sea Fleet, detected a ship flying under the flag of Palau at around 6:40am Moscow time. Warning shots were fired on the Sukra Okan when it did not … Read more
Controversial cluster bombs supplied by the US are allowing Ukrainian forces to push forward on their counteroffensive, soldiers have said. One soldier said his platoon had been pinned down east of Robotyne, a key village on the southern front, before the munitions allowed them to capture the Russian position. He told the Wall Street Journal: … Read more
Russia expended half a million rounds of ammunition in eastern Ukraine last week as Moscow’s forces launched 9,000 attacks in the region, Kyiv said on Monday. Despite the pressure, Ukraine’s forces continued to claw back territory from Russian control around the city of Bakhmut, the country’s deputy defence minister said. “Almost half a million rounds … Read more
A Russian court on Friday issued its verdict in a new case against jailed opposition leader Alexey Navalny, convicting the politician of promoting “extremism” and extending his time in prison by 19 years, according to Russian state media and his own team. Navalny, who emerged as the most outspoken critic of President Vladimir Putin’s government … Read more
In 2019, while working as a senior economist at the Federal Reserve, Claudia Sahm published a measure to show when the US has fallen into a recession. What came to be known as the Sahm Rule is elegant in its simplicity and has been praised for its accuracy by the likes of Nobel laureate Paul … Read more
Génération d’idées : Mike Amiri Mike Amiri a grandi dans le quartier le plus célèbre de Los Angeles, Hollywood, pendant l’excès de la scène hair metal des années 80. Fils d’immigrants iraniens, il était fasciné par la musique, la culture et la mode qui sortaient de clubs comme le Roxy. Ainsi, lorsqu’il a lancé sa marque … Read more
Le président ukrainien Volodymyr Zelensky a limogé son ambassadeur au Royaume-Uni vendredi, après que l’ambassadeur a critiqué le récent “sarcasme” du président en réponse au secrétaire britannique à la Défense, Ben Wallace, suggérant que Kiev devrait davantage apprécier le soutien occidental. Zelensky a déclaré vendredi dans un décret présidentiel que Vadym Prystaiko avait été licencié, … Read more