Russia claims to capture another Ukraine town
Russia claims to capture another Ukraine town

Russian troops in eastern Ukraine have captured the stronghold of Kurakhove after a monthslong battle, Russias Defense Ministry claimed on Monday, adding the wrecked town to the Kremlins list of conquests in the partially occupied Donetsk region during the almost three-year war, reports AP. The...

Kim hails ‘dearest friend’ Putin in New Year message
Kim hails ‘dearest friend’ Putin in New Year message

North Korean leader Kim Jong Un hailed Vladimir Putin as his dearest friend in a New Years letter to the Russian leader praising close bilateral ties, state media said on Tuesday, reports BSS. The two countries have deepened political, military and cultural ties since Russias invasion of Ukraine...

US to send $1.25 billion in weapons to Ukraine
US to send $1.25 billion in weapons to Ukraine

The United States is expected to announce that it will send $1.25 billion in military assistance to Ukraine, U.S. officials said Friday, as the Biden administration pushes to get as much aid to Kyiv as possible before leaving office on Jan. 20, reports AP. The large package of aid includes a...

Survivors on Azerbaijani plane say they heard bangs before it went down
Survivors on Azerbaijani plane say they heard bangs before it went down

Two passengers and one crew member on the Azerbaijan Airlines plane that crashed in Kazakhstan told Reuters that they heard at least one loud bang as it approached its original destination of Grozny in southern Russia. Flight J2-8243 crashed on Wednesday in a ball of fire near the city of Aktau...

Russia ready to use ‘any means’ to prevent defeat in Ukraine
Russia ready to use ‘any means’ to prevent defeat in Ukraine

Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov has said the recent use of a hypersonic missile in the Ukraine war sought to make the West understand that Moscow was ready to use any means to stave off defeat, reports Al Jazeera. Lavrov made the remarks in a broadcast interview with United States...