China has some doubt on ability to invade Taiwan: CIA chief
By AP and published by CNA Washington – US intelligence shows that China’s President Xi Jinping has instructed his country’s military to “be ready by 2027″ to invade Taiwan though he may be currently harbouring doubts about his ability to do so given Russia’s experience in its war with Ukraine, CIA Director William Burns […]
Read MoreG7 presses IMF for Ukraine aid as Yellen says Russia hurting
By AFP and published by CNA Bengaluru – G7 finance chiefs pressed the IMF on Thursday (Feb. 23) to urgently provide more aid to war-stricken Ukraine on the eve of the first anniversary of Russia’s invasion. “On February 24 last year, Russia launched its illegal, unjustifiable, and unprovoked war of aggression against Ukraine, which […]
Read MoreChina, Russia deepen ties as Biden rallies Nato’s ‘frontline’ over Ukraine
By Reuters and published by Swissinfo.ch Moscow/Warsaw – China pledged a deeper partnership with Russia on Wednesday as US President Joe Biden reaffirmed security assurances for Nato’s “frontline” eastern members, highlighting global tensions as the anniversary of Russia’s invasion of Ukraine approaches. However, a day after President Vladimir Putin said Moscow was suspending participation […]
Read MoreBiden walks through Kyiv to show resolve ahead of war’s anniversary
By Reuters and published by US News & World Report Kyiv –US President Joe Biden walked around central Kyiv on an unannounced visit on Monday, promising to stand with Ukraine as long as it takes, on a trip timed to upstage the Kremlin ahead of the one-year anniversary of Russia’s invasion. Biden, in trademark […]
Read MoreUkraine presses US Congress members for F-16 jet fighters: Lawmakers
By Reuters and published by CNA Munich – Ukrainian officials have urged US Congress members to press President Joe Biden’s administration to send F-16 jet fighters to Kyiv, saying the aircraft would boost Ukraine’s ability to hit Russian missile units with US-made rockets, lawmakers said. The lobbying came over the weekend on the sidelines […]
Read MoreUS tries to woo India away from Russia with display of F-35s, bombers
By Reuters and published by CNA Bengaluru – The United States brought its most advanced fighter jet, the F-35, to India for the first time this week alongside F-16s, Super Hornets and B-1B bombers as Washington looks to woo New Delhi away from its traditional military supplier, Russia. India, desperate to modernise its largely […]
Read MoreNato, Warsaw say missile that hit Poland was Ukrainian stray
By Reuters and published by US News & World Report Warsaw/Brussels/Nusa Dua, Indonesia – A missile that hit Poland was probably a stray fired by Ukraine’s air defences and not a Russian strike, Poland and Nato said on Wednesday, easing global concern that the war in Ukraine could spill across the border. Nevertheless, Nato’s […]
Read MoreUkraine shelling damages dam: Russia media
By Reuters, Australian Associated Press, DPA and published by The Canberra Times UKRAINE’S Russian-held Nova Kakhovka dam has been damaged in shelling by Ukrainian forces, Russian news agencies report, citing emergency services. Russian state-owned news agency TASS quoted a representative of the emergency services as saying that a rocket launched by a US-made HIMARS […]
Read MoreUkraine gets new air defences, allies deepen resolve after Russian strikes
By Agencies and published by CNA Brussels – Ukraine’s allies announced delivery of new air defences and recommitted to providing robust, enduring military assistance at a meeting at Nato headquarters on Wednesday (Oct. 12), saying Russian missile strikes two days ago only further united them. US Defence Secretary Lloyd Austin, sitting next to his […]
Read MoreUkraine’s Defence ministry vows revenge for Russian missile strikes
By Reuters and published by Yahoo! News and Swissinfo.ch Kyiv – Ukraine’s Defence Ministry said it would seek revenge for Russian missile strikes that hit cities across Ukraine on Monday morning. “There is sacrifice amongst people and destruction,” the ministry said on its Facebook page. “The enemy will be punished for the pain and death […]
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