White House announcement of the military aid came ahead of Zelenskyy’s meeting with Biden WASHINGTON: US President Joe Biden on Thursday announced an $8 billion “surge” in “security assistance” to Ukraine, including supply of a glide bomb that will enhance Kyiv’s strike capability against Russia. Moscow has warned that use of missiles that can strike…
Russian President Vladimir Putin on Wednesday issued nuclear warnings to the West over conventional strikes on its territory from Ukraine. He tabled an updated version of the nuclear doctrine which specifies that any attack on Russia by a non-nuclear power, if supported or backed by a nuclear power, will be regarded as a “joint attack…
WASHINGTON: Far from being a ruse, Moscow‘s interference in US elections, mocked by MAGA supremo Donald Trump as the “Russia Russia Russia hoax,” is real and current, US intelligence agencies said on Monday. The agencies, trashed by Trumpists as a war-mongering “Deep State,” said while Russia is attempting to boost Trump’s candidacy by denigrating his…
NEW DELHI: US President Joe Biden on Tuesday made his final appearance at the UNGA, possibly delivering one of his last speeches on the world stage.President Biden’s speech covered several key themes that have defined his foreign policy throughout his administration, including rallying global support for Ukraine, navigating international competition, and the importance of upholding…
NEW DELHI: Government described as speculative and misleading an international news agency’s report that claimed Indian defence exports to Europe were diverted to Ukraine. In an official statement, the ministry of external affairs said that the report implied violations by India, where none existed and, hence, was “inaccurate and mischievous”.The report said that artillery shells…
NEW DELHI: The ministry of external affairs on Thursday refuted reports claiming diversion of Indian defence exports to Ukraine, calling them “speculative and misleading”.India has an impeccable track record of compliance with international obligations on the export of military and dual-use items, the MEA said in a statement.“We have seen the Reuters report.It is speculative…
NEW DELHI: President Vladimir Putin on Monday, in a move that would make the Russian army the second largest in the world after China, ordered to increase the regular size of the army by 180,000 troops.The Russian leader issued a decree on the Kremlin’s website ordering the overall size of the armed forces to be…
Son of gunman Ryan Routh who allegedly targeted former President Donald Trump on his Florida golf course Sunday called his father loving and caring and said that the whole shooting incident does sound like the man he knew ‘to do anything crazy, much less violent.’In an interview with CNN, Oran Routh hoped everything has “just…
Russian President Vladimir Putin on Thursday warned that if Ukrainian armed forces were permitted to attack Russian territory using Western-made long-range missiles, it would mean the West’s direct involvement in the conflict, altering its nature and scope.For months, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy has been urging Kyiv’s allies to allow Ukraine to use Western missiles, such…
China opted out of the ‘Blueprint for Action’ agreement which seeks to ban artificial intelligence from controlling nuclear weapons. The agreement was adopted at the Responsible AI in the Military Domain (REAIM) summit in Seoul on Tuesday where over 100 countries including the US were present.The agreement is not legally binding and it seeks to…
