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Russia flexes military muscle with hypersonic missiles and bombers during drills
Published on 14/09/2025
» MOSCOW - Russia said on Sunday that it had fired a Zircon (Tsirkon) hypersonic cruise missile at a target in the Barents Sea and that Sukoi Su-34 supersonic fighter-bombers had carried out strikes as part of joint military exercises with Belarus.
Poland downs 'hostile objects' in its airspace during Russian attack on Ukraine
AFP, Published on 10/09/2025
» WARSAW - Poland said on Wednesday that "hostile objects" had been downed by Polish or allied aircraft scrambled in response to multiple violations of its airspace during a Russian attack on Ukraine.
Trump ready to match EU tariffs on China, India to pressure Putin: US official
AFP, Published on 10/09/2025
» WASHINGTON - The United States is ready to broaden tariffs targeting buyers of Russian oil -- if the EU takes similar moves -- to hit at revenue Moscow needs for the war in Ukraine, a US official told AFP Tuesday.
People want change
Oped, Postbag, Published on 09/09/2025
» Re: "Most Thais want parliament dissolved immediately, charter change: poll", (BP, Sept 7).
Chinese travellers mull Russia for visa-free National Day holidays
Published on 08/09/2025
» Russia is attracting more interest from Chinese holidaymakers in the countdown to the weeklong National Day break, with the prospect of visa-free stays on the horizon.
Russian strikes across Ukraine kill at least 4: authorities
AFP, Published on 07/09/2025
» KYIV (UKRAINE) - Russian strikes across Ukraine overnight killed at least four people and wounded dozens more, authorities announced, as officials said a government building in the capital Kyiv was on fire after the attack.
Putin threatens to target any Western troops in Ukraine
AFP, Published on 05/09/2025
» MOSCOW - Russian President Vladimir Putin warned on Friday that any Western forces deployed to Ukraine would be a "legitimate" target for Moscow's army, a day after Kyiv's allies said they had committed to a troop presence in the event of a peace deal.
Could humans become immortal, as Putin was heard telling Xi?
AFP, Published on 05/09/2025
» PARIS - Vladimir Putin and Xi Jinping have been recorded on a hot mic discussing how organ transplants and other medical advances could let humans live past 150 years -- or even become immortal.
Coalition of willing commits to Ukraine force if peace agreed
AFP, Published on 05/09/2025
» PARIS - More than two dozen countries have pledged to join a force to deploy in Ukraine after any eventual peace deal with Russia, aiming to deter Moscow from again attacking its neighbour, leaders announced Thursday.
Limits of Xi, Putin's 'no-limits' alliance
Oped, Published on 05/09/2025
» Much has changed since Chinese President Xi Jinping and Russian President Vladimir Putin last stood together atop Tiananmen Square in 2015. When they did so again this week, it was supposedly as equal partners. But, of course, the reality is far more complex.