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US Patriot System in Ukraine ‘Either Destroyed or Broken’, Ex-CIA Analyst Suggests

US Patriot System in Ukraine ‘Either Destroyed or Broken’, Ex-CIA Analyst Suggests

© AFP 2023 / KIM JAE-HWAN Subscribe International India Africa Sergey Lebedev All materialsWrite to the author In May 2023, Russian Ministry of Defense reported that US-made Patriot air defense system was…

US planning military base in disputed territory – Venezuela

US planning military base in disputed territory – Venezuela

Washington wants to take control of oil resources in the contested Guayana Esequiba area, Caracas’ foreign minister says Essequibo River in the disputed Guayana Esequiba territory. ©  AFP / Patrick Fort Washington…

Over 100 PLA warplanes set new record in drill around Taiwan island

Over 100 PLA warplanes set new record in drill around Taiwan island

By Liu Xuanzun     A fighter jet attached to the PLA Air Force Xi’an Flying College takes off at sunset during an around-the-clock training mission on August 19, 2023. Photo:China Military A…

Pentagon Misleads Congress About Number of Bases in Africa

Pentagon Misleads Congress About Number of Bases in Africa

© AP Photo / Mariam Zuhaib Subscribe International India Africa James Tweedie All materialsWrite to the author The US military maintains a string of bases spanning the Sahel region of…

Moscow should suspend diplomatic relations with EU – Medvedev

Moscow should suspend diplomatic relations with EU – Medvedev

The bloc’s restrictions on Russians bringing in personal items is “a spit in the face,” the ex-president has said Deputy head of Russia’s Security Council Dmitry Medvedev. ©  Sputnik/Alexey Maishev EU rules…

Syria Reveals Staggering Cost of US Looting and Sabotage of Energy Sector

Syria Reveals Staggering Cost of US Looting and Sabotage of Energy Sector

© AFP 2023 / DELIL SOULEIMAN Subscribe International India Africa Ilya Tsukanov All materialsWrite to the author The United States presently occupies about a third of Syria, and has plundered billions of…

US luring ‘variety’ of nations to join AUKUS in defiance of Russia, China warnings

US luring ‘variety’ of nations to join AUKUS in defiance of Russia, China warnings

The Virginia-class USS North Dakota (SSN 784) submarine is seen during bravo sea trials in this US Navy handout picture taken in the Atlantic Ocean on August 18, 2013. (Photo…

Defense contractors generated $7.35 trillion since 9/11

Defense contractors generated $7.35 trillion since 9/11

Felix Salmon, author of Axios Markets Share on facebook (opens in new window)Share on twitter (opens in new window)Share on linkedin (opens in new window)Share on email (opens in new window)…

Scott Ritter: A comprehensive Ukrainian defeat is the only possible outcome of its conflict with Russia

Scott Ritter: A comprehensive Ukrainian defeat is the only possible outcome of its conflict with Russia

Kiev was offered a peace deal long ago, but chose war instead, egged on by its Western backers. Now its fate is sealed Scott Ritter is a former US Marine Corps…

NATO may collapse by 2025 – academic

NATO may collapse by 2025 – academic

A change of power in Washington could irreparably fracture the bloc, Professor Phillips Payson O’Brien has argued Donald Trump and NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg attend a NATO leaders meeting…

US sets new precedent with Taiwan arms transfer – media

US sets new precedent with Taiwan arms transfer – media

Officials in Washington insist the decision does not reflect a broader change in policy, according to leaked documents FILE PHOTO: Taiwan’s military holds drills of the annual Han Kuang military…

US Plan to Flood Pacific With AI-Driven Drones Risks Uncontrollable Escalation With China

US Plan to Flood Pacific With AI-Driven Drones Risks Uncontrollable Escalation With China

© AP Photo / Steve Helber Subscribe International India Africa Fantine Gardinier All materials Artificial intelligence can’t be trusted to auto-correct emails, much less make civilization-altering decisions about the use…

NATO’s Ukraine strategy has failed – ex-Italian PM

NATO’s Ukraine strategy has failed – ex-Italian PM

Western efforts to arm Kiev and break the Russian economy are getting nowhere, Giuseppe Conte has said Leader of Italian populist Five Star movement Giuseppe Conte addresses he media on…

Russian warships visit China following joint naval patrol in Pacific Ocean

Russian warships visit China following joint naval patrol in Pacific Ocean

By Liu Xuanzun     Vessels of the Russian and the Chinese navies take part in the joint naval and air drills North/Interaction-2023 in the Sea of Japan on July 21, 2023. The…

Nuclear war is imminent – North Korea

Nuclear war is imminent – North Korea

The US should abandon its “hostile” policy if it is truly interested in dialogue, Pyongyang believes FILE PHOTO. ©  Global Look Press / US Space Force The world is just a step…

Niger’s coup leaders to try President Bazoum for ‘treason’

Niger’s coup leaders to try President Bazoum for ‘treason’

A woman holds the image of Niger’s ousted President Mohamed Bazoum. (AFP) Niger’s coup leaders say they will try President Mohamed Bazoum for “high treason.” A spokesman for the military accused Bazoum of…

Russian defense minister questions quality of Western weaponry

Russian defense minister questions quality of Western weaponry

Foreign arms supplied to Kiev have proven to be far from perfect amid the fighting in Ukraine, Sergey Shoigu said Russian Defense Minister Sergei Shoigu ©  Maxim Blinov;  RIA Novosti Western weapons…

Russia fires warning shots at cargo ship in Black Sea

Russia fires warning shots at cargo ship in Black Sea

File photo shows Russian Navy patrol ship Vasily Bykov sails during the Navy Day parade in Kronstadt near Saint Petersburg, Russia July 26, 2020. (Photo by Reuters) A Russian warship…

Ukrainians underprepared by NATO training – report

Ukrainians underprepared by NATO training – report

The bloc’s commanders typically plan “with a weaker enemy in mind,” a source has told OpenDemocracy Ukrainian troops training to use German self-propelled anti-aircraft guns ©  AFP / Sergei Supinsky Western military…

China makes weapons ‘breakthrough’

China makes weapons ‘breakthrough’

Beijing’s military scientists have claimed success in enabling high-energy lasers to operate “indefinitely” without overheating ©  National University of Defense Technology Chinese military scientists have reported a research breakthrough that could…

Wagner boss expresses ‘joy’ over Victoria Nuland

Wagner boss expresses ‘joy’ over Victoria Nuland

The mere mention of the Wagner PMC has caused the US to consider recognizing the new government in Niger, Evgeny Prigozhin has said Yevgeny Prigozhin, founder of the Wagner private…

US deploys 3,000 troops to Middle East

US deploys 3,000 troops to Middle East

The move comes after Iran boosted its own naval capabilities with a series of new weapons A US Navy sailor stands watch on an amphibious assault ship during a transit…

Explainer: Why US military buildup in Persian Gulf signifies open provocation?

Explainer: Why US military buildup in Persian Gulf signifies open provocation?

By Hassan Ahmedi On August 3, the US military announced a plan to deploy armed troops on commercial ships in the Strait of Hormuz, continuing the unilateral measures to stoke…

Scott Ritter – NATO is a paper tiger

Scott Ritter – NATO is a paper tiger

Circle table NATO (isolated done in 3d)…

Black Sea ‘Not Big Enough’ for NATO to Attack Russian Warships and Get Away With It

Black Sea ‘Not Big Enough’ for NATO to Attack Russian Warships and Get Away With It

© AP Photo / Efrem Lukatsky Subscribe International India Africa Ilya Tsukanov All materialsWrite to the author Retired US admiral James Stavridis says NATO warships should escort Ukrainian grain ships…

Ex-US Admiral Proposes Attacking Russian Ships in Black Sea Amid Grain Deal Spat

Ex-US Admiral Proposes Attacking Russian Ships in Black Sea Amid Grain Deal Spat

© Photo : Ministry of defence of the Russian Federation / Go to the mediabank Ilya Tsukanov All materialsWrite to the author Russia suspended its participation in the Black Sea…

US not ready for war with Russia – White House

US not ready for war with Russia – White House

If Ukraine joined NATO now, it would mean a direct confrontation with Moscow, a senior US official has said White House National Security Advisor Jake Sullivan © Getty Images / Drew Angerer US…

NATO sponsoring ‘nuclear terrorism’ – Moscow

NATO sponsoring ‘nuclear terrorism’ – Moscow

Western states are helping Kiev to target nuclear sites, the Russian Foreign Ministry has said Russian Foreign Ministry spokeswoman Maria Zakharova in St. Petersburg, June 23, 2023. ©  Maksim Bogodvid / Sputnik…

Putin vows retaliation for new Crimean Bridge strike

Putin vows retaliation for new Crimean Bridge strike

The blast was yet another “pointless and brutal” terrorist attack by the Kiev regime, the Russian president said Russian President Vladimir Putin holds a videoconference meeting on the situation near…

US Navy aided fuel smugglers – Iran

US Navy aided fuel smugglers – Iran

Tehran has accused the 5th Fleet of “risky and unprofessional” conduct FILE PHOTO: An Iranian warship during a drill in the Gulf of Oman, 2021. ©  Iranian Army Office / AFP An…