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Donald Trump’s arbitrary antics are driving Bazza up the wall. Bazza closed his iPad, shook his head and nodded at the offered schooner as Mick approached. “G’day Mick. Bloody news is still full of Donald Trump. Some pretty crazy appointments being proposed by the big fella. It seems to me your chances of scoring a […]
The Oreshnik missile launched Tuesday apparently took off from Russia’s Kapustin Yar rocket base roughly 800 kilometers from Dnipro, well away from intense fighting. This is the first time any IRBM has been used in combat. The Intermediate-Range Nuclear Forces Treaty, ratified by the United States and the Soviet Union in 1988, banned ground-launched IRBMs. […]
An unprecedented year of elections around the world has underscored a sobering trend – in many countries the commitment to act on the climate crisis has either stalled or is eroding, even as disasters and record temperatures continue to mount. So far 2024, called the “biggest election year in human history” by the United Nations […]
Kremlin says hypersonic missile strike on Ukraine was a warning to the west The Kremlin said on Friday that a strike on Ukraine using a newly developed hypersonic ballistic missile was designed to warn the west that Moscow will respond to moves by the US and the UK to let Kyiv strike Russia with their […]
ICC ARREST WARRANTS The International Criminal Court (ICC) has issued arrest warrants for Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, his former defence minister Yoav Gallant and senior Hamas official Mohammed Deif. Judges at the ICC issued the warrants on Thursday for alleged crimes against humanity and war crimes committed during Israel’s war in Gaza, the ABC […]
Russian President Vladimir Putin has been absent from public events for 13 days, sparking widespread speculation about his health, the Daily Star reported. Independent Russian media have suggested that the 72-year-old leader is undergoing a “medical examination” and “general health treatment”. This comes amid rising tensions between Russia and the West over Ukraine’s use of […]
Welcome back to World Brief, where we’re looking at the negotiating lines for a Russia-Ukraine peace deal, Israel and Hezbollah inching closer to a truce, and a major national security trial in Hong Kong. Land, Troops, and NATO Russian President Vladimir Putin is open to discussing a cease-fire deal with Ukraine once U.S. President-elect Donald […]
14 Russian ballet star Vladimir Shklyarov died on Saturday, November 16th, after “inexplicably” falling from the fifth floor of a building. The preliminary cause of death was labeled as an accident, with Russian authorities launching an investigation, according to RIA Novosti, a Russian state media outlet. CNN reported that he died two days before he […]
KYIV, Ukraine (AP) — The U.S. Embassy in Kyiv said it has received warning of a potentially significant Russian air attack on Wednesday and would be closed as a precaution. In a statement, the embassy also instructed employees to shelter in place and also recommended that U.S. citizens in Kyiv be prepared to immediately shelter […]
US embassy in Kyiv shuts over anticipated air attack The US embassy in Kyiv has received “specific information” of a potential significant air attack on Wednesday and will be closed, the US Department of State Consular Affairs said in a post on X. It recommended US citizens to be prepared to immediately shelter in the […]