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Russia’s defense ministry has fiercely rejected Poland’s claim of a Russian missile striking Polish territory, slamming the allegation as “deliberate provocation aimed at escalating the situation”, amid reports, which blame Ukraine for the strike. “No strikes on targets near the Ukrainian-Polish state border were made by Russian means of destruction,” the …

Russian Security Council Secretary Nikolai Patrushev has sounded the alarm, warning Russian government officials that the United States wants to weaken and destroy Russia. While Washington declares Russia “a source of instability”, it also fosters “anti-Russian alliances, builds up military strength, deploys NATO forces at our border,” Patrushev warned on …

Russia’s Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov says that Ukraine’s conditions for ending the ongoing conflict and for restarting peace talks with Moscow have been “unrealistic and inadequate.” “I said again that all problems are with the Ukrainian side, which is categorically refusing negotiations and putting forward conditions that are obviously unrealistic,” …

A Liberian-flagged oil tanker associated with an Israeli billionaire has been struck in an exploding drone attack off the coast of Oman, reports say. A defense official based in the Middle East, speaking to The Associated Press on condition of anonymity, said the oil tanker was targeted by a bomb-carrying …

Donald Trump has declared his intention to seek the White House again in 2024, vowing to prevent US President Joe Biden from being re-elected. “I am tonight announcing my candidacy for president of the United States,” the 76-year-old former president said in a speech at his Florida private club on …

Russia has roundly rejected reports its projectile crossed into Poland, which neighbors Ukraine, the site of an ongoing Russian special operation. On Tuesday, the Associated Press cited local Polish media outlets as claiming that two people had “died” earlier in the day after “a projectile struck an area where grain was drying …

“The Taiwan question is at the very core of China’s core interests, the bedrock of the political foundation of China-U.S. relations, Xi Jinping said. Beijing: Chinese President Xi Jinping told his US counterpart Joe Biden Monday that the world was big enough for their two countries to prosper and compete, while …

The Yemen Petroleum Company (YPC) says the Saudi Arabia and its coalition has seized yet another Yemen-bound fuel tanker and prevented it from docking at Hudaydah port, in a new act of piracy against the besieged Yemeni people. Essam al-Mutawakel, a spokesman for the YPC, said in a tweet on …

Russia has slapped sanctions on 100 Canadians, banning them from entering the Russian Federation in reprisal for similar sanctions that have been imposed by Ottawa on hundreds of Russians over Moscow’s ongoing war in Ukraine. The Russian Foreign Ministry announced the bans on Monday, saying the affected individuals included officials, …

Tens of thousands of academic workers in California state universities have gone on strike, demanding better working conditions and higher wages to keep up with soaring inflation. Some 48,000 researchers, postdoctoral scholars, teaching assistants and other employees launched the biggest academic worker strike in US history, seeking a minimum annual …

Russia warns the West against attempts to seize its frozen international reserves to be used as compensation for damage and loss in Ukraine, promising to do “everything possible” to stop the “plundering” of its assets. The West froze around half – or more than $300 billion – of Russia’s international …

Leaders from the Group of 20 (G20) nations have met for a two-day summit on the Indonesian island of Bali that is considering a draft resolution warning against impacts of Ukraine war on global economy. The 16-page draft declaration stress the war was exacerbating fragilities in the global economy, Reuters quoted …

Amazon plans to lay off ten thousand employees in corporate and technology jobs amid cost-cutting review and a “worsening macroeconomic environment”, as inflation in the United States is at a 40 year record high. The online retailer giant plans to eliminate jobs beginning this week with staff working at its …

Israeli forces have shot dead a young Palestinian man in Ariel settlement in the West Bank city of Salfit after he allegedly killed three settlers in a stabbing and car-ramming attack. Palestinian media outlets identified the young man as 19-year-old Mohammad Murad Souf from the town of Hares, near Nablus. …

As the global population reaches 8 billion, India, formerly a powerful driver of the number of people on the planet, is experiencing a marked slowdown. Falling fertility rates in the South Asian country have forced at least one state to consider reviewing policies that encouraged families not to go beyond …

Former US President Donald Trump and his right-wing allies have already started casting doubt on the legitimacy of Tuesday’s midterm election results, according to a CNN report. “Here we go again! Rigged election!,” CNN on Sunday quoted Trump as writing to his 4.43 million followers on his social media platform Truth …

Suspected al-Shabaab militants have attacked a Somali military base in the central Galgaduud region days after the area was captured by government forces from the Takfiri terrorist group. The army repelled Monday’s attack on the base housing national and local troops in Qayib, a village captured from al-Shabaab last week, Defense Ministry …

Ukraine has received its first delivery of NASAMS and Aspide air defense systems, its defense chief says, as the West continues to pour advanced weapons into the ex-Soviet republic despite Russia’s warnings. In a tweet on Monday, Ukrainian Defense Minister Oleksii Reznikov said the received defense systems would “significantly strengthen” …

The expected indictment of former President Donald Trump has raised the possibility of a fight over funding for the Justice Department if the GOP wins the Midterm Elections. Republicans expect Attorney General Merrick Garland to peruse an indictment of Trump — most likely within 60 to 90 days after Election …

Russian President Vladimir Putin says 50,000 servicemen of mobilized Russian troops are now serving with the combat units in Ukraine, nearly nine months after Russia began a military operation in the ex-Soviet republic. During a visit to the Tver region, outside the capital Moscow, on Monday, the Russian leader said …