The Antonov An-24 plane, carrying 42 passengers and six crew, had left Blagoveshchensk close to the Chinese border and vanished from radar screens as it approached Tynda airport, officials said.
Putin said that the weapon travelled at a speed of Mach 10, or 2.5-3km per second (10 times the speed of sound), adding that “there are currently no ways of counteracting this weapon”.
(Reuters) – The U.S. embassy in Kyiv has received information of a potential significant air attack on Wednesday and will be closed, the U.S. Department of State Consular Affairs said in a statement. “Out of an abundance of caution, the embassy will be closed, and embassy employees are being instructed to shelter in place,” the […]
In addition to the impending departure from Niger, U.S. troops have also left Chad in recent days, while French forces have been kicked out of Mali and Burkina Faso.
Russian President Vladimir Putin said a change of president in the US will not change the attitude of their elites toward his country. “You asked me just now: will another leader come and change something? It’s not about the leader’s personality—it’s about the mood of the elites,” Putin said during an interview with former Fox News host Tucker Carlson […]
Bloomberg: Russia’s Wagner Group has played a central role in a campaign of killings, torture and rape in the Central African Republic and has driven civilians away from areas where its affiliated companies have been awarded mining rights, US nonprofit the Sentry said in a report. Wagner, which had close ties to the Kremlin until […]
According to a report by BBC, the Russian Parliament has passed new legislation for electronics that run apps to have pre-installed Russian software. According to new the bill, electronics such as smartphones, computers, and smart TVs must be sold with locally-made Russian software pre-installed. This means apart from the first-party software, the devices should have […]
President Kenyatta has been away for almost a week on official duties and according to local media, the head of state hired a Dubai-based Airbus A318-112 (CJ) Elite A6-CAS as his air transport. According to Information in the CAS website, the private and customized jet is suited with three presidential spacious cabins with sliding partition […]
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