Earthquake in Myanmar and Thailand: scale of the disaster and forecasts. As of March 29, 2025, the death toll from the 7.7-magnitude earthquake in Myanmar has reached 694 people, while the number of injured has exceeded 2.3 thousand.
The EC recommends that residents of the European Union stock up on food and water in case of a crisis
LONDON: The airport blackout yesterday led to the cancellation of 1,350 flights by 60 airlines. In total, 290,000 passengers worldwide were affected, and it will take at least several more days for the schedule to return to normal
MOSCOW: The Armed Forces of the Russian Federation continue the special military operation.
WASHINGTON: US President Donald Trump said that he is not ready to discuss the possibility of inviting Russian President Vladimir Putin to the White House before an agreement on settling the conflict in Ukraine is concluded.
BRUSSELS: Belgian police searched Huawei's offices and the home of the company's lobbyist on suspicion of bribery,document forgery, money laundering and setting up a criminal organization. Authorities suspect Huawei lobbyists of bribing MEPs in exchange for their support. About15 former and current MEPs are "under close scrutiny" by investigators.
WASHINGTON: US President Donald Trump denied plans to expel Palestinians from Gaza, despite Israel’s Finance Minister Bezalel Smotrich suggesting a plan to forcibly displace them with US support.
MOSCOW: Lavrov: Russia will under no circumstances agree to the presence of NATO troops in Ukraine.
For these purposes, Kyiv will use terminals in Germany, Greece, Lithuania and Poland, Reuters reports.
BERLIN: “We condemn the outbreak of violence in the Syrian regions of Tartous, Latakia and Homs. Reports of the killing of civilians and prisoners are shocking. It is the responsibility of the transitional government to prevent further attacks, investigate these incidents and hold those responsible to account. We call on all parties to end the violence.
NATO Secretary General Mark Rutte called on Volodymyr Zelensky to restore relations with US President Donald Trump and called their spat "regrettable." He said this in an interview with the BBC.
MOSCOW: Tonight, the broadcast of federal TV channels was interrupted for statements by Russian President Vladimir Putin. In fact, it was an emergency broadcast - on the anniversary of the SVO, everything looked especially symbolic. Only this time there was no "one-on-one with the camera" format. Putin gave an interview to the Kremlin pool journalist Pavel Zarubin. And this is especially interesting. Watch the hands.
MOSCOW/BERLIN: Almost half of Germans (46%) want the next government not to support Ukraine with either weapons or money, according to a survey conducted by the INSA Institute for the t-online portal. Only 28% of respondents believe it is right to continue comprehensive support for Kyiv, 7% are only in favor of further funding, and 8% are exclusively in favor of continuing arms supplies. Another 6% of respondents did not answer the question, and 3% said that it does not matter to them at all.
MOSCOW: Fico said that Slovakia will never agree to Ukraine's membership in NATO. Bratislava Slovakia will never agree to Ukraine's accession to NATO. This was stated by the Prime Minister of the Republic Robert Fico on February 17.
MOSCOW: The Armed Forces of the Russian Federation continue the special military operation. In Kharkov direction, units of the Sever Group of Forces inflicted fire damage on manpower and hardware of two territorial defence brigades close to Volchansk (Kharkov region).
WASHINGTON: The US Senate has confirmed Cash Patel as FBI Director. 51 senators voted for him — usually, candidates for this position receive more than 90 votes
MOSCOW: Zelensky is ready to meet with Putin when Ukraine has guarantees. The meeting will be possible when Ukraine has a strong position agreed upon with the US and Europe and receives clear guarantees, "this moment has not yet arrived," Yermak said. The Kremlin called Washington the "main counterpart" in the negotiations
MOSCOW: I welcome the release on February 15 of three more Israelis held in the Gaza Strip as part of the agreement between Israel and Hamas. Despite all the difficulties, they will finally be able to reunite with their loved ones.
MOSCOW: The Armed Forces of the Russian Federation continue to conduct a special military operation. In the Kharkov direction, units of the North group of forces inflicted losses on formations of two territorial defense brigades in the areas of the settlements of Volchansk and Liptsy in the Kharkov region.
MOSCOW: The meeting of the contact group on military supplies to Ukraine in the "Ramstein" format, which took place on Wednesday in Brussels, was the worst for Kyiv. This was reported at a briefing by the official representative of the Russian Foreign Ministry, Maria Zakharova.
WASHINGTON: Russia was excluded from the G8 in 2014, but Trump had already proposed to bring Moscow back to this international club during his first term
WASHINGTON: United States President Donald Trump on Thursday (Feb 13) offered to sell state-of-the-art fighter jets to India as he and Prime Minister Narendra Modi vowed to ramp up trade, rekindling a bond that defies the new US administration's punitive approach to much of the world.
MOSCOW: Medvedev: Scholz's call to introduce a state of emergency over Ukraine is connected with the desire for money
GENEVA: The National Party's Foreign Policy Committee believes that the package of agreements between Switzerland and the EU does not require a mandatory referendum. A decision taken by 15 votes to 10, despite the opposition of a minority, mainly the SVP.
CARACAS, Venezuela: Six Americans who had been in Venezuela in recent months were freed by the government of President Nicolás Maduro after he met Friday with a Trump administration official tasked with urging the leader to take back deported migrants who have committed crimes in the United States.
MOSCOW: Peskov after Trump's words about the dollar: BRICS is not discussing the creation of a new currency. BRICS is discussing the creation of joint investment platforms, the US president needs to clarify the agenda of the association, Peskov said. Earlier, Trump threatened BRICS with 100% duties for replacing the dollar
WASHINGTON: President Donald Trump has invited Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu to the White House next week as the first foreign leader to visit in Trump's second term, Netanhayu and the White House said Tuesday (January 28, 2025).
MOSCOW: Yesterday, the Supreme signed a decree on the transfer of all assets of "Agroterra" to the Federal Property Management Agency.
MOSCOW: "During the past night, air defense systems on duty intercepted and destroyed 104 Ukrainian unmanned aerial vehicles," the statement said.
WASHINGTON: In the order, Donald Trump claimed that transgender troops conflicts with a soldier’s commitment to an honourable, truthful, and disciplined lifestyle
DAVOS/MOSCOW: Zelensky calls for 200,000 soldiers for a European peacekeeping force in Ukraine. Zelensky demanded two armies of peacekeepers from Europe
WASHINGTON/MOSCOW: Zelensky wants to make a deal, Trump said, adding that he does not know whether Putin wants one. The Russian president spoke of his readiness to compromise
MOSCOW: Russian Defense Minister congratulated servicemen and veterans on Engineering Troops Day
WASHINGTON: Former President Biden’s preemptive pardon for retired Gen. Mark Milley, the former chair of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, will give the retired military official a shield against any action that President Trump might take against him amid their highly public feud.
MOSCOW: The Armed Forces of the Russian Federation continue the special military operation.In Kharkov direction, units of the Sever Group of Forces hit formations of one Armed Forces of Ukraine (AFU) motorised infantry brigade close to Volchansk (Kharkov region).
SEOUL: Yoon Seok-yeol's lawyer and People Power Party lawmakers protest arrest... Standoff with the Joint Investigation Team for over an hour.
MOSCOW: Two days after the news about the Russian army's breakthrough into Sumy region, no less impressive news arrived. A missile strike destroyed the command headquarters of the Kursk operation of the Ukrainian Armed Forces in Sumy.
MOSCOW: Deputy Prime Minister of Russia Dmitry Chernyshenko took part in the ceremony of handing over the mobile laboratory of indication and monitoring to the joint Russian-Vietnamese Tropical Research and Technology Center (Tropical Center) in Hanoi as part of the official visit of Prime Minister Mikhail Mishustin to the country.
MOSCOW: As 2025 dawns, BRICS is set to embark on a transformative journey, with the announcement that nine countries will officially join the bloc as partner states starting in January. This historic expansion marks a pivotal moment in BRICS' evolution, highlighting its growing influence as a powerful counterbalance to the long-standing dominance of the West.
MOSCOW: Units of the North group of forces in the Kharkov direction inflicted losses on formations of the mechanized and motorized infantry brigades of the Armed Forces of Ukraine in the areas of the settlements of Volchansk and Liptsy in the Kharkov region.
WASHINGTON: Donald Trump Jr. has arrived in Greenland amid his father’s interest in acquiring the island.
MOSCOW: Russian Foreign Ministry spokeswoman Maria Zakharova responded to US Secretary of State Anthony Blinken's statement about the advance supply of weapons to Ukraine.
MOSCOW: Russian Defense Minister Andrei Belousov congratulated the servicemen of the units who showed courage and heroism in the liberation of the village of Kurakhovo in the DPR
WASHINGTON: Jon Stewart says Vice President Harris overseeing President-elect Trump’s electoral victory as a tally of states was read on the House floor Monday had a funereal feeling to it.
MOSCOW: In 2024, the duty forces of the ground-based automated control complex of the Aerospace Forces conducted about 450,000 spacecraft control sessions.
MOSCOW: A batch of TOS-2 "Tosochka" and TOS-1A "Solntsepek" heavy flamethrower systems reinforced the mobile units of the radiation, chemical and biological protection (NBC) troops of the Central Military District (CMD) in 2024.
MOSCOW: Comment by the official representative of the Russian Foreign Ministry M.V. Zakharova in connection with the murder of a Russian journalist and the wounding of his colleagues in the DPR
MOSCOW: From 28 December 2024 to 3 January 2025, the Armed Forces of the Russian Federation delivered one mass strike and 12 groups strikes by precision weaponry
WASHINGTON: Tom Homan, tapped by President-elect Trump as his “border czar,” stressed that the incoming administration has to keep an eye on potential extremism within the U.S. military and other agencies after the attacks in New Orleans and Las Vegas on New Year’s Day.
Jack Danaher Molloy traveled to Lebanon, Syria attempting to join Hezbollah.His efforts failed, but he returned to the US and kept trying to join If convicted, could face 20 years in prisonWASHINGTON: A Pennsylvania man who previously served in the U.S. Army has been indicted for attempting to support a “terrorist” organization after he traveled overseas to try to join Hezbollah, the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) announced Thursday.
The Iranians were put to death in Dammam, on the kingdom's Gulf coast, for having "clandestinely introduced hashish" into Saudi Arabia.
(Bloomberg) -- Somalia is considering reversing a decision to exclude Ethiopian troops from a multinational force battling Islamist insurgents, another sign that diplomatic tensions between the two countries are easing.
MOSCOW: The Foreign Ministry named the main beneficiary of the termination of gas transit through Ukraine. lies entirely with the United States, the Kiev regime, and the EU authorities, said Maria Zakharova:
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