Reason for Living': Ex-CIA Chief Calls Putin 'Gift to NATO NATO has significantly expanded its military presence along Russia's western borders in recent years, while accusing Moscow of posing a threat to the military bloc. 09.01.2019
Bolton made a ‘serious mistake,’ Ankara won't ‘swallow’ his comments on Syria's Kurds – Erdogan US National Security adviser John Bolton has made a “huge mistake” naming Ankara's security guarantees for Kurds a precondition for US pullout from Syria, Turkey's president Recep Tayyip Erdogan has said. 08.01.2019
US Navy landing ship arrives to Black Sea to ‘advance security and stability in Europe’ One more US Navy vessel, landing ship USS Fort McHenry, has entered the Black Sea where tensions are running high after three Ukrainian ships violated Russian territorial waters in late November and were arrested. 07.01.2019
Patriarch Bartholomew Gives Kiev Tomos Granting Autocephaly to Ukrainian Church On 5 January, Constantinople Patriarch Bartholomew signed the tomos granting autocephaly to the newly established Ukrainian church. 06.01.2019
Yellow Vests Spill Into New Year Across France, Thousands Still Rallying In Paris, government spokesman Benjamin Griveaux was evacuated from his office after a group of protesters forced their way into the ministry, the RTL broadcaster said. 05.01.2019
Pompeo's Comment on Kurds Shows 'Worrying Lack of Knowledge' - Turkey Earlier in the day, US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo said that ensuring the Turkish military didn't massacre Kurds would be a key priority as US forces were leaving Syria. 04.01.2019
Ukrainian Navy to Engage Intl Observers for Next Kerch Strait Passage - Official The Ukrainian Navy will take international observers onboard during passage through the Kerch Strait, Yury Biryukov, an adviser to the Ukrainian president and the Ukrainian defense minister, said on Wednesday. 03.01.2019
'We Will Set That Up': Trump to Meet With Kim in 'Not Too Distant Future' US President Donald Trump said during a cabinet meeting on Wednesday that he has received a letter from North Korea's Chairman Kim Jong-un and will likely have another summit with him in the foreseeable future. 02.01.2019
Bolsonaro Vows to 'Rebuild' Brazil, Tackle Corruption, End Discrimination Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro on Tuesday in his inauguration speech vowed to tackle corruption and implement structural reforms in Brazil. 01.01.2019
30 Russian children born to ISIS parents & kept in Iraqi jail at last get to return home A plane carrying 30 Russian children, some as young as three years old, who had been kept in a Baghdad prison together with their Islamic State-linked mothers, has landed in Moscow. 31.12.2018
UK to Establish New Overseas Military Bases After Brexit – Report Currently Britain has several overseas military bases, including bases on Cyprus, the Falkland Islands, Gibraltar and the Indian Ocean, but is reportedly planning to expand its global military presence. 30.12.2018
Turkey deploys extra tanks to Syrian border amid tension over Manbij – media The Turkish Army has deployed additional tanks and APCs to its southern border, Turkish media report. 29.12.2018
Syrian Forces Enter Manbij and Raise Country's Flag - General Staff Earlier in the day, Kurdish-led People's Protection Units (YPG) urged Damascus to take control of the city amid a statement by Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan, who said Ankara was ready to start an operation in the area. 28.12.2018
Law on Renaming Canonical Ukrainian Orthodox Church Enters in Force in Ukraine The law that requires the canonical Ukrainian Orthodox Church of the Moscow Patriarchate (UOC-MP) to change its name was put into force on Thursday after it was published in an official outlet of the Ukrainian parliament. 27.12.2018
IDF Strikes on Syria Created Direct Threat to Two Passenger Planes – Russian MoD The Russian Defence Ministry has stated that neither of the passenger planes that were threatened due to an Israeli airstrike on Syria was related to Russian air carriers. 26.12.2018
War between Russia & US would be disaster for humankind – Lavrov It's unlikely that anyone would deliberately push towards a Russia-US nuclear war, since such conflict can't be won, Russia's foreign minister said, adding that any mistake amid ongoing tensions could become “fatal. 25.12.2018
Netanyahu Unsuccessfully Tried to Split Up Syria - Turkish Prime Minister The Turkish PM's statement comes amid the ongoing war of words between President Recep Tayyip Erdogan and Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu. 24.12.2018
4th Century Strategy’: Senator Notes Failure of Trump Border Wall Demand On Sunday, two-term US Senator Jeff Merkley (D-OR) said that his Democratic party will not agree to fund a border wall along the US-Mexico border, dubbing the wall “a fourth-century strategy. 23.12.2018
All Quiet on Southern Front': Rebels Claim US Troops Still Present in al-Tanf The White House announced the withdrawal of the country's troops from Syria within next the 100 days, stating that with the defeat of Daesh* forces in the region their mission was finally over. 22.12.2018
Russia launches probe into BBC programming in response to Ofcom ‘in breach’ rulings on RT The Russian media regulator will probe the programming of BBC World News, which is available in the country, in response to a decision of its British counterpart, which found RT in breach of its rules in seven cases. 21.12.2018
