Israeli jets & helicopters strike Gaza Strip in reprisal for rocket attack Explosions lit up the night sky over Gaza as Israeli fighter jets and attack helicopters bombed several locations inside the Palestinian enclave. Tel Aviv said the strike was a reprisal for a rocket fired into Israel earlier 15.04.2021
‘Time to end America’s longest war’ Biden announces US pullout from Afghanistan by 9/11 anniversary 14.04.2021
Shoigu: In three weeks, 2 armies and 3 airborne units were transferred in the western direction Sergei Shoigu held a meeting in Severomorsk. During the workshop, issues related to the security of Russian borders were discussed 13.04.2021
Aliyev: We are waiting for an answer to the question of how the Iskander-M missiles ended up in the hands of the Armenian army President of Azerbaijan Ilham Aliyev today held a ceremony of opening a park of war trophies, which were obtained by the Azerbaijani military during the war in Nagorno-Karabakh 12.04.2021
Iranian nuclear facility crashed An accident occurred in the electrical network at the Iranian nuclear facility where uranium is being enriched. The facility is located in Natanz, in the central part of the country 11.04.2021
Belfast protests: Burning car rams into police line as nightly rioting continues Police officers equipped with riot gear were pelted with stones, petrol bombs and fireworks during the latest night of protests in Northern Ireland on Friday 10.04.2021
US Navy sends warship to India’s exclusive economic zone without permission, to challenge New Delhi's ‘excessive maritime claims’ The US Navy has said it deliberately refrained from asking India’s consent for a ‘freedom of navigation’ patrol near its Lakshadweep archipelago this week because New Delhi’s demands to do so contravene international law 09.04.2021
‘Ghost guns’ & ‘red flags’: Biden calls gun violence an ‘epidemic,’ fires off anti-gun executive orders President Joe Biden has fired off a number of anti-gun executive orders, including a directive on controversial “red flag” laws. The orders fall short of comprehensive regulation, which Biden has called on Congress to enact 08.04.2021
Taipei reports 15 Chinese planes buzzing its airspace as US warship enters Taiwan Strait The Taiwanese defense ministry issued radio warnings and readied missile systems as 15 Chinese aircraft entered the island’s air defense identification zone on Wednesday. That’s as a US warship sailed through the Taiwan Strait 07.04.2021
"Technical problems" The first flight tests of the American ARRW hypersonic missile ended in failure 06.04.2021
Iran announces arrest of ‘Israeli spy’ & others with links to ‘several countries’ Iran claims it has arrested a number of agents of foreign intelligence services, including an “Israeli spy”, in the northwest of the Islamic republic 05.04.2021
Biden administration stops AstraZeneca production in Baltimore, J&J put in charge after ‘error’ spoils 15mn doses – reports AstraZeneca’s Covid-19 vaccine reportedly will no longer be produced in a Baltimore factory after workers accidentally mixed ingredients with Johnson & Johnson’s vaccine, spoiling 15 million doses 04.04.2021
Confrontation between Russia and NATO in the new FOI report The Swedish Defense Research Institute has once again turned to the topic of military-political confrontation in Eastern Europe. A new report entitled "Western Military Capability in Northern Europe 2020" examines the current threats and challenges in the region, primarily the notorious Russian aggression 03.04.2021
By selling cheap electricity to Kiev, Russia is waging ‘hybrid war’ on Ukraine’s energy system & forcing plants to shut, says MP Russia is destroying Ukraine's energy system by selling it electricity at low prices, pushing local mines and power plants out of business. That's according to Mikhail Volynets, an MP in Kiev and chair of a mineworkers’ union. 02.04.2021
Biden Orders Pentagon to Remove Patriots, Forces Out of Persian Gulf Region, Reports Suggest President Joe Biden has ordered the Pentagon to start removing Patriot anti-missile systems, other military hardware and forces from the Persian Gulf region and could deploy them elsewhere to counter Russia and China, the Wall Street Journal reported on Thursday 01.04.2021
Beijing accuses BBC of spreading fake news and blasts reporter for ‘running’ from China as Xinjiang citizens plot legal action Beijing has unleashed another attack on the BBC after one of its correspondents, accused of fake reporting on Xinjiang and Hong Kong by China, purportedly “ran” to Taiwan without informing Chinese authorities of his leaving 31.03.2021
Slovakia's PM Matovic resigns to end coalition chaos sparked by Russian Sputnik V vaccine purchase Slovak Prime Minister Igor Matovic, who bought Sputnik V for his country amid the EU's sluggish Covid-19 vaccination drive, resigned on Tuesday as his coalition partners vigorously protested the arrival of the Russian jab 30.03.2021
Giant container ship stuck in Suez Canal partially refloated in 1st step to unblock one of world’s busiest waterways The skyscraper-sized container ship that has been lodged sideways in Egypt’s Suez Canal for nearly a week was moved from the bank of the canal, but is not completely afloat yet, the ship’s owner said 29.03.2021
14 injured after Catholic church in Indonesia hit by suicide bomb attack A bomb went off outside a Catholic church in the city of Makassar, on Indonesia’s Sulawesi island, during Sunday service. Police believe it was a suicide attack 28.03.2021
Iran & China ink 25-year strategic partnership accord as both nations face US pressure A cooperation deal between Iran and China covering a quarter of a century has been signed in Tehran, furthering Iran’s role in the Chinese global infrastructure initiative 27.03.2021