Kosovo ‘president’ cancels US trip after war crimes indictment but Trump-sponsored talks still on

Talks sponsored by US President Donald Trump between Serbia and its breakaway province of Kosovo will still take place but without Kosovo leader Hashim Thaci, who was indicted for war crimes by an international court in The Hague. … Read More >Kosovo ‘president’ cancels US trip after war crimes indictment but Trump-sponsored talks still on

Trump says US will ‘probably’ relocate some troops from Germany to Poland as ‘signal’ to Russia

Some of the US troops leaving Germany will be going to Poland at Warsaw’s expense, US President Donald Trump has announced, during a joint press conference with Polish President Andrzej Duda in Washington, DC. … Read More >Trump says US will ‘probably’ relocate some troops from Germany to Poland as ‘signal’ to Russia

EU ‘irrelevant’ during pandemic & failed in its Covid-19 response, citizen survey reveals

New polling reveals a deep disappointment among EU citizens with the bloc’s response to the coronavirus pandemic and their governments’ handling of it, though a majority say they want EU nations to work more closely in future. … Read More >EU ‘irrelevant’ during pandemic & failed in its Covid-19 response, citizen survey reveals

Indian commander who led elite troops through Red Square in Victory Day parade says friendship with Russia ‘increasing by the day’

Security challenges now faced by India have complicated preparations of its troops for the Victory Day parade, but they still marched on the Red Square and won the hearts of the Russian audience, their commander told RT. … Read More >Indian commander who led elite troops through Red Square in Victory Day parade says friendship with Russia ‘increasing by the day’

The demand to have statues & paintings of ‘White Jesus’ torn down has made BLM an Iconoclast movement, not just a Marxist one

A leading activist’s remarks that all “statues, murals, and stained glass windows of white Jesus, and his European mother” represent “gross white supremacy” shows that radical, racialised politics has no limit to its targets. … Read More >The demand to have statues & paintings of ‘White Jesus’ torn down has made BLM an Iconoclast movement, not just a Marxist one

New additions & battle-proven hardware on display as Russia marks 75th anniversary of Nazi defeat with military parade (PHOTOS)

The centrepiece of Russia’s rescheduled Victory Day celebrations, marking the historic defeat of Hitler’s Germany 75 years ago, featured a show of military prowess both on the ground in Red Square and in the skies over Moscow. … Read More >New additions & battle-proven hardware on display as Russia marks 75th anniversary of Nazi defeat with military parade (PHOTOS)

At Victory Day parade, Putin calls for new global security system and thanks Western Allies for help in defeating Hitler

As Moscow marked the 75th anniversary of Soviet Russia’s victory over Nazi Germany, Vladimir Putin reiterated that the country is willing to cooperate in building a common global defense architecture. … Read More >At Victory Day parade, Putin calls for new global security system and thanks Western Allies for help in defeating Hitler

Militants Shell Settlements in Syria’s Idlib, Aleppo Provinces, Russian Military Says

The Hayat Tahrir al-Sham* terrorist group has attacked several settlements in Syria’s provinces of Idlib and Aleppo, Rear Admiral Alexander Shcherbitsky, the head of the Russian Defence Ministry’s centre for Syrian reconciliation, said at a briefing. … Read More >Militants Shell Settlements in Syria’s Idlib, Aleppo Provinces, Russian Military Says