Month: October 2021

Categories Russia

WATCH: Russian Navy successfully fires Zircon anti-ship hypersonic cruise missile from nuclear submarine for first time ever

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The Russian Armed Forces have successfully conducted the first test launch of its state-of-the-art Zircon hypersonic missile from a nuclear-powered submarine, firing it at a target in the Barents Sea, in Russia’s Arctic north. … Read More >WATCH: Russian Navy successfully fires Zircon anti-ship hypersonic cruise missile from nuclear submarine for first time ever

Categories World

‘Pandora papers’: New leaks reveal how world leaders use offshore companies to dodge millions of dollars in taxes

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Leaked papers appear to show how some of the world’s elites accumulate property empires while avoiding millions in taxes, with reports focusing on European, Middle Eastern and South American leaders, and world-famous celebrities. … Read More >‘Pandora papers’: New leaks reveal how world leaders use offshore companies to dodge millions of dollars in taxes

Categories Asia & Pacific

Pyongyang restores hotline with Seoul, calls for ‘positive efforts’ to ease Korean Peninsula tensions

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The two Koreas have reopened a cross-border communications channel, shuttered by Pyongyang two months ago in protest against Seoul’s military drills with the US. Tensions escalated further amid recent missile tests by the North. … Read More >Pyongyang restores hotline with Seoul, calls for ‘positive efforts’ to ease Korean Peninsula tensions

Categories EU

3 Swiss Guards resign after Vatican orders vaccinations & introduces Covid-19 Green Passes for staff and visitors

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Three Swiss Guards have resigned ‘voluntarily’ from the ceremonial Vatican force, while several others have been suspended after the Holy See ordered the troops to get vaccinated against Covid-19 without any religious exemptions. … Read More >3 Swiss Guards resign after Vatican orders vaccinations & introduces Covid-19 Green Passes for staff and visitors

Categories Shows

AUKUS pact means China can strike Australia with nuclear weapons if war breaks out

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On this episode of Going Underground, we firstly speak to Victor Gao, vice president of the Center for China and Globalization. He discusses Western navies sailing close to China as it marked its 72nd National Day, the West using freedom of navigation to challenge China’s sovereignty, and the recent energy crisis in China and its causes. He also looks at the AUKUS security pact between Australia … Read More >AUKUS pact means China can strike Australia with nuclear weapons if war breaks out

Categories Asia & Pacific

Not stopping at ‘provocative military activity,’ US demands China halt even ‘diplomatic & economic pressure’ towards Taiwan

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In a threatening statement on Beijing’s “destabilizing” military moves that was published on Sunday, the US State Department warned China against even diplomatically and economically pressuring Taiwan in its own interests. … Read More >Not stopping at ‘provocative military activity,’ US demands China halt even ‘diplomatic & economic pressure’ towards Taiwan

Categories Middle East

At least two killed, three injured in blast outside Kabul mosque during funeral ceremony for top Taliban official’s mother

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A number of civilians were killed outside a major Kabul mosque, which was rocked by an explosion during a funeral ceremony for the mother of a top Taliban official. Three suspects have been detained following the incident. … Read More >At least two killed, three injured in blast outside Kabul mosque during funeral ceremony for top Taliban official’s mother