Month: June 2021

Categories Middle East

Eco-study warns Israel’s open spaces will SHRINK as its population grows – and the settlement question is the elephant in the room

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A new study says Israel will lose 10% of its open spaces by 2050 if high birth rates continue. The study recommends dense development and incentives for smaller families, but Israeli leaders have backed more controversial plans. … Read More >Eco-study warns Israel’s open spaces will SHRINK as its population grows – and the settlement question is the elephant in the room

Categories Middle East

Iran says it will ‘NEVER’ give nuclear site images to UN watchdog as monitoring deal expires

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Iran won’t hand over images from some of its nuclear sites to the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA), as Tehran’s monitoring agreement with the UN agency has expired, Iranian parliament’s speaker stated. … Read More >Iran says it will ‘NEVER’ give nuclear site images to UN watchdog as monitoring deal expires

Categories Asia & Pacific

China releases new VIDEOS and SOUNDS of Martian rover landing, rolling off platform & patrolling the Red Planet

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The China National Space Administration (CNSA) has published several new clips from its Tianwen-1 mission to Mars, showing the landing of the Zhurong rover and its operations on the surface – some of them with sound. … Read More >China releases new VIDEOS and SOUNDS of Martian rover landing, rolling off platform & patrolling the Red Planet

Categories Russia

‘007 agents aren’t what they used to be’: Russian foreign ministry mocks ‘discovery’ of docs linked to UK navy’s Crimea incursion

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Sunday’s emergence of “highly-classified” documents linked to a British warship’s incursion into Russian waters near Crimea, days after it occurred, amounts to a “bunch of lies” to cover it up, Russia’s foreign ministry has said. … Read More >‘007 agents aren’t what they used to be’: Russian foreign ministry mocks ‘discovery’ of docs linked to UK navy’s Crimea incursion

Categories World

Top Ukrainian magazine names US ambassador as country’s ‘most influential woman,’ highlighting extent of American leverage in Kiev

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Influential Ukrainian political magazine Focus has named Kristina Kvien, the acting US ambassador to Kiev, as the country’s most influential woman, in what the publication’s editor called “an unexpected and surprising choice.” … Read More >Top Ukrainian magazine names US ambassador as country’s ‘most influential woman,’ highlighting extent of American leverage in Kiev

Categories Russia

Moscow FLOODED & city streets in gridlock as apocalyptic torrential thunderstorms & winds break Russian capital’s record heatwave

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First came intense, unprecedented heat, as Moscow baked in temperatures of 36°C (96°F) over the weekend. Then, on Monday afternoon, it was another story altogether, with flash rains flooding the city and causing traffic gridlock. … Read More >Moscow FLOODED & city streets in gridlock as apocalyptic torrential thunderstorms & winds break Russian capital’s record heatwave

Categories Russia

The Su-57 Fighter’s Two Hypersonic Missiles That Could Ruin American F-35 Operations

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Entering serial production in June 2019, and subsequently being inducted into the Russian Air Force in December 2020, the Su-57 next generation heavyweight fighter represents product of a highly ambitious program to develop the first entirely new Russian fighter airframe since the Soviet collapse. … Read More >The Su-57 Fighter’s Two Hypersonic Missiles That Could Ruin American F-35 Operations