8 month agoPedro Sanchez and Emmanuel Macron leaving Nuakchot #G5Sahel
8 month agoThe Secretary of Defense and Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff briefed the President yesterday on plans to redeploy 9,500 troops from Germany
"This president is prepared to act" against Russia and to protect American troops, says @PressSec
8 month agoBig fire in Gus-Khrustalny,Vladimir Oblast
8 month agoToday, @POTUS called Queen Elizabeth II to wish her a happy birthday, according to the @WhiteHouse
Rep. Steve Womack: Putin wants to use the Nord Stream 2 Pipeline as a tool of coercion. He wants to undermine our allies in Ukraine and Poland & increase reliance on Russian gas. I'm proud to cosponsor sanctions to stop its construction & applaud the Senate for including this priority in the NDAA
French President: Combating terrorism in the Sahel region will not stop despite the Coronavirus crisis
8 month agoSyria: last night Rebels repelled an attack on S. Idlib front, killing a Fifth Corps member from Kheimimim village (close to the Russian Airbase) in Latakia CS. Tonight Rebels repelled another infiltration attempt on Ruwayhah front
US officials have evidence of transfers from Russia military intelligence that were likely part of an effort to offer payments to Taliban-linked militants to kill American and coalition troops in Afghanistan, reports @nytimes
Aerospace company Airbus says it is to cut 1,700 jobs in the UK
The European Union after expulsion of its ambassador in Venezuela: "we deeply regret the greater international isolation that will result. We ask that this decision be revoked"
Chinese military-grade drones arrive in Serbia
8 month agoTensions between pro-Ukrainian activists and Shariy supporters in Kharkiv
Montenegro has opened borders for all EU countries. From today, Poles traveling to Montenegro do not have to submit a negative SARS-CoV-2 test
Russia Today has been banned in Latvia
8 month agoThe EU Council has again excluded BiH from the list of countries that can enter the EU as of July 1st. The decision will be revised every two weeks, ie it will depend on the number of patients per 100,000 inhabitants. Earlier, Croatia announced that it was opening its borders, regardless of this list
US, Greece hail cooperation in hydrocarbon exploration off Crete
Request from 3 Democrat senators for @SecPompeo and @EsperDoD to appear before the Senate this week to concerning the reported Russian bounties and to answer questions about the resulting measures undertaken by their departments
Bomb threats at several stations of Kyiv metro
8 month agoSenate Democrats requesting that Pompeo and Esper appear this week to answer questions about Russian bounties
8 month agoInteresting NATO E3CF AWACS NATO06 orbiting over the Aegean Sea
8 month agoSt.Petersburg police attacked Mediazona journalist and photographer David Frenkel at poling station and broke his arm
EU agrees to reopen its borders to 15 countries from July 1, with conditions for China but US excluded: official
European Union Air Safety Agency has suspended Pakistan International Airlines to fly to Europe for 6 months, from July 1st: Pakistan Media
Nothing from the @WhiteHouse briefing this morning given to Democratic Party lawmakers indicates the alleged Russian bounty was a hoax, says @LeaderHoyer
8 month agoRussian Air Force 223rd Flight Squadron Tupolev 154B-2 RA85605 flew RuAFB Humaymim to Al Khadim AFB or Benghazi Libya
Turkish Foreign Minister: "NATO sees Russia as a threat, but NATO ally France is making efforts to increase Russia's presence in Libya."
Hearing on the dispute over the Essequibo begins at the International Court of Justice.
[email protected] responds to UK Government criticism by inviting them to get back to basics and remember we're dealing with a virus. She says she'll take all steps necessary to stop Covid19 spreading in Scotland, and "those who want to play constitutional politics are lost."
8 month agoNATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg: "China is not an adversary to NATO. But we must fully understand what its rise means for us – and for our security. It is clear that China does not share our values. Democracy, freedom, and the rule of law. We see this in Hong Kong, where the new security law undermines its autonomy. And the liberty of its citizens. With the imprisonment of tens of thousands of Uighurs in so-called ‘re-education camps’.”
Putin and President of Belarus Lukashenka met at opening of monument in Rzhev
8 month agoPolice operation in La Defense
8 month agoArmed police with shields are currently advancing on the forecourt of LaDefense, verifications are still in progress
8 month agoPolice intervention in progress in the La Défense district. Customers of the 4temps shopping center are evacuated. The police were alerted, around 9:30 am by an employee, who thought he had seen a man carrying a gun. The neighborhood is cordoned off. LaDefense Paris
8 month agoSecurity situation in Paris, suspect on the loose
8 month ago169328 USNavy P8A on Black Sea intel mission. 1022z
Boris Johnson: 'I remember the crisis of 2008 which was actually not as bad as the current crisis'
Turkish F-16s conduct unauthorized flights over Agathonisi, Farmakonisi
8 month agoPolice not allowing protesters to pass to Office of President building
8 month agoDemonstration in Kyiv against appointment of Serhiy Shkarlet as acting minister of education
8 month agoEU Ambassadors in Kabul are deeply concerned about the marked escalation of violence experienced throughout Afghanistan. This must end and a ceasefire put in place. Read full statement below. @EUinAfghanistan
8 month agoUS Navy P8 Poseidon 169328 Crinea/Black Sea mission
Serbia's defense chief who is reported to have attended the Victory Day parade on Red Square last week has been diagnosed with coronavirus
A tanker with Azerbaijani oil for Belarus arrives in Odesa - Belneftekhim
On reports that China has passed Hong Kong security law, Foreign Secretary Dominic Raab said "we are deeply concerned by unconfirmed reports that Beijing has passed the national security law. This would be a grave step". Once seen the full legislation further statement
8 month agoDemonstration near Ukrainian cabinet
8 month agoGreek Foreign Minister Nikos Dendias met Kais Saied yesterday and declared Greece would not tolerate foreign intervention in Libya, especially Turkey.
8 month agoArea of wildfires at Russian Far East increased to 200 000 hectares
8 month agoBelarus authorities search residence of bloger Vladimir Tsyganovych(MozgON)
6693 new covid19 cases confirmed in Russia
706 new covid19 cases confirmed in Ukraine, total rises to 44334, 1159 deaths
@EPPGroup head: After ongoing and repeated Turkish aggressions against Greece & Cyprus we @EPPGroup urgently call for a debate with @JosepBorrellF. Europe should stand with Greece to defend its borders and with Cyprus to safeguard it's territorial waters. We will not be blackmailed
Russian FSB detained suspected ISIS supporter in Vladikavkaz, says he was plotting terror attack against local administration
Babaryka and Tsikhanouski prisoners of conscience, Amnesty International says
French Defence Minister writes to Defence Minister @rajnathsingh. The Minister has ensured 'steadyfast and friendly' support and also pays condolences to Galwan martyrs
8 month agoRussian Black Sea held anti-ship drill in Crimea with anti-ship missile complex Bal
Terrorist attack prevented in Vladikavkaz - FSB
Russia accuses the United States of taking a "subversive" position on the Nuclear Test Ban Treaty and is preparing for a possible resumption of nuclear tests
Linas Linkevicius: I commend a powerful statement by the leaders of Lithuanian Jewish Community about Putin's recent lies attempting to whitewash criminal Nazi-Soviet deals, to deny the occupation of the Baltic States
Joint Forces Operation Press Center: yesterday Russian forces opened fire 12 times. 2 Ukrainian soldiers were wounded.
From the Pentagon: "The Department of Defense continues to evaluate intelligence that Russian GRU operatives were engaged in malign activity against United States and coalition forces in Afghanistan."
Greece to reopen land borders with Turkey on July 1
[email protected] on the Senate floor speaking about the Russia bounty allegations and what she calls a "betrayal" of U.S. troops by Trump
Stricter lockdown measures for Leicester announced, including closing of shops and schools, as Covid cases rise
Police seize 11 kilos of pure heroin at Piraeus
Kosovo President Hashim Thaçi says he will only resign if the charges against him are confirmed by a judge in the Hague
Thaçi: I might have done political mistakes at the time of peace, but was never engaged in war crimes. Kosovo
The area of the oil spill on the Khimki reservoir is already 22 thousand square meters
The International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) said today that slightly elevated levels of different radioisotopes detected in northern Europe posed no risk to human health or the environment.
French President: Turkish policy in Libya threatens the stability of Europe, Egypt, Tunisia and Niger
Macron: Putin denied any Russian military intervention in Libya
Macron denies any French interference in Libya
One district in Minsk has invalidated dozens of thousands signatures of both Babariko and Tsepkalo (47,000 and 17,800 respectively)
Belarus raises export duties on oil and oil products from July 1
Macron: Turkey bears criminal and historical responsibility for the crimes in Libya
"There is no consensus within the intelligence community on these allegations" about Russia paying bounty to Taliban to target US troops, says @PressSec
Macron: The largest party involved in Libyan affairs is Turkey
European Union issues new sanctions against 11 new officials linked to the Maduro government, for acting against the democratic functioning of @AsambleaVE and violating the immunity of deputies, including @jguaido
"The worst is yet to come" with the global coronavirus pandemic, says @DrTedros
Russian Su-27 intercepted 2 U.S. military reconnaissance planes over Black Sea
Putin has announced the call of the reserve for military training
8 month agoFrance's ex-PM Fillon given five-year prison sentence, three years suspended, in fake job trial
No coronavirus deaths have been reported in Scotland for the fourth day in a row, while there are just five new cases of COVID19
8 month agoOne dead, 6 wounded in explosion in residential building in Moscow at Prohodchikov street
8 month agoPair of USAF intelligence-gathering platforms on Black Sea missions this morning 1125z: FORTE10 042021 RQ4 Global Hawk UAV; AMBIT41 624125 RC135W Rivet Joint
Coronavirus misinformation spread by Russian and Chinese journalists is finding a bigger audience on social media in France and Germany than content from the European nations' own premier news outlets, according to new research
Iranian military prosecutor says human error led to shooting down of Ukrainian aircraft -Tasnim
8 month agoPutin discussed with Russian Security Council internal and external politics, and "integration processes at ex-Soviet countries"
Fire after explosion at residential house in Moscow
Explosion happened at Helsinki city theater, one injured. Police on the site
Putin to convene Russian Security council today and hold international phone call - Kremlin
The radiation level in the regions of Russia is stable, - Rospotrebnadzor
Constitutional amendment on Georgia's electoral system approved in the 3rd reading by @Geoparliament. 2020 elections will be held with 120 seats distributed in proportional & 30 - in single-mandate majoritarian districts.
8 month agoOffice of Medvedchuk's party was vandalized in Kramatorsk
8 month agoSymbal.By store suspended its work indefinitely
Moldova President Dodon: talks on $200M loan from Russia to restart this week
The Parliament of Georgia approved with 117 votes the constitutional amendments prepared to change the electoral system.
Phil Hogan, Ireland's EU commissioner, has withdrawn from the contest to be the next WTO director-general
About 40 diplomats of the Russian Federation became infected with a coronavirus, one died - Lavrov
8 month agoUS Navy P8 Poseidon AE6784 Black Sea mission
6719 new covid19 infections confirmed in Russia
Joint Forces Operation Press Center: yesterday Russian forces opened fire 8 times.
Total number of covid19 infected in Georgia: 926, 2 new cases and total 15 deaths(1 new)
646 new covid19 infections confirmed in Ukraine, total rises to 43628, 1147 deaths
Vega VV16 launch grounded by weather again tonight
The Russian bounties offered to Taliban-linked militants are believed to have resulted in the deaths of several U.S. service members, according to intelligence gleaned from U.S. military interrogations of captured militants in recent months