Extraordinary first images of a mangled Nord Stream pipeline have emerged, three weeks after it was blown up ‘with extreme force’ in a suspected act of sabotage. Footage, released from Sweden on Tuesday, showed at least 165 feet of the Nord Stream 1 pipeline was destroyed or buried under the seabed, following an explosion on September 26 – assumed by many to have been a Russian attack. Release... 

A group of leading Congressional Democrats are seeking to punish longtime US ally Saudi Arabia for the latest “shock” oil output cuts recently announced by OPEC, which was taken by the Biden administration as a direct slap in the face and shot across the bow. Senator Chris Murphy and Rep. Ro Khanna are leading the charge to get advanced anti-air missile systems which the Pentagon has stationed... 

A Ukrainian conductor has been shot dead in his own home by Russian troops for refusing to take part in a concert in occupied territory, Kyiv has claimed. Yuriy Kerpatenko snubbed the Kremlin-backed concert ‘intended by the occupiers to demonstrate the so-called ‘improvement of peaceful life’ in Kherson’, the Ukrainian culture ministry said. The October 1 concert was scheduled... 

The death toll following a shooting at a Russian military base on the Ukraine border has risen to 22 after two gunmen from Tajikstan opened fire at fellow recruits reportedly in a row over religion. Initial reports announced that 11 soldiers had been killed and a further 15 injured on a training ground in the Belgorod region on the Ukrainian border, the Russian Defense Ministry revealed yesterday. But... 

On Monday, amid rising tensions with Russia over the Ukraine war, NATO drills using nuclear-capable strategic planes will begin in an effort to strengthen the alliance’s deterrent capabilities. The “Steadfast Noon” exercises will be conducted over Belgium, the North Sea, and the UK through October 30. While certain that no live ammunition would be used, NATO has termed the drills... 

At the 20th National Congress of the Communist Party, China’s president, Xi Jinping, gave a lengthy address during which he hailed the party’s accomplishments in preserving social stability and national security while also promising to pursue the cause of Taiwan’s reunification. Around 2,300 party delegates heard Xi say on Sunday that “the Taiwan subject is a concern for the... 

NATO has announced plans to ‘rebuild’ Ukraine’s army and defense industry amid mounting fears about nuclear war with Russia. According to a Politico report, the first meeting about the new alliance between NATO and the Ukrainian government will be held next week. Moscow will only take this as further evidence the Western military alliance is intent on expanding its military infrastructure right... 

Amidst heightened tensions in the ongoing Ukraine conflict, Vladimir Putin’s recent deployment of a nuclear fleet to Europe’s doorstep has sparked concerns of escalating hostilities. The Kremlin’s move involved positioning a fleet of 11 nuclear-capable jets, including strategic bombers like the TU-160 ‘Blackjack’ and TU-95 ‘Bear’ hydrogen bomb carriers, at... 

In a bold and relentless move, Ukraine’s army executed a strategic assault on critical Russian infrastructure, leaving Vladimir Putin reeling and the Belgorod region in chaos. The two-day offensive targeted key installations, including an ammunition warehouse and a power substation, escalating tensions in the border region. The assault began with the destruction of an ammunition depot in a Belgorod... 

Vladimir Putin has been warned by the European Union’s top diplomat the Russian Army would be “annihilated” if it follows through with threats of a nuclear attack against Ukraine. Tensions have exploded over fears Russia could use a tactical nuclear weapon in Ukraine, with Putin issuing threats as he staged the annexation of four occupied regions in the face of devastating losses... 

As Moscow’s grip on Ukrainian territories weakens, the Russian-installed governor of Ukraine’s Kherson region, Vladimir Saldo, urged residents to evacuate, signaling a significant setback for Vladimir Putin’s forces. The call came as Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky’s counter-offensive gained momentum, forcing Putin’s military to evacuate civilians from Russian-annexed... 

Since the Cuban Missile Crisis 40 years ago, US President Joe Biden has warned that there has never been a bigger threat of nuclear “Armageddon” to the West and Russia. President Vladimir Putin promised that Russia would protect its citizens and territory with “all the tools at our disposal,” which Washington and its NATO allies perceived as a threat to use nuclear weapons. When... 

Vladimir Putin has rained down more kamikaze drones on Ukraine as he continues his brutal campaign of retaliation for the destruction of the Crimean bridge. A strike using the Iranian-made Shahed-136 ‘suicide’ drones near Makrariv, a small city located 31 miles west of Kyiv, destroyed critical infrastructure, sending rescue workers rushing to the scene. Throughout the capital region, residents... 

Yesterday, Vladimir Putin unleashed a deadly missile assault on the towns and civilian infrastructure of Ukraine. In reaction to Putin’s overwhelming onslaught, US President Joe Biden pledged Ukraine cutting-edge air defense systems. He denounced Russia’s “senseless strikes” in a phone chat with Ukraine’s President Volodymyr Zelensky on Monday. He said in a statement... 

As it continues to lose the conflict in Ukraine, Russia has again threatened to deploy nuclear weapons. According to a senior NATO official, several partners, and maybe NATO itself, would “very probably be responding physically” to a nuclear strike by Russia. The diplomat, who wished to remain unnamed, claimed that Moscow seems to be primarily using its nuclear threats to dissuade NATO...