Cyril Ramaphosa, the president of South Africa, brought news of Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman’s declaration of his nation’s decision to join the BRICS when he returned from Riyadh earlier this week. This is not entirely unexpected because Iran and Argentina made similar announcements in the spring. The increasing association will need us to come up with ever-complicateder acronyms... 

Russia is teetering on the brink of a potential civil war, exacerbated by deepening ethnic tensions and racial divisions following a series of mass shootings at a military base in Belgorod. At least 11 soldiers lost their lives in the incident, sparked by a confrontation between a Russian commander and mobilized individuals from Muslim regions who contested their involvement in the conflict in Ukraine. The... 

Western newspapers are incorrectly naming these Iranian flying weapons as “drones” or “suicide drones” or “kamikaze drones”, while in fact they aren’t really drones but just remote controlled missiles. However for the sake of of it, we will just go along with the Western description…. ok fine…. drones! Whatever…. but they really aren’t,... 

Switzerland’s Air Force put on an impressive display at an annual air show in the Alps, amid heightened military tensions in Europe. The famously neutral country has an air force with around 20,000 active personnel, and yesterday showed off its aerial prowess near the summit of the Axalphorn mountain. Tiger F5 airplanes, F-35s, Cougar helicopters and special forces put on a highly-skilled and... 

Vladimir Putin has declared martial law in the occupied regions of Ukraine as officials began evacuating civilians from the city of Kherson, with a battle for control of the stronghold now looming. Putin said the order will come into effect from midnight in Donetsk, Luhansk, Kherson and Zaporizhzhia regions – giving him sweeping powers to curtail the freedoms of civilians, repurpose industries,... 

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... 

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... 

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... 

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... 

The toll of Russia’s military campaign in Ukraine has reportedly reached a staggering 90,000 “irrecoverable losses,” dealing a severe blow to Vladimir Putin’s ambitions. The information, disclosed by a source within Russia’s Federal Security Service (FSB) and a former state security officer, was initially reported by Russian media project iStories and later relayed by... 

Disturbing scenes have emerged from the conflict in Ukraine as footage of cats and dogs feeding on the remains of deceased Russian soldiers circulated on the Cargo 200 Telegram channel. This platform, known for sharing grisly images to intimidate the enemy, presented a chilling clip where a brown and white cat and a dog were seen gnawing at the human remains of a fallen Russian soldier. The video...