LONDON: Britain will invest £1.5 billion ($2 billion) in new weapons factories to ramp up defence production capacity, the government said on Saturday, ahead of a major review of its armed forces and military strategy.The Strategic Defence Review, due to be published Monday, will assess the threats facing the UK amid Russia’s ongoing war in…
U.S. President Donald Trump, Ukraine President Volodymyr Zelenskyy and Russian President Vladimir Putin. | Photo Credit: AP U.S. President Donald Trump lashed out on Sunday (March 30, 2025) at the leaders of both warring parties in Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, expressing frustration as efforts to kick-start ceasefire talks remain deadlocked. Mr. Trump first criticised Russian…
Russian President Vladimir Putin visited a church to pray for Donald Trump following the assassination attempt on the US president, according to Trump’s envoy Steve Witkoff. Speaking on Tucker Carlson’s podcast, Witkoff shared insights into the developing relationship between the two leaders and the potential for renewed diplomatic engagement between the United States and Russia.During…
President Donald Trump said Friday that he was “being a little bit sarcastic” when he repeatedly claimed as a candidate that he would have the Russia-Ukraine war solved within 24 hours — and even before he even took office. Trump was asked about the vow he repeatedly made on the campaign trail during an interview…
Vladimir Putin and Donald Trump (R) As negotiations efforts over potential ceasefire in Ukraine sped-up, US President Donald Trump on Thursday issued a stark warning to Moscow, suggesting that the United States could take severe financial action if Russia does not agree to the proposed truce.“In a financial sense, yeah, we could do things very…
China has little cause to worry about the US-Russia rapprochement, according to observers, who say the Asian neighbours’ shared strategic goal to counter the West and their deep economic ties make for a partnership that is hard to break. The meeting between US and Russian officials earlier this week, which discussed the possibility of normalising…
US Vice President JD Vance on Thursday announced that America might impose sanctions and consider military intervention if Russia’s Vladimir Putin fails to conclude the ongoing Ukraine conflict, which has lasted nearly three years.Speaking to the Wall Street Journal, Vance said, “There are economic tools of leverage, there are of course military tools of leverage”…
From snake-themed events to whether your luck is in: discover all you need to know about the Lunar New Year in our Year of the Snake 2025 series. Chinese President Xi Jinping, US President Donald Trump and Russian President Vladimir Putin are going to shape – and possibly reshape – the world in the coming…
US President Donald Trump rebuked Ukrainian counterpart Volodymyr Zelenskyy for choosing to go to war with Russia, which is a “much bigger and more powerful” entity adding that the latter could have struck a deal with Vladimir Putin instead.“Zelenskyy was fighting a much bigger entity, much bigger, much more powerful,” Trump told Fox News. “He…
A top missile technology expert from the U.S. has claimed that there is now defence system in the world that can intercept Russia’s new intermediate-range Oreshnik. Speaking to TASS News Agency, Theodore Postol dismissed claims that existing defence systems like Aegis Ashore, THAAD, Patriot and the Iron Dome could counter Russia’s new cutting-edge ballistic missile….