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April 30, 2025
NUKEWARS
North Korea confirms its troops are fighting for Russia in war against Ukraine



Washington DC (UPI) Apr 28, 2025
North Korea gave the first official confirmation Monday that its troops were fighting in the ranks of the Russian Army in its war against Ukraine. The Central Military Commission said in a statement issued via the state-run KCNA news agency that North Korean leader Kim Jong Un had ordered the troops be deployed in line with the country's commitment to come to Russia's aid under a mutual defense pact signed by Pyongyang and Moscow in June. The statement claimed the North Korean contingent ... read more

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Zelensky calls for fair peace with no 'rewards' for Putin
Kyiv, Ukraine (AFP) April 29, 2025
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky called Tuesday for a "fair" end to the war with Russia without "rewards" for Vladimir Putin, pushing back against demands for Kyiv to make territorial concessions. ... more
MISSILE NEWS
US approves $1.33 bn missile sale to Poland
Washington (AFP) April 29, 2025
The United States on Tuesday announced the approval of a $1.33 billion sale of 400 medium-range air-to-air missiles and related support to Poland, a NATO ally that borders Russian territory. ... more
NUKEWARS
Nobel laureates urge Trump, Putin to meet on denuclearisation
Geneva (AFP) April 28, 2025
Three Nobel Peace Prize-winning groups campaigning to eliminate nuclear weapons joined forces on Monday to urge the US and Russian presidents to meet and agree on significant denuclearisation. ... more
WAR REPORT
Moscow detains 'Ukrainian agent' for car bombing death of Russian general
Washington DC (UPI) Apr 27, 2025
A man alleged to have been recruited by a Ukrainian intelligence agency has been arrested by Russia's Federal Security Service, or FSB, in connection with the car bombing death of a Russian general last week. ... more
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Confidence in NATO security guarantees plunges in Finland: survey
Helsinki (AFP) April 29, 2025
Finns' confidence in the security guarantees of the NATO alliance, which their country joined two years ago, has significantly weakened with return of Donald Trump as US president, a survey showed Tuesday. ... more
MISSILE NEWS
'Destroyed a whole family': Kyiv teens mourn friend killed in Russian strike
Kyiv, Ukraine (AFP) April 28, 2025
At Kyiv's towering crematorium, baby-faced teenagers wept over the coffin of their friend, a 17-year-old killed with his parents by a Russian missile strike on the Ukrainian capital last week. ... more
WAR REPORT
Putin touts 3-day cease-fire for annual WII parade, then launches major drone attack
Washington DC (UPI) Apr 28, 2025
Russian President Vladimir Putin on Monday announced a three-day cease-fire in its war with Ukraine is set to take place in May, but Ukrainian officials question its timing and validity. ... more
ICE WORLD
Thawing permafrost dots Siberia with rash of mounds
Churapcha, Russia (AFP) April 30, 2025
In the vast white expanse around Churapcha in eastern Siberia, the ever more rapid thaw of the permafrost is changing the landscape, cracking up houses and releasing greenhouse gases. ... more

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TRADE WARS
BRICS blast 'resurgence of protectionism' in Trump era
Rio De Janeiro, Brazil (AFP) April 29, 2025
China, Brazil and other members of the BRICS grouping on Tuesday slammed the "resurgence of trade protectionism" at a meeting in Rio de Janeiro dominated by US President Donald Trump's tariffs blitz. ... more
MISSILE NEWS
Russian missiles kill nine in Kyiv: Trump blames Zelensky for Putin being angry
Kyiv, Ukraine (AFP) April 24, 2025
A "massive" Russian missile attack on Kyiv on Thursday killed at least nine and wounded dozens in one of the deadliest strikes on the Ukrainian capital since Moscow launched its invasion more than three years ago. ... more
SUPERPOWERS
'Vladimir, STOP!': Trump tells Putin after deadly Kyiv strike
Washington (AFP) April 24, 2025
Donald Trump called Thursday on Vladimir Putin to halt attacks on Ukraine, in a rare rebuke of the Russian leader after Moscow fired missiles and drones at Kyiv in the deadliest attack on the capital in months. ... more
SUPERPOWERS
Crimea, territory at heart of US-Ukraine tensions
Kyiv, Ukraine (AFP) April 24, 2025
Crimea, the focus of fresh tensions between US President Donald Trump and his Ukranian counterpart Volodymyr Zelensky, was illegally annexed by Russia in 2014 in the first act of the countries' ongoing war. ... more
SUPERPOWERS
Trump's policies will create Russian, Chinese strategic, economic coups
Washington DC (UPI) Apr 23, 2025
If one consults any AI source such as ChatGPT, Claude, Gemini, Deepseek or Grok and asks these questions, the answers are sobering. ... more
WAR REPORT
Ukraine calls in Chinese envoy to express 'serious concern' over war activities
Kyiv, Ukraine (AFP) April 23, 2025
Ukraine's foreign ministry called in China's ambassador on Tuesday to raise "serious concern" over claims that Chinese fighters were in the Russian army and Chinese companies were helping Russia make military hardware. ... more
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Russian drone strike kills 9 in Ukraine bus, governor says
Kyiv, Ukraine (AFP) April 23, 2025
A Russian drone struck a bus transporting workers in the central Ukrainian region of Dnipropetrovsk early Wednesday, killing nine people and wounding dozens more, the region's governor said. ... more
WAR REPORT
UK hosts new Ukraine talks after Russian strikes shatter brief truce
London (AFP) April 23, 2025
Envoys from Washington, Kyiv and European nations gathered for talks in Britain on Wednesday amid a new US push to end Russia's war in Ukraine, where a brief Easter truce was shattered by fresh air strikes. ... more
WAR REPORT
Vladimir Putin says he's open to holding direct, 'limited', cease-fire talks with Ukraine
Washington DC (UPI) Apr 22, 2025
Russian President Vladimir Putin on Tuesday held out the prospect of direct peace talks with Ukraine for the first time since the early days of the war amid mounting pressure on both Moscow and Kyiv from the United States to move swiftly to bring an end to the three-year-long conflict. ... more
MILPLEX
Spain to hike defence spending to 2% of GDP in 2025: PM
Madrid (AFP) April 22, 2025
Spain will invest more than 10 billion euros to increase its defence spending - proportionally NATO's lowest - to two percent of annual economic output this year, Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez said on Tuesday. ... more
SPACE MEDICINE
NASA's oldest active astronaut returns to Earth on 70th birthday
Washington (AFP) April 20, 2025
Cake, gifts and a low-key family celebration may be how many senior citizens picture their 70th birthday. ... more
WAR REPORT
Russia resumes attacks on Ukraine after Easter truce
Kyiv, Ukraine (AFP) April 21, 2025
Russia launched a wave of aerial attacks at Ukraine on Monday in an abrupt end to a fragile 30-hour Easter truce between the two sides. ... more
WAR REPORT
Russia blames Ukraine for breaching Easter truce
Kyiv, Ukraine (AFP) April 20, 2025
Russia and Ukraine on Sunday accused each other of violating an Easter truce announced by Russian President Vladimir Putin. ... more
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US officials split on Ukraine truce prospects
Kharkiv, Ukraine (AFP) April 18, 2025
Top US officials gave mixed signals about the prospect of a Ukraine ceasefire on Friday, bringing uncertainty to the peace process just as Russia abandoned a moratorium on striking Ukrainian energy targets. ... more
SUPERPOWERS
Russia rains missiles on Ukraine as US mulls ending truce efforts
Kharkiv, Ukraine (AFP) April 18, 2025
Russia fired a fresh volley of missiles and drones at Ukraine overnight, wounding dozens of people, Kyiv said Friday, as the United States warned it could end efforts to broker a ceasefire if it did not see progress soon. ... more
WAR REPORT
Tears and defiance in Sumy as Russia batters city; EGuinea denies sending troops
Sumy, Ukraine (AFP) April 18, 2025
Sofia Stasyuk flinches every time she hears the increasingly frequent missile blasts and thuds of air defence over her Ukrainian hometown of Sumy. ... more
MILPLEX
China says 'never provided lethal weapons' to parties in Ukraine war
Beijing (AFP) April 18, 2025
Beijing on Friday denied giving any party in the Ukraine war lethal weapons, after President Volodymyr Zelensky claimed he had "information" that China was supplying arms to Russia. ... more
SUPERPOWERS
Rubio: U.S. 'done' with Ukraine-Russia peace talks if progress not made`
Washington DC (UPI) Apr 18, 2025
U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio said Friday that the Russian invasion of Ukraine is "not our war" and that if it's not possible to reach a peace deal within days "we're done." ... more
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AFRICA NEWS
Equatorial Guinea denies sending Russia troops to fight in Ukraine
Malabo, Equatorial Guinea (AFP) April 19, 2025
Equatorial Guinea's vice president on Saturday denied the central African country was sending troops to fight alongside Russian soldiers in Ukraine, contrary to an AFP report published earlier this week. ... more
OIL AND GAS
Sultan of Oman to meet Putin in Moscow
Moscow (AFP) April 19, 2025
The Sultan of Oman will visit Moscow Tuesday to hold talks with Russian President Vladimir Putin, the Kremlin and Muscat said Saturday, as the Gulf state mediates high-level talks on Iran's nuclear programme. ... more
OIL AND GAS
Black Sea oil spill hits Russian beach holiday plans
Moscow (AFP) April 18, 2025
A massive Black Sea oil spill prompted Moscow's consumer watchdog on Friday to urge Russian holidaymakers to reconsider their summer plans, warning that the popular seaside resort of Anapa's beaches were unsafe. ... more
SUPERPOWERS
US-China: the clash of the titans
Paris (AFP) April 17, 2025
As the trade war between the United States and China escalates, here is a point-by-point comparison of the world's two biggest economic powers. ... more
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Macron to meet Rubio, Witkoff amid transatlantic tensions
Paris (AFP) April 16, 2025
French President Emmanuel Macron will on Thursday meet with US Secretary of State Marco Rubio and US envoy Steve Witkoff, the Elysee palace said, as transatlantic tensions soar over the war in Ukraine. ... more
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