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  Berlin (AFP) May 15, 2025 Britain and Germany are working together to develop strike missiles, their defence ministers said Thursday, as Russia's war rages in Ukraine and European powers seek to reduce dependence on US weapons. "We together will begin co-leading the development of a new European-developed deep precision strike capability with a range of 2,000 plus kilometres (1,250 miles)," Britain's John Healey said at a bilateral meeting in Berlin. Germany's Boris Pistorius said work on the missiles had begun and would ... read more |
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Kazakhstan denies reports Russia to leave Baikonur spaceportAstana, Kazakhstan (AFP) May 15, 2025 Kazakhstan said Thursday there were no talks on Russia giving up its lease on the Baikonur spaceport before it runs out in 2050, amid reports Moscow is looking to ditch the ageing cosmodrome. ... more  
Warm Trump-Erdogan ties puts Turkey at heart of peace diplomacyIstanbul (AFP) May 14, 2025 Turkey is deploying all-out diplomatic efforts to secure a Russia-Ukraine deal, to ease Syria's relations with the West and facilitate Iranian nuclear talks, its diplomatic standing burnished by Donald Trump's approval. ... more  
Iran, European powers to hold nuclear talks in TurkeyTehran (AFP) May 16, 2025 Iran is set to hold talks with Britain, France and Germany in Turkey on Friday, after US President Donald Trump said a nuclear deal with Tehran was "getting close". ... more  
Putin sacks chief of military's land forcesMoscow (AFP) May 15, 2025 President Vladimir Putin on Thursday sacked Russia's chief of land forces, General Oleg Salyukov, the Kremlin said, in the latest removal of a high-profile military establishment figure amid the offensive on Ukraine. ... more |
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Moscow metro unveils reconstruction of Stalin monumentMoscow (AFP) May 15, 2025 Moscow authorities on Thursday unveiled a large panel featuring Joseph Stalin inside a central metro station in the Russian capital. ... more |
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China says ready to 'expand practical cooperation' with Russian armyBeijing (AFP) May 15, 2025 China said Thursday it was ready to "expand practical cooperation" with the Russian army, after President Xi Jinping's recent visit to Moscow for a lavish World War II Victory Day parade. ... more 
Germany aims to have Europe's 'strongest conventional army': MerzBerlin (AFP) May 14, 2025 German Chancellor Friedrich Merz pledged Wednesday to build up "the strongest conventional army in Europe" as the continent faces a hostile Russia while the Ukraine war rages on. ... more 
US says 'impatient' for progress in Ukraine peace effortsTurkey (AFP) May 15, 2025 US Secretary of State Marco Rubio said Thursday that Washington was "impatient" for progress in peace efforts between Ukraine and Russia, and willing to consider "virtually any mechanism" to reach a lasting end to the war. ... more 
Macron warns of new sanctions, Europe talks nukes; Lula commits to push PutinParis (AFP) May 13, 2025 President Emmanuel Macron said on Tuesday that Europeans would slap Russia with more sanctions if it did not agree to a ceasefire in Ukraine, and said that Paris was ready to discuss deploying its nuclear-armed warplanes in other European countries. ... more |
 
NATO hatches deal on higher spending to keep Trump happyBrussels, Belgium (AFP) May 14, 2025 NATO foreign ministers meeting in Antalya from Wednesday will look to forge a compromise deal on ramping up defence spending as allies scramble to satisfy US President Donald Trump's demand to agree to five percent of GDP at a summit next month. ... more  |
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France pledges 10 mn euros for Chernobyl repair: Europe bankLondon (AFP) May 14, 2025 France will contribute 10 million euros to help fix a radiation cover at the Chernobyl nuclear plant in Ukraine allegedly hit by a Russian drone, Europe's development bank announced Wednesday. ... more 
Zelensky vows to meet 'personally' with Putin for talks to end warWashington DC (UPI) May 11, 2025 Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky has said he is willing to meet face to face with Russian President Vladimir Putin following a demand by the Trump administration for the two leaders to meet in an effort to end the war between the two nations. ... more  
Kazakhstan to dredge port for key China-EU trade routeAstana, Kazakhstan (AFP) May 12, 2025 Kazakhstan will start dredging part of the Caspian Sea around its main port to increase capacity for a crucial transport route linking Asia and Europe, a spokesperson told AFP on Monday. ... more  
Soviet-era spacecraft hits ocean after 50 years in orbitWashington DC (UPI) May 10, 2025 A Soviet-area spacecraft that orbited Earth for more than 50 years crashed into the Indian Ocean on Saturday, Russian officials confirmed. ... more |
 
Burkina leader seeks stronger military ties with RussiaMoscow (AFP) May 10, 2025 Burkina Faso's President Ibrahim Traore on Saturday called for deeper military and scientific links with Russia while on a visit to Moscow. ... more 
Putin, Xi, Steven Seagal and missiles: Russia's Red Square paradeMoscow (AFP) May 9, 2025 Vladimir Putin chatted easily with China's Xi Jinping as a pro-Kremlin US actor sat nearby watching tanks and missiles roll across the cobblestones of Red Square. ... more  
Lithuania's parliament votes to withdraw from landmines treatyVilnius (AFP) May 8, 2025 Lithuanian lawmakers voted on Thursday to quit a treaty banning anti-personnel mines, as the Baltic NATO member seeks to reinforce its security in the face of Russian aggression in Ukraine. ... more 
China vows to stand with Russia in face of 'hegemonic bullying'Moscow (AFP) May 8, 2025 China's Xi Jinping was in Moscow on Thursday for a state visit ahead of the Kremlin's grand Victory Day celebrations, as Ukraine accused Russia's army of launching air strikes just hours into a supposed truce. ... more |
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At UN, US slams Russia for 'cynically' protecting N.KoreaUnited Nations, United States (AFP) May 8, 2025 The United States on Wednesday denounced Russia for "cynically obstructing" the monitoring of North Korea's compliance with UN sanctions, saying Moscow was trying to dodge criticism for using Pyongyang's weapons in its war with Ukraine. ... more  
Russia, China slam Trump's plan for 'Iron Dome' missile shieldMoscow (AFP) May 8, 2025 Russia and China on Thursday slammed US President Donald Trump's plan for an Iron Dome-like missile defence system as "deeply destabilising", saying it risked turning space into a "battlefield". ... more  
Britain to sanction Russian shadow fleet of 100 tankersWashington DC (UPI) May 8, 2025 Britain will sanction a Russian shadow fleet of up to 100 tankers on Friday, as European leaders gather in Oslo for a military meeting where they will seek to exert extra pressure on Moscow's economy to further empty its war chest. ... more
Moscow says 'no reason' to expect better German relations as Xi heads to MoscowMoscow (AFP) May 7, 2025 Moscow said Wednesday there were no grounds for relations with Berlin to improve under new German Chancellor Friedrich Merz and that any plans to supply Kyiv with longer-range Taurus missiles would not "save" Ukraine. ... more |
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Trump talks tough on China, but early focus elsewhereWashington (AFP) May 7, 2025 Voicing frustration over the lack of success in ending Russia's invasion of Ukraine, US Secretary of State Marco Rubio called for renewed focus on "our number-one geopolitical foe" - China. ... more |
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France, Germany say to cooperate more closely on defence Paris (AFP) May 7, 2025 French President Emmanuel Macron and Germany's Chancellor Friedrich Merz vowed Wednesday to ramp up security cooperation in the face of Russian threats, as the new German leader visited Paris on his first trip abroad. ... more 
Russian missile strike on Ukraine city kills threeKyiv, Ukraine (AFP) May 6, 2025 A Russian ballistic missile strike Tuesday on the eastern Ukrainian city of Sumy killed three people and wounded 11, with children among both the dead and injured, authorities said. ... more
Boris Pistorius, party soldier in charge of Germany's defenceBerlin (AFP) May 6, 2025 Germany's Defence Minister Boris Pistorius - who has led the push to make the military "ready for war" so it doesn't have to fight one - was the only cabinet member to survive the new government taking office. ... more 
EU proposes ending all Russian gas imports by 2027Strasbourg, France (AFP) May 6, 2025 The EU on Tuesday unveiled a long-promised plan to phase out its remaining gas imports from Russia by the end of 2027, breaking a dependency it has struggled to end despite Moscow's war on Ukraine. ... more |
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