Create your page here
We cannot find results, please try another search request.
photo: US Army / Sgt. Thomas Johnson
Russia threatens to deploy tactical nuclear weapons on its European border 'when NATO bases appear in Sweden and Finland'
The Daily Mail 16 May 2022
A commentator on Rossiya One said ... 'When Nato bases appear in Sweden & Finland, Russia will have no choice but to neutralise the imbalance & new threat by deploying tactical nuclear weapons.' ... Yesterday, Putin told the President of Finland he is making a 'mistake' by joining NATO as it faces 'no security threats' in a phone call ... 'You caused this ... .
photo: NATO / NATO
Sweden confirms it will apply to join Nato, one day after Finland
The Irish Times 16 May 2022
“This is the best thing for Sweden’s security ... Mr Ryabkov added that the two Nordic nations “should have no illusions that we will simply put up with it”, warning that the move was “another grave mistake with far-reaching consequences” and the “general level of military tension will increase” ... Change in support ... – Guardian. .
photo: Creative Commons
Pentagon: Ukrainian servicemen have completed training on Phoenix Ghost kamikaze drones
Democratic Underground 16 May 2022
The Ukrainian military has completed training on the use of American attack drones Phoenix Ghost, which were developed specifically for the Ukrainain Armed Forces, said Senior U.S. Defense Official at a briefing. "We hadn't talked about that in a while. The training that was done on the Phoenix Ghost has been completed," he said ... .
photo: AP / Frank Augstein
Boris Johnson Says UK 'Will Act' If EU Refuses To Give Way On Northern Ireland Protocol
Huffington Post 16 May 2022
Boris Johnson says he will say more about his plans in the coming days. Boris Johnson has warned the EU that he is prepared to unilaterally rip up parts of the Northern Ireland Protocol unless Brussels agrees to make major changes to it ... He added. “We will always keep the door wide open to genuine dialogue ... “I hope the EU’s position changes ... Related... .
photo: AP / Rahmat Gul
Pakistan facing bankruptcy as the economy crumbles
Asiatimes 16 May 2022
The biggest worry for the unity government, which came to power last month, is how to stop the erosion of the reserves and how to finance the non-funded fuel subsidies given by the previous government days before the no-confidence vote ... There is no way Pakistan can do without an immediate bailout by the IMF.
photo: AP / Sophie Garcia
Burkina Faso: Armed Islamists Kill, Rape Civilians
Human Rights Watch 16 May 2022
(Nairobi) – Armed Islamist groups and government security forces and militia in Burkina Faso are committing increased abuses against civilians as the conflict there intensifies and widens, Human Rights Watch said today ... Click to expand Image. © 2022 John Emerson for Human Rights Watch ... We gasped ... But no one has investigated the death of our people.”.
photo: NATO
‘Military tension will rise’: Russia chides NATO Nordic expansion
Al Jazeera 16 May 2022
The NATO membership of the Nordic nations poses “no direct threat for us … but the expansion of military infrastructure to these territories will certainly provoke our response”, Putin said during a televised summit meeting of the Collective Security Treaty Organisation, a Moscow-led military alliance.
photo: White House / Andrea Hanks
‘Never say never’: Melania Trump does not rule out second White House term
The Guardian 16 May 2022
Melania Trump has refused to rule out a second term as first lady, should her husband capture the White House again.“Never say never,” she said.Velvet gloves to iron fists ... .
photo: AP / Mark Schiefelbein
China’s Communist Party congress: all praise Xi Jinping but draw the line at Mao
South China Morning Post 16 May 2022photo: AP / Emilio Morenatti
Ukraine: The children's camp that became an execution ground
BBC News 16 May 2022
One still has a length of white cloth at the window, hung to show the soldiers that its occupants were no threat ... There was heavy shelling and when he realised his captors were no longer guarding him, he ran for his life ... his death, because the family have no idea when he was shot.
photo: Creative Commons / EU2017EE Estonian Presidency, Aron Urb https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/2.0/
Macron names first French female PM in three decades
The News International 16 May 2022
PARIS ... The bespectacled 56-year-old from rural southwest France has a no-frills style and a strong regional accent which has endeared him to many French people ... "For nearly two years, he worked with passion and commitment in the service of France," said Macron in a farewell tweet to Castex, who has made clear he has no plans for higher office. .
photo: AP / Bilal Hussein
Lebanon vote brings blow for Hezbollah allies in preliminary results
Arab News 16 May 2022
BEIRUT. Iran-backed Hezbollah has been dealt a blow in Lebanon’s parliamentary election with preliminary results showing losses for some of its oldest allies and the Lebanese Forces party saying it had gained seats. With votes still being counted, the final make-up of the 128-member parliament has yet to emerge ... “A NEW BEGINNING“ ... ....
photo: AP / Evgeniy Maloletka
Ukraine prepares for new Russian Donbas push, says gains made in north
The Times of India 16 May 2022
KYIV. Ukraine was preparing Monday for a new Russian push in the eastern Donbas region, as Kyiv said its army's counterattack around Kharkiv had gained momentum ... "Their task is to take Severodonetsk," he said ... No casualties were reported, and Ukrainian armed forces said they destroyed two cruise missiles over the region ... .
photo: AP / Brian Inganga
Kenya elections 2022: Raila Odinga picks Martha Karua as running mate
BBC News 16 May 2022
One of the frontrunners in Kenya's presidential election has picked a veteran female politician and one-time rival as his running mate ... She also ran for president in 2013 ... For the first time in Kenya's history, no prominent Kikuyu candidates are in the running for the top office, making the choice of running mate potentially decisive ... Around the BBC ... .
photo: NASA / Eugene Cernan
Research suggests soil from moon can generate fuel, oxygen
The Siasat Daily 16 May 2022
Nanjing. Moon soil contains active compounds that can convert carbon dioxide into oxygen and fuels, according to a recent study ... The strategy uses no external energy but sunlight to produce a variety of desirable products such as water, oxygen, and fuel that could support life on a moonbase, the researchers said ... .