South Africa host naval exercises with Russia, China and Iran
By Staff Writer South Africa risks further angering Donald Trump as it this week hosts naval exercises with Russia, China and Iran. Warships from fellow members of the BRICS bloc have arrived off Cape Town for a week of maritime…
Putin orders Russian troops to execute prisoners of war in the run up to peace talks
Russian forces under the direct orders of President Vladimir Putin are executing prisoners of war as they intensify attacks during peace negotiations, one of Ukraine’s most decorated soldiers has said. Major Oleh Shyriaiev, who was granted the highest national decoration…
Ukraine peace plan edges forward as US offers Nato-style guarantees
By Staff Writer Vladimir Putin has dismissed European leaders as “little pigs”, as Russia hardened its public stance on a US-backed peace framework that would offer Ukraine Nato-style security guarantees but stop short of full alliance membership. Russian officials said…
UK MI6 chief warns of “aggressive, expansionist and revisionist” Russian threat in her first speech
By Staff Writer Blaise Metreweli, Chief of the Secret Intelligence Service’s first speech on how MI6 is keeping the UK safe in a world where the rules of conflict are being rewritten. In her first speech Ms Metreweli, the head…
MI6 Chief says the “front line is everywhere” in first speech, as the UK faces new “age of uncertainty”
By Sean Rayment Britain’s top spy has warned that the front line against Russia is “everywhere”, urging the country to be ready for President Vladimir Putin’s “export of chaos” to continue until he is forced to change his methods. In…
US President reveals his vision of world order in a new US National Security Strategy
By Sean Rayment President Donald Trump intends for the US to maintain a larger military presence in the Western Hemisphere going forward to combat migration, drugs and the rise of adversarial powers in the region, according to his new National…
Zelensky in London as West steps up push for Ukraine peace deal
By Staff Writer Volodymyr Zelensky arrived in London on Monday for talks with Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer, French President Emmanuel Macron and German Chancellor Friedrich Merz, amid a renewed Western effort to secure a peace deal with Russia. After…
Putin’s peace talks stall as NATO warns of ‘real and lasting dangers’
By Staff Writer A meeting between President Zelenskyy and a US delegation has been cancelled after talks in Russia on the war in Ukraine concluded without a breakthrough. Steve Witkoff, President Trump’s special envoy, and his son-in-law, Jared Kushner, spoke…
Russia suspected in railway sabotage as hybrid war escalates across Europe
By Staff Writer Polish authorities have accused Russian secret services of orchestrating sabotage attacks on railway infrastructure, in what officials describe as part of Moscow’s wider campaign to destabilise Europe. Jacek Dobrzyński, spokesperson for Poland’s minister-coordinator of secret services, said…
RAF to help protect Belgium from suspected Russian drones disrupting at military bases and airports
By Sean Rayment Britain is sending a specialist Royal Air Force regiment counter-drone unit equipped with advanced technology to Belgium after repeated incursions by “uncrewed aerial systems” over the country’s airports and military bases. Sir Richard Knighton, the head of…
