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Zelensky Seeks New Air Defense Systems Following Latest Russian Strike

This is Beirut, 22/11 22:07 - Reading : 3 minute(s)

Ukraine is asking its Western partners for updated air defense systems after Russia fired an ultra-fast ballistic missile at the city of Dnipro this week, President Volodymyr Zelensky said Friday. "Ukraine's defense minister is already holding meetings with our partners on new air defense systems, exactly the kind of systems that can ...

Pro-Kremlin Muscovites Galvanised by Putin's Warning

This is Beirut, 22/11 15:30 - Reading : 2 minute(s)

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Pro-Kremlin Muscovites voiced confidence in President Vladimir Putin on Friday, a day after Russia test-fired a new intermediate-range missile at Ukraine in a stark escalation of tensions. Putin delivered an unscheduled TV address after the strike, in which he told Russians that the Ukraine conflict had taken on "elements of a global ...

Ukraine Parliament Scraps Session Over Russian Missile Strike Threat

This is Beirut, 22/11 13:15 - Reading : 1 minute(s)

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Ukraine's parliament has cancelled Friday's session, lawmakers said, citing the risk of a Russian missile attack on the district of Kyiv where government buildings are located. The move comes after several foreign embassies, including the US representative office, shuttered temporarily over the threat of a strike on Kyiv. "The hour of questions ...

Russia Gave N. Korea Oil, Anti-air Missiles in Exchange for Troops

This is Beirut, 22/11 10:40 - Reading : 3 minute(s)

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Russia provided North Korea with oil, anti-air missiles and economic help in exchange for troops to support Moscow's war on Ukraine, government officials and a research group said Friday. The United States and South Korea have accused the nuclear-armed North of sending more than 10,000 soldiers to help Russia fight Ukraine, with experts saying ...

Putin Hints at Strikes on West in ‘Global’ Ukraine War

This is Beirut, 22/11 09:10 - Reading : 5 minute(s)

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Russian President Vladimir Putin said Thursday that the conflict in Ukraine had characteristics of a "global" war and did not rule out strikes on Western countries. The Kremlin strongman spoke out after a day of frayed nerves, with Russia test-firing a new generation intermediate-range missile at Ukraine -- which Putin hinted was capable of ...

Most Asian Markets Track Wall St Gains, Bitcoin Closes on $100,000

This is Beirut, 22/11 09:05 - Reading : 3 minute(s)

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Most Asian markets gained Friday after a bounce on Wall Street, while bitcoin continued its march higher to move within touching distance of the $100,000 mark. Rising geopolitical tensions tempered the atmosphere and pushed oil higher after Russia hit Ukraine with a new-generation intermediate-range missile and sent a warning to the West. The ...

Russia Could Strike Western Countries, Putin Warns

This is Beirut, 22/11 04:55 - Reading : 2 minute(s)

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Russia Used 'Experimental' Missile in Ukraine Strike: US official

This is Beirut, 21/11 19:20 - Reading : 3 minute(s)

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Russia's strike on Ukraine was not an ICBM, but an "experimental" medium-range ballistic missile, a US official said Thursday, playing down the significance of the attack. "Russia may be seeking to use this capability to try to intimidate Ukraine and its supporters... but it will not be a game changer in this conflict," the US official ...

US Slaps Sanctions on Dozens of Russian Banks over Ukraine War

This is Beirut, 21/11 18:15 - Reading : 1 minute(s)

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The United States unveiled sanctions on dozens of Russian banks Thursday, including the largest remaining one yet to face such action, over the war in Ukraine. The move taking aim at financial institutions and officials "will further diminish and degrade Russia's war machine," Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen said in a statement. "This sweeping ...

War in Ukraine: The Nuclear Threat and Escalating International Tensions

Soumia Benmerzoug, 21/11 11:00 - Reading : 3 minute(s)

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Washington has crossed a red line for Moscow by permitting Ukraine to use long-range "ATACMS" missiles to target strategic sites on Russian soil. This unprecedented support, along with the controversial delivery of "non-persistent" antipersonnel mines, is aimed at slowing the Russian military’s advance in eastern Ukraine. While Kyiv has praised ...

US Explains its Decision to Supply anti-personnel landmines to Ukraine

This is Beirut, 21/11 04:05 - Reading : 3 minute(s)

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The US decision to send anti-personnel landmines to Ukraine -- a major policy shift slammed by rights groups -- was triggered by a change in Russian battlefield tactics favoring infantry over mechanized units, US Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin said Wednesday. "They don't lead with their mechanized forces anymore," Austin told ...

China Urges ‘Calm’ After Putin Decree on Broader Use of Nuclear Weapons

This is Beirut, 20/11 10:50 - Reading : 2 minute(s)

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China on Wednesday urged "calm" and "restraint" after Russian President Vladimir Putin issued a nuclear threat and Ukraine fired longer-range US missiles at its territory for the first time. Moscow has reacted furiously to a decision by US President Joe Biden to change policy on Ukraine and allow Kyiv to use US-supplied long-range missiles to ...

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