Russian President Vladimir Putin is considering visiting North Korean leader Kim Jong Un in Pyongyang soon, North Korea’s state news agency KCNA reported on Sunday, as the two countries seek closer ties against a backdrop of increasing pressure from the West. Putin “expressed his willingness to visit [North Korea] at an early date,” the outlet … Read more
On Friday 12 January, the UK took part in a series of collaborated airstrikes on the armed group Houthis, in Yemen. The assault on the targets was a combined attack that was led by the US and included 10 countries. According to a statement released by the White House, Australia, Bahrain, Canada, Denmark, Germany, the … Read more
THE ROYAL Marines’ future is hanging in the balance after Defence Secretary Grant Shapps refused to rule out mothballing the Navy’s amphibious assault ships. Shapps said he ordered the head of the Royal Navy to “provide a plan” for the commandos’ future. 1 The Marines’ future is hanging in the balance after Defence Secretary Grant … Read more
U.K. Defense Secretary Grant Shapps said North Korea will pay a “high price” for supporting Russia, a day after the U.S. accused Moscow of using Pyongyang-supplied missiles in its war on Ukraine. “The world has turned its back on Russia, forcing Putin into the humiliation of going cap in hand to North Korea to keep his illegal … Read more
LONDON — Two British minehunter ships destined for Ukraine cannot travel through Turkish waters, Ankara stressed Tuesday, citing an international pact. U.K. Defense Secretary Grant Shapps announced last month that Ukraine’s armed forces had struck a deal to procure the Sandown Class vessels from Britain’s Royal Navy as the war-torn country grapples with Russia’s continued … Read more
Press play to listen to this article Voiced by artificial intelligence. Iran dispatched a naval frigate to the Red Sea amid an escalating standoff between Western nations and Tehran-backed militants that has seen maritime traffic attacked by drones, missiles and speedboats. Iran’s Tasnim news agency reported Monday that the warship Alborz crossed the Bab el-Mandeb … Read more
Press play to listen to this article Voiced by artificial intelligence. LONDON — It was meant to be the year two quiet technocrats, Rishi Sunak and Keir Starmer, brought calm to the fevered Westminster swamp. Unfortunately SW1 didn’t get the memo. Politics remained pretty much as wild in 2023 as it has been since David Cameron — back in action as U.K. foreign secretary … Read more
