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Fiery moment ‘British Storm Shadow missiles explode inside Russia targeting underground control room’

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Fiery moment ‘British Storm Shadow missiles explode inside Russia targeting underground control room’

THIS is the dramatic moment Ukraine reportedly used UK-supplied Storm Shadow missiles to target a Russian facility allegedly housing top North Korean commanders. Aerial footage purporting to show the strike captured rockets exploding a site in Russia’s Kursk region, which includes a presidential facility with an underground control room, Ukrainian defence experts said. 9 The moment … Read more

Brit troops warned ‘if you sweat, you die’ as NATO soldiers brave extreme cold on Putin’s doorstep

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Brit troops warned ‘if you sweat, you die’ as NATO soldiers brave extreme cold on Putin’s doorstep

BRITISH troops were warned “If you sweat, you die” as NATO soldiers braved extreme cold in Finnish fighting simulations. Artillery squaddies revealed how they coped living in outdoor tents in -8c conditions during the alliance’s biggest-ever artillery drill in Lapland, North Finland. 10 British and NATO allies took part in live fire exercises using the … Read more

Macron urges Putin to ‘be reasonable’ on nuclear weapons – POLITICO

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Macron urges Putin to ‘be reasonable’ on nuclear weapons – POLITICO

Putin’s decision to change Russia’s nuclear doctrine came after outgoing United States President Joe Biden authorized Ukraine to use U.S.-made weapons to strike deeper inside Russia. Ukraine has since used ATACMS missiles to strike a facility in Bryansk region. The French president argued on Tuesday that the decision to let Ukraine fire missiles into Russia … Read more

Russia says Ukraine attacked it using U.S.-made missiles

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Russia says Ukraine attacked it using U.S.-made missiles

In this image provided by the U.S. Army, soldiers, from the 3rd Battalion, 321st Field Artillery Regiment of the 18th Field Artillery Brigade out of Fort Bragg N.C., conduct live fire testing at White Sands Missile Range, N.M., on Dec. 14, 2021, of early versions of the Army Tactical Missile System. John Hamilton | U.S. … Read more

Finland urges NATO, EU to shield critical networks after undersea cables damaged – POLITICO

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Finland urges NATO, EU to shield critical networks after undersea cables damaged – POLITICO

This marks the second time in a year that Baltic Sea infrastructure — which includes communications cables and energy pipelines such as Nord Stream — has been damaged, raising concerns over security and sabotage. Another telecom cable in the Baltic Sea between Lithuania and Sweden’s Gotland Island was damaged Sunday morning, telecom company Telia Lietuva, … Read more

Russia-U.S. tensions hit global markets as Putin lowers the threshold for a nuclear strike

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Russia-U.S. tensions hit global markets as Putin lowers the threshold for a nuclear strike

Russian President Vladimir Putin speaks during a plenary session of the Valdai Club on Nov. 7, 2024 in Moscow, Russia.  Contributor | Getty Images News | Getty Images Global stocks fell and investors fled to safe-haven assets on Tuesday, as global markets reacted to escalating tensions between the world’s two largest nuclear powers: Russia and … Read more

Israel locates modern Russian arms in Hezbollah’s possession in Lebanon

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Israel locates modern Russian arms in Hezbollah’s possession in Lebanon

IDF soldiers have come across several troves of Russian weapons in Hezbollah’s possession in southern Lebanon, the Wall Street Journal reported on Tuesday.  Some of the weapons were manufactured as recently as 2020, such as Kornet anti-tank missiles, which were transported from Russia, through Syria, and into southern Lebanon in recent years, the WSJ … Read more

Russia scratches its head over riposte to Biden’s missile gambit – POLITICO

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Russia scratches its head over riposte to Biden’s missile gambit – POLITICO

Early signs suggest that Moscow won’t be turning the other cheek to Biden’s about-face. Curiously, few in Russian society, or anywhere else, know what that means in practice.  Saber-rattling In the first official comments from Moscow on Monday, Kremlin spokesperson Dmitry Peskov said the use of long-range weapons would signify “a qualitatively new level of … Read more

Macron lambasts G20 failures, makes veiled digs at Trump – POLITICO

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Macron lambasts G20 failures, makes veiled digs at Trump – POLITICO

During the campaign ahead of the Nov. 5 presidential election in the U.S., Trump said he would pull his country out of the Paris climate agreement, something he did in 2017 during his first term. Current U.S. President Joe Biden had the U.S. rejoin the pact in one of his first acts upon assuming office … Read more

Russian officials say Biden decision to let Ukraine fire missiles deep into Russia could lead to world war

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Russian officials say Biden decision to let Ukraine fire missiles deep into Russia could lead to world war

President Biden’s decision to allow Ukraine to fire U.S.-made and supplied missiles deeper into Russia — a major policy shift announced over the weekend after months of intense lobbying by Kyiv — has drawn a furious response from Moscow. While there was no immediate reaction directly from the man who launched the nearly three-year war … Read more