“WORLD NEEDS TO KNOW” Russia and North Korea have boosted their military ties since Moscow’s invasion, though neither has confirmed that Pyongyang’s forces are fighting for Moscow in the Kursk region. Zelenskyy said last month that nearly 3,000 North Korean soldiers had been “killed or wounded” there, while Seoul put the figure at 1,0000. In … Read more
A horrifying case in Germany has shocked the world as details emerge about a couple accused of murdering a Ukrainian refugee and her mother to abduct her newborn child. The couple, reportedly struggling with infertility, is now on trial for the brutal crime that has left the victims’ family devastated and the public outraged. The … Read more
Russia said Monday its forces had captured the “important logistics hub” of Kurakhove in eastern Ukraine in what would be a key advance after months of steady gains in the area. Moscow has been pressing hard in eastern Ukraine, and the claimed capture of the industrial town is a major boost for its forces just … Read more
SINGAPORE: As 2024 draws to a close, in case someone needs to read this, it’s okay if the year did not go as planned. It didn’t for many. We still got through it, and that in itself is worth celebrating. Political upheaval and wars dominated the headlines unsurprisingly, but it would be a mistake to … Read more
Flight J2-8243 was en route from Baku to Grozny when it diverted from its course amid reports of Ukrainian drone attacks on southern Russian cities. Getty Images Russian President Vladimir Putin issued a rare public apology on Saturday following the fatal crash of an Azerbaijan Airlines flight in Russian airspace, but stopped short of accepting … Read more
By Samantha Kamman, Christian Post Reporter Thursday, December 26, 2024 Worshipers leave Sunday service at Sukovska Baptist church on June 19, 2022, in Druzhkivka, Ukraine. Services were held in a small tent in the back of the church because the building was heavily damaged by a recent missile strike. In recent weeks, Russia has concentrated … Read more
Russian President Vladimir Putin on Monday hailed his army’s accelerating advance in Ukraine and praised 2024 as a “landmark” year in the course of Moscow’s military offensive on its Western-backed neighbour. Addressing top military generals in an end-of-year meeting, the Kremlin leader struck a defiant and optimistic tone, claiming his troops had the upper hand … Read more
It’s fair to say that Russia is not the most popular country in the West these days. It’s president, Vladimir Putin, is often portrayed as a kind of mafia boss/KGB agent hybrid and, in fairness, its not hard to see why. A brief step back however allows us to see that many of the more … Read more
Shiv Sena (UBT) chief Uddhav Thackeray on Friday said Prime Minister Narendra Modi should inform Parliament what steps the Indian government is taking to protect Hindus in Bangladesh. Addressing a news conference in Mumbai, Thackeray slammed the BJP, saying its Hindutva is only for votes. He said temples are being vandalised in Bangladesh, where minority … Read more
Lighting his pipe, the commander barely reacted to explosions in the distance as he explained how his men were dying, overwhelmed by Russian soldiers storming eastern Ukraine despite heavy losses. The Ukrainian officer, who uses the callsign “Goth”, was speaking to AFP in the eastern Donetsk region, where Russia made in November its largest gains … Read more
