Inside Iran’s deadly drone army from missile-carrying ‘messenger of death’ UAV to bomb-laden weapon dubbed ‘Gaza’

IRAN today announced it has created a new suicide drone to add to its rapidly increasing arsenal of homegrown attack drones. Despite stern international sanctions and an arms embargo, Iran has aggressively expanded its production line of unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) enough to waste 170 of them in its flop blitz on Israel. 13 Iran … Read more

Don’t just assume Trump will back Russia, says Polish foreign minister – POLITICO

Don’t just assume Trump will back Russia, says Polish foreign minister – POLITICO Skip to main content Read original article here Denial of responsibility! Pioneer Newz is an automatic aggregator of the all world’s media. In each content, the hyperlink to the primary source is specified. All trademarks belong to their rightful owners, all materials … Read more

Italy can do without Russian gas, says energy minister – POLITICO

This G7 will need to look for innovative models to accelerate investments, including private-public partnerships, Pichetto Fratin said. “We certainly need to revise the financial system, to find mechanisms that overcome the current voluntary system,” he said.   While Italy, which currently holds the rotating G7 presidency, is in a leadership position at this weekend’s … Read more

Forbes Russia journalist placed under house arrest – POLITICO

Bubon told Forbes Russia that authorities had searched Mingazov’s house and seized his computer and phone. According to the lawyer, Mingazov was being detained in the far-eastern city of Khabarovsk. On Saturday, Russia’s state-run RIA reported that Mingazov had been placed under house arrest. Forbes Russia said on Friday that it had not yet been able to … Read more

MEP Krah accessed ‘sensitive’ documents, EU Parliament trade committee chair says – POLITICO

Lange denied that Krah’s office had retrieved documents with the classification level “restricted” via the trade committee. The “limited/sensitive” classification refers to sensitive content that is not necessarily subject to confidentiality. “Maximilian Krah has never received any EU Restricted documents” in the trade committee, Lange said. But Lange said the full extent of the scandal … Read more

Russia attacks Ukrainian energy sector as Kyiv launches drones at southern Russia

Russia launched a barrage of missiles against Ukraine overnight, in attacks that appeared to target the country’s energy infrastructure. Meanwhile, Russia said its air defense systems had intercepted more than 60 Ukrainian drones over the southern Krasnodar region. Ukraine’s air force said Saturday that Russia had launched 34 missiles against Ukraine overnight, of which 21 … Read more

Putin ‘likely’ didn’t order Navalny’s death in February, US agencies believe: WSJ – POLITICO

According to the WSJ report, U.S. intelligence agencies have shared the assessment with some European intelligence agencies. But some European security officials “remain skeptical” that Putin didn’t play a direct hand in Navalny’s death, considering his tight grip on Russia. The U.S. assessment is “based on a range of information, including some classified intelligence, and … Read more

COP29 won’t stop us investing in ‘god-given’ gas – POLITICO

“As a head of the country, which is rich with fossil fuels, of course, we will defend the right of these countries to continue investments and to continue production,” he said. “Petrostates are perfecting a sinister COP playbook,” said Patrick Galey, a fossil fuel investigator with Global Witness. “Just like the UAE, Azerbaijan is planning … Read more

Salvini’s last hope rests on building a bridge to Sicily – POLITICO

Salvini is pushing to launch the project by June, when European elections will be held that could make or break his leadership of the League.  The timing will be critical. As electoral support for the League shrinks, Salvini’s party colleagues are running out of patience. All 15 members of one local party association in Lombardy, … Read more

Far-right AfD reels as German lawmakers slam party over espionage and corruption allegations – POLITICO

Dirk Wiese, a lawmaker belonging to Chancellor Olaf Scholz’s center-left Social Democratic Party (SPD), accused to the AfD of “feigned patriotism,” adding: “Maybe it’s not your own country that you love so much. Maybe it’s not dictatorships like China, Russia and Belarus.” The scathing criticism of the AfD comes after revelations on Wednesday that German … Read more