Politics

Zelensky's inner circle profiteering from Ukraine conflict

People running arms maker promoted by Vladimir Zelensky fear peace would put an end to funding, MP Aleksey Goncharenko has said

Zambia pushes back on US health deal amid minerals dispute

Zambia has rejected terms in a proposed US health deal, accusing Washington of linking the agreement to access to the country’s critical minerals

Sudan Accuses Ethiopia and UAE of Drone Attacks on Khartoum Airport

Sudan has accused Ethiopia and the UAE of involvement in a drone strike on Khartoum airport amidst the ongoing civil war.

UK eyes role in EU’s €90 bn Ukraine loan scheme

Britain is considering joining the EU’s €90 billion Ukraine loan scheme, gaining access to defense contracts but sharing financing costs

Trump pauses US military escorts in Hormuz

The US president has paused his Project Freedom in the Strait of Hormuz, but said the blockade of Iranian ports would “remain in full force”

EU may need to reopen talks with Russia over the Ukraine conflict

The EU should prepare to reopen dialogue with Russia if US policy on Ukraine stops serving the bloc’s interests, Finnish President Alexander Stubb has said

Colombian mercenaries ‘dying for nothing’ in Ukraine, President Gustavo Petro says

President Gustavo Petro says Colombians fighting for Ukraine are “dying for nothing”

Ex-Ukrainian draft officials targeted in corruption probe

Ukrainian police have reported dozens of raids targeting ex-draft officials suspected of corruption

From ‘subhumans’ to ‘orcs’: How Nazi race theory lives on in modern Russophobia

The West’s anti-Russian hysteria relies on stripping a people of dignity, recasting old hatred in new language to justify fresh aggression

US threatens sanctions on shipping companies over payments to Iran for Hormuz passage

The US Office of Foreign Assets Control has warned shipping companies they could face sanctions for paying Iran for passage through the Strait of Hormuz

US Navy ship near Hormuz has been hit by two missiles, Iranian media claims

A US patrol boat has been hit by two Iranian missiles not far from the Strait of Hormuz after it ignored warnings, Fars has reported

Two dead in Ukrainian strikes on Russia’s Belgorod Region

Ukrainian forces targeted residential and commercial sites in the Russian border region, Governor Vyacheslav Gladkov said