South Korea, Vietnam turn to Israel for battle-tested weapons
The tiny state of Israel with a population of 8 million crammed into an area smaller than New Jersey, is the world’s 6th largest arms exporter, with some of (more…)
New EU chief known as harsh critic of Putin’s incursion in Ukraine
The European Council has elected Donald Tusk, Poland’s prime minister, as its new president. Tusk, 57, who traces his political roots to the anti-communist Solidarity labor movement in the (more…)
NATO increases Black Sea naval presence as Russia invades Ukraine
As Russia escalated tensions with Kiev and finally launched an invasion force, the U.S. and other NATO allies were beefing up naval presence in the Black Sea in an (more…)
Moscow diverts attention from downed airliner with U.S. sub narrative
One day after the downing of a Malaysian airliner over Ukraine, Russia jet fighters aggressively confronted a U.S. surveillance plane in international airspace and chased it into Swedish airspace. (more…)
France finds it’s in a lose-lose position on warship delivery to Russia
France is clearly caught between a rock and a hard place on its scheduled delivery of two Mistral-class helicopter carriers to Russia. The carriers are being outfitted at a (more…)
Moscow loses its cool as West turns up the heat with new sanctions
The new round of economic sanctions imposed by the United States, with much stronger European endorsement, has been met with defiance and fury in Russia. President Vladimir Putin said (more…)
U.S. bans flights to 6 countries that pose threats to passenger jets
The U.S. government has issued a sweeping ban on international passenger jets in the skies of 6 countries that pose danger to the safety of the flights. The six (more…)
Putin kicks off Latin tour in Havana, recalling the Cold War chill
Russian President Vladimir Putin is making a big statement aimed at the United States by choosing Cuba as his first stop on a 6-day visit to Latin America. However, (more…)
Xi strikes again: China conducts the largest military purge since Mao
On July 1, the 93rd anniversary of the founding of the Chinese Communist Party, the Central Committee of the CCP made a shocking announcement: Gen. Xu Caihou has been (more…)