AvatarCI9 hours agoUS military to gain expanded access to Philippines bases in efforts to counter Chinaverified_publisherCNN - Brad LendonCNN — The Philippines will provide the United States with expanded access to its military bases, the two countries said Thursday, providing US forces with a greater strategic footing on the southeastern edge of the South China Sea close to self-ruled Taiwan. The newly announced deal will give the US …
AvatarCI16 hours agoHow Putin Continues to Use The United Nations in His FavorNewsweek - Nick MordowanecAside from swift condemnations of the Russian Federation at the infancy of the Russia-Ukraine war, the United Nations (UN) has remained relatively …
AvatarCI1 day agoGeorgia Wants Russia to Leave Its Land in a Ukraine Peace Dealverified_publisherBloomberg - Helena Bedwell, Paul AbelskyGeorgia’s president said Russia must be required to abandon its nearly 15-year-long occupation of her nation’s territory as part of an eventual peace …
AvatarCI1 day agoRussia preparing for 'maximum escalation', top Ukrainian security official tells Sky Newssky.com - Deborah HaynesUkraine is preparing for a major escalation by Russia - possibly even in the next two to three weeks, the Ukrainian president's top security official …
AvatarCI2 days agoRussia and Iran are combining their banking systems to get around being banned from SWIFTBusiness Insider - Jennifer SorRussia and Iran are integrating their banking systems in order to get around being banned from SWIFT, the critical communication system for global bank payments. Several Iranian central bank officials confirmed the partnership with Russia's central bank on Monday, Reuters first reported. However, …
AvatarCI2 days agoUkraine Making Crimea 'Untenable' for Russian Forces—Retired Lt. GeneralNewsweek - Brendan ColeReported Ukrainian strikes on a railway bridge near a city considered a gateway to Crimea signal a push by Kyiv to make the peninsula Moscow seized …
