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U.S. President Joe Biden. | Photo Credit: Reuters President Joe Biden said Monday (December 30, 2024) that the United States will send nearly $2.5 billion more in weapons to Ukraine as his administration works quickly to spend all the money it has available to help Kyiv fight off Russia before President-elect Donald Trump takes office….
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Kyiv: Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky said Friday that “several” wounded North Korean soldiers died after being captured by Ukrainian forces, as he accused Russia of throwing them into battle with “minimal protection”. Ukraine and its western allies say North Korea has sent thousands of soldiers to support Russia’s army, in what is seen as a…
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Ukraine’s President Volodymyr Zelenskiy. File. | Photo Credit: Reuters North Korean troops deployed in Russia’s Kursk region are suffering heavy losses and being left unprotected by the Russian forces they are fighting alongside, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy said on Friday (December 27, 2024). Mr. Zelenskiy, in his nightly video address, said Russian troops were sending…
Seoul, South Korea: A North Korean soldier who was captured while fighting in Russia’s war against Ukraine has died of his wounds, South Korea’s spy agency said on Friday. Pyongyang has deployed thousands of troops to reinforce Russia’s military, including in the Kursk border region where Ukraine mounted a shock border incursion in August. One…
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Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said earlier this week that 3,000 North Korean troops have been killed and wounded in the fighting in the Kursk region. File | Photo Credit: AP North Korean troops are suffering heavy losses in the fighting in Russia’s Kursk region and facing logistical difficulties as a result of Ukrainian attacks, Ukraine’s military…
Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov | Photo Credit: AP Russia sees no point in a weak ceasefire to freeze the war in Ukraine but Moscow wants a legally binding deal for a lasting peace that would ensure the security of both Russia and its neighbours, Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov said on Thursday (December 26, 2024)….
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U.S. President Joe Biden. File. | Photo Credit: Reuters President Joe Biden said on Wednesday (December 25, 2024) he asked the U.S. Defense Department to continue its surge of weapons deliveries to Ukraine after condemning Russia’s Christmas Day attack against some of Ukraine’s cities and its energy system. “The purpose of this outrageous attack was…
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Biden urged U.S. Defense Department to continue its surge of weapons deliveries to Ukraine. Washington: President Joe Biden said on Wednesday he asked the U.S. Defense Department to continue its surge of weapons deliveries to Ukraine after condemning Russia’s Christmas Day attack against some of Ukraine’s cities and its energy system. “The purpose of this…
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Pope Francis gestures on the day he delivers his traditional Christmas Day Urbi et Orbi speech to the city and the world from the main balcony of St. Peter’s Basilica at the Vatican, December 25, 2024 | Photo Credit: Reuters Pope Francis called Wednesday (December 25, 2024) for “arms to be silenced” around the world…
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Christmas revellers around the world donned red and white Santa hats, offered meals to the homeless and lit candles on Wednesday, as Pope Francis launched observation of the global holiday with a sombre mass in the Vatican. At Saint Peter’s Basilica, Francis used his Christmas Eve mass to urge Christians to think “of the wars,…
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