India ditches dollar to bypass sanctions on Russian oil
NEW DELHI: Indian refiners are now using Emirati dirhams instead of US dollars to pay for most of the Russian oil they purchase via traders based in the United Arab…
Bounty offered for Western tanks in Ukraine
A Russian battalion offered a bounty on Friday for every operational Western-made tank seized by Moscow’s forces. The announcement was made by the Pavel Sudoplatov Battalion, an international volunteer unit…
Norway to buy at least 54 next-generation leopards two tanks
NORWAY, Feb 3 (AA/APP): Norway plans to purchase at least 54 next-generation Leopard 2 tanks from Germany, Oslo announced on Friday.The country “primarily wants to buy 54 tanks, but is…
Belgium plans to extend life of three nuclear reactors
Brussels, Feb 3 (AFP/APP): Belgium plans to prolong the life of three nuclear reactors that had been due to close in 2025 for at least one more winter, an official…
EU urged to sanction Steven Seagal
Brussels: Hollywood action movie star Steven Seagal should be sanctioned for allegedly supporting Russia’s military offensive in Ukraine, a group of politicians with the US-Europe Sanctions Coalition demanded on Thursday,…
US to arm Ukraine with ‘longer-range’ missiles – Reuters
Washington:: President Joe Biden’s administration has reportedly decided to send longer-range rockets to Ukraine, giving Kiev’s forces the capability to hit targets farther behind the frontlines, just as a top…
Russian Kalashnikov rifle gets an upgrade
MOSCOW: Russia’s Rostec defense consortium has finalized an upgrade of the Kalashnikov AK-12 assault rifle and will begin production of the latest model this year. It is the fifth generation…
Russia turns to Afghan Taliban for US military leftover
KABUL: When Russia launched the invasion of Ukraine, it was planned to be a blitzkrieg-like operation that would sweep the capital Kyiv. However, the fierce resistance by the Armed Forces…
UK cost-of-living crisis pushes mothers to the brink
London/Coventry, Jan 26 (AFP/APP): At an east London church on a bitterly cold winter’s day, Beautine Wester-Okiya picks her way through boxes of donated baby clothes, toys, and other assorted…
Allies fail to agree on heavy tanks sought by Ukraine
RAMSTEIN AIR BASE, Germany: Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky said Friday there was “no alternative” but for the West to give Ukraine heavy tanks, as Germany failed to commit its sought-after…