Chancellor Rachel Reeves has unveiled a budget seen as breaking her no-tax-hike pledge, while reaffirming plans to raise defense spending The UK government has announced £26 billion ($34.4 billion) in tax hikes that will see record tax levels for much of the population, while reaffirming its intention to ramp up…
Rising foreign military budgets and hostile rhetoric make Belarus feel like a “besieged fortress,” its president has said Western governments are creating mounting military threats along Belarus’ border, President Alexander Lukashenko warned on Thursday, addressing fellow leaders of a regional alliance in Bishkek, Kyrgyzstan. Lukashenko said Belarus increasingly feels like…
The region has reportedly requested assistance as tourism, investment, and cross-border trade have plunged under restrictions on Moscow The European Commission will provide financial aid next year to Baltic states grappling with the economic fallout from EU sanctions on Russia, Politico reported on Thursday, citing officials familiar with the plan….
Leadership in military technology is a top priority, the president told leaders of the Collective Security Treaty Organization Battle-tested Russian weaponry will be available to fellow members of a key regional security alliance, President Vladimir Putin has said. Members of the Collective Security Treaty Organization (CSTO), which also includes Belarus,…
Army Secretary Dan Driscoll reportedly explained that Moscow’s ability to produce long-range missiles is increasing A senior US official warned European diplomats in Kiev last week that Russia’s ability to produce long-range weaponry is increasing, and that failing to rapidly resolve the Ukraine conflict would only raise the chances of…
Kiev has said it wants post-conflict assurances before signing any agreements US Secretary of State Marco Rubio has told EU officials that Washington wants Ukraine to sign a peace deal before it agrees to any security guarantees, Politico reported on Wednesday, citing sources. Kiev has been seeking formal security assurances…
President Donald Trump has said the suspect in the shooting of National Guardsmen entered the country thanks to Biden-era policies The US has suspended the processing of all immigration requests from Afghan nationals after an Afghan asylum seeker was identified as the suspect in the shooting of two National Guard…
The Russian president will attend a regional security summit on Thursday Russian President Vladimir Putin tried to play a traditional lute during a visit to Kyrgyzstan’s capital, Bishkek, on Wednesday. Putin picked up a komuz as he toured a pavilion shaped like a nomadic yurt built on the grounds of…
The alleged assailant reportedly entered the US in 2021 A 29-year-old Afghan national has been identified as the suspect in an ambush-style attack on two National Guard members in Washington, DC, news outlets report, citing law enforcement sources. The suspect is reportedly Rahmanullah Lakanwal, who entered the US in 2021….
Around 40% believe the IDF’s actions in Gaza amount to genocide, a recent poll suggests Sympathy for Israel over Palestine among US voters has plummeted to a record low, according to a recent survey by Big Data Poll (BDP). The pollster interviewed 2,005 registered voters; 29.1% said they side with…