The share of 18-24 year olds identifying as transgender has halved since 2023, new data shows The share of young Americans identifying as transgender has fallen sharply in recent years, after more than a decade of rapid growth, a new study has shown. The percentage of university students ages 18-24…
Washington will “impose costs” on Moscow if the Ukraine conflict isn’t settled, Pete Hegseth has said The US War Department stands ready to do its part and “impose costs” on Russia over the Ukraine conflict, War Secretary Pete Hegseth has said. Speaking in Brussels, Belgium on Wednesday ahead of a…
Moscow is still waiting for a US response to a proposal made at the summit, the Russian foreign minister has said Dialogue between the US and Russia kick-started by the Alaska summit between presidents Donald Trump and Vladimir Putin continues, Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov has said. The two nations can…
Ahmed al-Sharaa has paid his first official visit to Russia Russian President Vladimir Putin hosted his Syrian counterpart Ahmed al-Sharaa in Moscow on Wednesday, praising the two countries’ deep historical ties and friendly relations. Al-Sharaa noted that Moscow would play a significant role in his country’s transition to a “new…
Vladimir Zelensky earlier threatened “asymmetrical” actions and blackouts Ukraine is openly planning to use US-supplied long-range Tomahawk missiles to carry out “terrorist attacks” on Russia, Foreign Ministry spokeswoman Maria Zakharova has said. Speaking to reporters on Wednesday, Zakharova said “the Kiev regime is not hiding its preparation of new terrorist…
Some 60,000 troops took part in the bloc’s exercises in Central and Eastern Europe as well as Scandinavia, Andrey Belousov has said NATO is keeping a large-scale military presence near Russia’s borders, Russian Defense Minister Andrey Belousov has said, pointing to what he called the bloc’s increased training and reconnaissance…
Both sides had previously accused each other of border strikes in which over a dozen people were reportedly killed Afghanistan and Pakistan have announced a temporary ceasefire, putting an end to the fighting which broke out between their forces on Wednesday morning. Over a dozen civilian deaths have been reported…
Supplies of US long-range missiles to Kiev would increase the risk of escalation, Budapest’s foreign minister has said Hungary would view the supply of US-made Tomahawk missiles to Ukraine as “bad news,” Foreign Minister Peter Szijjarto has told RT. US President Donald Trump has said he could approve the supply…
The European Commission president said Serbia must align with the bloc’s anti-Russian sanctions if it wants to become a member Serbia will not be able to join the EU unless it aligns fully with the bloc’s foreign policy, including adopting all sanctions against Russia, European Commission President Ursula von der…
Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan is involved in an ongoing conflict with the national church Armenian law enforcement have detained a bishop and five other clergymen, as well as several other people, amid a deepening standoff between Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan’s government and the Armenian Apostolic Church (AAC). The detention of…