In a move that seems more fitting for a storyline straight out of a Hollywood film than real-life governance, the culture ministry of the Russian republic Chechnya has announced a ban on songs deemed too up-tempo or down-tempo. The bizarre decision is
Belarusian leader Alexander Lukashenko, Vladimir Putin’s closest ally, has openly declared his country’s readiness for war. Speaking during a visit to the border town of Grodno, Lukashenko said: “We are preparing for war, I say that openly.” The declaration comes amid Lukashenko’s
Raymond Greene, the deputy chief of mission at the U.S. embassy in Tokyo, will become the director of the American Institute in Taiwan this summer. Greene’s appointment coincides with the inauguration of Taiwan’s new president, Lai Ching-te. The United States remains Taiwan’s
One of the U.S.’s closest Mideast allies, Jordan, has been hit by demonstrations that, according to some analysts, have spilled over into a serious threat to the Hashemite Kingdom with open declarations of support for the Hamas terrorist organization. Jordan’s government has
A SNP minister’s bid to blame Westminster for Scotland’s higher taxes has been criticised as “financially illiterate” and “absurd” by critics. Mairi McAllan, Cabinet Secretary for Wellbeing Economy, Net Zero and Energy in the Scottish Government, tried to pin the blame for
A car bomb ignited in a Russian-occupied territory in Ukraine killed a pro-Kremlin official on April 1, local authorities have claimed. A picture released by investigators shows a white SUV abandoned in a street in the town of Starobilsk, in Luhansk, after
Philippine Foreign Undersecretary Theresa Lazaro in a phone call with her Chinese counterpart expressed “the Philippines’ strongest protest against the aggressive actions undertaken by the China coast guard and Chinese maritime militia against the rotation and resupply mission undertaken by the Philippines,”
A prominent NATO ally and lawmaker has warned of an imminent war between Russia and France as tensions between the countries mount over the war in Ukraine. French politician Jordan Bardella raised concerns on Friday over the potential for a “direct war”
An ally of Vladimir Putin has chillingly warned that the US is “within the range” of Russia’s weapons as World War 3 tensions skyrocket. Mikhail Sheremet, a State Duma deputy who is a part of the ruling United Russia party, is the
A prominent NATO ally has suggested its troops are ready to intervene in the Russia-Ukraine war to discourage Vladimir Putin from launching further attacks. General Pierre Schill, France’s ground forces chief, wrote in an op-ed on Tuesday that his country is prepared