A £110million “barrier line” was been constructed in the Belgorod region bordering Ukraine, signalling an increasingly panicked Kremlin. The massive expenditure on the so-called Russian border wall comes amid fears within the Russian military that its frontline could collapse. It also comes
Brazil’s President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva announced measures Wednesday seeking to promote and protect women after years of setbacks in their causes blamed in part on a rise in far-right forces. At a ceremony in the capital, Brasilia, Lula presented a
The Chinese government will boost its military spending by 7.2% this year, rising to a total budget of 1.56 trillion Yuan. In U.S. dollars, China’s budget now sits at $230 billion, up nearly $16 billion from its budget in 2022. China’s Ministry
China is spreading pro-Russian messaging as part of a campaign to pump disinformation around the world, a US special envoy has claimed. Beijing has reportedly spent billions on the campaign and the West has been accused of a slow response. A US
New York Mets owner Steve Cohen has become synonymous with spending whatever it takes to land star players. Despite some criticism for his roster building, some have lauded Cohen’s approach, including 2020 National League MVP Freddie Freeman. “I love what he’s doing,”
Vladimir Putin will question how “serious” Britain is about supporting Ukraine and defending itself from attack if it does not “spend big” as part of the next budget, one of the UK’s most senior naval figures has warned. Admiral Lord West, a
A two-year-old girl has been rescued after spending 150 hours stuck under rubble as Turkey and Syria remain in crisis. The young child was later transferred to a hospital in Adana in southern Turkey. Images show the little girl being cared for
King Charles III’s Coronation, which will take place in May, “has no budget”, with officials spending “as they see fit”, a royal expert has claimed. The King is said to have previously stated his wish for a “scaled down” ceremony, set to
The San Diego Padres broke the bank in recent years to acquire several players like Manny Machado and Xander Bogaerts and to keep guys like Fernando Tatis Jr. But the organization’s spending wasn’t a strategy that sat well with Colorado Rockies team
Rishi Sunak has been warned Britain’s armed force must be “fully equipped for a possible war” in the face of escalating tensions with Vladimir Putin’s Russia. Lord West of Spithead, who as former First Sea Lord headed up the Royal Navy from