Zelenskyy sends strong signals with choice for Ukraine’s new defense chief (www.politico.eu)
Rustem Umerov, the first Crimea native to get such a high post in Kyiv, is praised for his diplomatic and management skills....
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Rustem Umerov, the first Crimea native to get such a high post in Kyiv, is praised for his diplomatic and management skills....
Maybe only tax breaks for the rich in the next budget.
Months after virtually disappearing from Ukraine’s skies, the Ukrainian armed forces’ Bayraktar TB-2 drones are back in action....
Right-wing politics has been using this tactic since its inception -- create a sense of insecurity among the majority community that they are falling in numbers, losing out their resources to ‘encroachers’, and are in direct attack from the ‘violent’ minority.
cross-posted from: lemmy.ca/post/4614103...
Typhoon Haikui has made landfall in eastern Taiwan, unleashing torrential downpours, whipping up fierce winds and plunging thousands of households into darkness....
The U.S. military is reportedly in negotiations with the Philippines to build a port on an island close to Taiwan, which would bolster the U.S. presence in a strategic sea lane on Taiwan’s south flank....
A court in the Russian city of St. Petersburg sentenced anti-war activist Olga Smirnova to six years in prison on August 30 on a charge of spreading fake news about the armed forces. Smirnova was also banned from administering websites for three years. Prosecutors asked for a seven-year sentence....
North Korea has announced that it conducted a simulated “tactical nuclear attack” drill with two long-range missiles equipped with mock atomic warheads....
When a house is demolished due to the illegal activities of one of its inhabitants, all the other residents bear the repercussions of those actions. This practice is referred to as 'collective punishment'.
Old article updated with peer review today.
Ukrainian officials say their military is now using a long-range missile that was designed and manufactured domestically and can reach targets inside Russia