May2023

The Japanese government said on Friday that it is putting export restrictions on 80 Russian enterprises. Russian mobile phone operator MegaFon, the Federal Service of Military-Technical Cooperation, the Russian Foundation for Advanced Research Projects in the...

Stewart Rhodes, the founder of the far-right Oath Keepers militia, was sentenced to 18 years in prison on Thursday for seditious conspiracy in the 2021 attack on the US Capitol, the harshest punishment yet for the...

The United Nations has bestowed the ‘Dag Hammarskj”ld Medal’ on five fallen Bangladeshi peacekeepers in recognition of their extraordinary sacrifice in UN peacekeeping operations. According to a press release received today by the Permanent Mission of...

NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg said on Wednesday that the Western military alliance’s members are divided on what to do regarding Ukraine’s bid to join. “On that issue there are different views in the alliance and...

On Thursday, US President Joe Biden will nominate Air Force General Charles Brown to succeed Army General Mark Milley as the country’s top military official. Brown would be the second Black officer to lead the Joint...

According to official statistics released Wednesday, a record number of Russians moved to neighboring Finland in 2022, the highest in three decades. According to Statistics Finland, 6,003 persons moved from Russia to Finland last year, making...

After a 12-year hiatus, Syrians’ Hajj pilgrimage to the Islamic holy towns of Madinah and Makkah in Saudi Arabia will return in 2024, according to Syria’s head of Hajj affairs. The pro-government al-Watan newspaper reported Hassan...

The United States approved a $285 million sale of a NASAMS air defense system and accompanying equipment to Ukraine on Wednesday, as Kyiv looks to strengthen its defenses against Russian strikes. “Ukraine has an urgent need...

Shanghai has invited General Motors to boost investment and research and development in the city, the city government said on Wednesday. Shanghai looked forward to General Motors bringing more high-end products and cutting-edge technologies to the...

Chrysler-parent Stellantis said on Wednesday it may limit shipments of gasoline-powered vehicles to dealers in states that have adopted California’s strict emissions rules. In a communication to dealers seen by Reuters, the Italian-American automaker said to...