Amid Ukraine War, Kremlin Orders Nationwide Bomb Shelter Overhaul
Bomb shelters across Russia are undergoing systematic inspections and repairs following a Kremlin order to upgrade the country’s crumbling Soviet-era infrastructure, according to...
The Narcostate
It’s perhaps not surprising that Tajikistan, which shares a poorly guarded, 750-mile border with opium-rich Afghanistan, has become a major global drug-trafficking hub—in fact, more...
Putin says Russia could adopt US preemptive strike concept
Russian President Vladimir Putin said on Friday (Dec 9) that Moscow could adopt what he described as a US concept of using preemptive military...
Biden to back African Union spot in G20 at US-Africa summit
The United States is expected to discuss the African Union’s role in the Group of 20 nations at a three-day summit in Washington, DC....
Putin says Russia could adopt US preemptive strike concept
Russian President Vladimir Putin said Friday that Moscow could adopt what he described as a U.S. concept of using preemptive military strikes, noting it...
Gas Starts to Flow from Russia to China’s East Coast as New Pipeline Is Connected
The final link in the 5,111-kilometer natural gas pipeline that runs from the gas fields of eastern Siberia to Shanghai was put into operation...