A shadow war of sabotage and other forms of covert warfare appears to be accelerating in and around Ukraine as the conventional conflict between local forces and those loyal to Russian President Vladimir Putin grinds into a stalemate. Local officials, including those loyal to the Kremlin,… Read Full Article Here Source link
The author is a senior fellow with Carnegie Europe and IWM, Vienna When the “gendarme of Europe” — as Russia used to be known in the 19th century — gets weaker, the neighbours have reason to celebrate. But some of the fallout is complicated. The growing weakness of Russia, overstretched by its brutal war in […]
Gary Trent Jr. and Brook Lopez got tangled up late as tensions flared in the Bucks win over the Raptors on Tuesday. (Reuters) The Toronto Raptors and Milwaukee Bucks slugged it out at Fiserv Forum on Tuesday night, with Toronto ultimately falling in a 130-122 loss. The Bucks fed off the home crowd to hold […]
Comment on this story Comment A new spat between Metro and its regulator has put their relationship under scrutiny and stirred discussion about the effectiveness of an oversight arrangement Congress created six years ago to make Metrorail safer. The dispute between Metro and the Washington Metrorail Safety Commission is the second to become public in […]
As Russia’s war on Ukraine grows even more bloody, concerns also keep rising in Norway over its own defense. A recent rash of potential threats tied to Norway’s unpredictable neighbour in the north have sparked more government vows to make defense a high priority, and Norway’s biggest investment in ammunition ever. Norwegian Defense Minister Bjørn […]
Leaders from the US, Mexico and Canada sought to set aside simmering tensions over drugs, trade and energy to focus on boosting investment in producing semiconductors and quelling a migration crisis that has caused political headaches for Joe Biden. For Biden, the US’s southern border has been at the top of the agenda for the […]
Thousands of ambulance workers, including paramedics and call handlers, will walk out on strike again on Wednesday after tensions between ministers and trade unions flared over the risk to patients. Business secretary Grant Shapps accused ambulance service unions of behaving in a way that was not acceptable in a “civilised society”, claiming they had failed […]
Two gunmen sprayed bullets toward a row of civilian homes in a remote village in Indian-controlled Kashmir, leaving at least four civilians dead and five others injured, police have said, with a subsequent explosion killing a child hours later. Police blamed militants fighting against Indian rule for decades for carrying out the attack at Dhangri […]
“Tension is growing between the occupation security forces (Rosgvardiya, FSB) and the military due to insufficient material support. “So, the former select the best vehicles that deliver the occupiers to the temporarily occupied territories. “At the same time, the military receives provision of needs according to the surplus principle. “The situation is worsened by the […]
A major conflict between Belarusian and Russian troops is threatening to break out due to “uncontrolled tensions” between the soldiers of both armies. Recent weeks have seen increased speculation that Vladimir Putin intends to launch another strike on Kyiv from Belarus. The Russian military has been steadily transferring troops to its neighbour, as it continues […]