Belarus President Alexander Lukashenko ordered to close the borders of the republic. "From now on, not a single foot should step on the territory of Belarus from the adjacent side, be it from the south or from the west," he told security officials at...

Russian nuclear-powered submarine Orel was left dead in the water off the coast of the Danish island of Sehero, the Danish Navy said, the Military Observer (Voenniy Obozrevatel) Telegram channel said.  The incident occurred on August 3 as the missil...

Russian President Vladimir Putin and German Chancellor Angela Merkel had had a few fights and used strong language because of the Ukrainian crisis in 2014. The politicians learned to respect each other over time, but they may still have unpleasant co...

The African country has been struggling against terrorism and poverty for ten years, albeit to no avail. For Mozambique, 2021 was a watershed year in terms of the struggle for national security. Terrorist activity in the country has reached its clima...

Russia will use Buk and Pantsir air defense systems against Israeli Air Force aircraft. Analysts say that Russian officials have repeatedly declared that Israeli aviation poses a threat to the Russian military in Syria. According to British publicati...

Ukrainian President Vladimir Zelensky has kept his promise and released a response to Putin's op-ed about the unity between the Russian and Ukrainian peoples. Zelensky did not write an article of his own, but recorded a video message. In his video ad...

Turkey and Russia may conclude a deal on Crimea provided that Moscow recognises the Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus (TRNC) as an independent state. Hasan Unal, a professor at the Turkish University of Maltepe (Istanbul), said in an interview with...

Russia's first fifth-generation single-engine tactical fighter, the model of which Sukhoi unveiled at MAKS 2021 International Aviation and Space Airshow, is a copy of the unsuccessful Lockheed Martin F-35 Lightning II, Ukraine's Defense Express publi...

The Russian Foreign Ministry is bewildered about the decision to deliver the mission to ensure security of the Kabul International Airport to Turkey after the withdrawal of US troops from Afghanistan.  Zamir Kabulov, special envoy of the Russian pre...

The Ukrainian Navy has received its first Turkish-made unmanned aerial vehicle Bayraktar TB2, the Ministry of Defense of Ukraine said on its official Twitter account. "We will get an effective means of reconnaissance and defense for both the coastal ...

In Denmark, officials recollected the incident with the Russian Sukhoi Su-24M fighter jet, which was shot down by Turkey in 2015 as the aircraft of the Russian Aerospace Forces were flying in the vicinity of Danish airspace.  According to journalist...

German Chancellor Angela Merkel refused to discuss the Nord Stream 2 project within the framework of the Normandy Four format with Ukrainian President Vladimir Zelensky, Ukrainian MP from Opposition Platform - For Life party, Vadim Rabinovich wrote o...

The authorities of the Chinese province of Anhui has decided to close all mining farms on its territory due to the shortage of electricity. The plan will be implemented during the period of three years, Bloomberg reports. China's decision has thus st...

Co-chairman of the Alternative for Germany party, Tino Chrupalla, in an interview with Die Welt, urged Germany to pull out from the European Union and create "new European space" in cooperation with Russia. "Germany should exit today's EU, which simp...

Valentin Tsankov, a Bulgarian Brigadier General, gave an interview to Dir.bg publication, in which he compared the current state of affairs in the Black Sea with events that had happened on the border of the Soviet Union and Germany before the Great ...

Unidentified individuals shot and killed Haiti President Jovenel Moise in his private residence, the Haitian Prime Minister Claude Joseph said, France 24 reports.  The head of the government said that a group of unidentified persons attacked the res...

Russia may attack should another incident similar to the one with British destroyer HMS Defender occur in the Black Sea, Deputy Foreign Minister of the Russian Federation Sergei Ryabkov said.  The diplomat stressed that Russia may decide to use forc...

Moscow is prepared to provide both bilateral support and assistance to Tajikistan within the framework of the Collective Security Treaty Organisation (CSTO) due to the escalating crisis on the border with Afghanistan, President Vladimir Putin said. ...

A representative of the main intelligence directorate of the Ukrainian Defence Ministry said that Russia has had all of its Black Sea Fleet involved due to Sea Breeze 2021 naval exercises, in which Ukraine and NATO countries participate.  According ...

Chinese President Xi Jinping, in a speech marking the 100th anniversary of the ruling Communist Party, said that China does not oppress other countries, and warned other countries not to interfere in China's internal affairs. If they try, China will ...