Russian submarine surfaces near Alaska
Image Credit: Dmitry Yefremov/ TASS On Thursday, during a Russian war exercise, a Russian nuclear-powered cruise missile submarine surfaced for no apparent reason, in international waters close to Alaska. The […]
South Korea reports more than 100 cases for the first time in months
Image Credit: Reuters/Kim Kyung-Hoon South Korean authorities reported 113 cases over the past 24 hours. This is the first daily increase of more than 100 cases in four months. The […]
US and UK claim that Russia fired a weapon from a satellite
Image Credit: NASA VIA AP Both United States and United Kingdom have accused Russia of firing a missile -like projectile from the satellite Cosmos 2543 on 15th July. UK officials […]
Russian metal company fined $2.1 billion for Arctic spill
Image Credit: SCANPIX/AFP The metal company, Norilsk Nickel (Nornickel) was fined $2.1 billion (148 billion rubles) for the environmental damage it caused, after a diesel fuel spill into two rivers […]
Russia sends its first shipment of S-400 systems to China.
The delivery of the S-400 systems from Russia to China has begun. The contract was incepted in November 2014 and will include the delivery of a control station, radar station, […]
ISIS getting stronger in Afghanistan?
ISIS or Daesh is a jihadist militant group which originated in Iraq in 1999. In 2013, they started to capture several cities in Iraq and Syria until it managed to […]
Russia loses contact with Angosat-1.
The makers of Angosat-1, RSC Energia of Moscow, said that they have lost contact with the satellite on December 27. This incident follows a recent incident which occurred less than […]
Russia moves more S-400 systems near North Korea border.
Russia sent more S-400 anti aircraft systems to Vladivostok, a region which is located around 130km away from North Korea border. This move has come among increasing tensions between North […]
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