NATO is not worried about Russia’s recently announced updates to its nuclear doctrine, the outgoing secretary general of the US-led military bloc, Jens Stoltenberg, has said. Russian President Vladimir Putin proposed new rules for the use of nuclear weapons last week, citing Read more…
At the conclusion of his encounter with his Jesuit brothers in Belgium on Saturday evening, Pope Francis spent his Saturday night with 6,000 young people gathered at the Brussels Expo in the Belgian capital. The Hope Happening is an event in the Read more…
China’s newest nuclear-powered submarine sank pierside in the spring and the Chinese Navy tried to conceal the loss, according to two US defense officials. The attack submarine was the first of its new Zhou-class line of vessels, the official said, Read more…
China’s former foreign minister Qin Gang, who mysteriously disappeared from public view in the summer of 2023, has been demoted to a publishing job, according to a media report, signalling an end to his political career. Mr Qin, 58, who was known for Read more…
On Sunday morning, Pope Francis celebrated Mass for the faithful in Port Moresby, Papua New Guinea. It was an early start in the Papuan capital, with Mass beginning at around 8am local time. According to local authorities, around 35,000 people Read more…
Ukrainian leader Vladimir Zelensky has urged NATO countries to pressure Russia to agree to Kiev’s peace terms this fall. He made his statement during a meeting with US Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin at the Ramstein Air Base in Germany. Regular Read more…
Cristiano Ronaldo became the first men’s player in history to score 900 goals in official matches, reaching his latest milestone in Portugal’s UEFA Nations League match against Croatia in Lisbon on Thursday. Ronaldo secured the historic goal with a volley Read more…
Russian forces are advancing faster in eastern Ukraine than they have done for a long time, taking several square kilometres per day, President Vladimir Putin said on Monday as Moscow’s forces tried to smash through a Ukrainian defensive line. Ukrainian Read more…
Both Ukraine and Israel are trying to spark major regional wars to solve their own problems at the expense of others, Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov has said. The country’s senior diplomat made the remarks in an exclusive interview with Read more…
General Nikolay Oleshchuk has been dismissed as the head of the Ukrainian Air Force, after he publicly clashed with a lawmaker from Vladimir Zelensky’s ruling party about the loss of the first Western-provided F-16 fighter jet. The plane reportedly crashed Read more…
Pope Francis on Saturday encouraged Catholic legislators “to be witnesses of hope,” particularly for the younger generations, amidst the darkness of war overshadowing the world. Catholics are called “to find wisdom and strength to see beyond the clouds and, Read more…
Newly conscripted Ukrainian reinforcement soldiers often lack training and the will to fight Russia, the Associated Press reported on Thursday, citing complaints from commanders on the ground. Earlier this month, Kiev sent some of its best-equipped and experienced soldiers to Read more…