Is It a Submarine or a Torpedo? ‘Toloka TLK-150’ – Meet Ukraine’s Underwater Missile
26 May, 2023 Comments Off on Is It a Submarine or a Torpedo? ‘Toloka TLK-150’ – Meet Ukraine’s Underwater Missile
Ukraine has had success with unmanned vehicles in the air and on the water. Now it has unveiled the Toloka family of “underwater unmanned vehicles,” which seem likely to bring more success. One of the features of Russia’s war against Ukraine has been the emergence of drones as a ubiquitous means of surveillance, target acquisition […]
Continue reading …Terrorist Designation of al-Shabaab Leaders Press Statement Antony J. Blinken, Secretary Of State
24 May, 2023 Comments Off on Terrorist Designation of al-Shabaab Leaders Press Statement Antony J. Blinken, Secretary Of State
The United States continues to support Somalia and our other East African partners in their efforts to disrupt al-Shabaab’s operations. Countering one of al-Qa’ida’s most dangerous affiliates, which has killed thousands of people, including Americans, in Somalia and across East Africa remains a shared priority with the Somali government. Today, the Department of State is […]
Continue reading …Turkish defense giant successfully tests ballistic missile Tayfun
24 May, 2023 Comments Off on Turkish defense giant successfully tests ballistic missile Tayfun
Turkish missile producer Roketsan Tuesday successfully tested the short-range ballistic missile Tayfun (Typhoon) in the country’s Black Sea province of Rize. The test-firing of the short-range Tayfun ballistic missile system, Rize, Türkiye, May 23, 2023. (DHA Photo) Ismail Demir, the head of the Presidency of Defense Industries (SSB), congratulated the team involved in the project. […]
Continue reading …Ukraine war: Russia border raid, 20,000 Wagner dead in Bakhmut, Americans support giving arms
24 May, 2023 Comments Off on Ukraine war: Russia border raid, 20,000 Wagner dead in Bakhmut, Americans support giving arms
Moscow promises to retaliate over border raid Russian Defence Minister Sergei Shoigu has vowed a “harsh response”, after the border region of Belgorod came under attack on Monday. Parents cry over the coffin of their son Andrii Konyaev, a member of the Azov regiment defending Mariupol. – Copyright Evgeniy Maloletka/Copyright 2020 The AP. All rights reserved […]
Continue reading …Ukraine attacks Russian warship guarding TurkStream pipeline
24 May, 2023 Comments Off on Ukraine attacks Russian warship guarding TurkStream pipeline
Three Ukrainian uncrewed speedboats carried out an unsuccessful attack against the Russian warship Ivan Hurs in the Black Sea near the Bosporus, the Russian Defense Ministry said Wednesday Commercial vessels, including vessels that are part of the Black Sea grain deal wait to passthe Bosporus off the shores of Yenikapı during a misty morning in […]
Continue reading …Ongoing violence in Sudan despite truce taking effect
23 May, 2023 Comments Off on Ongoing violence in Sudan despite truce taking effect
May 22, 2023 (KHARTOUM) – The seven-day truce that took effect on Monday in Sudan has seen a shaky start following air strikes and continued clashes in different parts of Khartoum on Monday. Sudanese army chopper attacks RSF positions in Khartoum on April 22, 2023 The Sudanese army and the Rapid Support Forces (RSF) […]
Continue reading …Five Key Questions About Provision of F16s for Ukraine Answered
22 May, 2023 Comments Off on Five Key Questions About Provision of F16s for Ukraine Answered
The position in relation Ukraine’s requests for F16 fighter jets from its allies has changed quickly in the last two weeks, not least at the G7 Summit in Japan. Here’s where we are. An armed US-made F16 fighter jet takes off from a motorway in Pingtung, southern Taiwan, during the annual Han Kuang drill on […]
Continue reading …IMF Executive Board Concludes Fifth Review of the Extended Credit Facility for Somalia
21 May, 2023 Comments Off on IMF Executive Board Concludes Fifth Review of the Extended Credit Facility for Somalia
The IMF Executive Board completed the fifth review under the Extended Credit Facility with Somalia. The decision allows for an immediate disbursement of about US$9.4 million to Somalia to support the implementation of the authorities’ National Development Plan and to anchor reforms between the Heavily Indebted Poor Countries (HIPC) Decision and Completion Points. Despite significant […]
Continue reading …Warring Sudan factions sign 7-day ceasefire agreement in Jeddah in Saudi-US effort
21 May, 2023 Comments Off on Warring Sudan factions sign 7-day ceasefire agreement in Jeddah in Saudi-US effort
The Sudanese army and the paramilitary Rapid Support Forces (RSF) agreed to a seven-day short-term ceasefire and humanitarian arrangements that go into effect on Monday evening, the Saudi Ministry of Foreign Affairs said on Saturday Saudi Foreign Minister Prince Faisal bin Farhan speaks after warring Sudanese sides sign a seven-day short-term ceasefire and humanitarian arrangements. (Twitter) The agreement, which […]
Continue reading …EXPLAINED: Zelensky Says ‘Bakhmut is Only in Our Hearts’ After Russian Claims of Capture
21 May, 2023 Comments Off on EXPLAINED: Zelensky Says ‘Bakhmut is Only in Our Hearts’ After Russian Claims of Capture
Western analysts have said Russia’s claims – if true – are ‘purely symbolic’ and there are still major obstacles facing the Kremlin’s forces in the city. Ukraine’s President Volodymyr Zelensky attends a bilateral meeting with US President Joe Biden during the G7 Leaders’ Summit in Hiroshima on May 21, 2023. Brendan SMIALOWSKI / AFP President […]
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