The first ship to use a temporary corridor to and from Ukraine’s seaports entered Turkey’s Bosphorus Strait early Friday, local media reported. The Hong Kong-flagged container ship operated by a German firm entered the Bosphorus at 6:10 a.m. (0310 GMT),…
Mali’s president confirms call with Putin about Niger coup
Mali’s military leader Assimi Goita said on Tuesday that he had spoken on the phone to Russian President Vladimir Putin about the situation in Niger, where a junta seized power in a coup last month. Putin “stressed the importance of…
Russia to take protective measures following new drone attack on Moscow
The Russian Government has said that the duty of its Defence Ministry would take protective measures following the new drone attack on Moscow. “The danger exists, it is obvious, measures are being taken,’’ Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov said on Tuesday,…
Putin claims Russia has signed military deals with 40 African countries
Russia has signed agreements for military cooperation with over 40 African countries, Russian President Vladimir Putin announced on Friday in St Petersburg. “For the purposes of bolstering the defence capability of the continent’s countries, we are developing partnerships in the…
Putin signs law raising military reservist age by 5 years
Russian President Vladimir Putin has signed off on a law increasing the age limit for reservists. The law is set to raise the maximum age limit for all ranks and categories by five years. This is according to an announcement…
Russia to raise maximum draft age for recruits to 30 years
The Russian parliament is set to increase the maximum age for military recruits by three years, to the age of 30. The head of the Russian State Duma Defence Committee said on Friday. The minimum recruitment age, however, was to…
Ukraine war: Russia strikes Ukraine grain after ending sea deal
Russian missile attacks on Ukraine’s Black Sea coast have destroyed 60,000 tonnes of grain and damaged storage infrastructure, officials say. Agriculture Minister Mykola Solskyi said a “considerable amount” of export infrastructure was out of operation. Russia has pulled out of…
2 died in emergency on Crimea-Russia bridge – Russian governor
The Kerch bridge which linked Russia to the Russian-annexed Crimean peninsula experienced an “emergency’’ temporarily stopping traffic, according to Russian media sources on Monday morning. On social media networks there were reports of an explosion on the bridge in the…
Wagner boss Prigozhin is in Russia, Belarus ruler Lukashenko says
Wagner boss Yevgeny Prigozhin – who led a short-lived rebellion in Russia last month – is in Russia and not Belarus, the leader of Belarus says. Prigozhin’s whereabouts have been a mystery since the mutiny. Under the deal to end…
Nigeria earns $11b from crude exports in 5 months
Revenue from crude oil sales earned Nigeria $11 billion in the first five months of 2023. This is according to the data obtained from the Organisation of Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC) Revenue Factsheet released by the US Energy Information Administration…
