Wallace: Likelihood of Russian victory is very low
Defence Secretary Ben Wallace has said the likelihood of a Russian victory in Ukraine is "very, very low", adding President Vladimir Putin had given up on the "big objectives" of his invasion.
Defence Secretary Ben Wallace has said the likelihood of a Russian victory in Ukraine is "very, very low", adding President Vladimir Putin had given up on the "big objectives" of his invasion.
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China threatened “serious consequences” Friday after the United States Navy sailed a destroyer around the disputed Paracel Islands in the South China Sea for the second day in a row, in a move Beijing claimed was a violation of its sovereignty and security. The warning comes amid growing tensions between China and the United States in the region, as Washington pushes back at Beijing's growingly assertive posture in the South China Sea, a strategic waterway it claims virtually in its entirety. On Thursday, after the U.S. sailed the USS Milius guided-missile destroyer near the Paracel Islands, China said its navy and air force had forced the American vessel away, a claim the U.S. military denied.
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Ms Trump is said to be ‘leading her own life, and still feels happy being at Mar-a-Lago, surrounded by people who love her and who never talk about reality, or bad things about her husband’
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STORY: North Korea says it has successfully tested a nuclear-capable undersea attack drone, designed to create massive radioactive waves when detonated below the surface, hitting fleets of enemy ships or coastal areas.It's dubbed the "Haeil," or tsunami in Korean. These images from North Korea's state-run media show leader Kim Jong Un standing next to a large torpedo-like object, which it didn't identify, and the object exploding underwater. But how capable could such a weapon be?Kim Dong Yub is with the University of North Korean Studies in Seoul, South Korea."The distance makes it capable of attacking almost any port in South Korea where the U.S. army is located even if it is launched from any port in North Korea. But it’s not just that. The North said it could be carried by ships. If it’s carried by a ship camouflaged as a merchant ship, it can hit Japan’s Yokosuka port, where the U.S. army is at or even further, like Guam, which is very worrisome.”“It’s conventional, but it’s very hard to detect. Also, it is highly likely not to make big noises. North Korea had planned this 11 years ago and conducted secret tests for about 50 times over two years.""I would say the weapon system should be pretty solid.”North Korea made the announcement as South Korea and the U.S. conducted joint military drills in the region.The North says it did not use a nuclear payload in the drone test and a U.S. official, speaking anonymously to Reuters, said there was no indication of one.It's not clear if North Korea has fully developed the kind of miniaturized nuclear warhead needed to fit its smaller weapons.Regardless, the Carnegie Endowment for International Peace, the Washington D.C. think tank, has said the concept of the Haeil is similar to Russia's Poseidon nuclear torpedo, which both American and Russian officials have described as an emerging class of weapon that can render coastal cities uninhabitable.And, according to the think tank, the Haeil demonstrates that Pyongyang wants to show off an increasingly diverse range of nuclear threats to its enemies.A South Korean military official said they were analyzing the North's claims.
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President Joe Biden said Friday the United States is not seeking conflict with Tehran, after Washington carried out strikes on Iran-linked groups in Syria in retaliation for a deadly drone attack.But the US president sought to lower the temperature on Friday, saying the United States "does not seek conflict with Iran, but is prepared to act forcefully to protect our people".
New Zealand has raised concerns with China over human rights abuses and growing tensions with Taiwan, Wellington's foreign minister told AFP in an interview Saturday.She earlier said in a statement she had told her counterpart that the New Zealand government had "deep concerns regarding the human rights situation in Xinjiang and the erosion of rights and freedoms in Hong Kong".
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A veteran corporate lawyer has been shot dead in Myanmar’s biggest city by self-proclaimed urban guerrillas, highlighting the bloody struggle between the military government and its foes in the country’s cities as well as the remote countryside. Min Tayza Nyunt Tin was shot multiple times while driving his car in Yangon on Friday, according to a business colleague, media reports and a statement from the guerrilla group. The group, calling itself Urban Owls, accused him of being a business associate of the country’s military leaders who seized power two years ago, and claimed he helped them launder money in order to buy real estate and business assets abroad in deals totaling hundreds of millions of dollars.
The U.S. imposed sanctions Friday on seven Belarusian elections officials, two state-owned automotive manufacturers and President Alexander Lukashenko's aircraft. Lukashenko, who has ruled Belarus since 1994, intensified his repression after a wave of protests in 2020 following a presidential election that the West and Belarus’ opposition denounced as a sham. Lukashenko also has close ties to Russian President Vladimir Putin and has allowed him to station troops and weapons there to support his war in Ukraine.
Air force commanders from Sweden, Norway, Finland and Denmark said on Friday they have signed a letter of intent to create a unified Nordic air defence aimed at countering the rising threat from Russia. The intention is to be able to operate jointly based on already known ways of operating under NATO, according to statements by the four countries' armed forces. The move to integrate the air forces was triggered by Russia's invasion of Ukraine in February last year, commander of the Danish air force, Major General Jan Dam, told Reuters.
The United Nations said Friday it was "deeply concerned" by what it said were summary executions of prisoners of war by both Russian and Ukrainian forces on the battlefield."We are deeply concerned about (the) summary execution of up to 25 Russian prisoners of war and persons hors de combat by the Ukrainian armed forces, which we have documented," Bogner said at a press conference in Kyiv on Friday.
Several thousand, many elderly and with disabilities, are estimated to remain in the city
STORY: Britain's King Charles canceled a state visit to France on Friday (March 24), Buckingham Palace said.After some of the worst street violence seen in years erupted over President Emmanuel Macron's new pension law.The postponement will embarrass Macron, who wanted the visit to mark a symbolic step in turning the page after years of poor relations post-Brexit.Charles was meant to travel to France on Sunday for three days before moving on to Germany.An itinerary that had been seen as a win for the French leader who's sought to position himself as Europe's de facto leader.Parisians had mixed views on the decision."It's maybe too much for him to come right now, it might scare him a little." "Listen, it's not a joyous time at the moment. He's right not to come right now. There are protests and strikes everywhere.""Why is he not coming? I don't understand. We're not bad people. It's just the way it is, it's the freedom to protest."Macron told journalists on Friday that it wouldn't have been serious to proceed with the visit amid the protests.The postponement piles further pressure on Macron to find a way out of a crisis over his plans to raise the retirement age.It's seen some of France's worst unrest since the "Yellow Vest" rebellion in 2018 and 2019.A source in British Prime Minister Rishi Sunak's office said Macron had asked for the visit to be canceled.The Elysee said it was a joint decision by the two governments after trade unions called for a further day of nationwide strikes and demonstrations during the king's visit.Street battles were fought with police for several hours in the French capital on Thursday.In Bordeaux, which was on Charles's itinerary, protesters set alight the entrance to the city hall.