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Russia has weapons to destroy US, says Putin ally

Russia has weapons to destroy US, says Putin ally

An ally of President Vladimir Putin has warned that Russia has the weapons to destroy any enemy, including the United States, if its own existence is threatened, accusing Washington of underestimating Moscow's nuclear might.  The comments from Nikolai Patrushev, the influential secretary of R


Scotland's next leader to be announced Monday

Scotland's next leader to be announced Monday

The next leader of Scotland will be announced today (Monday) with the victor facing the challenge of uniting a country divided over its future and revitalising an independence movement that dreams of ending its three-centuries-long union with England, reports Reuters. The Scottish National Party (

Russia, China not creating military alliance: Putin

Russia, China not creating military alliance: Putin

Russia and China are not creating a military alliance and are hiding nothing in terms of their military cooperation, Russian President Vladimir Putin said in an interview with state television broadcast on Sunday, news agencies reported. Putin and Chinese President Xi Jinping professed friendship

Russia pardons more than 5,000 inmates after fighting in Ukraine

Russia pardons more than 5,000 inmates after fighting in Ukraine

More than 5,000 former criminals were pardoned after finishing their contracts to fight in Russia's Wagner mercenary group against Ukraine, the founder of Wagner, Yevgeny Prigozhin, said on Saturday. Wagner Group, originally staffed by battle-hardened veterans of the Russian armed forces, took on

Putin ally proposes banning ICC in Russia

Putin ally proposes banning ICC in Russia

Russia's parliament speaker on Saturday proposed banning the activities of the International Criminal Court (ICC) after the court issued an arrest warrant for President Vladimir Putin, accusing him of the war crimes. Vyacheslav Volodin, an ally of Putin's, said that Russian legislation should be a

UK and EU formally adopt new Brexit deal for Northern Ireland

UK and EU formally adopt new Brexit deal for Northern Ireland

The United Kingdom and the European Union have formally adopted a new Brexit deal for Northern Ireland, reports BBC citing the Downing Street. Known as the Windsor Framework, it is designed to make trade between Northern Ireland and the rest of the UK easier. It gives the Stormont assembly more s

Ukraine using Soviet-era helicopters to pummel Russia from afar

Ukraine using Soviet-era helicopters to pummel Russia from afar

Skimming the treetops, three Soviet-era attack helicopters bank and swoop down on a field after an early-morning mission to the front lines in the fight against Russia's invasion of Ukraine, according to AP. Each day, they might fly three or four sorties, says the commander, whose two-crew Mi-24 h

Macron under pressure to find way out of pension crisis

Macron under pressure to find way out of pension crisis

President Emmanuel Macron was under pressure on Friday to find a way out of a crisis that has seen some of France's worst street violence in years over a pension bill he has pushed through parliament without a vote. In Paris and many cities across the country, clean-up crews sifted through broken