Picture: stock GLOBAL leaders have called for unity, and a transitional government, in Syria after president Bashar al-Assad fled to Russia. Al-Assad fled just before rebel forces captured the capital, Damascus, after 13 years of civil war. Moscow has reportedly confirmed it had given al-Assad and his family asylum, according to overseas media reports. It…
The North Atlantic Council meets during the NATO Foreign Ministers meeting in Brussels. Photo: NATO NATO foreign ministers have agreed to do more in the face of a Russian sabotage campaign against member states after a two-day meeting in Brussels which was also attended by King Abdullah II of Jordan. NATO Secretary-General Mark Rutte says…
Picture: stock Australia and New Zealand have joined in calls to ban Russia and North Korea’s ‘shadow fleet’ of illegal oil tankers. Foreign Affairs Minister Penny Wong says they are “deeply concerned” about the rise in ‘shadow fleet activity’. She says the fleet is a threat to the environment, maritime safety, international trade and security,…
A Danish tank trains in Latvia, among 3500 troops from 13 NATO allies taking part in Exercise Resolute Warrior 24. Photo: NATO Russia’s war in the Ukraine is escalating to dangerous levels amid long-range missile attacks and the involvement of North Korean troops. The warnings were delivered by speakers at a meeting of the UN…
A gunner from Ukraine’s 24th Mechanised Brigade. Picture: Ukraine Ministry of Defence Russian missiles damaged residential buildings in the Ukrainian cities of Kharkiv and Odesa as drones caused temporary power cuts in the Mykolaiv region and targeted the capital Kyiv, Ukrainian officials said on Monday. International news media say that Russia is making territorial gains…
Photo: UNRWA/Ashraf Amra Vetoes by Russia and US of United Nations draft calls for a ceasefire in Sudan and Gaza have triggered outrage and debate among member states. A US decision to veto a draft call for a ceasefire in Gaza was only the fourth time it had used that. The BBC reports that 14…
This 2015 picture shows one of the cables being laid to the bottom of the Baltic Sea. Picture: stock European officials are blaming Russia after two submarine internet cables in the Baltic Sea were suddenly disrupted in what is seen as apparent sabotage. The action follows a recent US warning that Moscow was likely to target critical…
USAF cadet Eric Hembling uses a type of wind tunnel during hypersonic research in Colorado, 2019. Picture: US Department of Defence Australia, the United States and United Kingdom are to accelerate the development of hypersonic weapons technology as part of their AUKUS alliance. A hypersonic weapon is defined as one able to travel between five…
A German air force Eurofighter Typhoon at RAAF Base Darwin earlier this year. Photo: Department of Defence Australia has backed NATO condemnation of North Korean involvement in Russia’s war on Ukraine and sharing of nuclear weapons technology. A European-Atlantic alliance, NATO says North Korea’s decision to send combat troops in the central European country has…
Public support for alliance in Finland and Sweden has doubled since Russia invaded Ukraine, with both countries now set to join the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) by June. Foreign ministry cabinets from both countries attended a NATO meeting in Brussels last month, where mitigating a response to the Russian offensive was discussed. The news…