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Following 18 months of discussions, Australia is expected to disclose plans for eight nuclear-powered submarines. Australia’s Prime Minister said Wednesday that he will soon meet with US President Joe Biden in Washington, where they are likely to announce a controversial nuclear submarine deal. Following 18 months of discussions, Australia is expected to disclose plans for eight nuclear-powered submarines, in what Prime Minister Anthony Albanese has described as the country’s “single biggest jump” in defense capability in its history. The agreement is part of AUKUS, a budding security pact between Australia, the United Kingdom, and the United States. The first initiative announced under the…

The meeting will reportedly be held in California to avoid triggering Beijing’s ire US House Speaker Kevin McCarthy is set to meet Taiwanese President Tai Ing-wen in the United States next month, the Financial Times reported, noting he agreed to skip a planned visit to the island after past American delegations to Taipei prompted harsh reactions from Chinese authorities. Tsai will sit down with the senior lawmaker during her visit to the states in April, which will include travel to both California and New York, Taiwanese officials told the paper on Monday. Speaking on condition of anonymity, one official claimed that China is “not…

According to the report, Price will shift to a position working directly for US Secretary of State Antony Blinken US Department of State Spokesperson Ned Price will step down from his current post on March 17, NBC has reported. According to the report, Price will shift to a position working directly for US Secretary of State Antony Blinken. Source: Tass

The president went on to say that in Russia, International Women’s Day “is always filled with special warmth and meaning, with the most kind, joyful and sincere feelings” Russian President Vladimir Putin congratulated Russian women on International Women’s Day, adding that respect for women and motherhood is cherished in Russia as an “unconditional value.” “Reverence and respect towards women and motherhood is an unconditional value for us, something we have been passing on from generation to generation,” Putin said in a video address, recorded against the backdrop of the statue of Russian Empress Catherine II the Great in the Kremlin’s…

It looks like local authorities have something to hide given the fact they openly threatened the operation of the gas pipelines, Minister-Counselor of the Russian Embassy in the United States Andrey Ledenev said US media leaks from anonymous sources about the sabotage attacks on Nord Stream pipelines are intended only to confuse those who are trying to find out the truth, Minister-Counselor of the Russian Embassy in the United States Andrey Ledenev said. Commenting on an article in the New York Times, the diplomat said: “First of all, we took notice of the fact that the mentioned article instantly got a…

According to the President, Russia is facing direct threats to its security and sovereignty Russia is facing direct threats to its security and sovereignty, Russian President Vladimir Putin said on Wednesday at a ceremony in the Kremlin to present state awards to women on International Women’s Day. At the same time, he recognized the readiness of the people to defend the future, to defend the truth. “Now that Russia is facing direct threats to its security and sovereignty, we see many examples of bravery and determination, courage and willingness to stand up for the truth, to protect people and the…

Artyomovsk is located in the Kiev-controlled part of the Donetsk People’s Republic and serves as a major transportation hub for the Ukrainian group of troops in Donbass Russian forces have taken full control over the eastern part of Artyomovsk (known as Bakhmut in Ukraine), founder of the Wagner PMC Evgeny Prigozhin said on Wednesday. “Wagner PMC units have occupied the entire eastern part of Bakhmut. Everything east of the Bakhmutka River is completely under the control of the Wagner PMC,” Prigozhin was quoted as saying by his press service on his Telegram channel. Artyomovsk is located in the Kiev-controlled part…

South Korea’s opposition political parties and civic groups have raised their voice against the government’s push to resolve Japan’s wartime forced labor issue through a private foundation as it dismissed the victims’ demand for sincere apology from the Japanese government and firms that should be held accountable. Lee Jae-myung, chief of the main liberal opposition Democratic Party, said on Wednesday that the so-called third-party reimbursement solution was a “de facto surrender document to Japan.” He noted that people flared up in anger over the government’s “humiliating” compensation plan, saying it was the biggest victory for Japan and the worst humiliation…

Three citizens were martyred and seven others were injured on Wednesday in a landmine blast in Deir Ezzor city. Three citizens were martyred and seven others were injured on Wednesday as a result of a landmine blast left behind by Daesh terrorists in al-Hamidiyah neighborhood in Deir Ezzor. Source: SANA

Speaking at his joint press conference with his Turkish counterpart, Iran’s foreign minister said that Tehran and Ankara stress regional partnership rather than regional competition. Iran Foreign Minister Hossein Amir-Abdollahian has traveled to Ankara to visit the earthquake-affected areas of Türkiye and to hold talks with the officials of the country. In a press conference with his Turkish counterpart, Mevlüt ÇavuşoğluI, Amir- Abdollahian, once again expressed his condolences for the Turkish nation and the deaths of a number of citizens of the country in the earthquake and stated: “Since the early hours of the earthquake, the Leader of the Revolution and the president of Iran issued strict…