Author: Steven Sahiounie

Sub: The unmanned vessel can fight all types of enemies, local media says Beijing’s unmanned stealth combat vessel has successfully completed its three-hour maiden sea voyage off Panzhi Island in the East China Sea, Chinese media reported on Saturday. The state-run newspaper Global Times reported that the 200-ton ship can be sent into “dangerous combat zones” on reconnaissance missions and to fight aircraft, submarines and other surface vessels without the risk of casualties aboard. The paper added that drone ships could be used for coastal defense, or operate alongside larger vessels. The ship can travel at speeds of more than 20 knots…

There are roughly 2.3 million people in the Gaza Strip and they consume 500 tons of flour a day. For years, they have relied on exports from Russia and Ukraine but the outbreak of Moscow’s special military operation has disrupted these supplies sending prices to unprecedented heights. Wheat has long been a staple of Palestinian cuisine, with 500 tons of flour being consumed every day in the Gaza Strip alone. The outbreak of hostilities between Russia and Ukraine, however, and the subsequent shortage of wheat has led to Gazans tightening their belts. Running out of Bread Adham Al-Basiouny, the official spokesman…

Mali has been struck by a terrorist attack that killed civilians and officers in the county’s southeast, with at least five people killed. An attack at a military checkpoint in the southeastern Sikasso region of Mali claimed the lives of at least five people, including civilians and customs officers, local and military sources reported early Sunday. According to a military source that talked to AFP, the terrorist attack killed seven civilians and customs officers at the Koutiala checkpoint. However, a local councilor put the death toll at five. No sources have detailed the number of civilians and officers killed by the…

The document was signed by parliament chair Ruslan Stefanchuk on May 6, and submitted to the president for signing on the same day Ukrainian President Vladimir Zelensky has signed a law allowing to send servicemen of Ukraine’s Territorial Defense Forces to combat zones, according to the Ukrainian parliament’s website. The document was signed by parliament chair Ruslan Stefanchuk on May 6, and submitted to the president for signing on the same day. For the time being, units of Ukraine’s Territorial Defense Forces perform tasks solely within their region or community. The law, if signed, will authorize their deployment all across…

China’s defense minister accused the United States on Sunday of trying to “hijack” the support of countries in the Asia-Pacific region to turn them against Beijing, saying Washington is seeking to advance its own interests “under the guise of multilateralism.” Defense Minister Gen. Wei Fenghe lashed out at US Secretary of Defense Lloyd Austin, rejecting his “smearing accusation” the day before at the Shangri-La Dialogue that China was causing instability with its claim to the self-governing island of Taiwan and its increased military activity in the area, AP reported. Austin had stressed the need for multilateral partnerships with nations in…

Six are killed in an explosion in the Afghan capital. Eyewitnesses in the Afghan capital of Kabul told Sputnik that at least six people were killed, and two others were injured in a car blast. The blast was caused by a bomb planted in a car, and no group has so far claimed responsibility for the attack. Afghanistan has been subject to terrorist attacks at an increasing pace since the US withdrawal from its soil, which it had occupied for two decades. The withdrawal of the US-led coalition left everyone involved distraught and confused. The international community saw the withdrawal as a failure for…

While Biden blames corporate greed for high gas prices, Exxon says it’s doing its best to meet demand US President Joe Biden took a swipe at oil giant Exxon on Friday, accusing the company of making “more money than God” while Americans suffer at the pumps. However, Exxon says it’s scaling up production, while conservatives blame the high gas prices on Biden’s own policies. Speaking at the Port of Los Angeles, Biden found a number of scapegoats for America’s record high gas prices and 40-year high inflation rate, including the shipping industry and Russian President Vladimir Putin, while also blaming supply-chain backlogs.…

While at least one social media user suggested that the shape seen in the video could have been a “speck on the lens” of the camera, Scott C. Waring argued that it was “absolute alien technology”. UFO hunter extraordinaire Scott C. Waring has recently brought forth what may or may not be an alien craft sighting. A video from “one of the NASA live cams” on board the International Space Station, according to Waring, shows what looks like a vaguely circular, or perhaps spherical, shape that remains in the frame, as if moving in sync with the station. “It looks…

The Russian military has deployed a number of attack helicopters at Abu Adh Dhuhur Air Base which is located right on the administrative border between Idlib and Aleppo in northern Syria. On June 10, Russian sources shared photos showing the helicopters, which were identified as Ka-52s and Mi-24/35s, at the air base. Some of the helicopters were covered with camouflage netting. In January 2018, the Syrian Arab Army (SAA) liberated Abu Adh Dhuhur and its surroundings after a fierce battle with al-Qaeda and Turkish-backed militants. Abu Adh Dhuhur is located just 25 kilometers from the main frontline around the Greater…

Western corporate media has been on the side of the US decision to arm Ukraine while relentlessly vilifying Russia; yet suddenly, the latest series of articles mark a noticeable change in tone and suggest that relations between Kiev and Washington are not as warm as they’ve been thought to be since late February, US journalist Max Parry says. “I think the writing is on the wall that Kiev has unavoidably lost the war and the US needs a reason to disentangle itself from the quagmire in Ukraine,” says American independent journalist Max Parry. “As we’ve seen in the past, Washington…