Author: Steven Sahiounie

Nineteen children and two teachers were killed in a shooting at Robb Elementary School in Uvalde, Texas, on Tuesday, the Texas Department for Public Safety said. The 18-year-old gunman is dead, officials said. He shot his grandmother before the mass shooting, authorities say, and she remains hospitalized in critical condition. The shooter’s motive remains unknown, officials say. President Biden said he will travel to Texas to visit the victims’ families “in the coming days.” He called on the US to turn its collective pain into political action following the deadliest elementary school shooting since Sandy Hook in 2012. The suspected gunman bought two rifles on his…

The corridor was established on Wednesday and is open every day, the Russian military said A safe way for ships has been established through the Sea of Azov, according to the Russian military. The route was opened after Moscow reported sweeping sea mines from the area and making the port of Mariupol safe for operation. The passage from the Azov Sea to the Black Sea is 115 miles long and two miles wide, according to the military’s statements. First opened on Wednesday, it is available for traffic every day between 8:00 am and 7:00 pm local time, according to the…

The bombers were escorted by the Japanese and South Korean jets during certain parts of their patrolling route. No incidents in the air have been reported. Russian Tupolev Tu-95MS (NATO reporting name: Bear) and Chinese Xian H-6 strategic bombers have successfully completed the 13-hour-long patrol during which the aircraft crossed over parts of the Sea of Japan (also known as East Sea) and the East China Sea. The Russian and Chinese bombers were covered along their path by Russia Air Force 4+ generation fighter jets Sukhoi Su-30SM (NATO reporting name: Flanker-H). The ministry stressed that the patrolling was not conducted against any…

“China-Russia cooperation has significant internal driving force and independent value, it is not directed against any third party and is not influenced from outside,” Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesman Wang Wenbin pointed out The cooperation between China and Russia is not directed against any third party and is not influenced from outside, Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesman Wang Wenbin said at a briefing on Tuesday, commenting on Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov’s words on the development of economic ties between the two countries. “We highly appreciate the corresponding statement by [Russian Foreign Minister Sergey] Lavrov,” the diplomat said. As he pointed out,…

On May 24, the first video officially confirmed the participation of the US Armed Forces as a party to the conflict in Ukraine. An American military trainer was spotted in the city of Krivoy Rog in Ukraine. A local resident captured on video a US Army serviceman from California. The video of a conversation with an American officer was published by the Ukrainian telegram channel “Kherson Bulletin”. This video is the first clear confirmation of the participation of US military personnel in combat operations against the Russian army on the side of Ukrainian armed formations. Officially, the United States and Europe…

Ankara says it wants a 30-kilometer “safe zone” along entire Syrian border Turkey will soon launch a new military operation in northern Syria, President Recep Tayyip Erdogan said on Monday. Though he did not provide any specifics, the illegal incursion is likely to target areas held by US-backed Kurdish militias. “We will soon take new steps regarding the incomplete portions of the project we started on the 30-km deep safe zone we established along our southern border,” Erdogan said after a cabinet meeting, according to AP. “The main target of these operations will be areas which are centers of attacks to…

Moscow and Ankara announced a new phase of negotiations on replacing the foreign brands that left Russia with the Turkish ones. The first phase of negotiations took place back in April 2022, the second was in mid-May, when the Turkish United Brands Association came to Russia. The Russian Federation hopes that Turkish brands will stay in Russia for a long time.Turkish companies that are not yet represented on the Russian market will be provided with all the necessary conditions for trade. The reason why foreign brands are leaving the Russian market following the sanctions imposed before and after the launch…

The leaders of the Quad grouping — Australia, India, Japan, and the US— have vowed to intensify cooperation in dealing with climate change as well as maritime domain awareness, with a particular focus on the Pacific Island nations. Addressing his counterparts at the second in-person Quad Leaders’ Summit in Tokyo on Tuesday, Australia’s new Prime Minister Anthony Albanese remarked that his government would “bring more energy and resources to securing the region” as it enters “a new and more complex phase in the Pacific’s strategic environment”.The remark comes amid concerns expressed primarily by Australia and the US over the new…

People that are not in the know do not understand that summit talks must be prepared thoroughly, First Deputy to the Russian envoy to the UN Dmitry Polyansky said Readiness of Ukrainian President Vladimir Zelensky to meet only with Russian President Vladimir Putin for continuation of the negotiating process is a pure PR effort, First Deputy to the Russian envoy to the UN Dmitry Polyansky said on the air with Soloviev Live TV Channel. “This is definitely a pure PR effort,” the diplomat said. “People that are not in the know do not understand that summit talks must be prepared…

Russia launched a special operation to demilitarise and de-Nazify Ukraine on 24 February, with President Vladimir Putin stressing that the goal is “to protect people who have been subjected to genocide by the Kiev regime for eight years”. Moscow and Kiev held a few rounds of talks after the start of the operation without clincing any agreement. Deputy Chairman of the Russian Security Council Dmitry Medvedev has stated that Kiev had “preferred to forget” about Russia’s settlement plan on Ukraine. “Ukraine itself does not want to negotiate at all. They have long preferred to forget about the Russian draft peace…