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Russian President Vladimir Putin on Tuesday approved an updated nuclear doctrine, the document posted on the government’s website showed. Just weeks before the November U.S. presidential elections, Putin ordered changes to the nuclear doctrine to say that any conventional attack on Russia aided by a nuclear power could be considered to be a joint attack on Russia.
US-based global aerospace company Boeing announced plans to lay off over 2,000 employees as part of its plan to reduce its workforce by 10%. According to a report submitted to the Washington State Employment Security Department, Boeing will lay off 2,199 workers in December. Boeing had previously stated in September that, after factory workers went on strike, it planned to implement cost-cutting measures, including freezing hiring, halting travel, and suspending non-essential spending. In October, the company confirmed its plan to reduce its workforce by 10%. Reports in the US media have indicated that 17,000 Boeing employees will be affected by…
Damage to two submarine internet cables in the Baltic Sea has raised concerns over Russia’s potential interference with global infrastructure. The communication cables linking Lithuania to Sweden and Finland to Germany were severed. According to Lithuania’s Telia company, the issue was not caused by equipment failure but rather physical damage to the fiber optic cable. A similar disruption occurred in the C-Lion cable, which connects Finland and Germany. This cable, operated by Cinia, is the only direct link between Finland and Central Europe. Approximately 1,200 kilometers long, the C-Lion cable runs parallel to important gas and energy pipelines. In response…
At least 43,846 Palestinians were killed and 103,740 injured in Israel’s military offensive on Gaza since it began on Oct. 7, 2023, Gaza’s health ministry said in a statement on Sunday.
President Joe Biden’s administration will allow Ukraine to use U.S.-provided weapons to strike deep into Russian territory, three sources familiar with the matter said, in a significant change to Washington’s policy in the Ukraine-Russia conflict. Ukraine plans to conduct its first long-range attacks in the coming days, the sources said, without revealing details due to operational security concerns. The White House declined to comment. The move by the United States two months before President-elect Donald Trump takes office on Jan. 20 follows months of requests by Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy to allow Ukraine’s military to use U.S. weapons to hit…
Lebanon’s health ministry said an Israeli strike in the Bekaa Valley in the east of the country on Saturday killed six people including three children. An “Israeli enemy strike on Khraybeh resulted in the deaths of six people including three children, one of whom was three years old, and the wounding of 11, including five children”, the ministry said. Lebanon’s official National News Agency said an Israeli strike on the village killed six people from the same family.
Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov has said that US President-elect Donald Trump’s promise to “work very hard” to settle the conflicts in the Middle East and Ukraine deserves attention, but Moscow will wait for concrete proposals. “We will wait for their proposals. When we are asked about this, we always emphasize that in any case, politicians who say that they are for peace rather than war deserve attention. But we have no idea what exactly they will propose,” he said at a press conference held after the 15th Sir Bani Yas International Forum in Abu Dhabi, the capital of the…
President Volodymyr Zelenskiy has said Ukraine must do all it can to ensure the war with Russia ends next year through diplomacy. In a radio interview aired on Saturday, Zelenskiy conceded that the battlefield situation in eastern Ukraine was difficult and Russia was making advances. He said his Russian counterpart Vladimir Putin was not interested in agreeing to a peace deal. Zelenskiy said U.S. legislation prevented him from meeting President-elect Donald Trump before his inauguration next January. The Ukrainian leader said he would only talk with Trump himself rather than any emissary or advisor. “I, as the president of Ukraine,…
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy criticized a phone call between Russian President Vladimir Putin and German Chancellor Olaf Scholz on Friday. According to state news agency Ukrinform, Zelenskyy said in his video address that he had been informed in advance of the call by Scholz, describing the conversation as “Pandora’s box.” “Now there may be other conversations, other calls. Just a lot of words,” Zelenskyy said. The Ukrainian leader alleged that Putin’s outreach to world leaders aims to end Russia’s isolation. “This is exactly what Putin has wanted for a long time,” he said, adding that it is crucial for him…
President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan sent a congratulatory letter to President Ersin Tatar of the Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus (TRNC) on the occasion of the 41st anniversary of the establishment of the TRNC. In his letter, President Erdoğan emphasized the epic struggle for existence of the Turkish Cypriot people that has lasted for over 60 years. “Since the establishment of the Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus, which is the most valuable manifestation of this struggle, it is a great source of pride for us that the TRNC has continued to strengthen its sovereignty and move forward with firm steps toward…