The biggest increase in US stocks in about 19 months also put pressure on crude prices. Saudi Aramco’s Ras Tanura oil refinery and oil terminal. Picture: REUTERS Singapore — Oil prices fell on Thursday from the four-year highs reached the … Read More
Russia’s defense minister confirms delivery of the long-range surface-to-air missile to Syrian army. Russia, a key ally of Syrian government, joined the seven-year war in 2015 [File: Alexei Nikolsky/Reuters] Russia has completed the delivery of an S-300 surface-to-air missile system to … Read More
NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg addresses a press conference ahead of a NATO defence ministerial meeting at NATO headquarters in Brussels on October 2, 2018. EMMANUEL DUNAND—AFP/Getty Images The U.S. warned that it could resort to strikes against a new … Read More
On Tuesday, Russian Defense Minister Sergei Shoigu stated that Moscow had delivered 49 units of S-300 surface-to-air missile systems to Syria in order to enhance the security of Russian servicemen in the country. Speaking on Wednesday, Israeli Defense Minister Avigdor Lieberman … Read More
We now know Russia interfered in the 2016 U.S. presidential election. Last year, the U.S. intelligence community released a declassified statement outlining how Russia had undertaken a two-pronged strategy that combined “covert intelligence operations — such as cyber activity — with overt efforts by … Read More
Trump claims China attempting to interfere in U.S. midterm elections, addressed U.S. policy on Iran and advances in the denuclearization of North Korea. Trump chairs a UN Security Council meeting at UN headquarters in New York, U.S., September 26, 2018. \ … Read More
Peoples’ Liberation Army (PLA) soldiers arrive to perform honor guard duties for a visiting head of state in Beijing on July 9, 2018. File Photo by Stephen Shaver/UPI Sept. 21 (UPI) — China and Russia reacted strongly Friday to another round … Read More
Brig. Gen. Uri Oron, head of the Israeli Air Force Intelligence, talks to Haaretz about the fast-changing situation in the north, the new reality in Syria and how Israel maintains its aerial superiority. Brig. General Uri OronIsraeli Army Spokesperson’s Unit … Read More
Russia blames downed military aircraft on Israel’s ‘deliberate provocations’ striking Syria ■ France denies involvement, U.S. says plane shot down by Syrian air defense systems. Russian Air Force Ilyushin Il-20Kirill Naumenko/Wikipedia –‘Israel launches series of strikes on targets near Syria’s … Read More
Unless the Russian navy is hunting for the Red October in the eastern Mediterranean, it is likely that so many Russian ships have remained there since the end of Moscow’s latest naval exercise there primarily to support Syrian dictator Bashar al-Assad, Pentagon … Read More