Ministers say the transfer of weapons components is enabling Russia to ‘reconstitute and revitalise’ its defence production for its war in Ukraine.Foreign ministers from the Group of Seven (G7) countries have expressed “strong concern” about the transfer of materials and weapons components from Chinese businesses to Russia for its military offensive[1] in Ukraine.At a meeting on the Italian island of Capri, US Secretary of State Antony Blinken urged his counterparts on Friday to increase pressure on China, which the United ...

Iranian state television reports explosionsFor free real time breaking news alerts sent straight to your inbox sign up to our breaking news emailsSign up to our free breaking news emailsA man who had allegedly threatened to blow himself up at Iran‘s consulate in Paris has been arrested by police, Reuters news agency is reporting - just hours after Israel launched a retaliatory attack against Iran.Armed police were called to the consulate after a witness reported seeing a man outside carrying ...

An MSNBC panel entertained the conspiracy theory that Russia and Saudi Arabia are purposefully driving up oil and gas prices to help Trump politically in the fall."The 11th Hour with Stephanie Ruhle" introduced the idea in a segment[1] remarking on how gas prices are slowly climbing up ahead of the election. Though Ruhle noted that gas prices often rise before the summer, she suggested something more sinister influencing the rise."Now, this is a common thing going into the summer. More ...

Two men have been detained in Poland on suspicion of carrying out an attack on Russian opposition figure Leonid Volkov – an associate of Alexei Navalny – in neighbouring Lithuania last month.The suspects – who are Polish citizens, according to the Lithuanian authorities – are facing charges of acting on behalf of a foreign country’s security services.News of their arrest was announced on Friday morning by Lithuania’s president, Gitanas Nausėda. He thanked his Polish counterpart Andrzej Duda as well as ...

KYIV, Ukraine — Ukraine’s air force claimed Friday it shot down a Russian strategic bomber, but Moscow officials said the plane crashed in a sparsely populated area due to a malfunction after a combat mission.Neither claim could be independently verified. Previous Ukrainian claims of shooting down Russian warplanes during their more than two-year war[1] have met with silence or denials from Moscow.Meanwhile, Russian missiles struck cities in the central Dnipro region of Ukraine, killing eight people, including a 14-year-old girl ...

Russian President Vladimir Putin[1] could oversee a de facto victory in Ukraine this year, a leading figure in the United States' intelligence community has said.CIA Director William Burns' stark warning came on Thursday as U.S. lawmakers looked set to vote on a long-stalled $61 billion Ukraine aid[2] package this weekend.That military assistance would boost Ukraine "both practically and psychologically" and show Ukraine is capable of "holding their own through 2024 and puncture Putin's arrogant view that time is on his ...

WARSAW, April 19 (Reuters) - A Belarusian has been detained in Poland on suspicion of ordering an attack, on Russia's behalf, on Leonid Volkov, an exiled top aide to late Russian opposition leader Alexei Navalny, Polish Prime Minister Donald Tusk said on Friday."A Belarusian working for the Russians who ordered two Poles to assassinate Navalny's associate - detained," Tusk wrote on the social media platform X.Coming soon: Get the latest news and expert analysis about the state of the global ...

BEIJING — San Francisco is the latest U.S. city preparing to receive a pair of pandas from China, in a continuation of Beijing’s famed “panda diplomacy.”San Francisco Mayor London Breed announced the panda loan in Beijing on Friday, alongside officials from China Wildlife Conservation Association, or CWCA. It will be San Francisco’s first time hosting the beloved animals long-term — the result of a yearlong advocacy campaign, Breed said.San Diego previously announced[1] it was receiving two pandas back in February.China ...

President Biden didn't make TIME Magazine's "100 Most Influential People[1]" list for 2024 after receiving the annual honor for the past three years of his presidency.Former President Trump[2] did not make the list either this election year. Both presidential candidates previously appeared on the 2020 edition of the annual list, however.Vice President Kamala Harris was similarly absent from this year's list[3], which was published on Wednesday and included leaders, artists, entrepreneurs, athletes, activists and politicians. Both Biden and Harris did ...

April 19 (Reuters) - The Ukrainian military said its anti-missile units succeeded for the first time on Friday in shooting down[1] a Russian Tu-22M3 bomber plane. Russia said the plane had crashed[2] as it returned to base, apparently due to a technical malfunction.What do we know about the Tu-22M3?- The designer, Tupolev, describes it as a long-range supersonic missile carrier bomber designed to destroy sea- and ground-based targets with guided missiles and aerial bombs. The NATO codename for it is ...