Russian President Vladimir Putin on Monday sacked the country’s deputy defense minister, a week after booting longtime Defense Minister Sergei Shoigu as part of a realignment of Russia’s military.
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Under new defence minister Andrei Belousov, FSB is tackling corruption aggressively with serious implications for UkraineIn the weeks since Vladimir Putin sacked his longtime defence minister Sergei Shoigu, Russia’s FSB security service has pursued a series of high-level corruption cases against a deputy minister and department heads in what many insiders are now calling a purge in the defence ministry.Andrei Belousov, the technocrat economist appointed to replace Shoigu, has a mandate to reduce...
The Israeli military said it was launching an investigation Saturday after a video was posted on social media that appeared to show a reservist calling for a mutiny against the country’s Defense Minister Yoav Gallant. The behavior documented in the video, which was shared on Telegram by Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s 32-year-old son Yair, was a “serious violation of IDF orders and IDF values, and constitutes a suspicion of criminal offences,” the Israel Defense Forces said in a statement....
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Putin reaches Uzbekistan, marking his third trip abroad after resuming fifth term as president
U.S. officials are preparing for possible 'provocative' actions by North Korea. It comes as Kim Jung-Un is preparing to possibly host Vladimir Putin. North Korea has aided Moscow's thirst for munitions amid Ukraine war
The arrests began last month when a Russian deputy defense minister was detained
At least seven people have been killed in a Russian missile attack on Kharkiv, eastern Ukraine, officials said
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Havana, May 25 (Prensa Latina) The North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) in its pretensions to impose its global domination increases military expenditures and creates new threats to international peace and security, Cuban Foreign Minister Bruno Rodríguez said on Saturday. The post Cuba: NATO´s military spending threatens world peace first appeared on Prensa Latina.
There is nothing so precarious as potential. Constantly being told that you have the talent to reach the very top can be a burden as well as a gift. When Rory Whittaker picked up the Academy Player of the Year award at the Hibs end-of-season ceremony last weekend, however, the 16-year-old impressed – not for the first time – with his measured words in response to being singled out. The kid has a sense of assuredness that shows no sign of tipping into arrogance, the downfall of so many hot...