Seoul, May 31 (IANS) North Korea’s Foreign Minister Choe Son-hui said her country shares “a common position” with Russia on all strategic issues at an event commemorating a late Russian ambassador, a Russian report has said.Choe made the remarks the previous day at a ceremony unveiling a memorial plaque at the Russian Embassy dedicated to former Ambassador Alexander Matsegora, the Tass news agency said.Matsegora, who had served as Russia’s ambassador to North Korea for more than 10 years, died s…
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Vienna, May 31 (IANS) International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) Director General Rafael Grossi expressed serious concern over a reported drone strike on a turbine building at the Zaporizhzhia Nuclear Power Plant (ZNPP), warning that attacks on nuclear facilities are “like playing with fire.”The IAEA said it had been informed by the ZNPP that a drone struck a turbine building at the facility earlier in the day, reportedly causing a hole in one of the building’s walls. The agency disclosed the inc…
Moscow, May 30 (IANS) A Ukrainian combat drone struck the turbine hall of Unit 6 of the Zaporizhzhia Nuclear Power Plant (NPP) on Saturday afternoon, stated Rosatom Director General Alexey Likhachev, local media reported.”This afternoon, a Ukrainian combat drone struck the turbine building of Unit 6, causing a subsequent detonation. The explosion did not damage the main equipment, but it did create a hole in the turbine wall. It’s noteworthy that the drone was controlled via fiber optics. This c…
Moscow, May 30 (IANS) Russia has summoned its ambassador to Armenia, Sergey Kopyrkin, for consultations over the Armenian leadership’s pivot toward the European Union (EU), the Russian Foreign Ministry said Saturday.The Russian side believes the Armenian move undermines cooperation within the Eurasian Economic Union (EAEU), according to the release on the ministry’s official website.Russian President Vladimir Putin said a day earlier that Armenia’s choice between the EU and the EAEU is purely an…
Singapore, May 30 (IANS) Highlighting India’s expanding expertise in missile manufacturing and increasing outreach, Defence Secretary Rajesh Kumar Singh on Saturday announced that a BrahMos missile deal has already been signed with Vietnam with another similar agreement with Indonesia currently in the final stages. “My understanding is that with both Indonesia and with Vietnam, the deal is in the final stages. In fact, for Vietnam, I understand that it has already been signed, probably not publi…
Singapore, May 30 (IANS) South Korean Defence Minister Ahn Gyu-back on Saturday highlighted Seoul’s drive to strengthen its own defence capabilities while deepening its alliance with the United States, amid evolving North Korean threats and uncertainties from Middle East tensions.Speaking at a defence forum in Singapore, Ahn said the North’s closer alignment with Russia and its growing combat experience from the war in Ukraine pose a new threat to security not only on the Korean Peninsula but al…
United Nations, May 30 (IANS) The UN Security Council adopted a resolution to renew for a year, until May 31, 2027, an arms embargo against South Sudan as well as targeted sanctions of travel ban and asset freeze against individuals and entities.Resolution 2821, adopted with nine votes in favor and six abstentions, also extends the mandate of the Panel of Experts, which assists the work of the South Sudan Sanctions Committee, until July 1, 2027.The African members of the Security Council — the …
Rome, May 29 (IANS) Italy’s Deputy Foreign Minister Edmondo Cirielli on Friday called for the rule of international law and for unity among European Union (EU) and the North Atlantic Treaty Organization ( Nato) countries after a Russian drone involved in an attack on Ukraine hit a residential building in Galati city of Romania overnight, igniting a fire and injuring two people in “an extremely serious incident”.”The raid carried out by a Russian drone against a civilian building in Romania, whic…
Moscow, May 29 (IANS) Russia’s President Vladimir Putin on Friday said that the conflict in Ukraine is nearing an end, as evidenced by the situation on the battlefield, local media reported. “The situation on the battlefield is developing in such a way that it gives us the right to say that the situation is nearing its end,” the Russian head of state said, Russia’s state‑owned Tass news agency reported.He noted that it would be reckless to name a specific timeframe for the end of the c…
Tel Aviv, May 29 (IANS) China’s approach to global conflicts is not aimed at ending them all but at determining which remain strategically useful and which pose strategic risks. Ukraine, in this context, is seen as useful to Beijing as it diverts Western attention and increases Russia’s dependence.By contrast, tensions around the Strait of Hormuz and North Korea’s alignment with Moscow are viewed as increasingly dangerous given their implications for energy security and China’s core geop…