According to the Kremlin’s plan, the parade on Red Square on the so-called “May 9” day (Soviet Victory Day) should have been a signal to the West that Russia has “again become a powerful state”.

By Ed Johnson May 15 (Bloomberg) — Truce talks between Pakistan’s government and militants in the tribal region may be causing a rise in terrorist attacks in neighboring Afghanistan, NATO said. The level of extremist violence in eastern Afghanistan last month was 50 percent higher than the same period last …

WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The United States plans to speed up assistance to Lebanon’s army but has no plans as yet to increase current military aid to deal with the latest crisis, the U.S. State Department said on Wednesday.