Eurasia Press & News

Sudan’s foreign ministry on Tuesday denied the presence of Russian private military contractor Wagner Group in the country, in response to a statement by Western diplomats. Representatives of the United States, United Kingdom and Norway wrote in a piece published in a Sudanese newspaper on Monday that the mercenary group …

Ukrainian forces battled continuing Russian efforts to occupy Mariupol and claimed to have retaken a strategic suburb of Kyiv on Tuesday, mounting a defense so dogged that it is stoking fears Russia’s Vladimir Putin will escalate the war to new heights. “Putin’s back is against the wall,” said U.S. President …

China has fully militarized at least three of its artificial islands in the South China Sea, equipping them with missile systems and fighter jets, a top U.S. commander has said. The Associated Press quoted U.S. Indo-Pacific commander Adm. John C. Aquilino as saying on Sunday that the construction of missile …

European Union countries on Monday accused Russia’s military of committing war crimes in Ukraine, but appeared unlikely to target the country’s energy sector with sanctions soon despite a clamor across Europe for those responsible for attacks on civilians to be held to account. With civilian deaths mounting in the besieged …

Following Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin’s visit to Slovakia last March 17, the Patriot air defense systems from Germany and the Netherlands have started to arrive in Slovakia to bolster the alliance’s eastern flank amid the Russian invasion of Ukraine. Deployment of these systems will continue throughout the coming days. Germany …

Incident came days before Israel allegedly struck IRGC drone warehouse in Kermanshah, whereupon Iran launched missiles at Iraq’s Erbil Two drones that were reportedly launched from Iran and intercepted by the US-led international coalition in Iraq last month are believed to have been aiming for Israel, officials said Monday. The …

With his forces apparently failing in Kyiv, Russian leader focused on securing strategic territory, forcing concessions via sieges, according to reported assessment by US officials Unnamed senior US officials have said they believe Russian President Vladimir Putin is changing tack and will no longer focus on conquering all of Ukraine, …

Foreign reports have indicated that Russian authorities are bickering over their invasion of Ukraine. Russian authorities are split over their invasion of Ukraine, with a commander of the Russian intelligence service placed under house arrest, according to reports in recent weeks. Colonel-General Sergei Beseda, the head of the Fifth Service …

Ukraine rejects ultimatum to surrender Mariupol * Russians seek to encircle Kyiv • airstrike hits shopping and residential area Air raids sounded at the same time across Ukraine in 20 different cities on Monday afternoon. A Russian shipped shelled Ukrainian houses in Odessa on Monday morning, according to the spokesman …

Madrid endorsed a plan for limited autonomy for the territory in northwestern Africa, but the change in policy was denounced by independence groups and could aggravate relations with Algeria. In a bid to ease tensions with Morocco, Spain has recognized for the first time a plan drawn up by the …