Month: May 2023
Russia banned from operating consulate generals in Germany
From the end of the year, Russia will only be allowed to operate the embassy in Berlin as well as one of its five consulates genera. In response to the expulsion of German diplomatic staff, the government has banned Russia from operating four consulates general in Germany, a Foreign Office spokesman said in Berlin. The
NATO to deploy additional troops in Kosovo
The local population, which is almost exclusively Serb, was expressing its anger at the installation of new mayors from Albanian parties. The elections had been boycotted by almost all Serbs, and turnout was just 3.5%. NATO plans to deploy hundreds more soldiers to Kosovo, after 30 members of its KFOR unit were injured in violent
Russia to defend Belarus leader Lukashenko incase of an uprising
On May 25th, Russia moved forward with its plan to deploy nuclear weapons in Belarus that President Vladimir Putin had announced in March, While the nuclear weapons being moved to Belarus are only tactical in nature and don’t have the same destructive power as more traditional devices, they are still worrying. Russia will support Alexander
China “Spies” on USA critical infrastructure
In the advisory, western intelligence agencies warned that a state-sponsored group of hackers known as Volt Typhoon had accessed America’s critical infrastructure sectors. The western intelligence agencies said private sector partners had identified the activity and warned Volt Typhoon could target other critical infrastructure sectors worldwide. A group of Chinese state-sponsored hackers have been spying
Creation of South American currency
Brazilian leader -Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva organized the South America Summit to help revive the Unasur bloc, which had largely become defunct after it was shunned by right-wing leaders in recent years. Brazilian President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva has proposed creating a regional trade currency for South America at a summit of regional
China Serbia amid Kosovo clashes involving NATO troops
China’s ruling Communist Party has long been a critic of the NATO alliance, stemming partly from the bombing of Beijing’s embassy in Belgrade during the 1999 air campaign to end Serbia’s brutal crackdown on ethnic Albanian separatists in Kosovo. China, along with Russia and Serbia, does not recognize Kosovo’s 2008 independence and Foreign Ministry spokesperson
NATo peace keepers clashes with protesters in Kosovo
led peacekeeping force KFOR clashed with protesters on Monday in northern Kosovo, where the Serb minority is protesting ethnic Albanian mayors taking office in Serb-majority areas. Tensions between ethnic Serbs and Albanians are escalating in Kosovo after Pristina deployed heavy police forces to install new mayors in Serb-majority areas. NATO had deployed its peacekeepers to
North Korea to launch its first military spy satellite
Since the start of 2022, North Korea has test-fired about 100 missiles, including intercontinental ballistic missiles designed to reach the U.S. mainland and a slew of launches it described as simulated nuclear attacks on targets in South Korea. North Korea has said its intensified testing activity is meant to counter its rivals’ joint military exercises
US starving China of semiconductors
China’s semiconductor industry is facing renewed pressure from the United States and its allies after Japan announced on May 23 that it will impose export restrictions on 23 types of chipmaking technology, including advanced semiconductor manufacturing equipment. Last October, the US government introduced a series of export controls on advanced semiconductor chips. Since then, Washington
Russia strikes in Ukraine
In Moscow, a drone attack later caused minor damage to several buildings, the mayor of the Russian capital said. The attacks on Moscow came after another night of drone strikes on the Ukrainian capital. Citing preliminary information, Kyiv’s military administration said more than 20 kamikaze drones had been destroyed in the latest attack. It was