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India’s fighter jet battle: US v Russia in the skies
Built to evade radar, it's the most sophisticated jet in the skies - but at $80m a pop, also one of the most expensive
Zelensky backtracks, says he is ready for mineral deal with US
“It is our policy to continue despite what happened in the past. We are constructive. If we agreed upon signing it, we were ready to sign it. And honestly, I believe that the United States is ready as well,” Zelensky told a group of reporters...
Skype to close from May onwards
Microsoft is shutting down Skype, the internet-based phone and video service that was once the dominant way of staying connected in the mid 2000s.
UK’s Starmer says Europe is at ‘crossroads in history’ as leaders agree to steps to Ukraine peace
By Brian Melley and Emma Burrows LONDON (AP) — British Prime Minister Keir Starmer rallied his European counterparts Sunday to shore up their borders and throw their full weight behind Ukraine as he announced outlines of a plan to end Russia’s war. “Every nation must...
Trump’s disdain for soft power opens doors to China
Soft power was one of democratic America’s most effective weapons against communist totalitarianism. But President Trump has discarded it with contempt.
Four takeaways from Trump-Zelensky spat at the White House
By Steve Gutterman/ RFE RL/Eurasia Review Prague, March 1-Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy’s White House visit had a lot of potential. It could have produced a mineral-resources deal that would have roped Ukraine and the United States together, at least on paper, and given U.S. President...
Trump and Vance berate Zelensky in the White House
Washington March 1 (New York Times) – US President Trump and Vice President JD Vance had a hostile exchange with President Volodymyr Zelensky of Ukraine during a televised meeting in the Oval Office on Friday involving a potential peace deal with Russia.Tempers flare before Zelensky...
Why have “rare earths” become critical for ending the Ukraine-Russia war?
By P.K.Balachandran Colombo, February 27- Certain elements known as “rare earths” have become critical in the search for a way to end the Russo-Ukrainian war that has been going on for three years without an end in sight. The unconventional US President, Donald Trump, had...
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