The United States and Russia worked to weaken proposed international safeguards for lethal autonomous weapons during United Nations negotiations in Geneva this month, removing provisions that would have required greater reliability, ethical
When the Ukrainians have taken apart Russian weapons they have found them stuffed with western electronics, mainly American. This applies to Russia’s highly successful Lancet Kamikaze drone, aka a loitering munition. In the Lancet-3, a
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Editors’ Note: This article has been updated to incorporate new information provided by law enforcement authorities. Contrary to previous reports, the individual initially identified as Major General Prasanna Ranawaka is revealed to
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Russia will overcome all obstacles and achieve its goals in development, Vladimir Putin said Tuesday when he was sworn in as Russian president. Putin secured 87.28 percent of the vote in the
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In a significant move aimed at revitalizing the operations of the Chinese-built Mattala Rajapaksa International Airport, the Sri Lankan Cabinet has greenlit the transfer of management rights to two prominent entities from
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NATO is starting to deploy combat troops to Ukraine. They are in uniform and mostly are concentrated in the western part of the country, although in some cases they are close to the
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The Russian Embassy in Colombo has issued a statement refuting claims of Sri Lankan nationals participating in the conflict in Ukraine on the side of Russia. In a statement released today, the
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Russian President Vladimir Putin justified the 2022 invasion of Ukraine by asserting the existence of a singular “Russian world” that needs protection and reunification. He set aside the secular socialist ideological rationales
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President Putin seldom appeared in public since the pandemic began. Russian President Vladimir Putin warned the West not to cross a “red line” with Russia, saying such a move would trigger an
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Big Trouble may be brewing in Moldova which is starting to look like a staging area for the EU to offset an emerging Russian victory in Ukraine. Whether this plan will be
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SERGEI PRIGIZHIN’S UNTIMELY DEATH It has been proved again and again that attempts to replace President Vladimir Putin are fraught with danger. Before Sergei Prigozhin’s untimely death, the founder and former head
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Russian Investigative Committee said Thursday that it has found evidence connecting terrorists from the Crocus City Hall attack in suburban Moscow with “Ukrainian nationalists.” “After working with detained terrorists, studying the technical
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A controversy arose needlessly over the advisory issued by the American embassy in Moscow on March 7 to the effect that “extremists have imminent plans to target large gatherings in Moscow, to
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Speaking in North Carolina on a rare campaign stop. President Joe Biden called Russian President Vladimir Putin “a butcher.” Before that, Biden had referred to Putin as a “thug” and a “crazy SOB.”
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Four men accused of involvement in a massacre at a Moscow concert hall that killed 137 people were remanded in custody Sunday, as Russia observed a national day of mourning following the
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The Russian presidential election has vividly brought out the fault lines in international politics in a way that seldom happens. That is because the political personality of President Vladimir Putin fills the
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