The U.S. Embassy in Moscow has issued a statement telling American citizens to leave the country immediately due to the deteriorating security situation. This comes as tensions between Russia and the West continue to mount, with accusations flying back and forth about who is to blame for the recent increase[Read More…]

The death toll from the clashes between Iraqi security forces and protesters who stormed the government palace in Baghdad on Monday has risen to at least 15, with dozens more injured. The Associated Press reported that the number of those killed may be as high as 12, while local outlets[Read More…]

Ukrainian officials say Russian forces are beginning to retreat from some areas where Ukraine has launched a counteroffensive. The news comes as Ukrainian president Volodymyr Zelenskyy vowed that his country’s forces will “chase them to the border” if they do not leave the occupied territory of Kherson. The counteroffensive is[Read More…]

Two high-ranking US officials informed on the intelligence that Ukrainian forces have started “shaping” operations in southern Ukraine to prepare the ground for a major Ukrainian counteroffensive. Shaping operations involve striking targets such as weapons systems, command and control centres, and ammunition depots to prepare the battlefield for planned advances.[Read More…]