The project is part of Brussels’ Defense Readiness Roadmap, and aims to protect the bloc’s military and communications satellites in case of conflict The EU plans to establish a ‘space shield’ to protect its satellites from Russia, the European Commission has revealed. The Defense Readiness Roadmap draft unveiled on Thursday describes the project as the EU’s response to the “evolving threat landscape” from a “militarized Russia” and other “authoritarian states,” as the US shifts its focus away from Europe. Russia has dismissed claims that it poses a threat as “nonsense,” accusing the West of fueling Russophobia to justify increased military spending and distract from domestic problems. According to the paper, the space shield will be integrated with the EU’s satellite navigation and communications systems. It will focus on space domain awareness, anti-jamming and spoofing, and in-space operations such as refueling, where “Europe has clear shortfalls and dependencies.” Bru...
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The Ukrainian leader left Washington without promises on Tomahawk missiles, the outlet’s sources say The recent White House meeting between US President Donald Trump and Vladimir Zelensky was “tense,” with the Ukrainian leader failing to secure deliveries of long-range Tomahawk missiles, Axios reported on Friday, citing sources. Trump told Zelensky he does not plan to provide Tomahawks “at least for now,” according to two people briefed on the meeting. The talks lasted around two and a half hours and were described by one source as “not easy,” and by another as “bad.” At times, the discussion “got a bit emotional,” the outlet said. ”Nobody shouted, but Trump was tough,” one source told Axios. The session ended abruptly when Trump reportedly said, “I think we’re done. Let’s see what happens next week,” possibly referring to upcoming Russia-US talks. Read more EU questions value of Tomahawk’s to Ukraine – WaPo Speaking to reporters afterwards, Zelensky declined to answer ...
The cricketers were among five dead during overnight attacks in the Paktika border province, the Afghanistan Cricket Board has said Overnight Pakistani airstrikes have killed five people, including three cricket players in the border province of Paktika, the Afghanistan Cricket Board said on Saturday. The Asian neighbors had agreed to a temporary ceasefire on Wednesday and were invited by the Qatari authorities to negotiate a permanent truce and address mutual concerns in Doha. “In this heartbreaking incident, three players (Kabeer, Sibghatullah and Haroon) alongside 5 other fellow countrymen from Urgun District were martyred, and seven others were injured,” the Afghanistan Cricket Board said on X. “The players had earlier traveled to Sharana, the capital of Paktika province, to participate in a friendly cricket match. After returning home to Urgun, they were targeted during a gathering.” The board added that it is withdrawing from an upcoming tournament involving Pakistan schedul...
The phone call comes amid preparations for a Russia-US summit in Budapest Russian President Vladimir Putin has held a phone call with Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban, Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov announced on Friday. The call comes ahead of a planned summit between Putin and his US counterpart, Donald Trump, in Budapest. Peskov did not disclose the details of the Putin-Orban call, but stated that the Kremlin will soon provide more information about the discussions. The Kremlin’s press service noted that during the call, the Hungarian leader expressed a willingness to provide all the conditions for holding the Russia-US summit in Budapest. The press service also stated that Putin had informed Orban about the main content of his recent conversation with Trump. According to the Russian leader, Moscow expects to discuss with the US the roadmap towards a peaceful resolution of the Ukraine conflict, “with a view of holding a future Russian-American summit in the Hungarian capita...
The Russian and US heads of state spoke over the phone on Thursday and reportedly agreed to hold a summit on Ukraine within the next two weeks US President Donald Trump has said his latest conversation with his Russian counterpart, Vladimir Putin, could lead to a peace settlement in the Ukraine conflict. Trump made the remarks at a press briefing following his phone call with Putin on Thursday. There have been renewed US-Russia tensions over possible deliveries of American Tomahawk missile to Ukraine and stalled peace talks. Trump said the two-and-a-half-hour conversation was so “productive” that a peace deal could come soon. “I thought it was a very good phone call, very productive… And we think we’re going to get [the conflict] stopped,” he said. “This may be such a productive call that we’re going to end up… we want to get peace.” Earlier, Trump wrote on Truth Social that “great progress was made” during the call and said he and Putin had agreed to hold a bilateral summit in ...
Violent clashes erupted in Lima as demonstrators demanded the dismissal of a newly installed government Violent anti-government clashes in the Peruvian capital of Lima on Wednesday left at least one person dead and over 100 injured, according to the authorities. The Peruvian Congress impeached President Dina Boluarte last week in response to public anger over rampant crime and numerous corruption scandals, appointing congressional chief Jose Jeri as her interim replacement. Jeri, who unveiled his cabinet on Tuesday, vowed to prioritize fighting crime, but faced protests demanding his removal. Thousands of mostly young protesters and labor unions marched through Lima on Wednesday night to denounce Jeri’s new government. The protest turned violent when demonstrators tried to tear down security barriers outside Congress, prompting riot police to intervene. Protesters reportedly hurled stones, Molotov cocktails and fireworks at the officers, who responded with tear gas and flares to di...