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– Biden will not change the current US nuclear doctrine under pressure from allies – Longstanding US policy allows for first-strike use of nukes in extreme situations – Biden had vowed to change that policy but is now backing down from the plan – Ongoing Nuclear Posture Review will not …

Hungary does not want to risk the lives and safety of the Hungarian people and will not allow the supply of weapons to Ukraine through its territory, and will not refuse Russian oil and gas, Hungarian Foreign Minister Peter Szijjarto said. “Yesterday at the summit of EU prime ministers, Volodymyr …

MYSTERIOUS: Mysterious high-frequency waves swirling on the sun are moving at speeds that ‘defy explanation A team from New York University’s Abu Dhabi Center for Space Science analyzed 25 years of space and ground-based observations of energy waves from our host star High-frequency waves swirling on the sun have left …

A Cardiff mum claims she didn’t know she was pregnant until she woke up needing to go to the toilet then gave birth in the middle of the night. Nicola Thomas had gone to bed the night before after experiencing some discomfort but put it down to her period, which …

Poland’s state energy company on Thursday said it would not pay for Russian gas in rubles, becoming the latest to reject Kremlin demands amid unprecedented sanctions on Moscow over its war in Ukraine. “We don’t see how we could,” PAP news agency quoted Pawel Majewski, head of state oil and …

Russia’s ambassador to Warsaw said on Thursday that Poland had blocked the Russian embassy’s bank accounts on the basis that they might be used to finance terrorist activity or launder money. “Our accounts have been blocked by a decision of the finance ministry, and then by a decision of the …

In the ongoing standoff between the West and the East, Africa will try to remain neutral Russia’s military operation in Ukraine, launched in February, followed by the dramatic increase in tensions on the global scene will undoubtedly affect the economic and political landscape in Africa in the medium term, as …

Ghanaian President Nana Akufo-Addo and his ministers have cut their salaries by 30 percent under measures to reduce spending as the country struggles with higher fuel costs from the Ukraine crisis and stalled progress on a new tax, the government said on Thursday. Finance Minister Ken Ofori-Atta announced that foreign …

Ukrainian troops have reclaimed territory occupied by Russia as the nation’s troops seek to reverse momentum in the war, according to the US. A US Department of Defense spokesperson told reporters on Wednesday that Ukraine is defending parts of the country “very smartly, very nimbly, very creatively”. “We have seen …

Joe Biden said the US and its allies were prepared to respond “in kind” if Russia uses chemical weapons during its invasion of Ukraine as he urged the west to sustain pressure on Vladimir Putin and remain unified in its response to the war. “It would trigger a response in …