US military 'ready for any contingency' on Taiwan: Commander

The US military is prepared for any possible situation regarding Taiwan, Admiral John Aquilino, Commander of the US Indo-Pacific Command (INDO-PACOM), said Tuesday, stressing he is responsible for preventing a conflict with China.

Sinophobia will lead to conflict, confrontation: Chinese envoy - China.org.cn

A Chinese envoy warned Tuesday that Sinophobia by politicians will lead to conflict and confrontation.

US arms exports grow amid regional conflicts

The United States has benefited from the Russia-Ukraine conflict and other regional tensions by boosting its arms sales around the world, while Russia's arms exports plunged, according to the latest report by the Stockholm International Peace Research Institute.

China says Ukraine crisis driven by 'invisible hand'

The Ukraine crisis seems to be driven by an invisible hand pushing for the protraction and escalation of the conflict, China's foreign minister Qin Gang said on Tuesday.

Supplies of German tanks to Ukraine bring conflict to new level of escalation

Berlin’s decision to supply Leopard tanks to Kiev is extremely dangerous as it brings the conflict up to a higher level of escalation, Russian Ambassador to Germany Sergey Nechayev said on Sunday.

China ‘deeply concerned’ about ‘intensifying’ Ukraine war

Beijing is “deeply concerned” about the year-old conflict in Ukraine, which appeared to be “intensifying and even getting out of control”, China’s Foreign Minister Qin Gang said on Tuesday.

EU Mission For Military Assistance To Ukraine Increases Involvement Of EU, makes it party to Ukrainian conflict

The deployment outside Ukraine of a training mission for the Ukrainian military and military assistance provided by EU countries to Kiev increases the involvement of the European Union in the conflict in Ukraine, Russian Foreign Ministry spokeswoman Maria Zakharova said on Thursday.

"This step is on a par with the supply of lethal weapons to the Kiev regime, and qualitatively increases the involvement of the EU, making it, of course, a party to the conflict," Zakharova said at a briefing.

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 "On October 17, [EU] Foreign Ministers approved the creation of an EU military assistance mission to Ukraine. It will be deployed within a month, and in two years it should train more than 15,000 [Ukrainian] servicemen of various levels of command. The EU allocates nearly €107 million for this, which undoubtedly makes it a party to the conflict," she said.

Zakharova recalled that the sixth meeting of the so-called Ukraine Defense Contact Group held in Brussels on October 12 resulted in a decision to supply the Kiev regime with modern air defense systems, as well as, according to the US military, almost 1,500 Stinger man-portable air-defense system (MANPADS).

According to the diplomat, since the beginning of Russia’s special military operation, "NATO countries have sent to the regime of [Ukrainian President Volodymyr] Zelensky at least 300 tanks, 130 infantry fighting vehicles, 400 armored personnel carriers, 450 units of other armored vehicles, 700 artillery systems, including multiple launch rocket systems and mortars, 5,000 man-portable anti-aircraft missiles and 80,000 anti-tank rocket systems and grenade launchers, 160,000 small arms, 800,000 pieces of artillery and ammunition, 90 million rounds of ammunition." "And after all this, EU regimes have asked their citizens to bathe less and warm themselves more because there is no way to make their lives comfortable now. We know where this money is going, and now the citizens of these EU countries know as well," Zakharova concluded.

Belgian Prime Minister Urges EU To Avoid Adding Fuel To Fire After Putins Address

Belgian Prime Minister Alexander De Croo urged EU countries on Wednesday to avoid further escalation and stay calm after the address of Russian President Vladimir Putin on further actions amid the military operation in Ukraine.

Reportan que las fuerzas de Kosovo bloquean carreteras con Serbia, suenan sirenas y se oyen disparos - RT

Los albanokosovares se reúnen en grupos en la parte sur de la ciudad de Kosovska Mitrovica, en el puente que lleva a la parte norte, habitada por serbios, informan medios locales.

Ukraine not to agree to 'frozen conflict' with Russia: Zelensky - China.org.cn

Zelensky said that Kiev will not agree to any deal that would lead to a "frozen conflict" with Russia, the Ukrinform news agency reported on Wednesday.

¿Cuáles son las consecuencias del conflicto entre Rusia y Ucrania en el mercado energético Español?

 El 21 de febrero Putin firmó el reconocimiento de la independencia de las regiones prorrusas ucranianas de Donetsk y Lugansk, enviando tropas a la zona. Tres días más tarde, ordenó atacar con efectivos militares la región del Donbás. Desde entonces el ejército ruso ha atacado diversas regiones del país, incluida la capital de Kiev, poniendo en peligro la integridad mundial.........¿Cuáles son las consecuencias del conflicto entre Rusia y Ucrania en el mercado energético Español? - companias-de-luz

208 dead, at least 1,500 injured in week of Israeli-Palestinian hostilities: UN - China.org.cn

UN humanitarians said Monday that 208 people were killed and at least 1,500 injured in a week of Israeli-Palestinian hostilities.

El trauma en Nagorno Karabaj, la herida abierta de los armenios

 

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Les Vingt-sept s'accordent sur 5 milliards EUR pour le nouveau fonds européen pour la paix - RTL Info

(Belga) Les Etats membres de l'Union européenne se sont entendus vendredi pour doter de 5 milliards d'euros d'ici à 2027 la "facilité européenne pour la paix", un nouvel instrument extrabudgétaire qui financera des opérations extérieures ayant des implications militaires ou dans le domaine de la défense.

Yemen most at risk of humanitarian catastrophe in 2021: IRC | Al Jazeera

Yemen is the country most at risk of a humanitarian catastrophe in 2021, the International Rescue Committee (IRC) has warned, marking the third year running the war-ravaged nation has earned the grim recognition.

Ethiopie : le gouvernement refuse à l'ONU un accès humanitaire au Tigré - Belga

L’Ethiopie a reconnu mardi que des forces pro-gouvernementales avaient tiré sur une équipe de l’ONU au Tigré, déniant fermement un accès "sans restriction" des humanitaires à cette région du Nord du pays privée d’approvisionnement après plus d’un mois de conflit.

Afghanistan war: 26,000 Afghan children killed or maimed since 2005 - BBC News

An average of five children have been killed or wounded every day for the past 14 years in war-torn Afghanistan, a charity has found.

Global uncertainty could risk World War Three – UK military chief | One America News Network

 

Current global uncertainty and anxiety amid the economic crisis caused by the coronavirus pandemic could risk another world war, the head of Britain’s armed forces has warned.

UN chief vows to strengthen peacekeeping missions

UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres on Friday said the world body is working hard to make peacekeeping stronger, safer and more effective.

Tillerson hints at deal to resolve Arab-Israeli conflict in one swoop, Moscow holds breath

The US secretary of state has a plan to resolve the decades-old conflict between Israel and its Arab neighbors in a single ‘deal of the century,’ his Russian counterpart said, adding that Moscow is eager to see the details of the promised peace plan.
“Rex [Tillerson]… hinted to me that the United States is expecting to strike a ‘deal of the century,’ which would resolve the Palestinian-Israeli problem in one swoop,” Sergey Lavrov said. “We certainly want to understand how they see this happening.”......https://on.rt.com/8u8e
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