Russian paratroopers have arrived in Kazakhstan as part of a “peacekeeping” mission by a Moscow-led military alliance to help the president regain control of the country, according to Russian news agencies. Kazakhstan’s president, Kassym-Jomart Tokayev, asked for the intervention from the Collective Security Treaty Organization (CSTO) – an alliance made up of Russia, Armenia, Belarus, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan and […]
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Two Russian paratroopers die in Belarus during joint exercises near Polish border
Two Russian servicemen died in western Belarus near the Polish border on Friday during joint airborne exercises with Minsk. The Russian defence ministry said in a statement quoted by Russian news agencies that the two soldiers’ parachutes failed to function properly “due to a sudden strong gust of wind” during their jumps. “Despite the efforts […]
Spaniard Dies Trying To Dodge Charging Bull At Fiesta
A Spanish bullfighter confronting a charging bull with nothing but his bare hands slipped during a show in northern Spain and was gored to death by the animal. Recortador Juan Carlos Otero, 34, known as “El Gallo” slipped during a performance in La Parrilla, northern Spain. The raging bull pierced Otero through the heart during […]
‘We will participate’: Saudi military admits US coalition mulling ground invasion in Syria
In an interview with Reuters, an aide to Saudi Arabia’s defense minister, Brigadier General Ahmed Asseri, confirmed that defense ministers from the anti-Islamic State (IS, formerly ISIS/ISIL) coalition debated placing ground troops on the ground in Syria during a ministerial meeting in Brussels last month. “It was discussed two weeks ago in Brussels,” Asseri said, […]
Al-Jaafari: Crisis Only Solved by Implementing UN Res., Coordinating with Syria
Syria’s Permanent Representative to the United Nations Bashar al-Jaafari said that some sides claim to want to resolve the humanitarian crisis in Syria, but they refuse to give priority to fighting terrorism and refuse to coordinate with the Syrian government regarding humanitarian aid. During a Security Council session for discussing the humanitarian situation in Syria, […]