Japan increases military spending in 2015
The Japanese government has approved a new budget proposal that increases defense spending to a record $42 billion. The 2,8% rise in military spending comes amid an unresolved dispute with China over the status of islands in the East China Sea. Tokyo plans to purchase patrol vehicles...
The United States intends to use more military power against the "LIH"
The White House has said that President Barack Obama intends to work with Congress to obtain permission to use military force against the Islamic State. As part of the international coalition, the United States is conducting airstrikes against jihadists in Iraq and Syria. Obama has previously stated that he does not intend to ...
Fitch downgrades Russian Railways, LUKoil and Gazprom
The international rating agency Fitch has downgraded the rating of 13 Russian companies, follows from a message published on the agency's website on Tuesday, January 13. These companies include Gazprom, Gazprom Neft, Atomenergoprom, Russian Railways, the Federal Grid Company of the Unified Energy System (FGC UES), as well as ...
Poroshenko approved the development strategy of Ukraine, providing for 62 reform
President of Ukraine Petro Poroshenko signed a decree on the sustainable development strategy "Ukraine 2020", which provides for the implementation of 62 reforms. Their goal is to achieve European living standards and a worthy place for Ukraine in the world. This was reported by the press service of the Ukrainian president. According to…
An underwater volcano erupted between New Zealand and Tongo.
An underwater volcano came to life off the coast of the Kingdom of Tongo on Tuesday. The ash plume turned coastal waters red and forced airlines to delay flights to the Pacific nation, local officials said. Ash that erupted from the underwater volcano Hunga Tonga-Hunga Ha'apai, located approximately…
In France and Israel, commemorated the victims of the Paris terrorist attacks
French President François Hollande paid tribute to the three French policemen killed in the Paris attacks last week. They sacrificed their lives “so that we can live freely,” the French leader stressed. Hollande performed on Tuesday January 13th at a ceremony in Paris, ...
Putin will not go to Poland for the 70th anniversary of the liberation of Auschwitz
Russian President Vladimir Putin will not take part in commemorative events marking the 70th anniversary of the liberation of the Auschwitz concentration camp, which will be held this month in Poland. This was announced on Tuesday by Putin's press secretary Dmitry Peskov. Reuters sources said on Monday that Putin ...
US and Pakistan set new targets for bilateral cooperation
US Secretary of State John Kerry praised the progress made by the Pakistani military in the fight against militants in the northwest of the country. His statement was made in Islamabad, where representatives of the United States and Pakistan, during a strategic dialogue, discuss common goals in the field of trade, economic development and ...
NATO may intensify military maneuvers in the Baltic Sea
General Philip Breedlove, the commander of NATO forces in Europe, said on Tuesday 13 January that the alliance is considering stepping up exercises in the Baltic Sea in response to additional maneuvers conducted there last month by the Russian military. “There will be some changes in our ...
“Truck of Good”: free distribution of products to Russian-speaking Jews of Israel
Even a winter storm did not stop the implementation in Israel of a new project of the World Forum of Russian-speaking Jewry - free distribution of vegetables, fruits and other food products to needy repatriates. A car with the inscription "Good Truck" on board ("Masait Shel Khesed") has been running for the fifth month now ...