Moscow — The head of Russia’s Nuclear, Biological and Chemical Defense Forces, Lieutenant General Igor Kirillov, was killed along with his deputy on Tuesday morning in an explosion in Moscow, the Russian Investigative Committee announced. Ukrainian security sources told CBS News that the Security Service of Ukraine (SBU) killed Kirillov during a special operation. This … Read more
A central processing unit (CPU) semiconductor chip is displayed among the flags of China and the United States, in this illustrative photo taken February 17, 2023. — Reuters WASHINGTON: China’s retaliatory export control measures could take a toll on America’s growing clean energy sector and its defense industry, analysts say, as the trade fight intensifies … Read more
Russian President Vladimir Putin budget plans approved, bringing military spending for 2025 to record levels as Moscow seeks to assert itself in the war in Ukraine. About 32.5% of the budget published on a government website on Sunday was allocated to national defense, or 13.5 trillion rubles (more than $145 billion), compared to 28.3% this … Read more
The International Criminal Court on Thursday issued arrest warrants for Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and former Defense Minister Yoav Gallant, as well as for Hamas leader Mohammed Deif, whom Israel says he was killed during an airstrike in July. The judges found that there were “reasonable grounds to believe that” Netanyahu and Gallant “intentionally … Read more