Author: Forelines
Preliminary plans for the China and Russia-led International Lunar Research Station (ILRS) include building a nuclear reactor on the moon’s surface, a presentation by a Chinese space official on Wednesday showed. The presentation by Pei Zhaoyu, chief engineer for China’s 2028 Chang’e-8 mission, showed that the base’s energy supply could also depend on large-scale solar arrays, which would be built on the moon’s surface. China’s Chang’e-8 mission aims to lay the groundwork for the construction of a permanent manned lunar base. The world’s second largest economy is aiming to become a major space power and land astronauts on the moon…
Russia’s President Vladimir Putin on Tuesday expressed condolences to Indian President Droupadi Murmu and Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi over the tragic consequences of the terrorist assault in Pahalgam, Jammu and Kashmir. Russia’s President Putin stated, “Esteemed Mrs President, Esteemed Mr Prime Minister, Kindly accept the sincere condolences over the tragic consequences of the terrorist attack in Pahalgam, whose victims were civilians — citizens of various countries.” “This brutal crime has no justification whatsoever. We expect that its organisers and perpetrators will face deserved punishment. I would like to reiterate our commitment to further increasing cooperation with Indian partners in…
(Forelines) – On Sunday, multiple blasts slashed through Russian-governed Donetsk in eastern Ukraine in the middle of an Easter ceasefire announced by the Kremlin, according to Russia’s news agency report. As per the TASS state news agency, quoting local “operative services”, stated minimum three explosions were noticed in the city, which has been under the control of Russia since 2014. The RIA news agency further stated that aprrox three blasts were noticed in the city following 09:00 (0600 GMT), quoting its reporter in the region.
(Forelines) – JNIM, Al Qaeda affiliate has claimed it killed 70 troops in raids on two army posts in Benin, according to the SITE Intelligence Group report on Saturday. The West African state and its coastal neighbour Togo have emdured a series of assaults in current years as groups connected to Islamic State and al Qaeda have extended their presence across the Sahel area to the north. Forelines might not instantly confirm the claim independently
(Forelines) – Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy stated on Sunday that the Russia’s military is making a pretence of an Easter truce announced by Russia’s President Vladimir Putin, ongoing overnight efforts to impose front-line setbacks on Kyiv, as per Reuters. “In general, as of Easter morning, we can say that the Russian army is trying to create a general impression of a ceasefire, but in some places it does not abandon individual attempts to advance and inflict losses on Ukraine,” Volodymyr Zelenskiy wrote in a post on social media. According to Reuters, Vladimir Putin, hours prior heading to an Orthodox Easter…
On Saturday, an earthquake of magnitude 5.8 slammed the Afghanistan-Tajikistan boundary, according to the German Research Centre for Geosciences (GFZ). The earthquake was at a depth of 92 km (57 miles), stated by GFZ. (Forelines)
Russian President Vladimir Putin announced a surprise one-day ceasefire in Ukraine for Easter on Saturday, but Kyiv said Russian forces continued artillery fire and called instead for an extended true halt to hostilities. Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy said Russia had rejected just such a proposal brokered by U.S. President Donald Trump last month and could not be trusted. Putin’s unilateral move, to extend over 30 hours, followed Washington’s announcement that it could abandon peace talks within days unless Moscow and Kyiv showed they were serious about negotiating. Putin ordered fighting to stop as of 6 p.m. Moscow time (1500 GMT)…
Russia’s soldiers have driven out Ukraine’s forces from roughly all of Moscow’s western Kursk region, Valery Gerasimov, Russia’s military chief stated on Saturday, according to Reuters. “The bulk of the area where the invasion took place has now been cleared,” Valery Gerasimov said President Vladimir Putin in a televised meeting. “It’s 1,260 square km, 99.5%.” According to Reuters, Moscow has been trying to displace Ukraine’s forces from Kursk since August previous year after Kyiv’s soldiers initiated a surprise invasion that embarrassed Vladimir Putin and which Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy wished would provide him a negotiating chip in any future discussions…