Ukraine Is Just Staging Ground for Western Aggression Against Russia

Western countries do not view Ukraine as an independent state but use it as a staging ground for threats against Russia, Russian Foreign Ministry spokeswoman Maria Zakharova said on Thursday.

Pakistan summons U.S. diplomat over envoy's remarks on Kashmir

 Pakistan on Wednesday summoned the U.S. charge d'affaires in Islamabad to lodge a strong protest over remarks made by the U.S. ambassador to India regarding the status of Jammu and Kashmir during a visit to Indian-controlled Kashmir, the Foreign Ministry said.

Russia holds military exercises near southern Kuril Islands

Russia’s Pacific Fleet conducted training missile strikes against a group of simulated enemy ships near the coast of the southern Kuril Islands, its press service said Thursday.

Turkey says it will keep supporting Syrian military capacity development

Turkey will continue supporting Syria’s efforts to develop its own military capacity and infrastructure, the defense ministry said on Thursday, after Israel carried out air strikes on a Syrian air base and warned Ankara against what it called “dangerous adventures” there.

Mossad chief called Syrian FM over Turkish military presence before airbase strike

Reuters reports, citing three sources, that the head of Israel’s Mossad spy agency held a phone call with Syria’s foreign minister on August 14 to discuss Turkiye’s military presence in Syria, just days before Israel bombed a Syrian airbase.

Putin says Ukrainian infrastructure attacks cause damage but no ‘critical consequences’

Russian President Vladimir Putin said Wednesday that Ukrainian attacks on Russian infrastructure had caused damage but had not resulted in any “critical consequences.”

Another Suspect in Nord Stream Blast Case Detained in Croatia

German Federal Prosecutor's Office said on Wednesday it detained another suspect in connection with Nord Stream pipeline blast case.

Netanyahu’s office says Syria allowed Turkish troops onto airbase near Aleppo

Syria has brought the security status quo with Israel to the brink of collapse by allowing the deployment of Turkish troops at an airbase near Aleppo, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s office said in a statement.