
Government plan to build munitions factories to ‘better deter our adversaries’
The Government has pledged £1.5 billion as part of the strategic defence review into at least six munitions and energetics factories.
The Government has pledged £1.5 billion as part of the strategic defence review into at least six munitions and energetics factories.
Pakistan and Russia have reaffirmed commitment to deepen bilateral relations and boost parliamentary diplomacy. The reaffirmation was made during a meeting between visiting Chairman Senate Syed Yousaf Raza Gilani and Chairperson of Federation Council of the Russian Federation Valentina Matvienko in Moscow. Both sides stressed need for parliamentary diplomacy, especially in times of rising global…
Russian President Vladimir Putin on Sunday proposed direct talks with Ukraine on May 15 in Istanbul that he said should be aimed at bringing a durable peace and eliminating the root causes of the war. Putin sent thousands of troops into Ukraine in February 2022, unleashing a war that has left hundreds of thousands of…
Talks on a Ukraine ceasefire and reform of the benefits system dominate Wednesday’s front pages.
Some newspapers have labelled Ukraine’s president a ‘global hero’, while others say Russian President Vladimir Putin must be ‘laughing his head off’.