Day: May 17, 2026

The President of the Russian Federation Vladimir Putin will meet with his Chinese counterpart President Xi Jinping this week. President Xi hosted US President Donald Trump last week. To discuss this, we are joined on the line by SABC News Specialist Correspondent Sophie Mokoena.

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Reports of escalating regional tensions across the Middle East have raised fresh concerns after alleged drone strikes, explosions, and fires near sensitive military and energy infrastructure. Incidents reportedly include a fire at an Israeli military base in the Negev Desert, alongside unverified claims linking the region to critical strategic facilities. Separately, Iranian authorities have described controlled explosions in parts of Isfahan, while earlier reports suggested a drone strike near the Barakah nuclear plant in the UAE. Officials across affected regions have issued statements downplaying damage, but speculation continues online about broader escalation and security risks involving key energy and defense sites.

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Even some of Russia’s fiercest nationalists are admitting the unthinkable: Russia may already be losing the war in Ukraine. Former FSB colonel and convicted war criminal Igor Girkin — one of the men who helped ignite the conflict in 2014 — is now openly warning that Putin’s strategy has failed, the Russian Army is exhausted, and Ukraine is only getting stronger. From prison, Girkin delivers one of the Kremlin’s bleakest assessments yet… and suggests there may be no way back for Russia.

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