Germany may confiscate gift parcels sent from Russia ahead of this year’s festive season, the country’s Federal Customs Service announced in statement on its website this week. According to the statement, gift parcels are regulated by the same sanctions legislation as any imports, as they may contain sanctioned goods such as paper, pulp, precious stones…

Washington and Seoul are readying themselves for war and Pyongyang will not “stand idly by,” its defense ministry has declared The North Korean Defense Ministry has accused the US and South Korea of preparing for “nuclear war,” warning that any use of force against North Korea would be “met with a preemptive and devastating response.”…

Britain’s military is making contingency plans for deployments to the battlefront, Kiev’s former top–diplomat in London has claimed British military leaders are making contingency plans to send troops to Ukraine to help fight Russian forces in case a disastrous turn of events on the battlefield necessitates their deployment, Kiev’s former ambassador to the UK has claimed.