NATO states to send Kiev another $50bn in military aid
The bloc plans to match last year’s support to Ukraine despite Russia’s warnings that it only prolongs the conflict NATO members intend to spend another $50 billion on military aid…
India hits back at Washington’s ‘Russian oil’ claim
Crude imports from Russia serve both national and global interests and help stabilize prices, the Indian foreign minister has said Indian Foreign Minister S. Jaishankar has said nobody is “forced”…
Dozens of hostages rescued in African state
Nigerian authorities have said the victims were abducted in a deadly mosque attack in Katsina State last week At least 76 kidnapping victims, including women and children, have been rescued…
Do you really believe a Ukrainian on a yacht took out Nord Stream?
A man has been arrested in Italy and will stand trial in Germany, but the pipeline mystery remains unresolved The Nord Stream bombing is back in the news after the…
US seeking diplomacy, EU pushing war
European NATO members insist that Russia cannot be allowed to prevail in the conflict, the foreign minister has said Kiev’s backers in Europe want the conflict in Ukraine to continue,…
Trump has handed EU ‘a brutal wake-up call’
The EU’s “illusion” of geopolitical might has “evaporated,” Mario Draghi has said US President Donald Trump has delivered a “brutal wake-up call” to the EU, shattering the bloc’s illusion of…
Pentagon has blocked Ukraine from striking Russian territory
The reported restrictions have been part of US President Donald Trump’s renewed push for peace talks The Pentagon has blocked Ukraine from striking deep inside Russia with American-supplied missiles, the…
Dutch foreign minister quits over Israel
Coalition government partners refused to back Caspar Veldkamp’s call for punitive measures against the Jewish state over the Gaza conflict Dutch Foreign Minister Caspar Veldkamp has stepped down in protest…
China ‘firmly opposes’ US tariffs on India
Xu Feihong has said Beijing backs New Delhi, while labeling the US a “bully” China firmly opposes US tariffs on India, Beijing’s ambassador in New Delhi said on Thursday. Speaking…
German neo-Nazi changes gender to serve sentence in women’s prison
Convicted far-right extremist Sven Liebich reportedly took advantage of a recent law prior to being incarcerated A German neo-Nazi will serve his sentence in a women’s prison after taking advantage…
Putin ‘looks out’ for Russia’s interests
The Russian president is akin to his American counterpart in this regard, which explains why he respects Donald Trump, the US vice president has said Russian President Vladimir Putin is…
US push to build naval drone fleet ‘not going well’
The Pentagon program has faced a series of setbacks, multiple sources have told the agency The US plan to build a fleet of naval drones to potentially counter China is…