Europe will have to re-engage in direct talks with Russian President Vladimir Putin if the latest U.S.-led efforts to broker a Ukraine peace deal founder, French President Emmanuel Macron said on Friday, Reuters reports. European leaders wary of Putin’s future military ambitions have smarted at their exclusion from peace talks led by U.S. President…
Reuters. The U.S. Senate voted overwhelmingly on Wednesday (December 17) to advance a $901 billion bill setting policy for the Pentagon, sending the massive piece of legislation to the White House, which has said President Donald Trump will sign it into law. The fiscal 2026 National Defense Authorization Act, or NDAA, is a compromise…
Reuters. In a rare evening address from the White House, U.S. President Donald Trump boasted on Wednesday (December 17) of his accomplishments, amid falling approval ratings. “Eleven months ago, I inherited a mess, and I’m fixing it,” Trump said in a speech that lasted less than 20 minutes and was delivered at rapid-fire pace. …
Kazakhstan is moving ahead with a $1 billion plan to build NATO-standard artillery ammunition factories to reduce its reliance on Russian models—a shift that has already drawn sharp criticism from Moscow, where officials have labeled the move “unfriendly”, according to reporting by The Moscow Times on December 17. The initiative marks a significant shift…
Iran’s Foreign Ministry on Tuesday summoned the ambassador of the Republic of Cyprus in Tehran in protest to the interventionist language regarding Iran’s territorial integrity, IRNA reports. The officials of Cyprus made the remarks in a joint statement issued with their counterparts from the UAE. Mohammad Alibek, Assistant Foreign Minister and Director General…
The Trump administration has issued a full travel ban on five more countries as well as people traveling on documents issued by the Palestinian Authority. It also imposed new limits on 15 other countries, Euronews reports. The Trump administration announced an expansion of travel restrictions to an additional 20 countries and the Palestinian Authority,…
Reuters. President Donald Trump sued the BBC on Monday (December 15) for defamation over edited clips of a speech that made it appear he directed supporters to storm the U.S. Capitol, opening an international front in his fight against media coverage he deems untrue or unfair. Trump, in his lawsuit filed Monday in Miami…
The European Commission (EC) will propose a ban on purchases of Russian oil by EU countries in early 2026, European Commissioner for Energy and Housing Dan Jorgensen said, TASS reports. “Early next year we will put forward a legislative proposal to ban the remaining oil,” he told reporters. Shipments of Russian oil to…
Far-right candidate Jose Antonio Kast has won a run-off election to become Chile’s 38th president, ousting the centre-left government currently in power, Al Jazeera reports. On Sunday, with nearly all the ballots counted, Kast prevailed with 58 percent of the vote, defeating former Labour Minister Jeannette Jara, a Communist Party politician who represented the…
President Volodymyr Zelenskiy offered to drop Ukraine’s aspirations to join the NATO military alliance as he held five hours of talks with U.S. envoys in Berlin on Sunday to end the war with Russia, with negotiations set to continue on Monday, Reuters reports. Trump’s envoy Steve Witkoff said “a lot of progress was made”…
Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan warned Saturday that the Black Sea should not turn into an “area of confrontation” between Russia and Ukraine after several strikes in recent weeks, Turkish Minute reports. “The Black Sea should not be seen as an area of confrontation. This would not benefit Russia or Ukraine. Everyone needs safe…
Iran’s top diplomat, Abbas Araghchi, has welcomed the expansion of ties with neighbouring Azerbaijan, stating that Tehran and Baku are committed to building a ‘shared, secure and mutually respectful’ future, local media reported on Friday. “Tehran and Baku are determined to build a common, secure and honorable future based on mutual respect,” he said…
Russian President Vladimir Putin and Turkish leader Recep Tayyip Erdogan noted that relations between the two countries are developing in all areas. This was stated by Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov on December 12. “In general, there are some issues, but there are no significant problems between us,” RIA Novosti quoted Peskov as saying. …
Reuters. The U.S. House of Representatives on Wednesday (December 10) passed a compromise version of the 2026 National Defense Authorization Act, or NDAA, a nearly $1 trillion bill setting policy for the Pentagon that Congress hopes to pass for a 65th straight year. Because it becomes law every year, Congress uses the NDAA as…
Reuters. The U.S. has seized an oil tanker off the coast of Venezuela, President Donald Trump said on Wednesday (December 10), ratcheting up tensions with Caracas in a move that also raised oil prices. “We’ve just seized a tanker on the coast of Venezuela, large tanker, very large, largest one ever, actually, and other…
Aide to the President of Azerbaijan, Head of the Department for Foreign Policy Issues of the Presidential Administration Hikmet Hajiyev met with Russian Deputy Foreign Minister Mikhail Galuzin in Baku. “I met with Russian Deputy Foreign Minister Mikhail Galuzin. We exchanged views on bilateral, regional and international issues,” Hikmet Hajiyev wrote on his page…
US President Donald Trump’s administration wants the International Criminal Court to amend its founding document to ensure it does not investigate the Republican president and his top officials, a Trump administration official said, threatening new U.S. sanctions on the court if it did not, Reuters reports. If the court does not act on this…
Reuters. Thai Army said they conducted a ‘tank-fired operation’ to destroy a compound located on the Cambodian side of the border on Tuesday (December 9). The target, located in Sra Ngue, Banteay Meanchey Province in Cambodia, is opposite the Ban Ta Phraya border trade facilitation point in Ta Phraya District, Sa Kaeo Province in…
Russia is alarmed by the “language of conflict” present in China-related provisions of the United States’ updated National Security Strategy, Russian Foreign Ministry Spokeswoman Maria Zakharova said, commenting on the document, TASS reports. “The document’s provisions on the Asia-Pacific Region are alarming because of the language of conflict with regard to China, as well…
Ukraine should not be forced to give up territory as part of a peace deal, UN General Assembly President Annalena Baerbock has said, warning that rewarding aggression only fuels further war, DPA reports. “You condemn an act of aggression, you do not reward it. Those who reward aggression will reap more war instead of…
Peace talks have reached a deadlock because of the territorial issue, Ukrainian media writes, citing Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky’s interview with Bloomberg. “The U.S., Russia, and Ukraine have different views, and there is no unified approach regarding Donbas,” Zelensky said. He stated that additional discussions are needed on several “sensitive issues,” including ensuring…
If you lie to get a visa, work without legal permission, or stay in the United States after your visa expires, you will face deportation or a permanent ban on obtaining a U.S. visa in the future, US Embassy to Armenia reports. Նյութերը գեներացվում են տարբեր կայքերից արհեստական բանականության միջոցով
U.S. President Donald Trump sent a letter to Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev, expressing gratitude for being nominated for the Nobel Peace Prize through an initiative by Baku and Yerevan. “Thank you for your joint letter. This high recognition inspires us to continue our important mission,” Trump noted, emphasizing that as President he sought to…
The federal government has removed Syria from its list of states that sponsor terrorism, almost a year after the fall of former president Bashar al-Assad’s regime, CBS News reports. Syria had been put on the list in 2012 while Assad was still in power. The country was in the midst of a conflict that…
Sweden will phase out development aid to five countries in coming years and use the money to increase support for Ukraine, the government said on Friday, Reuters reports. The Nordic country plans to phase out aid to Zimbabwe, Tanzania, Mozambique, Liberia and Bolivia, Minister for International Development Cooperation and Foreign Trade Benjamin Dousa said….
“We remain hopeful that the overall attitude of the American government towards Georgia will evolve. This is the optimism we can share at this time,” Prime Minister Irakli Kobakhidze told journalists. According to him, Georgia is patiently awaiting the U.S.’s position, with the government optimistic that a more constructive and fair perspective will replace…
Reuters. Britain signed a major defence deal with Norway on Thursday (December 4), building on the Nordic country’s 10 billion pound ($13 billion) purchase of UK warships at a time of heightened threats from Russia. British Prime Minister Keir Starmer welcomed his Norwegian counterpart Jonas Gahr Store at 10 Downing Street as the defence…
The decision to dissolve the OSCE Minsk Group is a vital step supporting the Azerbaijan-Armenia peace process, Finland’s Foreign Minister and the OSCE Chairperson-in-Office, Elina Valtonen said at the 32nd meeting of the Council of Foreign Ministers. “I witnessed positive progress in the peace process between Azerbaijan and Armenia. In August, we made a decision to…
Ahead of the 32nd meeting of the OSCE Ministerial Council in Austria, the foreign ministers of Azerbaijan and Turkey held a meeting. Jeyhun Bayramov and Hakan Fidan discussed the development of friendly, brotherly, and strategic allied relations between the two countries. They also addressed the current security situation in the region and the measures…
Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan and French President Emmanuel Macron held a phone call on Wednesday focusing on the Russia-Ukraine war, regional crises and the future of bilateral relations, according to the Turkish Presidency. The call, initiated by Macron, touched on a wide spectrum of global developments as well as cooperation between Ankara and…
