EU foreign ministers failed to reach an agreement on the 20th sanctions package against the aggressor state during today’s meeting of the Council of the European Union. This was announced at a press conference in Brussels following the meeting by the EU High Representative for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy, Kaja Kallas, according to…
The United States has started withdrawing from a key military base in northeastern Syria and redeploying its forces to northern Iraq, marking the first phase of a pullout expected to last several weeks, Al Jazeera reports. Heavy machinery, personnel and trucks carrying armoured vehicles could be seen moving on Monday in the northwestern city…
Prime Minister Robert Fico has said he will to cut off his country’s emergency electricity supply to Ukraine unless Kyiv resumes pumping Russian oil to Slovakia, Euronews reports. Slovakia’s prime minister Robert Fico has threatened to withdraw Ukraine’s emergency electricity supply unless Russia’s oil supply is restored to his country by Monday. On…
President of Ukraine Volodymyr Zelensky held a conversation with NATO Secretary General Mark Rutte. According to Ukrinform, Zelensky reported this on Telegram. “I spoke with NATO Secretary General Mark Rutte. We touched base on all key aspects of our diplomatic work, and I’m glad that, in many areas, our views align. I shared updates…
New satellite imagery and flight tracking data show a base in central Jordan has become a key hub for the U.S. military’s planning for possible strikes on Iran, The New York Times reports. Imagery captured on Friday shows more than 60 attack aircraft parked at the base, known as Muwaffaq Salti, roughly tripling the…
NORAD on February 19, 2026, detected a Russian air formation, including Tu-95 bombers and Su-35 fighters, operating inside the Alaska Air Defense Identification Zone and launched a multi-aircraft intercept. The response underscores continued U.S. vigilance in the Arctic as Russian long-range aviation activity remains steady near North American airspace. The North American Aerospace Defense…
US Vice President J.D. Vance, speaking at the first session of the Board of Peace, expressed gratitude to Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan and Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev. “We are grateful to all of you for your partnership, particularly the President of Azerbaijan and the Prime Minister of Armenia, whom I met last week….
Russia is likely to launch an extensive influence campaign against Armenia in 2026, Estonian Foreign Intelligence Service said in a report posted on its website. The following is the report itself: In August 2025, a potentially historic event occurred in Washington. With the mediation of US President Donald Trump, Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan…
Georgia’s Foreign Minister, Maka Botchorishvili, has stated that the construction of new roads between Armenia and Azerbaijan will be beneficial for the entire South Caucasus region and emphasized that the projects are not viewed as a competition with Georgia’s transit routes. Speaking on air with Imedi LIVE and commenting on the new transport initiatives…
The United States decided against licensing localized production of interceptor missiles for Patriot air defense systems in European countries, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said. Zelenskyy made the remark in his evening video address, summarizing his meeting with Defense Minister Mykhailo Fedorov on ensuring consistent supply of anti-air missiles from abroad. Ukraine plans a series…
Today, negotiations between the delegations of Russia, the US and Ukraine are being resumed in Geneva, which are taking place behind closed doors, a source in the negotiating team said. The third round of trilateral talks on the Ukrainian settlement began yesterday in Geneva and lasted six hours, the meeting ended in the evening….
Reuters. Palestinian officials and an Israeli settlement watchdog group condemned on Monday (February 16) an Israeli decision on West Bank land registration, saying the move will lead to a de-facto takeover of Palestinian lands. On Sunday (February 15), Israel’s cabinet approved further measures to tighten Israel’s control over the occupied West Bank and make…
Reuters. Representatives of Ukraine and Russia will meet in Geneva on Tuesday (February 17) and Wednesday (February 18) for a fresh round of U.S.-mediated peace talks that the Kremlin says are likely to focus on land, the main sticking point. “It’s going to be very easy,” U.S. President Donald Trump told reporters aboard Air…
Two female Israeli soldiers had to be rescued by police after being chased by a crowd of ultra-Orthodox Jewish men, BBC reports. Footage from the city of Bnei Brak showed the women running through streets strewn with rubbish and overturned bins as police officers formed a protective barrier. More than 20 people were arrested….
Europe’s absence from the negotiating table with Russia is a major mistake and Kyiv is doing everything possible to involve the EU in the process, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said during a speech at the Munich Security Conference on Feb. 14. “Americans often return to the question of concessions,” the president stated. “And…
Europe must be ready to fight to protect its people, values, and way of life, Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer told world leaders on Saturday, BBC reports. Speaking at the Munich Security Conference, Starmer also called for deeper links and cooperation, including economic ties, between the UK and EU. The PM stressed the…
I believe that full normalization of relations and full peace between Armenia and Azerbaijan will be established soon, the President of Azerbaijan stated in an interview with France 24 in Munich. According to Ilham Aliyev, the historic agreements reached on August 8 at the White House between Yerevan and Baku mean that the conflict…
The NATO alliance will become more European-led, with a continuing strong presence of the United States, as European allies significantly increase military spending, NATO Secretary General Mark Rutte said on Friday (Friday 13), Reuters reports. “Over the coming years we will more and more see a NATO that is more European-led, but at the…
The US State Department has made adjustments to the transcript of its briefing regarding the statements of Secretary of State Marco Rubio. This was found out by RIA Novosti on February 13. It is clarified that Rubio’s statement about a potential trip to Russia, which could take place as part of his European tour,…
Turkey’s top diplomat said both the US and Iran appeared ready to compromise to secure a nuclear deal, but warned that broadening talks to cover Tehran’s ballistic missile programme would risk “nothing but another war”, Financial Times reports. Hakan Fidan, who has played an integral role in mediation efforts to avert a conflict, told…
A brawl erupted in Turkey’s parliament on Wednesday after lawmakers from the ruling AK Party and the opposition clashed over the appointment of a controversial figure to the Justice Ministry in a Cabinet reshuffle, Reuters reports. Opposition legislators tried to block Akın Gürlek, who President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan appointed to the top judicial portfolio,…
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, delivered a short statement on Tuesday (February 10), saying his seventh trip to the United States reflects the bond between the two countries and said the main focus of the meeting will be on the negotiations with Iran, Reuters reports. “I am now leaving for the United States on…
The White House has announced that U.S. Vice President JD Vance has arrived in Azerbaijan with his family following an productive visit to Armenia. An expanded-format meeting between Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev and U.S. Vice President J.D. Vance has begun in Baku. Նյութերը գեներացվում են տարբեր կայքերից արհեստական բանականության միջոցով
The U.S. Vice President JD Vance answered journalists’ questions at Yerevan’s Zvartnots international airport before his departure from Armenia to Azerbaijan. Referring to the question by “Lurer” on investment projects in Armenia, Vance said: “Well, one of the things that we signed yesterday, but also one of the things that we are working…
The U.S. military intercepted an oil tanker it said was operating in defiance of President Trump’s quarantine of sanctioned vessels in the Indian Ocean overnight Monday after it tracked the vessel from the Caribbean, The Hill reports. The Pentagon did not clarify if U.S. forces seized the ship, the Aquilla II, as U.S. personnel…
Iran is prepared to dilute its highly enriched uranium if the US lifts all sanctions on the country, the head of its atomic energy agency said Monday after talks resumed with Washington, France 24 reports. “In conclusion, in response to a question about the possibility of diluting 60 percent enriched uranium … the head…
Iran will strike U.S. bases in the Middle East if it is attacked by U.S. forces that have massed in the region, its foreign minister said on Saturday, insisting that this should not be seen as an attack on the countries hosting them, Reuters reports. Foreign Minister Abbas Araqchi spoke to Qatari Al Jazeera…
Azerbaijan’s Foreign Minister Jeyhun Bayramov and Pakistan’s Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Muhammad Ishaq Dar held a phone call following the explosion in Islamabad, the Pakistani Foreign Ministry said on X. Bayramov conveyed condolences on behalf of Azerbaijan’s President, government, and people, expressing solidarity with Pakistan. Dar strongly condemned the attack and reaffirmed…
Canada opened its first diplomatic outpost in Greenland in a significant show of solidarity following US President Donald Trump’s threats to take control of the territory, BBC reports. A delegation of senior Canadian officials, including Governor General Mary Simon, and foreign minister Anita Anand, travelled to Nuuk on Friday to formally open Canada’s consulate,…
US President Donald Trump called for a new nuclear treaty instead of extending the caps on nuclear weapons deployments with Russia, DW reports. Hours after the pact that held the world’s two largest nuclear arsenals in check for more than two decades expired, Trump said that the New START treaty was “badly negotiated” and…
