SINGAPORE — South Korea’s ambassador to Japan declared that “high-level” discussions were ongoing prior to a three-nation summit with China scheduled to take place this year, and that such talks would not...
On September 21, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky met with U.S. President Joe Biden in the White House to garner more military support amid a faltering Ukrainian counteroffensive against Russia. During Zelensky’s...
In his speech at the Handelsblatt Banken Summit 2023 on September 20, Deutsche Bank CEO Christian Sewing cautioned that Germany could once again risk being labeled the “Sick Man of Europe”...
On September 20, Polish Prime Minister Mateusz Morawiecki announced that Poland would no longer supply Ukraine with military aid but instead concentrate on its own security needs. Morawiecki’s move came after Warsaw...
On September 16, thousands of Czechs gathered at Prague’s Wenceslas Square to demand the resignation of Prime Minister Petr Fiala’s government, condemning its stance on Ukraine and voicing opposition to NATO,...
In an interview released by Politico on September 18, Ukrainian Trade Representative Taras Kachka revealed that his country would be suing Slovakia, Hungary, and Poland for banning sales of Ukrainian agricultural...
On September 18, Russia’s Foreign Ministry slammed the EU for wanting to create a new “Iron Curtain” in Europe by enforcing sanctions on ordinary Russians traveling to EU countries, warning that...
On September 17, NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg warned Western countries to prepare for “a long war” in Ukraine, and that he backed Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky’s aim of a military...
Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan has cautioned that Ankara could ditch its long-running EU membership bid in retaliation for an EU report denouncing his country’s “downward spiral in terms of human...
In an interview with Russian news agency RIA Novosti published on September 17, Russian ambassador-at-large Nikolay Korchunov decried increasing hostilities in the Arctic due to what he labeled as the destructive...
The military governments of three African states, which all ousted their Western-backed leaders in recent years, have decided to help each other, individually or collectively, to counter external aggression or domestic...
On September 13, European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen made her fifth State of the European Union address during a European Parliament session in Strasbourg, calling for a fully fledged...
Kim Jong Un has been discussing military collaboration with Russia, and China said it hopes to enhance cooperation with North Korea in "various fields." ...
The country anticipates an increase in Chinese misinformation and disinformation campaigns, believing that attempts to shape the election outcome via “forceful” methods, such as widespread military drills, would most probably fail....
The expansion is apparently needed to counter Russia’s clout in the Western Balkans, particularly in Serbia and Bosnia and Herzegovina. ...