On September 4, The New York Times reported, citing sources within the U.S. intelligence community, that North Korean authoritarian leader Kim Jong-un intends to make a rare trip to meet Russian...
On September 4, Jiang Feng, China’s ambassador to Niger, declared Beijing’s plans to bring about a peaceful resolution to the Niger crisis, following a coup in July that deposed President Mohamed Bazoum,...
During a meeting with Russian President Vladimir Putin in Sochi on September 4, Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan highlighted the importance of using national currencies in bilateral trade with Russia. “I...
France has refused to comply with the protesters’ demands to withdraw its forces, arguing that agreements were signed with the “legitimate” regime of ousted Nigerien leader Mohamed Bazoum. ...
The Cutro decree drastically raises the punishment for human trafficking and removes many legal incentives enticing migrants. ...
The country maintains it was a drill staged in response to a U.S.-South Korean military drill that Pyongyang regards as a dry-run for a possible invasion. ...
In a report published August 30, Britain’s House of Commons Foreign Affairs Committee suggested that Japan and South Korea be incorporated into the trilateral security pact among Australia, the U.K., and...
On August 31, after a gathering of EU foreign ministers in Toledo, Spain, European Commission Vice-President Josep Borrell declared that the European Union has to prepare for a future expansion that...
SINGAPORE — The United States has authorized financial aid for the first-ever transfer of U.S. military equipment to Taiwan under a program usually meant for sovereign nations, based on a notification sent...
On August 30, Mykhailo Mykhailovych Podolyak, top aide to Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky, ruled out the possibility of peace talks with Russia as “out of the question” unless the battlefield situation...
On August 30, officers of the Gabonese Armed Forces declared that they had seized power in a military coup, placing Gabonese President Ali Bongo under house arrest, along with his family...
SINGAPORE — On August 29, General Yoshihide Yoshida, the chief of the Joint Staff for Japan’s Self-Defense Forces, contended in an interview to Nikkei Asia that his country should bolster its...
On August 28, European Council President Charles Michel declared that the European Union (EU) plans to start talks regarding the membership of Ukraine and some other countries as early as October...
On August 25, Japan dispatched warplanes to monitor Chinese bombers and drones off Okinawa and Taiwan, according to Kyodo News reports quoting the Japanese Ministry of Defense (MoD), amid rising Sino-Japanese...
On August 25, Niger’s new military leadership proclaimed France’s ambassador to Niger, Sylvain Itté, as persona non grata and gave the diplomat 48 hours to depart Niger, based on international media reports....