Ukraine Amends Conscription Rules, Demands Return of Draft-age Men From Foreign Countries
Ukraine plans to amend its draft laws to conscript citizens whose health problems had hitherto made them suitable only for limited military duty. ...
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G20 Avoids Villainizing Russia, Adopts Ambiguous Stance on Ukrainian Conflict
At last weekend’s G20 summit in New Delhi, India, the final joint declaration avoided villainizing Russia with regard to the Ukraine crisis. ...
Reuters: Russian Bank Could Return to SWIFT Banking System
Russia’s major agricultural lender might obtain access to the SWIFT international banking system as early as this month, according to a UN letter dating back to late August. ...
Russian Oil Shipments Increase Despite Sanctions, Production Cuts
In the week leading up to August 27, Russian crude shipments increased by an average of 880,000 barrels per day (bpd) — totaling 3.4 million bpd — reportedly the...
G20 Poised to Admit African Union
Leaders of the G20 group of advanced economies have decided to accept the African Union (AU) as a permanent member in the organization, based on various media reports before...
Dutch Elections: Support for Farmers’ Party Falls as Political Mainstream Reasserts Itself
With the Netherlands heading to the polls on November 22 to elect a new parliament, the tide seems to be shifting against the Dutch Farmers Movement (BBB), according to...
North Korea’s Kim to Meet With Putin: U.S. Intelligence
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...
China Hopes to Mediate Niger Crisis: Ambassador
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...
Türkiye Suggests Trade With Russia in National Currencies
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...
Thousands Rally Demanding French Troops Pull Out of Niger
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. ...
Meloni to Enforce Decree Against Illegal Migration; Belgium Faces Chaos From Asylum Seekers
The Cutro decree drastically raises the punishment for human trafficking and removes many legal incentives enticing migrants. ...
North Korea Conducts “Simulated Tactical Nuclear Attack”
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. ...
U.K. Wants Japan, South Korea to Join AUKUS to Counter China
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...
EU Ready for 10 New Members; Serbia Considers Joining BRICS
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...
U.S. Approves First-ever Defense Aid for Taiwan Under Sovereign State Program
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...
Zelensky Aide Rejects Peace Talks With Russia, Slams Pope for Touting “Russian Propaganda”
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...
Gabon Military Takes Power in Eighth Coup in West and Central Africa Since 2020
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...
Top Japanese General: Japan Needs U.S. Nukes to Defend Itself
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...
EU Summit to Discuss Ukrainian Membership, Zelensky Aide Claims West Lets Kyiv Attack Crimea
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...
Japan Deploys Warplanes to Track Chinese Fighters Near Taiwan, China Tests New Coilgun
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...