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EU to Impose Sanctions on New Military Government in Niger, U.S. Pressures Niger Against Russian Influence
The European Union (EU) is preparing to enforce sanctions on the new military government in Niger, according to European sources who told Reuters on August 9. An EU diplomat...
Intercept: U.S. Told Pakistan to Remove Imran Khan Due to His Stance on Ukraine
On August 5, a Pakistani court meted out a three-year jail sentence to former Pakistani Prime Minister Imran Khan on the grounds of corruption. Such a verdict implies that...
Iraq Rebrands Homosexuality as “Sexual Deviance,” World Bank Penalizes Uganda’s Anti-homosexuality Stance
On August 8, Iraq’s official media regulator instructed all media and social-media companies operating within its territories to cease using the term “homosexuality” and substitute it with “sexual deviance,”...
Survey Shows Ukrainians Don’t Trust NATO/EU; Spy Arrested for Plot Against Zelensky
More than half of those polled felt that NATO and the EU only support Ukraine because the situation will benefit them, believing that NATO and the EU may participate...
U.S. Deploys Naval Troops to Middle East to Deter Iranian Forces
The Navy's 5th Fleet spokesman said the deployment is in response to Iran's "harassment and seizures of merchant vessels earlier this year." ...
U.S. Response to China-Russia Naval Patrols “Hypocritical”
Last week, group of Russian and Chinese warships sailed in international waters near the Aleutian Islands chain of Alaska, prompting four U.S. destroyers to monitor the naval patrol, based...
China Poised to Dominate EV Market in U.K.
A recent report from The Times has cautioned that permitting China to flood the U.K. market with electric vehicles would be a significant security risk. As Chinese EV models...
Biden Admin Punishes Hungary for Its Stance on Ukraine
On August 1, Biden administration enforced sanctions on Hungarian passport holders under its Visa Waiver Program on the pretext that Budapest had not dealt with Washington’s security concerns. In...
European Parliament Excludes Turkey From EU Membership
The European Parliament has recently ruled out Turkey’s European Union (EU) membership bid, at least according to a new report from the European Parliament’s foreign affairs committee published on...
Russia Terminates Grain Deal, Ukraine Vows Backlash
Russia has announced its withdrawal from the Black Sea Initiative that enabled millions of tonnes of grain and other foodstuffs to leave Ukraine’s ports notwithstanding the ongoing Russo-Ukrainian conflict...
NATO Vilnius Summit: Ukraine Left Hanging Once Again
On July 11, NATO leaders convened in the Lithuanian capital of Vilnius for a two-day summit, with advocates lauding “unprecedented unity” among member states following Turkish President Erdoğan’s declaration...
Turkey’s Erdoğan Puts Sweden’s NATO Status on Hold
After convening with Sweden and NATO leaders in Vilnius, Lithuania, on July 10, before the two-day NATO summit in Vilnius, Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan agreed to back Sweden’s...
German Troops to Go to Australia for Anti-Chinese Military Drills
Germany's participation in the transnational Talisman Sabre exercise is part of the country's efforts to become more proactive in the international arena. ...
Hungary to Support Sweden’s NATO Entry if Turkey Does
During a press conference on July 4, Hungarian Foreign Minister Péter Szijjártó announced that Budapest would support a Swedish NATO membership should Türkiye indicate its openness to doing so. ...
Hungarian Justice Minister Resigns to Spearhead EU Election Campaign
Judit Varga was nominated by Hungary's Fidesz party to lead the attempted shift to the right in the upcoming EU elections. ...