EU Agrees to New Round of Russia Sanctions
The EU has agreed to its 13th package of sanctions against Russia, the EU’s Belgian presidency announced on February 21 on X (formerly Twitter). The package will be formally...
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Hungary Blocks EU’s New Round of Sanctions on Russia
Hungary blocked the EU’s 13th package of sanctions against Russia during a meeting of the bloc’s ambassadors on February 14 the Financial Times (FT) reported. This veto means that...
NATO Chief: U.S. Aid Delay Having “Impact” on Ukraine
NATO Secretary-General Jens Stoltenberg said February 15 that a delay in passing new U.S. aid for Ukraine was already undermining Kyiv’s forces on the battlefield against Russia. “We see...
Top Israeli Ministers Reject Palestinian Statehood as Part of Post-war Plan
Top ministers in Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s government dismissed the idea of Palestinian statehood on February 15, following a Washington Post report that Israel’s main ally, the United...
US Supports Japan’s Push for Talks With North Korea, Envoy Says
The United States supports Japan’s efforts to hold talks with North Korea and hopes any dialogue would seek to tackle issues ranging from regional security to human rights, Washington’s...
No Chance of Negotiated Peace With Ukraine, Says Russia’s Lavrov
Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov said on February 14 that the West will not offer a realistic diplomatic solution to the Ukraine conflict because Washington and its allies are...
Israel Vows Action Against Hamas in Rafah Amid Global Calls for Restraint
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said on February 14 that Israel will proceed with an offensive against Hamas in Rafah, the last refuge for displaced Palestinians in southern Gaza,...
Trump Plans to Deport “Millions” — Axios
Former U.S. President Donald Trump will seek to enforce a series of strict restrictions on immigration — including detention camps for migrants near the country’s southern border — should...
German MEP: EU Needs Its Own Nukes
On February 13, Katarina Barley, the leading MEP from German Chancellor Olaf Scholz’s Social Democratic Party (SPD), said that U.S. allies in Europe should not have to keep depending...
Musk: “No Way in Hell” Russia Will Lose in Ukraine
On February 12, Tesla and SpaceX CEO Elon Musk contended that there is “no way in hell” that Russia will be defeated in its conflict with Ukraine. Musk made...
Ukraine to Produce Thousands of Drones Capable of Strikes Deep into Russia
Ukraine will produce thousands of long-range drones capable of strikes deep into Russia in 2024 and already has up to 10 firms making drones that can strike Moscow and...
Dutch Court Orders Halt to Export of F-35 Parts to Israel
A Dutch appeals court on February 12 ordered the government to ban all exports of F-35 fighter jet parts to Israel over concerns they were being used to breach...
UK’s Cameron: Israel Should Think Before Further Action in Rafah
Israel should stop and think seriously before taking any further action in Rafah, British Foreign Secretary David Cameron said on Monday after airstrikes in the southern Gaza city, which...
Stoltenberg: NATO-Russia Confrontation ‘Could Last Decades’
NATO Secretary-General Jens Stoltenberg has called on the bloc’s members to step up defense production in the event of “a confrontation” with Russia “that could last decades.” Stoltenberg has...
Saudi Arabia: Israel to Face ‘Serious Repercussions’ Over Rafah Strikes
Saudi Arabia’s Foreign Ministry has issued a warning to Israel and its allies, saying they will meet with “very serious repercussions” if West Jerusalem goes through with a planned...
Kremlin Explains Why Putin Spoke to Tucker Carlson; Says US Refuses Talks
Russian President Vladimir Putin’s interview with American journalist Tucker Carlson offered a great opportunity to make people in the West think, Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov told the TASS news...
North Korea Must be Ready to “Occupy” South — Kim
Pyongyang must be prepared to seize South Korean territory in the event of an “emergency,” North Korean leader Kim Jong-un has said. In a speech marking the 76th anniversary...
Zelensky Fires Commander-in-chief of Ukrainian Army
The head of the Ukrainian armed forces throughout the conflict with Russia, General Valeriy Zaluzhny, was fired from his post on Thursday. The move comes days after Ukrainian leader...
U.S. Senate Advances Aid Bill for Ukraine and Israel
On Thursday, U.S. lawmakers inched closer to approving a new round of military aid for Ukraine after 17 Senate Republicans joined with Democrats in pushing the funding legislation closer...
Putin and Xi Talk, Commit to More Cooperation
On Thursday Russian President Vladimir Putin spoke on the phone with his counterpart, Chinese authoritarian leader Xi Jinping, before the Lunar New Year. Both leaders used the opportunity to...