U.S. to Amend Ukraine Strategy: WaPo
In an article published on January 26, the Washington Post reported that the United States is working on a new strategy for Ukraine that would signal a departure from...
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China Slams U.S. “Provocation” in South China Sea, Pledges Further Drills
China slammed the United States on Jan 25 for causing “trouble and provocation” after the U.S. Navy sailed its first warship through the Taiwan Strait since presidential and parliamentary...
U.S., Israeli Intelligence Chiefs to Discuss Gaza Hostage Deal
CIA Director William Burns and his Israeli counterpart will meet with Qatari officials in coming days for talks regarding a second potential Gaza hostage deal, three sources acquainted with the...
Israeli Economy Minister: Iran Is a “Legitimate Target”
Iran is presently a “legitimate target” for Israeli attacks, Israeli Economy Minister Nir Barkat told The Telegraph, stoking ears of an armed conflict with Tehran. The Israeli minister also...
Moscow’s Top Spy Says NATO Trying to Intimidate Russia, China Calls NATO a “Walking War Machine”
In an interview with RIA Novosti on January 25, Sergey Naryshkin, head of Russia’s Foreign Intelligence Service (SVR), accused the West for conducting an “information war” to discourage the...
Russia Accuses Ukraine of Shooting Down Plane Near Belgorod, Demands Security Council Meeting
On Wednesday, January 24, Russia asked for an emergency session of the UN Security Council to discuss the downing of a military plane carrying Ukrainian prisoners of war (POWs),...
Lebanon Wants Russia Involved in Middle East Peace Process
Lebanon hopes that Moscow will play a vital role in addressing present tensions in the Middle East, Foreign Minister Abdallah Bou Habib said after a meeting with his Russian...
Hungarian Foreign Minister Receives Ukrainian Death Threat
On January 23, Hungarian Foreign Minister Péter Szijjártó told a press conference in Brussels that he had received a death threat before an upcoming visit to Ukraine. As per...
Russian Foreign Minister: No Difference in Russia’s Actions if Trump Elected
Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov told CBS News in an exclusive interview on January 23 that there would not be a difference in Russia’s actions in Ukraine if former...
Beijing Defied Western Sanctions, Made Russia Biggest Oil Supplier in 2023
Russia surpassed Saudi Arabia to become China’s top crude oil supplier in 2023, data revealed over the weekend, as China, the world’s largest crude importer, dismissed Western sanctions to...
Russian Regulator Claims Covid Vaccines no Longer Needed
On January 17, the head of Russian consumer rights and well-being watchdog Rospotrebnadzor, Anna Popova, announced that vaccination against Covid-19 was no longer needed, the peak of the Covid-19...
Lavrov: Russia Can’t Trust the West
On January 18, during a press conference regarding Moscow’s diplomacy in 2023, Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov stated that the Ukraine conflict has helped Russia realize that it cannot...
Pakistan Conducts Airstrikes on Militant Group on Iranian Soil, Stokes Regional Tensions
On January 18, Pakistan acknowledged that it had conducted a series of airstrikes on “terrorist hideouts” in southern Iran, maintaining that its “precision” operation neutralized various militants. The attack...
Hungary Suggests Plan to End Ukraine Conflict, Lays Out Agenda for EU Presidency
In an interview with Austrian news site Exxpress, Hungarian Foreign Minister Péter Szijjártó urge for an end to all Western military aid to Ukraine, stating that the massive inundation...
China’s Population Falls for Second Year in 2023, Raising Long-term Growth Concerns
China’s population fell for a second consecutive year in 2023, official data revealed on January 17. A record-low birth rate has expedited a downturn that many suspect will have...
Israel Needs “Years” to Dismantle Gaza Tunnels, Expects Another Year of War Against Hamas
The Israeli military has been “astonished” by the size and quality of the tunnels that the Palestinian terrorist group Hamas has constructed under Gaza, as per an article published...
Zelensky Snubs Chinese Premier After Reports China Declined Meeting With Him at Davos
On Wednesday, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky alleged that he had not actually attempted to meet Chinese Premier Li Qiang at the World Economic Forum (WEF) gathering in Davos this...
Putin: 2020 U.S. Elections Were Falsified
During a January 16 meeting with municipal educators in Moscow, Russian President Vladimir Putin stated that public votes held in Russia’s new regions captured from Ukraine were honest and...
Nicaragua Releases Bishop Álvarez and 18 Priests, Hands Them to Vatican
On Sunday, the communist dictatorship of José Daniel Ortega in Nicaragua expelled imprisoned Catholic bishop Rolando Álvarez and 18 other priests to the Vatican. With the exception of one...
Nauru Ditches Taiwan, Switches to China
On January 15, Taiwan lost one of its few remaining diplomatic allies — Nauru — to China, just two days after it elected a new president. Undeterred, Taipei reinforced...