Iranian President Massoud Pezeshkian called for “broader and deeper” ties with Qatar during a meeting on Wednesday, Iranian state media reported. The meeting between the Iranian president and Qatar’s prime minister and foreign minister, Sheikh Mohammed bin Abdulrahman Al Thani, is significant. Reports indicate that Hamas leaders recently relocated from Qatar to Turkey. Qatar, … Read more
Samuel Corum/Getty Images; basketcase57 via Reddit Former acting Attorney General Matthew Whitaker, tapped by President-elect Donald Trump to serve as U.S. ambassador to NATO, is facing renewed scrutiny over his involvement with a fraudulent company that marketed bizarre products, including the infamous “Masculine Toilet” designed for men with exceptionally long genitals. Whitaker, a former U.S. … Read more
Europe’s energy system is entering a period of radical change. The net-zero transition will require a significant overhaul of our infrastructure and our supply chains, right when geopolitical tensions are forcing the continent to find new sources of oil and gas and develop new networks of energy collaboration with allies. In this special podcast episode … Read more
NATO chief Mark Rutte said Thursday that North Korea’s involvement in Russia’s war against Ukraine posed a direct threat to the United States, in a first effort to convince Donald Trump to keep backing Kyiv. Trump’s thumping victory to return to the US presidency has set nerves jangling in Europe that he could pull the … Read more
However, Szijjártó continued to promote the policy in his keynote speech on Thursday, addressing the conference audience in Russian. In his 14-minute speech, Szijjártó did not mention Ukraine once, nor did he speak specifically about the war — saying only that “Europe and Hungary are facing one of the most serious conflicts since World War … Read more
With parliamentary elections set for late October, and EU membership negotiations due to start shortly thereafter, the timing of this behavior was largely puzzling. However, an even greater riddle was the ruling party’s 12-year reign: If Georgians were so passionate about Western integration, why did they keep reelecting the anti-EU Georgian Dream (GD) for more … Read more
BERLIN — War is taking its toll on Russia, British Prime Minister Keir Starmer said in Berlin on Friday — but there’s little sign major Western allies are about to raise their military commitments to Ukraine or offer a snap invitation to join NATO. “While the situation is incredibly tough, it is also true that Russia … Read more
New Delhi: Foreign Affairs Expert Robinder Sachdev said that Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s visit to Russia for the BRICS summit is important, because he will be meeting with Russian President Vladimir Putin, and can share his insights on resolving the Ukraine conflict. Prime Minister Narendra Modi will visit Russia at the invitation of President Vladimir … Read more
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That follows three consecutive annual summits where the Indo-Pacific leaders attended as guests. “It’s extremely positive that these four countries are participating more and more with NATO allies,” NATO Secretary-General Mark Rutte told reporters Thursday, “because of the simple fact that security threats in the Indo-Pacific, of course, have a link to what is happening … Read more
