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Ukraine war highlights G7’s role as geopolitical linchpin
Despite criticism from some quarters that it should stick to economics, the G7 has often been at its best during turbulent times. The...
Ukraine war: Rabat urges ‘fair trial’ for Moroccan appealing death penalty
From left, Britons Aiden Aslin, Shaun Pinner and Moroccan Brahim Saadoun, captured by Russian forces during a military conflict in...
Ukraine war ‘could take years’, Nato chief warns
The Nato chief’s comments came amid intensified Russian assaults after the EU recommended granting Ukraine candidate status to join the bloc.
Ukraine war: Kyiv officials dispute Joe Biden’s claim Zelensky ‘didn’t want to hear’ warnings...
One Ukrainian official said Biden’s words were “not quite true”, while another stated that the phrase “did not want to hear” probably needs...
Ukraine war: Germany and Netherlands to drill for gas in North Sea after Russia...
The controversial plan is not new, but has taken on urgency after Gazprom said it would halt flows to the Dutch over their...
Ukraine war: Turkey’s Erdogan talks to Nato hopefuls Sweden and Finland, urges an end...
Erdogan has objected to the two Nordic nations becoming members of Nato over their failure to address Turkey’s terror-related concerns.
Ukraine war: Russia admits Black Sea flagship Moskva ‘seriously damaged’ by blast
Russia’s Moskva missile cruiser gained notoriety early in the war when it called on Ukrainian border troops defending the strategic Snake Island to...
Ukraine war: failure of the West’s ‘ecumenical peace’ could spill over to Taiwan
The war in Ukraine reflects a breakdown of the Western management of ecumenical peace in Europe since the end of the Cold War....
Ukraine war: celebrity-backed global campaign raises US$11 billion for refugees
The funds will be used to help more than 10 million people displaced within and outside the war-torn country.
Ukraine war: Vladimir Putin ‘isolated’, may have put advisers under house arrest, Joe Biden...
US President Joe Biden said Russian leader Vladimir Putin may have fired some of his advisers or put them under house arrest, and...
Afghanistan War Commission should focus on humanitarian impact of the war
In December 2021, Congress established the Afghanistan War Commission, a nonpartisan, independent body tasked with examining the United States’ engagement in Afghanistan over the course of the...
Ukraine war: Biden says Putin considering using chemical, biological weapons
Ukraine’s military said on Tuesday residents should brace for more indiscriminate Russian shelling of critical infrastructure, as US President Joe Biden issued one...
Ukraine war: How the battle on Malaysia’s social media has become a propaganda tool...
As Ukraine’s war with its larger aggressor, Russia, continues, so does the propaganda battle between the two sides. As the conflict reaches its...
Biden’s China ‘pivot’ complicated by Russia’s war in Ukraine
President Joe Biden had set out to finally complete the “pivot to Asia,” a long sought adjustment of US foreign policy to better...
How will China’s Belt and Road Initiative fare when partners Russia, Ukraine are at...
Like the rest of the world, China is watching closely as Russia’s invasion of Ukraine unfolds, while also bracing for the impact of...
Ukraine crisis: Russia restricts Instagram access over violent post policy, launches criminal case
Russia restricted access on Friday to Instagram and launched a criminal case against its owner Meta, as Moscow fired back at the tech...
If Putin wants a Cold War, the world should give him one
An unprovoked but not unanticipated war rages in the Ukraine. It is a war entirely of Vladimir PutinVladimir Vladimirovich PutinOvernight Defense & National Security...
Ukraine war may ‘change trajectory’ of China’s moves to insulate against US dollar, Fed...
US Federal Reserve chair Jerome Powell said the Ukraine war could have the effect of accelerating China’s moves to develop alternatives to the...
US Space Force war game tests satellite network under attack by China and Russia
The United States is testing satellite resilience to threats from China and Russia miles above the Earth’s surface, just weeks after Russia shot...
From the Cold War to a hard freeze
On Tuesday, in a Cold War-style summit, President Joe BidenJoe BidenJosé Andrés to travel to Kentucky following devastating tornadoes Sunday shows preview: Officials, experts...