High-level talks could happen at a G20 meeting in Italy next week
US, Germany Still at Odds Over Russia Nord Stream 2 Pipeline
US Secretary of State Antony Blinken heaped praise on Germany during a visit to Berlin on Wednesday, but the two countries are still in disagreement over Nord Stream 2, the natural gas pipeline that will connect Russia to Germany. Discussing the pipeline at a joint...
Turkey Says It Won’t Send More Troops to Afghanistan to Secure Kabul Airport
There are currently about 500 Turkish troops in Afghanistan
North Korea’s FM Says Pyongyang Not Considering Contacts With US
The US says it was ready to talk with North Korea
Putin Says NATO Expansion Is a ‘Relic of the Cold War’
In an op-ed published by the German newspaper Die Zeit, Russian President Vladimir Putin denounced NATO expansion as a "relic of the Cold War." Putin penned the piece to commemorate the 8oth anniversary of Nazi Germany invading the Soviet Union. "We hoped that the end...
The US Could Be Using Iran’s Election to Sabotage Nuclear Deal
Biden administration officials are downplaying the idea that Iran's presidential election will impact negotiations to revive the nuclear deal, known as the JCPOA. But the election of Ebrahim Raisi, a judge under US sanctions who is close to Supreme Leader Ali...
North Korea: Western Media Falsely Portrays Comments From Kim’s Sister
A day after President Biden's envoy for North Korea said the US was ready for negotiations with Pyongyang, Western media was full of misleading headlines that said Kim Yo Jong, the sister of leader Kim Jong Un, dismissed the idea. US envoy Sung Kim said the Biden...
US Sends Another Warship Through the Taiwan Strait
It marks the sixth US warship Taiwan Strait transit under Biden
UK’s New Aircraft Carrier Launching Airstrikes Against ISIS in Iraq
The HMS Queen Elizabeth will conduct the ‘lions share’ of operations against ISIS in Iraq
US Military Delegation to Visit Turkey to Discuss Securing Kabul Airport
The US wants Turkish troops that are currently guarding the airport to stay