Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov on Tuesday said that his Egyptian counterpart delivered a message from Secretary of State Antony Blinken calling on Russia to "stop" its war in Ukraine. Lavrov met with Egyptian Foreign Minister Sameh Shoukry in Moscow and told...
The US and South Korea on Tuesday agreed to ramp up joint military exercises, a step that will raise tensions on the Korean Peninsula and likely provoke more North Korean weapons tests. The agreement was reached while Secretary of Defense Lloyd Austin was in Seoul and...
The head of the North Atlantic Treaty Organization visited Tokyo on Tuesday and called for NATO to forge a stronger partnership with Japan as the alliance has its eyes on the region after labeling China a "systemic challenge." NATO Secretary-General Jens Stoltenberg...
Unverified reports have said that two more airstrikes were launched in eastern Syria on Monday near the Iraqi border following a strike in the area that was reported on Sunday night. Israel is suspected of being behind the attacks since it has previously launched...
The RAND Corporation issued a new report that warns against a "protracted conflict" in Ukraine and says a prolonged war is against US interests, breaking from the view of many hawks in Washington that the US should support the fight against Russia for the long term....
Iran's foreign ministry on Monday summoned a Ukrainian envoy over comments made by an advisor to Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky that were made after an apparent Israeli drone attack targeted a facility in the Iranian city of Isfahan on Saturday night....
Finland's foreign minister on Monday reiterated that his country will stick with its original plan of not joining NATO without Sweden despite Turkey's vows that it won't support Stockholm's membership. "Our strong wish is still to join NATO together with Sweden,"...
Croatian President Zoran Milanovic on Monday offered more criticism of the policy of arming Ukraine, saying that by providing tanks and other heavy weapons, his fellow NATO members are prolonging the war. "I am against sending any lethal arms there. It prolongs the...
Polish officials said Monday that Warsaw is willing to send US-made F-16 fighter jets to Ukraine but only in coordination with NATO. "We will act in full coordination here," Polish Prime Minister Mateusz Morawiecki said. Since the US and Germany announced last week...
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky on Sunday said Ukraine needs to secure the supply of new weapons from its Western backers and that arms deliveries need to speed up. "It is very important to maintain the dynamics of defense support from our partners. The speed...
