Tracking the World, One Axis at a Time
Statement by the Secretary-General on the occasion of the expiration of the Treaty on Measures for the Further Reduction and Limitation of Strategic Offensive Arms (New START) Treaty on 5…
Moscow would welcome a new EU Arctic policy if it is aimed at international cooperation and not confrontation, Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov has said. – Russia is an Arctic nation…
France’s foreign minister said Thursday that sustaining the fight against ISIS group is an “absolute priority” for Paris, after meeting his Syrian counterpart in Damascus. – Jean-Noel Barrot is on…
Britain sanctioned six individuals suspected of committing atrocities in Sudan’s war or of fueling the conflict through the supply of mercenaries and military equipment. – The measures targeted senior commanders…
China firmly supports Cuba in safeguarding national sovereignty and security and “opposes unwarranted interference by external forces“, China’s foreign minister told his Cuban counterpart on Thursday, as the U.S. tightens…
Delegations from the United States, Ukraine and Russia have agreed to exchange 314 prisoners, Trump’s special envoy Steve Witkoff said on Thursday, adding that significant work remained to end the…
Neptunium (Np, atomic number 93), the first synthetic transuranic element and the fifth member of the actinide series, sits just beyond uranium in the periodic table. This silvery, radioactive metal…
On February 5, 2026, Finland quietly celebrates Runeberg Day (Runebergin päivä), an unofficial but deeply cherished national flag-flying day honoring Johan Ludvig Runeberg (1804–1877), widely regarded as Finland’s national poet.…
Russia considers the deployment of Western troops in Ukraine entirely unacceptable, with Russian Foreign Ministry Spokeswoman Maria Zakharova asserting that such forces will be regarded as legitimate military targets. –…
A second round of peace negotiations between Russia and Ukraine mediated by the United States has begun in the United Arab Emirates. – “Another round of negotiations has begun in…