Tracking the World, One Axis at a Time
US Defence Secretary Pete Hegseth has urged Asian allies to ramp up military spending to counter China’s growing power and prevent its dominance in the region, claiming there is “rightful…
The latest dispute between Poland and Ukraine is not about military aid, NATO membership, sanctions, or battlefield strategy. It is about history. Yet history, particularly in Eastern Europe, has never…
Today, I welcomed Minister Wang Yi to Canada. This visit was the first by a Chinese Foreign Minister to Canada in more than ten years, and represents an important step…
Hungarian Prime Minister Péter Magyar reached an agreement with the European Commission to unblock nearly all recovery and cohesion funds that had been frozen under his predecessor, Viktor Orbán. –…
Met with Pakistani Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Ishaq Dar and thanked him for the role Pakistan continues to play in advancing peace in the Middle East. We agreed…
Ukrainian drones have previously entered the airspace of various countries, and initial reports consistently claimed it was “a Russian attack,” President Vladimir Putin said in response to a TASS question…
Lebanese President Joseph Aoun told US Secretary of State Marco Rubio on Friday that a ceasefire with Israel was crucial, as Israeli and Lebanese military delegations meet at the Pentagon.…
US President Donald Trump said Friday that he was about to make a “final” decision on a deal with Iran. – “I will be meeting now, in the Situation Room,…
Turkey on Friday warned against “uncontrolled escalation” in the Black Sea region after a drone attack on Thursday night hit a Turkish cargo ship. – “We reiterate our warning to…
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said on Friday that Israeli forces had crossed Lebanon’s Litani River and advanced. – Speaking during a visit to Division 36 on Israel’s northern border,…