Tracking the World, One Axis at a Time
Switzerland has condemned pogroms by Israeli settlers in the occupied West Bank, saying Israel “must protect Palestinian civilians and bring those responsible to justice”. – In a post on X,…
US Secretary of State Marco Rubio demanded on Monday that the Iranian delegation to the UN General Assembly leave the country immediately after bilateral settlement negotiations stalled, Axios reported, citing…
NATO’s Secretary General Mark Rutte said on Wednesday there was no imminent threat to NATO territory from Russia, in response to a warning issued by Moscow over the Russian exclave…
Spain’s Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez and France’s President Emmanuel Macron expressed enthusiasm on Wednesday for Britain rejoining the EU, and agreed Europe must strengthen its trade defences against China. –…
Britain’s MI5 spy agency issued an unprecedented alert on Wednesday to warn that a Chinese organisation was involved in funding academic research into topics such as AI on behalf of…
A US ceasefire proposal to pause Sudan’s civil war could push the country towards a Libya-style partition in its current form, a top adviser to Sudan’s army-led authorities told Reuters,…
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy visited a military command post near the eastern frontline on Wednesday and praised what he said were gains against Russian forces during a counteroffensive operation. –…
Papal envoy Cardinal Matteo Zuppi discussed humanitarian issues in the Ukraine war in talks with Russian officials and visited Ukrainian prisoners of war, Russia’s Foreign Ministry said on Wednesday. –…
Rwanda had held preliminary discussions with some EU member states about potentially hosting facilities for migrants transferred from those countries, two European Parliament lawmakers said on Wednesday, citing discussions with…
The US National Nuclear Security Administration conducted a “subsurface, non-nuclear chemical high-explosive experiment” on Wednesday that the Energy Department said aimed to improve the United States’ ability to detect low-yield…