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UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres maintains regular contacts with representatives of both Russia and Ukraine, UN chief’s official spokesman Stephane Dujarric said at a briefing. – “The Secretary-General and his staff…
The US on Monday reiterated its commitment to the defense of key Asian allies Japan and South Korea, and the three nations expressed support for Taiwan ahead of a summit…
Poland’s army said on Friday it ended military aviation operations that had been launched earlier in the day in response to Russian strikes on Ukraine, with no violation of Polish…
British Prime Minister Andy Burnham said on Monday he was determined to find a resolution to the disputed status of a U.S.-British military base on the Indian Ocean island of…
North Korea said it successfully tested a new weapon on Sunday, overseen by leader Kim Jong Un, state media KCNA reported on Tuesday. – Kim said the test, carried out…
The European Union’s naval mission to protect shipping in the Red Sea would need to boost its numbers to more than 10 warships, its foreign policy chief said on Monday,…
The Kremlin said on Monday that Oleshky, a town in the part of Ukraine’s Kherson region that Russia controls, had critical problems with food and medicine supplies, but that Russia’s…
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy met US CIA chief John Ratcliffe at Shannon Airport in Ireland, two people familiar with the matter said. – The meeting took place on Monday, one…
France’s President Emmanuel Macron said on Monday that he had discussed with US President Donald Trump initiatives aimed at securing a moratorium between Ukraine and Russia on attacks linked to…
British Prime Minister Andy Burnham said on Monday he had agreed to a request from Saudi Arabia to provide defensive air-to-air refuelling for a limited time period, a move he…