Tracking the World, One Axis at a Time
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Denmark, Greenland and the United States are set to sign a deal on Greenland’s security on Tuesday, an agreement Denmark says will put Arctic security under NATO’s watch rather than…
The United States and China failed to reach an agreement on extending their trade truce, with rare earth supplies among the points of contention, the Financial Times (FT) reported, citing…
Russia and the United States expect to hold working contacts soon to remove irritants in bilateral relations, Russian Ambassador to the United States Alexander Darchiev told TASS. – “There are…
New Zealand Foreign Minister Winston Peters warned on Monday of a more troubled and unsettled world, calling for the United States to be engaged in the Pacific as he noted…
The United States is watching China’s presence in its Arctic zone “very closely” amid concerns regarding the security of the US homeland, a senior US Arctic military official said. –…
Prime Minister Andy Burnham heads to New York on Monday for the United Nations General Assembly, his first foray into global diplomacy and a test of his vow to press…
New Zealand’s Defence Force said on Monday two of its naval ships have transited the Taiwan Strait, amid tension over the waterway claimed by China and regarded by Taiwan and…
In the four months since the leaders of the two global superpowers last met, Xi Jinping has overseen a surge in China’s trade with the world while Donald Trump has…
Former Sudanese Prime Minister Abdalla Hamdok met with United Nations Deputy Secretary-General Amina Mohammed in New York on Sunday to discuss plans to end the country’s war and accelerate humanitarian…
The United Kingdom’s Maritime Trade Operations agency (UKMTO) says independent tracking shows far fewer vessels transiting the Strait of Hormuz than the US military has reported. – It said the…