Russia and Ukraine declare competing ceasefires
Russia and Ukraine have declared competing unilateral ceasefires in their four-year war. – Russia announced on Monday that its ceasefire would be between May 8-9, when it traditionally marks Victory…
Slovakia refuses to join EU loans for Kiev – Fico
Slovakia won’t participate in any EU loans for Ukraine, including the €90 billion ($106 billion) joint debt package approved by Brussels last month, Prime Minister Robert Fico has said. –…
GCC condemns Iranian attack on UAE’s oil tanker
Jassim Mohammed al-Badawi, secretary-general of the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC), has denounced “in the strongest terms” the Iranian attack on an Emirati oil tanker during transit in the Strait of…
US calls Taiwan ‘trusted and capable partner’, praises its ties with Eswatini
Taiwan is a “trusted and capable” partner of the United States and Taipei’s global relationships, including with Eswatini, provide significant benefits, the U.S. State Department said of President Lai Ching-te’s…
German defence ministry says no ‘definitive cancellation’ of US weapons deployment
The German defence ministry said on Monday that there had been no “definitive cancellation” by the United States of a plan devised under former president Joe Biden to deploy a…
Kellogg advises Trump to forge new military ties with Europe by creating ‘new NATO’
Former US national security advisor Keith Kellogg stated that during Donald Trump’s first presidential term (2017-2021), he advised the US leader to reconsider military relations with Europe within the framework…
Iran confirms US peace proposal being ‘reviewed’
Iran’s Foreign Ministry spokesperson Esmaeil Baghaei says officials are reviewing a US counterproposal to end the war. – “The US message was received through Pakistan, and I will not discuss…
Iran Proposes Regional Security System in New Peace Plan
Iran peace plan proposes strategic dialogue with Arab neighbours and building a security system that includes the entire Middle East https://aje.news/dmurqg
OPEC+ countries to raise oil June output quotas by 188,000 barrels per day
Seven key OPEC+ members (Russia, Saudi Arabia, Iraq, Kazakhstan, Kuwait, Oman and Algeria) have decided to raise oil output quotas by 188,000 barrels per day (bpd) in June, the group…
Russia would prefer to achieve goals in Ukraine through peace agreement — Kremlin
Russia would prefer to achieve its goals in Ukraine through a peace agreement but if Kiev is unwilling to do so, Moscow will pursue its objectives through the special military…