Taiwan leader visits Eswatini despite China’s attempts to block trip
Taiwan President William Lai Ching-te says his government will never give up on engaging with the world as he visited Eswatini despite China’s efforts to block the trip. – Lai…
Havana Condemns U.S. Rhetoric as ‘Dangerous Escalation’
Cuba denounces the escalation of US military threats against the country by US President DonaldTrump. – Cuban President Miguel Díaz-Canel says that Mr Trump escalates his threats of military aggression…
China says UN should revisit Lebanon peacekeeping mission decision
China’s ambassador to the United Nations said on Friday that there was a need to revisit the U.N. Security Council’s decision to end the mandate of a longrunning peacekeeping mission…
Germany says US troop withdrawal was ‘foreseeable’ amid Iran spat
German Defence Minister Boris Pistorius says it was “foreseeable” that the United States would withdraw its troops from Europe, including from Germany. – The US military said it’s planning to…
Britain to create anti-Russian naval force
Britain and other north European states will create naval force outside of NATO to counter Russia, first sea lord and chief of naval staff in the UK, General Gwyn Jenkins,…
Ukraine rolls out army reform, Zelenskiy says
Ukraine is launching an “army reform“, President Volodymyr Zelenskiy said on Friday, announcing plans to increase wages for the military, strengthen the contract system and consider a phased discharge of…
Lebanon’s PM says will work to ‘reclaim every inch of our occupied land’
Lebanon’s PM Nawaf Salam has affirmed that he will continue to work hard to recover every inch of occupied Lebanese territory. – In a post on X on the occasion…
China’s foreign minister tells Rubio Taiwan is ‘biggest risk’ in ties
China and the U.S. should prepare for “important high-level exchanges“, Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi said in a call with U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio on Thursday, while warning…
Myanmar’s detained ex-leader Suu Kyi to be moved to house arrest
Myanmar’s junta chief turned president on Thursday ordered deposed leader Aung San Suu Kyi be moved to house arrest, five years after sweeping her into detention in a 2021 coup.…
Kazakhstan invested $9 billion in Russia’s economy – Foreign Ministry
During talks with Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov, Kazakh Foreign Minister Yermek Kosherbayev outlined the volume of Kazakh investment and priority areas of cooperation. – Negotiations between the foreign ministers…