UN Chief Expresses Disappointment Over Failure of NPT Review Conference to Reach Consensus
Statement attributable to the Spokesperson for the Secretary-General – on the Eleventh Review Conference of the Parties to the Treaty on the Non-Proliferation of Nuclear Weapons (NPT) The Secretary-General expresses…
ASEAN and APEC Discuss Economic Resilience Through Digital and Green Transition
Secretary-General of ASEAN, Dr. Kao Kim Hourn, today participated in the second day of the 32nd Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) Ministers Responsible for Trade (MRT) Meeting in Suzhou, China, which…
Pakistan’s Strategic Fluidity and India’s Geopolitical Contradictions
In the emerging multipolar order, the strategic centre of gravity is gradually shifting eastward toward a loose but increasingly coordinated axis involving Russia, China, Iran and several Eurasian and West…
Israel’s Defence Industry Wants Freedom from America’s Military “Coupons”
For decades, American military aid to Israel was treated as one of the few untouchable pillars of Washington’s foreign policy. Since the late 1970s, successive administrations and Congresses viewed military…
Zelenskyy to attend NATO summit in July: Alliance chief
Ukraine’s President Volodymyr Zelenskyy will attend NATO’s summit in the Turkish capital Ankara in July, the alliance’s secretary general said Friday. – “I invited him already,” Mark Rutte told reporters…
US pauses Taiwan arms sale due to Iran war, US Navy secretary says
The US has put a $14bn arms sale to Taiwan on hold, with acting Navy Secretary Hung Cao telling a Senate hearing that the pause is to ensure sufficient weaponry…
Italy PM says two-state solution only way for ‘just and lasting peace’
We earlier reported that nine Western nations have jointly condemned Israel’s settlement expansion in the occupied West Bank, with a particular warning over the controversial E1 project. – Italian Prime…
Rubio Says Stronger Europe Is Essential for Stronger NATO
In my meeting with Mark Rutte I underscored that the Alliance must unambiguously commit at the upcoming Ankara Summit to rapidly scale defense production, expand our transatlantic defense industrial base,…
Somalia slams breakaway region’s push for embassy in Israel
Somalia has condemned Somaliland’s decision to open an embassy in Israel, calling the move illegal and a threat to the country’s sovereignty. – In a statement published on Wednesday, Mogadishu…
Japan and Albania Deepen Strategic Cooperation During Rama’s Tokyo Visit
Today, I held a summit meeting with Albanian Prime Minister Rama, who has visited Japan for the first time in three years. Albania is an important partner for Japan, sharing…