Turkey says it hopes to achieve result on lifting US sanctions soon
Foreign Minister Hakan Fidan said on Friday that Turkey hopes to achieve a result on lifting US sanctions and its desire to purchase F-35 fighter jets soon, adding there should…
Algeria reopens airspace to Malian flights, state media says
Algeria has fully reopened its national airspace to air traffic from Mali, effective Friday, allowing all flights to and from the West African country, Algerian state media reported. – Both…
Kremlin comments on contact with Turkey over S-400s, Ukraine buffer zone
Kremlin Spokesman Dmitry Peskov addressed Moscow’s communication with Turkey over S-400 missile systems, the expansion of a buffer zone along the border with Ukraine, and Kiev’s attacks on the Zaporozhye…
German parliament rejects Greens’ initiative to deliver Taurus missiles to Kiev
The Bundestag, Germany’s parliament, has rejected a resolution by The Greens party demanding to boost the country’s military support to Ukraine by providing it with Taurus cruise missiles and other…
Russia, Burkina Faso Deepen Strategic Partnership in Niamey Talks
🇧🇫 On July 8, Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov met with Foreign Minister of Burkina Faso Karamoko Traore in Niamey, on the sidelines of the second ministerial consultations between Russia and…
NATO upgrades air defence, allowing pilots broader mandate to counter threats
Lithuanian President Gitanas Nauseda says NATO has agreed to upgrade its decades-old Baltic air policing mission into air defence, giving pilots a wider mandate, including destroying “objects that pose a…
Lavrov extends Putin’s invitation to Sahel leaders to attend Russia-Africa summit
Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov conveyed Russian President Vladimir Putin’s invitation to the heads of Burkina Faso, Mali, and Niger to attend the Russia-Africa summit in Moscow at a meeting…
Kremlin says it hopes Turkey can get Ukraine to stop attacking gas pipeline infrastructure
The Kremlin said on Wednesday it hoped that Turkey and other countries could use their influence to stop Ukraine from attacking international energy infrastructure after what Moscow said was a…
A Fragile Syrian Legitimacy Navigating Western Reintegration and Hidden Perils
The smoke that billowed over the Damascus skyline on Tuesday provided a stark visual metaphor for the paradoxes of contemporary Syria. Inside the presidential palace, President Ahmed al-Sharaa was hosting…
Costa, Zelensky Discuss EU Membership and Ukraine Support
With President Zelenskyy in Ankara. We are moving forward on Ukraine’s EU accession. The opening of a new negotiating cluster should be coming soon. There is growing global momentum to…