The rebellious leader of the Wagner mercenary group said he had ordered his troops back to base, but analysts say the serious challenge to the Russian president will diminish his authority.
China views Russia as a necessary partner in challenging the global order dominated by the United States. But Mr. Putin’s appetite for risk — seen in his invasion of Ukraine and his reliance on private armies — has forced Beijing to defend its bond with Russia in the face of Western pressure....
As part of a broader effort to strengthen defense ties with India, the U.S. government has signed a formal framework agreement on naval ship repair wi...
Japan announced Tuesday a decision to reinstate South Korea as a preferred nation with fast-track trade status from July 21, virtually ending a four-year economic row that was strained during their bitter historic disputes.
Beijing will limit gallium and germanium exports from Aug. 1. Both metals are indispensable for producing some chips
Each time it happens, the world insists: ‘never again’. But the political and moral blindspots that allow these atrocities will persist until the lessons of history are learned
China's UN diplomat sent shockwaves as he took aim Britain in another barbed attack.
Defence agency admits ‘unprecedented’ experiment after bemused onlookers share photographs of the high velocity flight
The French and German ministers of state for Europe, Laurence Boone and Anna Lührmann, emphasised in an exclusive interview with EURACTIV that the two countries are confident that partial institutional reform of the EU will be possible within this year.
Statement contradicts Pakistan's claims it was receiving Russian oil at discounted price
CIA agents in Havana complaining of mental fog, dizziness, ear pain in 2016. Children in Miami in 1974, hyperventilating and wracked with abdominal pain. A medieval outbreak of the “dancing plague”…
Chinese intelligence collection from Cuba predates the Biden era, with facilities upgraded in 2019, White House official says
Russia and China have begun joint air patrols over the East China Sea as well as the Sea of Japan. Increased cooperation are meant to display their "no-limits" partnership to the US and other adversaries....
Iran is currently constructing drone factory within Russia. Russia is doing its best to create a parallel system of the "pariah" countries to entice nations with irredentist/expansionist claims into acting. Russia and Iran are going all in in trade and logistical integration with each other. While these countries themselves...
Link is to archived New Yorker article.
Link is to archived New Yorker article.
Any military intervention in Niger to restore deposed President Mohamed Bazoum would be considered a "declaration of war against Burkina Faso and Mali", the two countries said in a joint statement Monday.
Russia’s war in Ukraine is already in its 17th month. In that time, President Vladimir Putin has clearly demonstrated that he is not bothered by losses — whether they be financial, material, or human. His war will go on as long as he needs. And, judging by how the authorities have woven the so-called “special military...
Why economic de-risking is not enough.
Shirvan provides a detailed report of the inroads that Wagner and Russia has recently made in Africa.
Russia has halted a breakthrough wartime deal that allows grain to flow from Ukraine to countries in Africa, the Middle East and Asia where hunger is a growing threat and high food prices have pushed people into poverty.
A Chinese naval flotilla set off on Sunday to join Russian naval and air forces in the Sea of Japan in an exercise aimed at "safeguarding the security of strategic waterways", according to China's defence ministry.
