While the United States is preoccupied with its rivalry with China, Russia has been asserting itself into the conversation about great power competition, reminding Washington that Moscow itself is a force to be reckoned with. A Russian military buildup along Ukraine’s eastern border has worried Kiev and Washington—some reports suggest …

На что сразу обращаешь внимание, когда видишь сообщения о встрече министра Лаврова с госсекретарем Блинкеном? Переговоры длились 40 минут. Меньше, чем школьный урок, меньше, чем многие беседы в эфире у нас тут на радио. Если собеседникам тягостно друг с другом, то и 40 минут много. А если им есть, что …

Russland verlangt eine Pufferzone zwischen sich und den Nato-Ländern. Wohin das führen würde, lehrt die Geschichte. Was sich im Distanz-Schlagabtausch zwischen Ost und West und konkret zwischen dem russischen Außenminister Sergej Lawrow und seinem US-Kollegen Tony Blinken abspielt, gibt Anlass zu höchster Sorge. Russland sucht rhetorisch die Offensive und wirft …

Ten people were killed and one person was injured in an attack on a bus carrying workers in an oil field in Syria’s government-held areas, Syria’s state news agency reported Thursday. No details were offered of the nature of the attack or who was behind it. The news agency SANA …

The European Union and the United States have expressed strong concern over what they see as China’s “problematic and unilateral actions” in the South and East China Seas, as well as the Taiwan Strait. A joint press statement issued Thursday after the first day of the second high-level meeting of …

U.S. President Joe Biden’s administration says it wants to be prepared in case Russia invades Ukraine and the onus is on Moscow to change its behavior toward its neighbor, as warnings over a buildup of Russian troops near the border intensified on December 3. The White House rebutted Russian demands …

In the presence of the President of the French Republic, Emmanuel Macron, and Sheikh Mohammed ben Zayed Al Nahyane, Crown Prince of Abu Dhabi and Vice-Commander of the Armed Forces of the United Arab Emirates (UAE), Eric Trappier, Chairman and CEO of Dassault Aviation, signed a historical contract with Tareq …

The Islamic State has attacked the security forces in Iraqi Kurdistan in recent days. The Islamic State (IS) attacked Kurdistan Region forces and civilians in northern Iraq today, according to local media. IS fighters fired rocket-propelled grenades at villages in the town of Makhmour. There were casualties among members of …

A special committee implicates militias in causing violent clashes on Nov. 5 A committee charged with investigating violence between Iraqi security forces and pro-militia demonstrators released its report Dec. 1 on the Nov. 5 clashes that occurred as demonstrators protested election results. The committee was formed by Prime Minister Mustafa …

The Ethiopia-Sudan border conflict has hit the headlines once again, with their armed forces renewing bloody clashes at a time when the two countries are going through unprecedented internal turmoil. Clashes have renewed between the Sudanese and Ethiopian troops in the disputed border area. This latest escalation came at a …