Moscow, Russia (AFP): Belarusian strongman Alexander Lukashenko has said that long-standing tensions between Moscow’s army and the Wagner mercenary group, which staged a mutiny in Russia, had been mismanaged. Lukashenko was speaking three days after he brokered a deal to end the rebellion that rattled his Russian ally Vladimir Putin. The...
Vilnius, Lithuania (AFP): NATO chief Jens Stoltenberg has said the weekend mutiny by mercenary troops in Russia has shown that President Vladimir Putin’s invasion of Ukraine was a “mistake”. “We are monitoring the situation in Russia. The events over the weekend are an internal Russian matter, and yet another demonstrat...
Beijing, China (AFP): A security crisis in Russia has compounded fears in China that its strategic partner is not as stable as before, analysts say. China has emerged as Russia’s most important ally since Moscow invaded Ukraine in February 2022. During a March summit in Moscow, presidents Xi Jinping and Vladimir Putin declared that their...
Moscow, Russia (AFP): Wagner mercenaries were returning to base on Sunday as their mutinous leader agreed to go into exile after President Vladimir Putin was forced to accept an amnesty deal. The agreement appears to end the immediate threat that Yevgeny Prigozhin’s private army could storm Moscow, but analysts said Wagner’s revolt...
Moscow, Russia (AFP): President Vladimir Putin warned Saturday that treason against his rule threatens Russia with civil war, as Moscow’s military launched an operation to tackle a revolt by the Wagner mercenary group. The rapidly escalating events mark the most serious challenge yet to the Kremlin chief’s long rule, and RussiaR...
HOUSTON, United States (AA): Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s state visit to the US has sparked a mix of celebration and controversy, as Washington seeks to navigate its relationship with a significant global power and the most populous country in the world. Both Democrats and Republicans have rolled out the red carpet for Modi, a [&helli...
Berlin, Germany (AFP): German Chancellor Olaf Scholz on Thursday called on Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan to drop his opposition to Sweden’s bid to join NATO. Sweden should “sit at the summit table” as a new NATO ally, Scholz told lawmakers in Berlin. “And I call on the re-elected Turkish President Erdogan to no...
Berlin, Germany (AFP): China’s premier on Tuesday urged closer cooperation with Germany to shore up a struggling global economy, at a time when the European export powerhouse is seeking to reduce its reliance on the Asian giant. Li Qiang, on his first trip abroad since he was named China’s prime minister, also underlined the emphas...
Beijing, China (AFP): Chinese leader Xi Jinping said Monday he saw headway in the strained relationship with the United States on a rare visit by Secretary of State Antony Blinken, but the rival powers remained at odds over their core disputes. In a symbolic sign of lowering the temperature after soaring tensions, President Xi received [&helli...
MOSCOW (AA): About 20 countries want to join BRICS economic bloc, Russian Deputy Foreign Minister Sergey Ryabkov has said. The increasing number of states seeking cooperation with BRICS- an acronym for current members Brazil, Russia, India, China and South Africa- shows the importance of this format in the global arena, Ryabkov told Russian st...
