Russia’s largest oil company Rosneft CEO Igor Sechin has said that the global energy sector is embroiled in a hybrid war and gold could soon rival the dollar as the world’s primary currency Delivering a speech in Ras Al Khaimah, United Arab Emirates, he said the main competitor of the U.S. currency will be gold, […]
NEW YORK (AA) – The US national security advisor has said the Syrian opposition’s advances in and around Aleppo are linked to a new situation “in which the Syrian government’s main backers, Iran, Russia, and Hezbollah, were all distracted and weakened by conflicts and events elsewhere.” The opposition “took ...
ANKARA (AA) – President Joe Biden described Russia’s overnight missile and drone assault on Ukraine as “outrageous,” highlighting the attack as a stark reminder of the importance of supporting Ukraine, the White House said on Thursday. “Overnight, Russia carried out a horrific aerial attack against Ukraine,” said the presidential m...
WASHINGTON (AA) – President-elect Donald Trump Wednesday named General Keith Kellogg his special envoy for the Ukraine and Russia conflict. “I am very pleased to nominate General Keith Kellogg to serve as Assistant to the President and Special Envoy for Ukraine and Russia,” Trump wrote on Truth Social. He said Keith, a retire...
BERLIN (AA) – Defense ministers from five major European nations gathered in the German capital Berlin to reinforce military support for Ukraine and address concerns about potential shifts in US foreign policy in Donald Trump’s upcoming second presidency. German Defense Minister Boris Pistorius, who hosted the meeting, told reporters tha...
Several members of the U.N. Security Council have condemned the U.S. for vetoing a fourth resolution calling for a cease-fire in Gaza. China’s envoy Fu Cong expressed deep disappointment, accusing the U.S. of worsening the plight of Palestinians, pushing them “further into darkness and desperation.” He called for accountability, qu...
ISTANBUL (AA) – In a major policy shift, outgoing President Joe Biden on Sunday authorized Ukraine to use American long-range Army Tactical Missile Systems (ATACMS) for “limited strikes” within Russian territory, The Washington Post reported. The decision follows reports of North Korea sending troops to support Moscow’s war effort,...
MOSCOW (AA) – Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov has said that US President-elect Donald Trump’s promise to “work very hard” to settle the conflicts in the Middle East and Ukraine deserves attention, but Moscow will wait for concrete proposals. “We will wait for their proposals. When we are asked about this, we always emphasize...
ISTANBUL (AA) – President-elect Donald Trump told Russian President Vladimir Putin in a phone call not to escalate the situation in Ukraine, a report said Sunday. The call took place Thursday, The Washington Post reported, adding that Trump reminded Putin of the considerable US military presence in Europe. The call, if confirmed, would mark th...
ANKARA (AA) – The US is the “most important partner” but the European Union must build its “own capacity,” the EU foreign policy chief has said, in the wake of concerns across European capitals about the future of transatlantic relations after the election of Donald Trump as president. Following the fifth meeting of the European [&hellip...
