EU and US welcome joint statement in which two sides agree to exchange prisoners of war and Armenia backs Azerbaijan COP29 bid. Armenia and Azerbaijan have said they will exchange prisoners of war and work towards normalising their relations, in a move welcomed by the European Union and the United…
As the war enters its 653rd day, these are the main developments. Here is the situation on Friday, December 8, 2023. Fighting Russia launched a swarm of Iranian-designed attack drones, damaging port infrastructure in Ukraine’s southern Odesa region and killing one civilian. The Ukrainian air force said it destroyed 15…
Manila, Philippines – Leila de Lima was released from detention last month into what the former Philippines senator calls “a whole new world”. In 2016, then-President Rodrigo Duterte promised to “destroy” de Lima, one of the loudest critics of his deadly drug war. The president’s supporters began targeting the first-term…
The Spanish paper El Pais reports that the US quietly withdrew two staff workers at the request of Spain’s government. Spain has ejected two staff workers at the United States embassy, following allegations that they attempted to bribe Spanish intelligence officers in exchange for secrets. Spanish Defence Minister Margarita Robles…
Middle East expert Steven Cook says US President Joe Biden made a mistake with his ‘bear hug’ embrace of Israel. Some US officials have talked about the need to protect innocent Palestinian lives, but US President Joe Biden has said almost nothing. Council on Foreign Relations senior fellow Steven Cook…
The fourth Republican debate of the 2024 United States presidential election boasted chaotic moments and personal attacks, as candidates tussled to present themselves as viable alternatives to former President Donald Trump. Trump, the undisputed frontrunner for the Republican nomination, skipped the debate once again, but his candidacy, political record and…
Canberra will provide assistance for PNG’s police and judiciary in deal underlining two countries’ close ties. Australia and neighbouring Papua New Guinea (PNG) have signed a bilateral security agreement that will provide the Pacific state with more assistance for its police and support for its legal system. The agreement was…
Republican senators in the United States have blocked $106bn in new funding for Ukraine and Israel, rejecting appeals from President Joe Biden amid anger over the exclusion of immigration reforms they had demanded as part of the package. Biden had earlier warned of dire consequences for Kyiv – and a…
As the war enters its 652nd day, these are the main developments. Here is the situation on Thursday, December 7, 2023. Fighting Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy told Ukrainians that Kyiv would defeat Russia and win a fair peace in an unusual early-morning video that showed him walking through Kyiv on…
Dodik called the envoy a ‘stinker’ as he demanded the trial be relocated to the capital of Bosnia’s Serbia entity. The trial of Bosnian Serb leader Milord Dodik has opened at a court in the Bosnian capital, Sarajevo, where the contentious leader is facing charges of ignoring rulings from an…
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