President Donald Trump has said he will speak with Taiwanese President Lai Ching-te about a stalled $14 billion arms deal, a call that would be precedent-setting for a sitting U.S. president and likely anger China. “I’ll speak to him,” Trump said Thursday from the tarmac of Joint Base Andrews in Maryland. The president was responding […]
Russia says it is deploying nuclear munitions to storage facilities in Belarus as part of three days of drills between the two allies north of Ukraine. The drills will also involve tests of nuclear-capable missiles as well as the processes for moving them in secret ahead of launch, Russia’s defence ministry said. The exercises will […]
Two Russian jets last month intercepted a Royal Air Force surveillance plane over the Black Sea, in what the Ministry of Defence (MoD) yesterday was a dangerous incident that raised the risk of potential escalation between Nato and Russia. The Rivet Joint aircraft was unarmed and carrying out routine surveillance in international airspace over the […]
Vladimir Putin told his Chinese counterpart Xi Jinping on Wednesday that relations between their countries were at an “unprecedentedly high level”, as the two discussed wider economic cooperation and foreign issues. Speaking on a visit to Beijing, the Russian president called Xi a “dear friend” and noted their longstanding relationship on trade, saying turnover has […]
In its eighth war powers resolution vote since the United States went to war with Iran, the U.S. Senate has advanced legislation seeking to curb President Donald Trump’s ability to engage in conflict with Tehran. Senate Democrats have repeatedly used War Power Resolution privileges to force votes on ending Trump’s use of military force in […]
The US Internal Revenue Service (IRS) will not pursue President Donald Trump, his family or companies for back tax claims under an agreement announced on Tuesday by the Justice Department. Trump, his sons Eric and Donald Jr. and the Trump Organisation filed a lawsuit against the tax-collecting agency in January seeking $10 billion in damages […]
China and Russia’s leaders lauded on Wednesday the progress in their strategic ties, as they met in Beijing for summit talks where Moscow is expected to push for stronger energy links. President Xi Jinping welcomed President Vladimir Putin with an honour guard and a gun salute at the Great Hall of the People, as children […]
U.S. and Nigerian forces launched additional strikes on Monday against Islamic State militants in Northeastern Nigeria, U.S. Africa Command announced Tuesday. “The removal of these terrorists diminishes the group’s capacity to plan attacks that threaten the safety and security of the U.S. and our partners,” AFRICOM said in a statement. It’s the third strike in […]
Iran has warned that it will expand war “beyond the region” if the US and Israel launch attacks on the country again. “If aggression against Iran is repeated, the promised regional war will extend beyond the region this time,” the Revolutionary Guards said in a statement carried on state media on Wednesday. Tehran has said […]
Sir Keir Starmer has been accused of of “letting down” Ukraine after the UK quietly relaxed sanctions on Russian crude oil in a move which critics fear will be a major boost to Vladimir Putin. The move was condemned by senior Labour MP Dame Emily Thornberry, chair of the Foreign Affairs Select Committee, and branded […]
