Moscow / Washington – Russia has made an open and aggressive demand for NATO to deny memberships to the countries, which were a part of the former Soviet Union. At the same time, the Russian proposal also includes demands such as withdrawing military deployments in Eastern and Central Europe and stopping war exercises near the […]
Vilnius/Berlin/Beijing – Lithuania has allowed an embassy of Taiwan in their country. This aggravates China’s desire to corner Lithuania by pressurising other countries. Thus, China is reportedly pressuring ‘Continental’, a German multinational company, not to use parts made in Lithuania. The European Union has indicated to take this dispute to the World Trade Organization. Taiwan‘s […]
Washington/London: – US President Joe Biden has warned that this winter will be a ‘Winter of Death’ for those who have not been vaccinated, as the spread of the ‘Omicron variant’ is on the rise. Experts in European countries have echoed Biden’s warning, and the number of corona deaths in the United Kingdom could rise […]
London/Canberra: – The United Kingdom and Australia have signed a historic free trade agreement. It is said that the deal is expected to boost trade between the two countries by more than $13 billion. This is the first free trade agreement proposed and achieved by the United Kingdom since its withdrawal from the European Union. […]
Riyadh – Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman of Saudi Arabia made his view very clear that the ongoing discussions in Vienna on Iran’s nuclear and ballistic missiles need to be handled more effectively and seriously. He urged that neighbouring countries, including Saudi Arabia, Iran threatens, be included in the dialogue. The Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) […]
Washington – Leading analysts warn that polarization in US politics is likely to reach a tipping point and that it will be impossible to reverse it. This issue has surfaced in the report prepared by the US military and National Science Foundation, in association with private groups. Professor Michael Macy warned that the polarisation in […]
Damascus: – The US military informed that it shot down a drone launched to attack the Al Tanf military base in Syria. Two drones had been launched to attack this base, which lies near the Iraq border. The US military informed that the other retreated after one drone was shot down. There are nearly 200 US soldiers […]
Tel Aviv/Tehran: – Tehran Times, an Iran government-affiliated newspaper, warned that one wrong step by the Israeli military against Iran would result in Iran targeting major Israeli cities. At the same time, the newspaper published a map of Israel marking all the major cities and other sensitive locations, with a threat that all these were […]
Berlin/Washington – The European countries have recorded a reaction ‘Valuable time is being wasted in the Vienna talks given the new demands made by Iran for joining the nuclear deal. Therefore, the time for the nuclear deal is coming to an end.’ The United States also has criticised this new Iranian stand. US Secretary of […]
Beijing – Fresh Coronavirus outbreaks and decline in the investment, retail, hoteling and real estate sectors have once again slowed down China’s economy. In the July-September quarter, China’s economic growth slowed by 0.8 per cent. New figures show that the Chinese economy continued to suffer for two consecutive months in October and November. Analysts are […]