Last year, Erdogan frustrated his allies by blocking Sweden and Finland's bids to join the alliance, which were prompted directly byRussia's invasion of Ukraine. Although Turkey lifted its block on Finland's accession last month,allowing the country to join, talks with Sweden fell through. Erdo...
U.K. Foreign Secretary James Cleverly is also on a visit to the region that begins with talks in Egypt on Thursday. He is also due to visit Qatar and Turkey. 上午6:21 GMT+8 Survivors recount the al-Ahli Hospital blast that killed hundreds Share Survivors recount the al-Ahli Hospital...
China and Russia have engaged in more trade in Chinese currency yuan instead of the dollar in the wake of the Ukraine war, potentially shielding their economies from possible U.S. sanctions. The United States and its Western allies imposed sweeping sanctions on Russia’s financial system after t...
The end of Assad's rule was a major blow to Iran and its allies, already weakened by conflict with Israel. Iran, which had strongly backed him throughout the civil war, said Syrians should decide their future "without destructive, coercive, foreign intervention." The Iranian Embassy in Damas...
The imagery from the summit will certainly be jarring for Kyiv and its allies - Mr Guterres among the leaders listening to Russia's president as he put the world to rights, and sought to cast himself as a global peacemaker. The Middle East is "on the brink" of full-scale...
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and its allies for weakening Syria’s backers — Russia, Iran and Hezbollah. He called the fall of Assad a “fundamental act of justice” but also a “moment of risk and uncertainty,” and said rebel groups are “saying the right things now” but the U.S. would assess their actions....
Russia's leadership has looked to dodge criticism for the price rises, blaming "unfriendly" countries (that is, Ukraine's allies) for the conflict, sanctions and supply shortages. Russian PresidentVladimir Putinhas denied that Russia has exchanged "butter for guns," as he defended higher defense...
But the wars and the killing go on, day after day, year after year, out of sight and out of mind for most Americans. Did you know that the U.S. and its allies have dropped more than 350,000 bombs and missiles on nine countries since 2001 (including14,000in the current war on Gaz...
Yet Ukraine cannot simply blame its allies. It is guilty of mistakes too. One has been its failure on manpower. Russia is gearing up for another wave of mobilisation, with an eye to its next big push. The terrorist attack on a Moscow concert hall on March 22nd may actually make this ...