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TEHRAN – While Turkey has embarked on a new path of cooperation with many regional countries, it continues to spread allegations that could damage its relations with neighboring Iran. Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan is now in a new diplomatic mood. He keeps sending conciliatory messages in all directions. He warmly received Abu Dhabi Crown […]

The Arab Coalition fighting in Yemen destroyed a Houthi telecommunication system used to control drones, Saudi State TV reported on Monday after the coalition asked civilians in Yemeni ministries in the capital Sanaa to immediately evacuate. The Arab Coalition fighting in Yemen destroyed a Houthi telecommunication system used to control drones, Saudi State TV reported […]

fighter jet attached to an aviation brigade of the air force under the PLA Southern Theater Command taxies on the runway to the takeoff point prior to an air combat flight training exercise on January 17, 2022. (eng.chinamil.com.cn/Photo by Wu Gaoming) Chinese President Xi Jinping, also chairman of the Central Military Commission, recently signed an […]

Washington reported Sunday that Moscow has positioned more of its troops closer to Ukraine’s borders and that some airlines have canceled or diverted flights from the capital of Kyiv. Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy, on the other hand, urged calm amid intensified warnings of a possible Russian invasion within days, saying he had yet to see convincing […]

German Chancellor Olaf Scholz demanded Moscow urgently show “signs of de-escalation” over the crisis at the Ukrainian border as he embarked on a two-day trip to Kyiv and Moscow. Scholz wrote on Twitter on Monday morning that during his visit to Ukraine he will “express our continued solidarity and support”. German Chancellor Olaf Scholz arrives […]

 Russia’s main stock market and the ruble fell on Monday as Western countries fear Moscow is preparing for an imminent invasion of Ukraine. The RTS index was down more than 4% in early afternoon trading, as other world markets also fell sharply. It has shed 12% since the start of the year. Alexander Avilov / […]

Russia has failed to respond within the required 48-hour time period to a Ukrainian request for an official explanation via the Organization for Security and Cooperation (OSCE) on its unexplained military manoeuvres near its borders. Ukrainian Foreign Minister Dmytro Kuleba announced late Sunday that Moscow didn’t abide by a provision in the OSCE’s Vienna document […]

German Chancellor Olaf Scholz is flying to Ukraine and Russia this week in an effort to help defuse escalating tensions as Western intelligence officials warn that the possibility of a Russian invasion of Ukraine is increasing. Ahead of his first visits as chancellor to Kyiv on Monday and Moscow on Tuesday for meetings with the […]

Russian President Vladimir Putin told United States President Joe Biden Saturday that the U.S. response to Russia’s main security demands had not taken into account key concerns and that Moscow would respond soon. It also denounced U.S. “peak hysteria” surrounding the Ukraine conflict but said the leaders had agreed to continue dialogue. Then Democratic presidential […]

The federal government warned Saturday that consequences for trucker convoy protesters who break the law will be “increasingly severe” as an occupation in Ottawa extends past two weeks and blockades spring up across the country. WATCH: Trucker protests — Demonstrators gather in Ottawa for 3rd weekend in a row Prime Minister Justin Trudeau convened a meeting Saturday with ministers […]