Brazil has called for “restraint” as tensions flared in a territorial dispute between Venezuela and Guyana, with Caracas launching a major military exercise near the contested, oil-rich Essequibo region. “The Brazilian government is following the latest …
China has placed sanctions on a United States research company that monitors human rights in the northwestern region of Xinjiang. China announced late on Tuesday that Los Angeles-based research and data analytics firm Kharon …
The Pentagon has cobbled together air defense systems for Ukraine from an array of parts donated by allies and partners. The FrankenSAM program systems employ non-traditional effectors such as air-to-air missiles, removing the reliance …
Mon, December 25, 2023 at 1:34 PM GMT+5·4 min read For decades, the US has been the world’s main military superpower. But the US faces formidable new threats, and rising global conflict. In the …
US extended continental shelf US maritime limits and boundaries The Biden administration has vastly extended US claims to sovereignty over the ocean floor by an area twice the size of California, securing rights to potentially resource-rich …
Ukraine and a group of its Western creditors signed an agreement on Thursday to extend through March 2027 a debt payment suspension first agreed in September 2022, the Ukrainian finance ministry said. “I am …
Türkiye and Turkish companies have saved around $2 billion (TL 58.1 billion) on energy bills in 2023 as the country’s imports of discounted Russian oil and refined products grew, according to a Reuters calculation …
Russian President Vladimir Putin has accused the International Olympic Committee (IOC) of trying to bury the Olympic movement by imposing rules on Russian athletes for the 2024 Summer Olympics in Paris. Last week, the …
he Russian Navy has received two nuclear-powered submarines and a diesel-electric boat, according to Russia state media, with two more undersea platforms also scheduled to join the service this year. The government’s news agency Tass …
Talks expected to focus on Israel-Hamas war in Gaza and oil market cooperation, says Kremlin spokesperson. Russian President Vladimir Putin, staking out a more influential role in the Middle East, will visit the United …