TOKYO: Foreign ministers from Australia, India, Japan and the United States – a grouping known as the “Quad” – met in Tokyo on Monday (Jul 29) for talks expected to focus on maritime security and initiatives to build up cyber defences. The talks attended by Australia’s Penny Wong, India’s SubrahmanyamContinue Reading
On July 30th, the Philippines and the United States will hold a 2 2 dialogue between their defense and foreign ministers in Manila, according to the Philippine foreign ministry on Monday ( July 22 ). The officials are expected to talk about how to “in support of the rules-based globalContinue Reading
A former CIA researcher and White House official is accused of selling designer handbags, expensive lunches, and other luxury products to US prosecutors in exchange for money. Sue Mi Terry allegedly gave South Korean intelligence information in violation of the 31-page indictment, which was filed Monday ( Jul 15 )Continue Reading
AMSTERDAM: The Netherlands commemorated the 298 subjects of flight MH17 that was shot down over Ukraine 10 times before with a service attended by the bereaved and staff from Malaysia, Australia, the UK, Belgium and Ukraine. On July 17, 2014, as fighting raged between pro-Russian separatists and Russian troops, theContinue Reading
South Africa’s President Cyril Ramaphosa warned other developing nations on Monday ( Jul 15 ) that unless they switch to green energy, the proposed carbon taxes from wealthy nations would harm their economies. Addressing a National Treasury and World Bank culture change event in the investment Pretoria, Ramaphosa said theContinue Reading
Some NATO allies, who claimed his meeting with Russian President Vladimir Putin in Moscow gave validity to Putin’s claims to Ukrainian territory that had been seizen by Russia since its 2022 invasion, were angered by his special meeting with Putin. Biden’s national security adviser, Jake Sullivan, told a open forumContinue Reading
Since the Cold War, when the Kremlin became a significant arms supplier to Russia, New Delhi and Russia have remained near ties. However, Russia’s arms supply has been stretched by Ukraine, which has prompted India to look for alternative sources of weapons, including building its own defense market. According toContinue Reading
Since then, India has abstained from publicly condemning Russia and has abstained from all U.N. commitments that censured Moscow. But Russia’s struggle with Ukraine has also had a mortal charge for India. Following reports that some of its people were forced to fight in Ukraine, New Delhi announced in FebruaryContinue Reading
After multiple attacks atrocities targeting churches and synagogues killed 22 last month, Russian authorities temporarily banned women from wearing the niqab full-face veil in the predominantly Muslim North Caucasus region of Dagestan on Wednesday ( Jul 3 ). Following a request from Russia’s government of citizenship policy and spiritual matters,Continue Reading
UNITED NATIONS: Washington and its allies challenged North Korea at the United Nations on Friday ( Jun 28 ) over claims Pyongyang is breaching arms control measures by supplying weapons to Russia to use in its war in Ukraine. Washington’s deputy minister to the UN Robert Wood hit out atContinue Reading