New Delhi is likely to increase its oil purchases from Moscow in the coming months, with refiners in the South Asian nation being offered significant discounts, Bloomberg reported on Wednesday.
Traders are asking Indian state refiners to pay for Russian oil with Chinese yuan amid warming ties between New Delhi and Beijing, Reuters has reported, citing undisclosed trade sources.
The Kremlin announced on Monday that it had its own capabilities to cover all of its battlefield needs after being asked about a Kiev claim that Beijing was providing intelligence to enable Moscow to better launch missile strikes against Ukraine.
US President Donald Trump is ready for unconditional talks with North Korean leader Kim Jong Un, South Korea’s Yonhap news agency has reported, citing a White House official.
Moscow and Beijing are catching up with Washington in terms of number of submarines, US President Donald Trump has stated, although he asserted that America remains far ahead.
The United States is working to ramp up missile production in preparation for a potential conflict with China, the Wall Street Journal has reported, citing officials familiar with the matter. The Pentagon is reportedly pressing defense contractors to double or quadruple output amid mounting concerns over insufficient weapons stockpiles.
An Afghan Taliban government official stated Sunday that an agreement over Bagram air base was "not possible", after US President Donald Trump threatened the country with unspecified punishment if they did not give it back.
US President Donald Trump on Saturday threatened the Taliban government of Afghanistan, stressing “bad things are going to happen” if it does not give Bagram Air Base back to the United States.
European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen has proposed a new package of sanctions on Russia over the Ukraine war, targeting “refiners, oil traders, [and] petrochemical companies in third countries, including China,” accused of helping Moscow bypass earlier restrictions.
US President Donald Trump has refused to approve a weapons package for Taiwan, the Washington Post has reported, citing five people familiar with the matter.
Saudi Arabia signed on Wednesday a mutual defence pact with nuclear-armed Pakistan, amid growing fears in the Persian Gulf over the US’s willingness to constrain Israeli belligerence.
Berlin is working on a deal that would create a mechanism to deport Afghans back to their home country, the tabloid Bild has reported. German officials are holding direct talks with the Taliban in Qatar and plan to send a delegation to Kabul, according to the media outlet.
The European Union is considering secondary sanctions on China over its continued purchases of Russian oil and gas, the Financial Times daily has reported, citing anonymous sources.
United States Navy Seals shot and killed several North Korean civilians during a botched mission in 2019 to plant a listening device in the Asian country, reportedly approved by US President Donald Trump, The New York Times reported on Friday.
Around 2,000 North Korean soldiers deployed to help Russia fight Ukraine are estimated to have been killed, South Korea's spy agency claimed Tuesday, according to a lawmaker.
Washington wants a nuclear arms reduction agreement with Russia and China, US President Donald Trump has stated, revealing that he talked denuclearization with his Russian counterpart Vladimir Putin during their recent meeting in Alaska.
Beijing has signalled to EU diplomats that it is prepared to send peacekeeping forces to Ukraine in the event of a ceasefire, German media outlet Welt has reported, citing anonymous EU sources.
