The Director of Russia’s Foreign Intelligence Service (SVR), Sergey Naryshkin, told Russian state media that he had agreed to remain in open contact with Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) Director John Ratcliffe, following a recent telephone conversation between the two.
European NATO members have expressed growing unease about increasing their reliance on US arms amid a sweeping rearmament push, Bloomberg reported on Friday.
Moscow will no longer play “one-sided” games with the West, Russian President Vladimir Putin has told journalists on the sidelines of the summit of the Eurasian Economic Union (EAEU) in Minsk. Western nations have repeatedly betrayed Russia by not fulfilling their promises related to NATO expansion and resolving the Ukraine conflict, he stated at a press conference on Friday.
U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio has stated in an interview with Politico that President Donald Trump will resist European pressure to escalate sanctions on Russia, arguing that doing so could close the door to potential peace negotiations with Moscow.
The EU may take action to increase pressure on Israel unless there are “concrete” improvements for the inhabitants of the Gaza Strip, the bloc's foreign policy chief has stated.
A majority of Europeans would oppose following the U.S.' lead if President Donald Trump pushed Ukraine to cede territories or lift sanctions on Russia as part of a peace accord, a new poll has found.
US strikes on Iran’s nuclear facilities have created another source of economic uncertainty, threatening the prospects of large economies, including the United States itself, the head of the International Monetary Fund (IMF) warned Monday.
Moscow on Tuesday demanded Israel stop illegal attacks on Iran’s nuclear facilities and accused Western countries of manipulating the situation to “settle political scores.”
Group of 7 leaders urged a resolution to the crisis in the Middle East in a joint statement Monday that an official familiar with the matter said had gained the support of US President Donald Trump after language in the draft was adjusted.
The United States is lobbying foreign governments not to attend a United Nations conference next week sponsored by Paris and Riyadh on a two-state solution to the Israeli-Palestinian conflict, according to a US diplomatic cable reported by Reuters.
Washington will reduce funding allocated for military assistance to Ukraine in its upcoming defense budget, U.S. Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth has stated in a congressional hearing.
Britain and four other nations have imposed sanctions on two far-right Israeli cabinet ministers, Itamar Ben-Gvir and Bezalel Smotrich, accusing them of repeatedly inciting violence against Palestinians in the West Bank.
The latest drive in the US Congress for more sanctions on Moscow, spearheaded by Senator Lindsay Graham, is now stalled due to President Donald Trump’s opposition, Bloomberg reported.
The White House is urging Republican Senator Lindsey Graham to soften his sanctions bill against Moscow, the Wall Street Journal (WSJ) has reported, citing congressional staffers.
The United Kingdom and France will abandon previous plans to recognise a Palestinian state at an upcoming conference in New York, according to diplomats.
A confidential European Union report has found that Israel is committing war crimes in the Gaza Strip, including the use of starvation as a weapon of war, according to Belgian public broadcaster VRT, which said the document has been circulating among top EU officials since November 2024.
United States Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth has pressed NATO member states to agree to President Donald Trump’s demand for a major increase in defence spending ahead of a summit later this month.
U.S. President Donald Trump's administration is redirecting anti-drone technology earmarked for Ukraine to its own troops based in the Middle East, the Wall Street Journal (WSJ) has reported.
The majority of people across the world have a negative view of Israel and its Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu amid the war in the Gaza Strip, according to a Pew poll.
A majority of British people support a full arms embargo on Israel amid the war in the Gaza Strip, according to a new poll commissioned by the Palestine Solidarity Campaign.
Numerous public figures in Germany have urged the government in Berlin to take a clear stance against Israel in an open letter obtained on Wednesday by the Der Spiegel news magazine.
The United Kingdom has pledged to supply Ukraine with 100,00 drones by the end of the financial year in April 2026, saying that unmanned aerial vehicles have changed the way modern wars are fought.
US Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth will not attend a meeting of 50 defense ministers at NATO headquarters in Brussels that has been critical to coordinating military aid for Ukraine, marking the first time in three years a Pentagon chief has skipped the event.
A new package of anti-Moscow sanctions, including restrictions against third sides, is ready, but still requires congressional and presidential approval, US Special Envoy for Ukraine Keith Kellogg has stated.
