Germany and France have expressed readiness to work with Syria's new government while emphasizing that respect for fundamental human rights and the protection of minorities would be essential for interaction.
The United Kingdom is considering removing Hay'at Tahrir al-Sham (HTS) from its list of designated terrorist organisations following the rebel group's victory in Syria.
Ukraine has lost 43,000 soldiers on the battlefield since the start of Russia's full-scale invasion in Feb. 2022, President Volodymyr Zelensky revealed in a rare statement on Ukrainian losses posted on X.
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky has rejected a call by US President-elect Donald Trump for an immediate truce and peace talks between Kiev and Moscow.
Syrian President Bashar al-Assad has been granted asylum in Russia and is currently in Moscow with his family, RIA Novosti and TASS reported on Sunday, citing Kremlin sources. The development comes as militants seized control of Damascus, effectively ending Assad’s 24-year rule.
Ukraine “would like to” make a peace deal with Russia, US President-elect Donald Trump has signaled after meeting with President Volodymyr Zelensky in Paris. In a post on his Truth Social platform on Sunday, Trump called for an immediate ceasefire and negotiations between Moscow and Kiev.
The United States will provide nearly $1 billion more in longer-term weapons and military equipment support to Ukraine, Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin has stated as the Joe Biden administration rushes to spend all the congressionally approved money it has left to bolster Kyiv before President-elect Donald Trump takes office next month.
Denmark has delivered a second batch of F-16 warplanes to Ukraine, President Volodymyr Zelensky has stated as he traveled to Paris to meet with top politicians and dignitaries.
The secretary general of Amnesty International, Agnes Callamard, has urged British politicians to revise their denial that genocide is being committed in Gaza, following a major report by the group concluding that Israel is guilty of genocide.
The spokesman for the Iranian Foreign Ministry has called on Mark Rutte, the new secretary general of NATO, to act responsibly and push for de-escalation of tensions between Moscow and Kiev instead of making provocative recommendations for the next US administration’s policies.
The "Comprehensive Strategic Partnership Treaty" agreed by the leaders of North Korea and Russia in June entered into force with the exchange of "ratification instruments" in Moscow, the North's KCNA news agency reported on Thursday.
NATO Secretary-General Mark Rutte led a fresh push for European states to ramp up defense spending, a budget shortfall that US President-elect Donald Trump used to berate Washington's allies during his first term in office, severely damaging trust.
London has announced it is reviewing its decision to allow the continued export of F-35 fighter jet components in light of concerns that they could end up in Israel, according to campaigners who are seeking to block the exports.
The deployment of German troops to Ukraine is 'out of the question,' and it would be 'inappropriate' to speculate about the proposition without the initiation of peace talks, German Chancellor Olaf Scholz has stated.
London must continue supporting Ukraine's defense against Russia, in order to "put Kyiv in the strongest possible position for negotiations", UK Prime Minister Keir Starmer has stated.
President Volodymyr Zelensky’s push for Ukraine to join NATO has been meeting resistance from the military bloc’s heavy-hitters, including Germany and the United States, Le Monde daily has reported.
NATO’s Secretary-General Mark Rutte has argued that Ukraine needs to be put in a “position of strength” instead of being pushed toward peace negotiations.
The president of the International Criminal Court (ICC) has warned that attacks on the tribunal, which have come largely from the United States and Russia, “jeopardise its very existence”.
NATO is highly unlikely to heed Ukraine's call for a membership invitation at at the upcoming meeting, according to diplomats, dashing Kyiv's hopes of a political boost as it struggles on the battlefield and awaits Donald Trump's return to the White House.
Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov has weighed in on US President-elect Donald Trump’s weekend threat to impose 100% tariffs on BRICS countries if they pursue the creation of a currency to replace the US dollar. The spokesperson stressed that American pressure will only accelerate a growing global trend toward national currencies in trade, diminishing the greenback’s role as a reserve currency.
The Ukrainian army is powerless to push back Russian soldiers and recapture all the territories that belonged to Kiev before 2014, President Volodymyr Zelensky has said, adding that his country must rely on diplomacy to achieve this goal.
German Chancellor Olaf Scholz has arrived in Kyiv to meet President Volodymyr Zelensky and reaffirm his country's support for Ukraine in tits war against Russia.
