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S. Korea, US, Japan stage joint naval drill involving aircraft carrier

South Korea, the United States and Japan have jointly conducted naval drills in waters south of the Korean Peninsula following North Korea’s recent launch of a hypersonic missile, the Joint Chiefs of Staff (JCS) said Wednesday. The joint exercise took...

Moscow views UK-Ukraine security pact as attempt to keep NATO engaged in Ukrainian affairs

London’s decision to make a security agreement with Kiev is aimed at preventing G7 and NATO allies from losing interest in what is going on in Ukraine, Russian Foreign Ministry Spokeswoman Maria Zakharova said at a briefing. “The Ukrainians were...

China, Ireland step up cooperation during Li’s visit

Chinese Premier Li Qiang met separately with Irish President Michael D. Higgins and Irish Prime Minister Leo Varadkar on Wednesday in Dublin, where the two countries pledged to strengthen bilateral cooperation in a wide range of areas, including trade,...

Swiss President: Kiev asked to organise peace conference

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky asked Switzerland to organise a high-level peace conference. According to the news quoted by TASS, this request was expressed by Viola Amherd, President of the Swiss Confederation. Bern reportedly responded positively to this request. Speaking at a...

Putin, Modi discuss cooperation in energy and transport — Kremlin

Russian President Vladimir Putin and Prime Minister of India Narendra Modi discussed cooperation in the trade and economic sphere in a telephone conversation, the Kremlin’s press service said. “A telephone conversation took place between Russian President Vladimir Putin and Prime...

Poland calls on Germany to send troops to reinforce Nato’s eastern border

Poland expects Germany to send its troops to strengthen NATO’s eastern flank. According to the Report, Polish Deputy Foreign Minister Andrzej Shejna said in an interview with the Rzeczpospolita newspaper “We would welcome any intervention by our allies as the war...

Kazakhstan increased oil exports via BTC

Kazakhstan increased the amount of oil exported through the Baku-Tbilisi-Ceyhan (BTC) oil pipeline to 1 million 392 thousand tonnes in 2023, Trend reported. KazTransOil JSC exported 3 million 376 thousand tonnes of Kazakh oil from the port of Aktau in...

Russian diplomat calls on West to stop supplying arms to Kiev if it wants talks

If the West wants talks on Ukraine it should stop supplying Kiev with weapons, Russian Foreign Ministry Spokeswoman Maria Zakharova said, commenting on Swiss Federal Councillor for Foreign Affairs Ignazio Cassis’ statement that Russia should be included into peace...

North Korea launches a suspected intermediate-range ballistic missile that can reach distant US bases

North Korea fired a suspected intermediate-range ballistic missile into the sea on Sunday, South Korea’s military said, two months after the North claimed to have tested engines for a new harder-to-detect missile capable of striking distant U.S. targets in...

China ready to deepen mutually beneficial cooperation with Switzerland

China is willing to deepen mutually beneficial cooperation in various fields with Switzerland for more practical results, Chinese Premier Li Qiang said on Sunday. Li made the remarks on a special train from Zurich to Bern, the capital of Switzerland,...

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