Speaking at the Munich Security Conference, U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio said that the idea of a world without borders and of a global order replacing national interests was foolish. Rubio addressed the role of the United States in efforts to resolve the conflict in Ukraine, while also criticizing the migration crisis in the...
Ryabkov stated that BRICS is aware of the risks posed by pressure originating from the United States, noting that there is no guarantee that systems shut down by Washington would be restored. In remarks to Russian media, Russian Deputy Foreign Minister Sergey Ryabkov said that BRICS will continue to build alternative structures to anything the...
President of Türkiye Recep Tayyip Erdoğan held a phone call with Iraqi Prime Minister Mohammed Shia’ al-Sudani. It was reported that global and regional issues were discussed during the conversation. According to a statement released by the Turkish Presidency’s Directorate of Communications, “The leaders discussed bilateral relations between Türkiye and Iraq, as well as regional...
U.S. President Donald Trump announced that he will meet with Chinese President Xi Jinping in April. Speaking at a press conference in Washington, Trump emphasized that U.S.–China relations remain strong despite economic tensions. The meeting is considered critical in terms of trade, geopolitics, and global balances. During a press conference held at the White House,...
Portugal has taken the first step toward banning social media access for children under the age of 13 and requiring parental or homeroom teacher consent for those aged 13 to 16. In Portugal, a bill regulating children’s use of social media, introduced by the ruling Social Democratic Party (PSD), was approved in parliament and referred...
Switzerland is preparing to hold a referendum on June 14 on a popular initiative that proposes introducing a “ceiling” of 10 million residents for the country’s population. Supporters of the proposal argue that rapid population growth is putting pressure on the environment, natural resources, infrastructure, and the social security system. The initiative was spearheaded by...
U.S. President Donald Trump has refused to back down over a video shared on his social media account depicting Barack and Michelle Obama as “cartoon monkeys.” Trump stated that no staff member was fired or disciplined over the post. Despite the backlash over the video published on his social media account portraying former President Barack...
Russian Foreign Ministry Spokeswoman Maria Zakharova stated that Russia has never initiated wars throughout its history and has never assumed the role of a global aggressor. Zakharova said that Russia has never been the side to start wars, but rather has ended them “on the side of goodness and truth,” adding that her country has...
The US Northern Command (USNORTHCOM) and European Command (EUCOM) will be involved in NATO’s Arctic Sentry mission, the bloc’s Secretary General Mark Rutte said on Thursday. “With the launch of Arctic Sentry we will bring together all the assets which we have currently available in the Arctic, getting the whole picture, getting NORAD [North American...
Turkish Foreign Minister Hakan Fidan, in an interview with the Financial Times, said that both the United States and Iran have signaled mutual flexibility in efforts to reach a nuclear agreement, warning that expanding the talks to include Tehran’s ballistic missile program could “drag the region into a new war.” Speaking to the London-based Financial...